Samsung i5500

Samsung i5500 Galaxy 5
Manufacturer Samsung
Series Corby
Compatible networks
First released August 2010; 18 months ago (2010-08)
Availability by country August 2010 (2010-08)
Successor Samsung Galaxy Mini, Samsung Galaxy Y
Form factor Slate
Dimensions
  • 108 mm (4.3 in) H
  • 56 mm (2.2 in) W
  • 12.3 mm (0.48 in) D
Weight 102 g (3.6 oz)
Operating system Android 2.1 Eclair or 2.2.2 Froyo; upgradable to 2.3.7 Gingerbread via CyanogenMod port
CPU MSM7227-1 ARM11 600 MHz, overclockable to 768 MHz
GPU Adreno 200
Memory 256 MB (locked to 184 MB) SDRAM
Storage
  • 184 MB internal
  • up to 32 GB microSD card
Battery 1200 mAh Li-ion
Data inputs
Display 2.8 in (71 mm) 240 x 320 px QVGA
Rear camera 2.0 Megapixels fixed focus, face detection, panorama mode
Compatible media formats
  • Audio MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+
  • Video MP4, H.264, H.263
Ringtones & notifications MP3, WAV, vibrate
Connectivity
Other Swype keyboard

The Samsung i5500, also named Samsung i5503, Samsung Galaxy Europa, Samsung Galaxy 550 and the Samsung Galaxy 5 in some countries, is a smartphone. As of 2011, it is the lowest cost mobile phone made by Samsung that uses the open source Android operating system (OS). It was announced on 15 June 2010.[1][2]

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Specifications

The phone measures 108 millimetres (4.3 in) x 56 millimetres (2.2 in) x 12.3 millimetres (0.48 in). It ships with Android 2.1 Eclair operating system and supports the HSDPA ("3.5G") mobile telephony protocol at 7.2 Mbps. The user interface features a capacitive touchscreen but does not support multi-touch as found on high end smartphones. The 2.8 inches (71 mm) screen supports QVGA (320 x 240) video with a 16M color depth. The communication features include Bluetooth, 3G, Wi-Fi and A-GPS.

Android

When originally released, the phone came with Android 2.1 as the preinstalled OS. As of August 2011, most phones are shipping with Android 2.2 Froyo. Most carriers allow an update from Android 2.1 to 2.2 via the Samsung Kies software package, that is bundled with the phone. Froyo brought many new features to the phone, including voice dialling.

Unofficially, the phone can run up to Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread via a port of CyanogenMod[3]. At this time, this port has over 17,000 installations at Samsung i5500 devices[4].

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See also

References

  1. ^ Haselton, Todd (15 June 2010). "Samsung outs i5500 Galaxy 5 Android smartphone". MobileBurn.com. http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=9722. 
  2. ^ Westaway, Luke (4 October 2010). "Samsung Galaxy Europa GT-i5500 review". CNET. CBS Interactive Ltd. http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-europa-gt-i5500-review-50001001. 
  3. ^ "MADTeam: Motafoca Android Dev". http://www.madteam.co. Retrieved 13 November 2011. , CyanogenMod port official page, Samsung i5500
  4. ^ "CyanogenMod Stats". http://stats.cyanogenmod.com/. Retrieved 30 December 2011. 

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