Samsung Galaxy S
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Samsung Galaxy S Overview
The Samsung Galaxy S was announced in March of 2010 was a high-end feature packed phone during its day. This was the start of Samsung's global takeover and although this particular phone saw many iterations and variants here in the state and overseas, it's still simply known as the Galaxy S.
The Samsung Galaxy S has always been known for it's 1GHz Hummingbird processor. The GPU on this thing alone made it more than capable of handling almost any 3D game thrown at it. Other specs include a 5MP camera capable of recording some of the highest quality 720p HD video ever seen on a device and a 1.3MP front facing camera. It also came with a 4-inch 480x800 SAMOLED but strangely absent was any kind of LED flash. Also thrown in were 2 internal memory sizes, both an 8 GB and 16 GB version and at just 9.9mm thick, it was one of the thinnest Android phones available.
Samsung also pre-installed the phone with Swype - an incredibly fast typing method, & an office viewer for viewing and editing all your important documents, spreadsheets and the like. With the sleek design, eye-catching specs and international distribution, the Samsung Galaxy S was a global hit.
Samsung Galaxy S Specs
| General | |
| Form Factor: | Candybar |
| AKA: | GT-I9000 |
| Date Released (YYYY/MM/DD): | 2010/06/02 |
| Size | |
| Weight: | 118 grams |
| Dimensions: | 122 x 64 x 9.9 mm |
| Display | |
| Resolution: | 480x800 |
| Size: | 4.0 inches |
| Type: | Super AMOLED |
| Camera | |
| Video: | HD 720p @ 30fps |
| Flash: | No |
| Auto-focus: | Yes |
| Megapixels: | 5 MP rear, 1.3MP front facing |
| Connectivity | |
| GPS: | A-GPS |
| USB: | microUSB 2.0 |
| Bluetooth: | Bluetooth 3.0 + EDR, A2DP |
| Wi-Fi: | 802.11 b/g/n |
| HDMI: | No |
| Multimedia | |
| Headset Jack: | 3.5mm |
| Radio: | FM Receiver |
| Battery | |
| Type: | 1500 mAh |
| Hardware/OS | |
| Operating System: | Android 2.3 |
| Internal Memory: | 16 GB |
| External Memory: | 8/16 GB internal (MicroSD expandable up to 32GB) |
| RAM: | 512 MB |
| Processor: | 1GHz Hummingbird ARM Cortex A8 processor |
Samsung Galaxy S Reviews
TechRadar "The Samsung Galaxy S is meant to be the Korean firm's big assault on the smartphone market - packing oodles of top end technology into a handset it thinks can take on the iPhone 4."
Pocket Lint "As it is, the Samsung Galaxy S is a welcome addition to the superphone category, proving to be a great multimedia handset that can only get better with updates. There is some space for software improvements from the review sample we tested, but as it is, the Galaxy S is a fantastic device to use."
Phone Arena "We'd be hard pressed not to acknowledge Samsung's recent efforts in the smartphone market. It even introduced its own mobile OS recently, but for this particular handset, Samsung is counting on Android, which certainly seems like the right thing to do. Samsung is also keeping the innovation going on hardware level, where the Samsung GALAXY S I9000 benefits from a giant Super AMOLED screen and a 1GHz Hummingbird CPU. All in all, we think the Samsung GALAXY S is a really cool phone, with just a few quirks, the biggest of which is the lack of camera flash. We certainly hope that the phone won't suffer from lack of support and the company would provide timely updates to Android 2.2 and the versions the will follow. There is a lot to like in the Samsung GALAXY S I9000, and once you start using such a huge and vibrant display on the thin and light handset, it is hard to go back to anything humbler."
GSM Arena "We tested the Samsung I9000 Galaxy S and it tested us in return. It bared its teeth at us and so did we. Ours was a grin. Easy boy, good beast. There goes the new leader of the Android pack. The Samsung I9000 Galaxy S has oomph to spare and even hardened geeks like us cannot help but acknowledge its compelling power."
Trusted Reviews "The Galaxy S should have been a cracking handset and in many ways it is. Its screen is very good, it's fast, it's packed with features, and looks pretty decent as well. Certainly if you're looking for a large and powerful Android smartphone, it's up there with the best. However, there's no escaping the fact that it feels like a blatant copy of a certain other phone and, moreover, it doesn't have the fit and finish to really make you want it."
Phandroid "On paper the Galaxy S is a great phone. The specs put it right at the top of the heap as far as Android big dogs go. The TouchWiz 3.0 interface leaves a lot to be desired, but it is serviceable. Throw in a pretty top-notch camera with HD video recording and it would seem we have a real winner. But somehow the overall experience gets lost to the little things — the missing LED flash, lack of a notification light, no true customization in the software, all examples of factors keeping the Galaxy S just shy of smartphone supremacy. Is it a good choice? Heck yes if you happen to be on a carrier without many high-end Android/smartphone options. But for some with other options to consider you may want to spend a bit of hands-on time with this one in the store before committing."
"For me personally, recognizing the outstanding quality of the iPhone, some of the higher end HTC phones, and now this Galaxy S, I would choose this Samsung for the following reasons. Aesthetically, the Galaxy S is the best looking, feels the most comfortable in the hand (and pocket), and the AMOLED screen truly sets this phone apart from the rest. Functionality, I found the connectivity through WiFi b/g/n fluid and crisp, I like the synchronicity of the system with Google, e-mail, and the Samsung preloaded Social Hub app offering an amalgamated stream of Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter with ability to update one or all simultaneously. I was also pleasantly surprised by the quality of the supplied head phones, which I found myself using more that I thought I would with the installed FM tuner, delivered a definitive superior sound to that supplied with iPhones."
"The strengths outweigh the drawbacks overall, though you may find yourself explaining more then once that no, this isn’t an iPhone, it’s something arguably just as good."
Phandroid "Is it a good choice? Heck yes if you happen to be on a carrier without many high-end Android/smartphone options. But for some with other options to consider you may want to spend a bit of hands-on time with this one in the store before committing."
Samsung Galaxy S Pictures
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Samsung Galaxy S Videos
Samsung Galaxy S - CTIA DemoKim Titus - Director of Public Relations for Samsung Mobile USA goes over a few key features of the recently announced Samsung Galaxy S Android powered smart phone
HummingBird GPU in action!The featured hummingbird GPU makes rendering 3D graphics a cinch. Just check out the video!
Commercial 1/4 - intro & at home in the morningThis is part 1 of 4 of some adverts for the Samsung Galaxy S!
Commercial 4/4 - at home on the eveningThis is part 4 of 4 of some adverts for the Samsung Galaxy S!
Samsung Galaxy S News
CM9 Nightly Builds for Galaxy S i9000/i9000B now available There was an understandable hue and cry when Samsung announced that the original Galaxy S would not receive an Ice Cream Sandwich update. Manufacturers’ love for their custom UIs had won again, and all that Samsung promised to calm down the mob was a ‘value pack’. But, as we all knew, the developer community wouldn’t [...]
Samsung Releases “Value Pack” For Galaxy S In Korea – Tastes Like Ice Cream Sandwich Back when Samsung broke the bad-news that the OG Samsung Galaxy S wouldn’t being seeing any taste of Ice Cream Sandwich they did mention that the device would be seeing door-prize of sorts in the form of an update they called a “Value Pack.” This update is now officially ready for Korean Galaxy S users [...]
Moneto sets the Galaxy S up for contactless payments, coming to more Android devices soon Last month Moneto revealed plans to bring their NFC-enabled microSD card payment system to Android phones. Now the first compatible cards are available for purchase. There is a catch, however. While the Moneto system is technically capable of working with nearly any Android handset with a microSD card slot, the initial rollout is only compatible [...]
Samsung Has No Plans for Galaxy S ‘Value Pack’ Update The Samsung Galaxy S will not receive a “Value Pack” update with added features, a spokesperson speaking to The Next Web has confirmed. The software upgrade was initially discussed as an alternative to Android 4.0, adding some of the operating system’s new features within the framework of Android 2.3. Samsung stated last month that the hardware [...]
Rumor: Galaxy S, Tab to Get “Value Pack” Instead of ICS Just yesterday Samsung gave us a glimmer of hope that their 2010 flagship devices – the Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab – could get Ice Cream Sandwich as they went back to reevaluate the feasibility of the task. With TouchWiz in the way, it certainly won’t seem as easy as we’d hope considering these devices [...]
Samsung Evaluating Feasibility of Getting Android 4.0 on the Galaxy S, Tab The folks at Samsung first denied original Galaxy Tab and Galaxy S users a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich and, as you might imagine, it created quite the uproar. It couldn’t be a hardware performance issue due to the Nexus S getting Ice Cream Sandwich with near identical performance hardware. No, it was a space [...]
Samsung: No Ice Cream Sandwich for Galaxy S, Original Galaxy Tab Samsung has provided and update to their future Ice Cream Sandwich plan, and for owners of the Samsung Galaxy S or original 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab the news isn’t so good. Due to a lack of RAM and ROM these devices will not receive an update to Android 4.0. According to Samsung, the Galaxy S [...]
CyanogenMod 9 Gets Early Preview on Nexus S, Galaxy S It didn’t take long for the guys responsible for CyanogenMod to swirl the Android 4.0 source code into their popular custom ROM. Early builds of CyanogenMod 9 for the Nexus S and Samsung Galaxy S are already picking up some polish, according to Koushik Dutta, the developer of CM9 for the Nexus S, and others. [...]
Add the Samsung Galaxy S to the List of Devices with an Unofficial Ice Cream Sandwich Port The Samsung Galaxy S is joining a growing group of current devices receiving pre-release builds of Android Ice Cream Sandwich. As was the case with previous instances on the Nexus S and HTC Thunderbolt, the alpha build is worth mentioning but hardly useful as daily driver ROM. Android 4.0 has not seen an “official” release, [...]
Apple Files Another Suit Against Samsung, This Time in Japan Apple, it seems, won’t be happy until it has systematically wiped Samsung’s Android efforts from the face of the earth. As part of the company’s continuing proxy war against Google yet another lawsuit has been filed, this time in Japan, with the intention to halt sales of the patent-infringing Galaxy S in the Land of [...]
More Claims of Evidence Tampering in Samsung v. Apple Case As Apple files its case against Samsung in the Netherlands, claims of tampered visual evidence are again making the rounds around the blogosphere. This time the Samsung Galaxy S looks to be the victim of resizing, making the phone appear more similar to the iPhone 3GS at first glance. While there are some striking visual [...]
Samsung Outs New Smartphone Naming Scheme If the recent slew of newly named Galaxy devices have left you confused, you’re not the only one. Samsung is looking to get a handle on its lineup by deploying a standardized naming scheme, one that seeks to duplicate the recognizability of the Galaxy S name. When one hears Galaxy S, they know it is [...]
Leak Reveals Android 2.3 Upgrade Road Map for Bell Canada A new leak is giving us a timeline of when Bell Canada subscribers can expect Gingerbread to arrive on several devices. The Samsung Galaxy S, HTC Incredible S, HTC Desire Z, and Motorola Atrix are all scheduled to receive the update to Android 2.3 this summer, though only estimated time frames are given. Perhaps that’s [...]
Android 2.3.4 Leaks for the Samsung Galaxy S With the Galaxy S update to Gingerbread fresh in our minds, the manufacturer is wasting no time in bringing their original superphone up to the latest version of Android, 2.3.4. A leak of the new Gingerbread build dating from June 3rd has been uncovered for the Galaxy S I9000, though the actual update could still [...]
CyanogenMod 7 comes to a handful of new Samsung devices The CyanogenMod family of devices is continuing to grow, with this week seeing official support of its first Samsung device, AT&T’s Captivate. But that wasn’t the only Sammy phone to gain the privilege. Also added to the ranks were the Samsung Galaxy S, Vibrant, and Nexus S 4G. ROMs for these phones haven’t reached official [...]
Samsung to Launch Android 2.3 for Most of Its Galaxy S Phones, But Which Ones? This piece of news has been floating around since this morning and I’ve been spending time trying to figure out more details. Long story short? Samsung has committed to delivering Android 2.3 to “most” of their Galaxy phones, including phones from the high-end Galaxy S series down to the budget offerings such as the Galaxy [...]
Current Generation Galaxy S Phones Recieve Touch Whiz 4 Port [Video] With only a few more weeks until the Galaxy S II is released in the UK, you can find bits and pieces of Samsung’s new Touch Whiz 4 strewn about all over XDA-Developers. I’m sure if you asked Samsung whether or not current generation Galaxy S phones will receive an update to the newest Touch [...]
Samsung Galaxy S Gingerbread Rollout Halted, Here We Go Again Poor Samsung can’t get an Android update off without stopping and starting its rollout to devices on top of seemingly endless delays. Such is the case with the update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread currently rolling out to European Galaxy S handsets. The files for the upgrade have been pulled from Kies at the behest of [...]
Apple Sues Samsung Over Galaxy Lineup’s Resemblance to iPhone When I first compiled my review of the Samsung Galaxy S last summer, one of my minor gripes with the device was it’s overwhelming resemblance to the iPhone. The silhouette of the device, it’s singular “home” button foregoing Android’s typical four, and a user interface looking a bit too Apple-inspired made the device feel like [...]
Samsung Releases Android 2.3 Source for Galaxy S Gingerbread Update After launching the update last week, Samsung — on a bit of a source code frenzy — has released Android 2.3 for the Galaxy S to their Open Source Developers Center. With the release, we expect the speedy creation of all sorts of custom Gingerbread ROMs for installation on Galaxy S devices yet to receive [...]
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