Samsung Galaxy 3 Android phone

Samsung launched the Samsung i5800 Galaxy 3 at the CommunicAsia last year.This touchscreen phone is powered by Android 2.1 Operating System.The Samsung Galaxy 3 is an entry level smartphone from this giant mobile phones manufacturer.Though this phone doesn’t look stylish Samsung priced the Galaxy 3 very reasonably at INR 12,300.

Design:

• The build of the Galaxy 3 is solid and one notable aspect in the phone is though the phone is made of plastic it doesn’t like a cheap phone and also looks very well built.
• The phone features a 3.2 inch LCD screen and the WQVGA display has a resolution of  240 x 400 pixels.
• It has only only one physical button(Home key) and the other two are touch sensitive Menu and Back buttons.The volume key is present on the left and the USB port 3.5 mm headphone jack are present at the top of the phone.

User Interface:

• The Samsung Galaxy has TouchWiz v3.0 User Interface similar to the Samsung Galaxy S.It provides an intuitive interface.
• The touch screen was also responsive but operating the Samsung Galaxy 3 under the sunlight was a forgettable experience.

Camera:

• This Android phone features just an ordinary 3.15 MegaPixel which capture images at a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels with auto focus but no flash.The images very good with very little blur.
• Videos are recorded with QVGA resolution at 15 fps and the camera interface was very nice.Face detection,Geo-tagging and smile detection features are supported by the camera.
• The 3D gallery app lets us to browse through the images present on the phone.

Multimedia:

• The Samsung i5800 Galaxy 3 is rich in multimedia features.The messaging capabilities of the Samsung Galaxy 3 are ordinary with SMS,MMS.
• The audio player performs well and the sound quality is also very good.The phone comes with a built-in Stereo FM Radio with RDS.The Samsung Galaxy supports MP3,WAV,MID,WMA,AMR,AAC,AAC+,e-AAC+ and OGG music formats.
• The video player supports DivX ,Xvid,MP4,WMV,H.236 and H.264 video files.
• The Galaxy 3 comes with dedicated app for Facebook,Twitter and Myspace and there are tons of applications for this Android phone.

Connectivity:

• The Samsung Galaxy 3 does not miss out any connectivity option that an average person knows.It includes EDGE,GPRS,Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n,Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP and 3G HSDPA.
• The built-in web browser also does a very good job.Messaging supports SMS,MMS,Instant Messaging,E-mail and push mail. This smartphone also has GPS navigation facility and USB 2.0 connectivity.
• The handset is powered by 1500 mAh Lithium-ion battery.The battery will drain out after 2 days on moderate usage.The Samsung Galaxy 3(i5800) supports upto 32 GB memory.

Tech specs:

Size:113.5 x 55 x 12.9 mm

Weight:109 grams

Available colors:White and Black

Display:3.2” TFT capcitive touchscreen

16 million colors

OS:Android 2.1(Eclair)

Processor:667 MHz

Internal memory:710 MB

Expandable memory:upto 32 GB with microSD slot

Document Editor:Yes(PDF,Word,Excel,PowerPoint)

Games:Yes

Browser:Android web browser(HTML,XHTML)

Conclusion:

The Samsung Galaxy 3 comes with a lot of connectivity options including 3G.The Android 2.1 OS can be upgraded to v2.2.If you don’t mind the low resolution,then this probably is a very good Android phone featuring a good range of features..The Samsung Galaxy i5800 Galaxy 3 is the best entry level Android smartphone for users who are price conscious.
Samsung GT-i5800 Galaxy 3 Unlocked GSM Smartphone with Android OS, Wi-Fi, GPS, Touchscreen--International Version with No Warranty (Black)