Product Features
Bright, fast, and connected
Enjoy the best viewing experience with 4.0” SUPER AMOLED (Active - Matrix Organic Light - Emitting Diode) display. With 80% less reflection, you can watch your favourite content in broad daylight and enjoy a crisp, clear picture. And, with 1Ghz processor, 16GB internal memory, and Wireless Tethering, you have the speed, space, and access you need to stay connected wherever you roam.
A universe of content
Immerse yourself in your rich media content like never before. Enhance your reading experience with Aldiko ebook. Easily source gaming content from PC and Android Market™, and enjoy the best picture quality. Record in HD and play it in HD right on your TV — with the phone as the remote control.
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Specifications
Platform
- 3G Band: 900 / 1900 / 2100MHz
- HSDPA 7.2Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps Data Speed
- Android 2.1 (Eclair) OS
Regional Availability
- Availability: Global
Physical Specification
- 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9mm - handset size
- 118g - handset weight
Battery
- 1500mAh standard battery capacity
- Up to 803 minutes (2G), up to 393 minutes (3G) standard Talk time
- Up to 750 hours (2G), up to 576 hours (3G) standard Standby time
CPU
- 1GHz CPU clock speed
- S5PC111 CPU
Design
- Full Touch screen
Display
- Super AMOLED (C-type) display
- WVGA (800 x 480) Sub display resolution
- 4.0" Sub display size
- 16M Main display colour depth
Expert Reviews
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Consumer Ratings & Reviews
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- Features
- Performance
- Design
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‘‘Love it’’
I love this phone, I no longer need an mp3 player,I can access apps & internet on the move, it's really easy to use (i love the swype keyboard). I think the only problem with this phone is the camera ...
Sheldancer on 2012-02-17
‘‘i do love this phone, just not my network’’
this is a great little phone, i'de go as far as it's the best phone i have owned. upsides are: great looking, antislip back, loads of apps, loads of games. down side: sometimes the screen can freeze, ...
reef on 2011-12-30
‘‘This is a great phone’’
i bought a samsung galaxy s in march 2011. its great and apart from breaking once and having to be replaced, i think everyone should buy it. it is a lot like the iphone in many ways and i personally d...
LuvMe999 on 2011-12-27
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Micro sdhc?
iael18 on 2011-04-22
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Hi, Yes you can, SDHC is always better! Best try Class 10! I have Micro SDHC 16GB class 10, no problems with it!
bogiboss on 2011-05-19
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hello how much gb mass storage?
neelu on 2011-06-03
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Hi Neelu, This all depends on the model. It comes with either 8gb or 16gb with the option of an SD card to extend this.
Samsung customer service on 2011-09-09
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