| Manufacturer | Samsung |
|---|---|
| Compatible networks | HSDPA (3G) 900/2100, Quad band GSM, GPRS, EDGE GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| Availability by country | November 2009 |
| Predecessor | Samsung i7500 |
| Successor | Samsung i5800 |
| Type | Smartphone |
| Form factor | Slate |
| Dimensions | 115 mm (4.5 in) H 57 mm (2.2 in) W 13.2 mm (0.52 in) D |
| Weight | 124 g (4.4 oz) |
| Operating system | Android 1.5 Upgraded to 2.1 |
| CPU | Samsung S3C6410 800 MHz |
| Memory | 180 MB |
| Storage | 512 MB |
| Removable storage | MicroSD support for up to 32 GB |
| Battery | Li-ion 1500 mAh |
| Data inputs | Touchscreen (capacitive) |
| Display | 320×480 px, 3.2 in (81 mm), HVGA, TFT LCD, 180 ppi |
| Rear camera | 3.2 MP |
| Connectivity | USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi b/g, GPS |
The Samsung i5700, also known as Samsung Spica, Samsung Galaxy Spica and Samsung Galaxy Portal, is a smartphone manufactured by Samsung that uses the open source Android operating system. The phone is referred to as the successor of the Samsung i7500 and sometimes referred as Galaxy Lite.[1] Even though some of its features like the camera resolution, storage and data connection speeds are lower than i7500 its processor clock speed is higher at 800 MHz. It is succeeded by the Samsung i5800.
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The i5700 is a 3G smartphone, offering quad-band GSM and announced with two-band HSDPA (900/2100) at 3.6 Mbps. The phone features a 3.2-inch LCD capacitive touch screen, a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera, and a digital compass. The i5700 has a standard 3.5mm headphone jack and is equipped with DNSe 2.0.
Software-wise, the i5700 offers a suite of Mobile Google services, including Google Search, Gmail, YouTube, Google Calendar, and Google Talk. The phone’s GPS enables Google Maps features such as My Location, Google Latitude, and Street View. It also supports MP3, AAC (including iTunes Plus downloads), WMA audio, and H.264 video. The phone is also capable of playing DivX and Xvid coded content which makes it the first Android phone that supports this feature.
The phone is available in Europe, Asia and Middle East.[2] The i5700 is Samsung's second Android-based handset for Europe.[3] The phone was released on December 2009 in Turkey[4] and is released in Canada on the Rogers Communications network.[5] This product is not available in many parts of India.
The Samsung i5700 has received an update to Android 2.1 as of February 2010. Some phone vendors, such as Hutchison 3G in the United Kingdom, have started shipping the phone with 2.1 preloaded. As of May 2010, phones have started to sell in India and Indonesia with the 2.1 update preloaded.
The only official method to update the Spica is via Samsung's PC Studio software[6] and not, unlike others, via OTA.
It is impossible to update branded phones in this way. Instead, such phones must be updated by an official Samsung partner.
However, for hackers, unsupported methods are available using a combination of third party software and a range of available firmware from Android 1.5 to beta versions of Android 2.3, for example Samdroid[7] and CyanogenMod.
The Galaxy Spica can be debranded by rooting and installing custom firmwares into this phone. Such custom firmwares include SamdroidMod, SpicagenMod, Cyanogenmod and various other ROMs. Installing these ROMs also remove all carrier modifications, but does not remove SIM lock. SIM lock, however, can be removed by editing the nvdata.bin file within the /efs partition, but it requires root.
Unofficial firmwares require the device to be rooted first.
2.3 (Gingerbread)
2.2 (Froyo)
2.1 (Eclair)
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