Samsung I7500 Review- An Android Phone Without A Hardware Keyboard

By Author: Jerry Smith
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Samsung I7500 is one of the galaxy series mobile phones directed towards 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. It is made of scratch resistant materials, however, it still captures finger prints which can spoil the beauty of the large screen with frequent touches required to use applications. The interface of the Android is well developed and everything is displayed in stunning quality. The ambient light sensor ensures sufficient readability in bright sun light. The design of the phone is quite compact and below the screen, you will find nothing more than control keys.

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 is very simple to use by means of touching a button and it can fit in with various music formats. With a 3.5mm headset jack , you can enjoy music without disturbing others. In addition, bluetooth support allows 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 are provided to fully content the users. The Wi-Fi support lets you connect to the internet on the go without spending a great deal of money. EDGE support and HSDPA support ensures fast internet connectivity. It has a WLAN wireless network module too which can be used as long as 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 3 page design is pretty basic and simple to use. You can design your own interface using the various customization options. 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.
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.