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Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica Overview

Expected UK Release Date: Available

Key Features
Stylish Touch Screen Smartphone
Android Operating System Version 1.5
3.2 Inch 16 Million Colour AMOLED Touch Screen (320 x 480 Pixels)
Wi-Fi®Technology
GPS with Assisted GPS & Google Maps
Google Internet Search with YouTube Compatibility
Instant Messaging
3.1 Megapixel Camera with Video Recording Capabilities
Video Player & Music Player
3G HSDPA Technology

Design

75%

Usability

53%

Features

71%

The above ratings are average figures, which have been generated from submitted mobile phone reviews.

Our Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica Review

The Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica is a stylish looking touch screen Smartphone which supports a wide selection of features & technologies. It is also known as the Samsung I7500 Galaxy Portal & it is available in two handset colours which include a black or white casing colours. This 3G Smartphone has a large touch screen which measures just over three Inches in size & this AMOLED screen supports a 16 million colour display on its high resolution screen. The user can enjoy a screen resolution of up to 320 pixels by 480 pixels on this 3.2 Inch touch screen. The I5700 Galaxy Spica supports an Android operating system version 1.5 & the user can enjoy a professional & user friendly interface on their touch screen. Beneath the screen the user can enjoy easily located controls including call keys, a navigation key complete with an OK select function, a back key & a home key, but mainly the user will be enjoying inputting their menu & feature selections using the touch activated screen controls. The user can customise their home screen just like they would do with their computer by adding all their favourite & popular features to their home screen as stylish icon displays.

This 3G Smartphone works over GSM networks 850, 900, 1800 & 1900 & can switch between the network bands to gain the best connectivity available. The user can also use their handset over a 3G network which is a HSDPA 2100 network. The I5700 Galaxy Spica supports WLAN WiFi® technology allowing the user to experience connecting to the Internet via a wireless WiFi® connection. Its built in 3G HSDPA technology allows the user to use their handset over a 3G network for fast connectivity when browsing the Internet. The user can connect their Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica to other devices including a computer, printer or another mobile phone to transfer music, videos & more. This 3G Smartphone supports a USB connection port allow the user to connect one end of a USB data cable to the I5700 Galaxy Spica & the other end of the data cable to another compatible device when transferring files. This handset supports EDGE technology & GPRS allowing its user to gain high speed data transfer rates when moving data between the Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica & other devices. The user can also gain a Bluetooth® wireless connection when transferring data between two Bluetooth® compatible devices. When using the Bluetooth® connection the user can enjoy a cable free connection with other devices which are Bluetooth® compatible & are up to ten metres away from the I5700 Galaxy Spica.

Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica 3G Smartphone front view

Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica 3G Smartphone back view

Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica 3G Smartphone side view

There is a 3.1 megapixel digital camera which comes with a compact & discrete camera lens situated on the back of the casing. The user can enjoy capturing still pictures & recording moving footage using this built in camera feature complete with its easy to access capture & record key. This camera comes with an automatic focus feature which will ensure a clear & well focused picture is taken by the user. There is also a geo tagging feature which allows the user to capture pictures & store a location of where each picture was taken. All the user's pictures & video recording can be stored on the phone, or shared with friends via the messaging services, or by the user transferring their pictures & videos using the connectivity options available including a Bluetooth® wireless connection or a USB cabled connection. The user can play videos in MPEG4, H263 format, H264 & WMV video format on the I5700 Galaxy Spica. There is an integrated music player which supports high quality music playback supports a music storage facility & comes with easy to use music controls.

The Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica comes complete with one hundred & twenty eight megabytes of RAM memory & the user can add a compact memory card which is up to thirty two gigabytes in memory size. This wonderful 3G Smartphone supports a GPS feature complete with Assisted GPS & a Google Maps application for further assistance. It has a HTML type Web browser complete with a Google search feature & this mobile Web browser supports YouTube compatibility. The Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica comes with messaging features to suit the user's needs whether the user wishes to create & share an email, picture message, text message or even enjoy an online message. An email service allows the user to create, send & store their emails on the handset & use the I5700 Galaxy Spica as a mini computer. The user can create a message which has a picture or video clip plus sound & text which is known as a MMS & is a fun way to share pictures with other MMS compatible contacts. This Smartphone supports an instant messaging service which allows the user to interact instantly with other compatible contacts that are online, which provides an instant method of communication using text & symbols to communicate.

Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica Specifications & Features

Screen
3.2 Inch 16 Million Colour AMOLED Touch Screen (320 x 480 Pixels)

Imaging
3.1 Megapixel Camera
Auto Focus
Flash
Geo Tagging
Photo Album
Video Record
Video Player (MPEG4, H263, H264 & WMV)

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Email
Instant Messaging

Sound
Music Player (MP3, eAAC+ & WMA)
Music Storage
Polyphonic Ringtones
MP3 Ringtones

Entertainment
Java™ Games
Downloadable Games

Organiser
Phonebook
Organiser
Calendar
Clock
Alarm Clock
Calculator
Speaker Phone
Call Log
Digital Compass
GPS with Assisted GPS
Google Maps
Android OS Version 1.5

Connectivity
3G HSDPA
Bluetooth® with A2DP
USB
WLAN Wi-Fi®
GPRS
EDGE

Network
Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
HSDPA 2100

Internet
HTML
Google Search
YouTube Compatible

Memory & Talk Time
128MB RAM Plus Memory Card Support Up To 32GB
11.5 Hours Talk Time
650 Hours Standby

Weight & Size
124 g
115 x 57 x 13.2 mm

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Reviewer: Stuart - France
Date: 20th Jul 2010

Having had mine for 4 months now I can officially say that I cannot recommend it. It's just too fiddly. Can't seem to delete emails from the trash, seems to dial numbers in the phone book at random, never quite sure if a call is finished & generally seems to have a mind of its own. That said, the onscreen keyboard is OK & it isn't made by Apple. Still not keen though.

Design

60%

Usability

25%

Features

65%

Reviewer: Leslie - Cornwall, UK
Date: 9th Jun 2010

After owning Nokia & Sony Ericsson phones over the past few years I thought it was time for a change so I went for this one & to be honest at first I thought I had made the wrong choice, but now after a few weeks of getting used to the Android 2.1 system I am really glad I made the choice.

Android takes a bit of getting used to it is so much more flexible & powerful than any of the other mobile operating systems out there & it will take you a little longer to work out but saying that once you start to see the benefits you won't want to change back.

The phone itself is a good size phone fitting nicely in the hand it is so much more responsive than LG & Nokia touch phones & offers thousands of apps or widgets to choose from via the built in market, you can do so much more with this phone it has GPS & Wi-Fi which both work well the display is good & I suggest if you do get this phone download real player via the app market to take on all your multimedia files.

Overall a great phone, but be prepared if your are moving from Nokia or Sony to give yourself time to get used to it, I'll guarantee you'll not want to put the phone down.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Diane - Neath, UK
Date: 28th May 2010

This phone is a nightmare to use its difficult to understand & you cannot download anything with Bluetooth from another phone I had to have a factory reset to use the Google element of it. It is as responsive as a lead bar & I am going to take mine back to get another easier phone I can't be stuck with this for 24 months.

Design

45%

Usability

Features

25%

Reviewer: Linda - Essex , UK
Date: 20th May 2010

I love this phone though it did take a bit of getting used to. It's actually quite weird though because where it works on the Android operating system it is almost exactly like my old G1 but in a Samsung shell! I love all the applications you can download, most of them free. The reason I gave it a lower score for usability is because of the texting. Don't get me wrong, it is easy & it has an intelligent way of predicting what you might be trying to say even with spelling mistakes, the letters ate close together one this QWERTY keyboard so this comes on very handy. But I personally find it almost impossible to do the letter m on the first attempt because the delete button is right next to it & so I keep deleting that letter & therefore get some very strange word suggestions come up. If this is too much of a problem though there is a setting where you can change to a mobile phone keyboard. This is an excellent phone, screen can occasionally be a bit slow to respond & the auto focus on the camera means that there can be a quite annoying delay when taking a photo, this seems a rather common problem with Samsung. But that said, I would definitely recommend this phone. One word of warning though is that if you put in a wrist strap, this does sometimes un attach itself at random.

In general though you cannot go wrong with this nice sized phone. Buy it & see.

Design

95%

Usability

85%

Features

95%