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Samsung launches Galaxy Spica i5700 Android smartphone
by Jaspreet Kaur - November 16, 2009 - comments
With the launch of Galaxy Spica i5700 Android smartphone, Samsung will surely see a rise in their popularity and profits alike
South Korea, November 16: The South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung has finally unleashed its i5700 Galaxy Spica, the latest smartphone. This is the fourth product by the company to have an Android operating system. This operating system by Google basically runs on the Linux kernel.
The new phone is embedded with a quick 800MHz processor and this makes it the first Android smartphone that can support DivX videos.
JK Shin, executive vice president and head of the Mobile Communications Division of Samsung Electronics was quoted as saying, “The Samsung Galaxy Spica, powered by Android, is the perfect fit for users who want to enjoy a powerful and fast mobile experience.”
Attractive features
The striking handset offers a wide array of innovative features along with flawless connectivity. It measures 115mm x 57mm x 13.2mm (4.5in x 2.2in x .5in) in size and has a 1500mAh battery for optimum performance.
The phone is also equipped with a 3.2 inch HVGA touch screen display, HSDPA connectivity, Wi-Fi and GPS. It also boasts of a 3 megapixel camera with autofocus feature.
It has Bluetooth 2.1 and a 3.5mm headphone jack for stereo music listening.
The Samsung Galaxy Spica is capable of providing hassle-free access to Google mobile services. It comes pre-loaded with a full package of Google services ranging from Google Maps to Gmail and YouTube.
Samsung Galaxy Spica can be purchased now in Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and will soon hit the MEA region.
As of now, Samsung has not revealed the price or U.S. availability details of the Galaxy Spica.
Samsung trying to carve a niche in the smartphone market
Samsung has been focusing on providing multi-operational systems in the smartphones and with the launch of Galaxy Spica it is carrying forward this very approach.
Samsung already has to its credit the Windows Mobile-powered phones and Google Android devices. The company also ships entry-level smartphones that work on its own proprietary operating system.
However, Samsung wants to cash in on the profitable market of operating systems and applications stores. Keeping this in mind, the company launched Bada. It is a software layer on top of Samsung’s proprietary operating system (OS) that permits app development. The phones equipped with Bada OS will be available early next year.