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[[Image:Galaxy 5.jpg|left|thumb|Samsung Galaxy 5.]]
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The phone comes preloaded with Android 2.1 (as of summer 2011). Unofficially, the phone can run up to Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread through a port of [[CyanogenMod]] 7 in http://www.madteam.co/.
The phone comes preloaded with Android 2.1 (as of summer 2011). Unofficially, the phone can run up to Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread through a port of [[CyanogenMod]] 7 in http://www.madteam.co/.
While Officially the phone is said to not support video playback, it is possible to playback some SD (standard definition) content both via WIFI (even if a little slow) Via networked attached storage, using '''arcMedia''' http://www.arcmediasoft.com/arcMedia/index.aspx and from within the memory card. Most tittles will play without any special conversion in .AVI format.


As of summer 2011 all carrier-free i5500s sold in Finland and as of August 2011 all i5500s being sold by Three Ireland are shipping with Android 2.2 Froyo as the preinstalled OS.
As of summer 2011 all carrier-free i5500s sold in Finland and as of August 2011 all i5500s being sold by Three Ireland are shipping with Android 2.2 Froyo as the preinstalled OS. In UK many of the carriers already released Froyo 2.2 as well as updates to the original Firmware upgrade are surfacing via KIES. Froyo brought native voice dialling and is proving effective on this little yet rather surprising handset.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 11:03, 16 October 2011

Samsung i5500 Galaxy 5
ManufacturerSamsung
Availability by regionAugust 2010
SuccessorSamsung Galaxy Mini, Samsung Galaxy Y.
Compatible networksHSDPA (3.5G) 900/1700/2100, Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE
Form factorSlate
Dimensions108 x 56 x 12.3 mm
Weight102 g
Operating systemAndroid v2.1 (Eclair) with TouchWiz UI 3.0. Upgradeable to v2.2.2 (Froyo) in some countries. Comes with v.2.2 on 3 UK and in all carrier-free models in Finland. Unofficially compatible with Android 2.3.7 with a port of CyanogenMod.
CPUMSM7227-1 ARM11 600 MHz, overclockable up to 768 MHz
GPUAdreno 200
Memory256 MB (Locked to 184) SDRAM
Storage184 MB internal
Removable storageMicroSD support for up to 16GB
BatteryLi-Ion (1200 mAh)
Rear camera2 Megapixels fixed focus. Face detection and panorama functionality.
Display240 x 320 px (QVGA), 2.8 in, Touch Screen Capacitive
ConnectivityUSB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi b/g/n, A-GPS
Data inputsCapacitive Touch Screen Push buttons

The Samsung i5500, also known as Samsung i5503, Samsung Galaxy Europa, Samsung Galaxy 550 and the Samsung Galaxy 5 in some countries, is the least expensive mobile phone manufactured by Samsung that uses the open source Android operating system. It was announced on 15 June 2010.[1]

Specifications

The phone measures 108 millimetres (4.3 in) x 56 millimetres (2.2 in) x 12.3 millimetres (0.48 in). It ships with Android 2.1 (Eclair) operating system and supports the HSDPA ("3.5G") mobile telephony protocol at 7.2Mbps. The user interface features a capacitive touch screen but does not support multi-touch as found on high end smartphones. The 2.8 inches (71 mm) screen supports QVGA (320 x 240) video with a 16M color depth. The communication features include Bluetooth, 3G, Wi-Fi and A-GPS.

Android

Samsung Galaxy 5.

The phone comes preloaded with Android 2.1 (as of summer 2011). Unofficially, the phone can run up to Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread through a port of CyanogenMod 7 in http://www.madteam.co/. While Officially the phone is said to not support video playback, it is possible to playback some SD (standard definition) content both via WIFI (even if a little slow) Via networked attached storage, using arcMedia http://www.arcmediasoft.com/arcMedia/index.aspx and from within the memory card. Most tittles will play without any special conversion in .AVI format.

As of summer 2011 all carrier-free i5500s sold in Finland and as of August 2011 all i5500s being sold by Three Ireland are shipping with Android 2.2 Froyo as the preinstalled OS. In UK many of the carriers already released Froyo 2.2 as well as updates to the original Firmware upgrade are surfacing via KIES. Froyo brought native voice dialling and is proving effective on this little yet rather surprising handset.

See also

References

  1. ^ Samsung outs i5500 Galaxy 5 Android smartphone
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