Samsung I7500 Review – An Android Phone Without A Hardware Keyboard
by: Jerry Smith
Samsung I7500 is one of the galaxy series mobile phones oriented to the Chinese market. As a high end smart phone, the i7500 promises as many features as possible with support for 3G and Google Andriod operating system. The I7500 measures 115.9 x 56 x 11.9mm and weighs 116.7g. It is the thinnest android mobile phone which makes the phone more special.
The Samsung I7500 features a 3.2 inches large capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 480 x 320. Even though made of scratch reisistant materials, the screen still captures finger prints if you frequently touch it, which can spoil the beauty of the large screen. The interface of the Android is well developed and everything is displayed in stunning quality. Thanks to the ambient light sensor, the screen retains perfect readability in bright sunlight. And as a compact phone, this phone looks quite neat only with control keys below the screen.
There is a 5MP camera with LED flash at the back of this phone, which is great advance, for it is still rare to find a camera with flash in modern day smart phones. Therefore, the Sumsung i7500 will be a good choice for you to alternate your digital camera. The video recording allows you to switch between two modes- everyday camera mode and the speed camera mode, which satisfies users so much.
Multimedia lovers will surely enjoy owning the Samsung I7500 as it is truly a multimedia phone. The music player can be started with the touch of a button and it supports a variety of music formats. Along with the loud speaker, there is a 3.5mm headset jack using which you can enjoy music without disturbing others. Bluetooth support lets you have your own wireless headset.
The video player is also quite good in the smart phone. Streaming videos from websites like YouTube can also be viewed without interruption as long as you have a good internet connection. The internal memory has a storage fo 8GB and it can be expanded to 32GB with microSD slot. The two games in the i7500 don’t make full use of the accelerometer sensor of the phone. Since the android operating system is still evolving, many new games that fully exploit the operating system functionalities are expected to hit the market.
Data connectivity options will satisfy users. EDGE and HSDPA support lets you fell fast internet connectivity. The Wi-Fi support saves you a lot of money for it helps connect to the internet on the way. And the WLAN wireless network module can be used once there is a wireless hot zone. Owing to superior connectivity options, it is really a pleasure to surf internet with the Google Chrome browser. You can smoothly access to Google applications such as Google Maps, Google talk and Gmail. Besides, GPS navigation will guide for your direction on a trip.
The interface of Samsung i7500 is distinct from other mobile phones, for it runs on the Android operating system without Samsung TouchWiz interfacce or widgets. The basic 3 page design is simple to use and you can freely customize your own interface. There is no QWERTY keyboard, but it must be agreed that the faster processor coupled with Android power makes it easy to use the on-screen keyboard. SMS, MMS and emails can be sent easily and you can use the stylus, as there is handwriting recognition application. The 1500 mAh battery provides 570 minutes of talk time and 450 hours of standby for 2G and 340 hours of standby time for 3G networks. About The Author Jerry Smith, the editor of http://www.mobilephoneonly.co.uk An expert on mobile phone and an observer of UK telecommunication market. He writes reviews on latest mobile phones, and also suggests promotional deals and special offers from mobile phone retailers in UK. The author invites you to visit: http://www.mobilephoneonly.co.uk