The Android OS is the most sought-after operating system today. Mobile phone industry leaders and manufacturers alike are trying to outdo each other to come up with new and better smartphones which will carry this popular operating system.
Samsung had its moment at the CommunicAsia 2010 when it announced its upcoming version of an Android-powered mobile phone.
The newest member of the Android community is the
Samsung Galaxy Apollo (i5801) which will be available in the UK on
Orange starting in July 2010. The Apollo will be powered by Android OS v2.1 (Eclair) using their Samsung’s proprietary TouchWiz 3.0 user interface on top.
Move over, Bada
Samsung unquestionably has plans to acquire a larger share of the smartphone audience and perhaps their proprietary Bada OS alone won’t be enough to handle it. For this reason, they designed the Apollo, a mid-range Android smartphone bundled with their TouchWiz 3.0 UI and other impressive features which consumers will find hard to resist.
The Samsung Galaxy Apollo (i5801) is expected to ship with the Social Hub app, the phone’s contact centre where all forms of communication are processed in one place. The application will also enable users to exchange files, images and videos on various file-sharing websites.
Bundled features
Photos and videos will come alive on the Apollo’s 3.2-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colours running on 240 x 400 WQVGA resolution. The resolution will be a first for the Android OS. The Apollo comes with a 3.15 megapixel camera with autofocus, Geo-tagging, face detection, and motion sensor. It has a 2048x1536 pixels resolution and is capable of recording videos at 15 fps.
The device will have 170 MB internal memory which can be maxed up to 32 GB using the built-in MicroSD expansion card slot. Media entertainment will be enhanced through DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine) audio technology as well as XviD and DivX video support.
For a mid-range device, the Samsung Galaxy Apollo (i5801) packs quite a punch where connectivity is concerned. It supports both Class 10 quad band GPRS and EDGE, 3G HSDPA running at a speed of 3.6 Mbps, Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and A-GPS support.
Business people on the move will still get their work done through the Apollo’s office functions which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and a PDF document viewer.
Google Search, Google Maps, and Gmail will enable users to locate and stay in touch with their various contacts from anywhere in the globe.
The little guys finish first
The Apollo may come with some mid-level phone features but with an improved version of the Android OS version, 3G, GPS, Wi_Fi and a Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery, it will be a formidable contender loaded with features and functionality which users need most.
Far from being dull, the
Samsung Galaxy Apollo (i5801) comes with a minimalist design andhas no pretensions to look like a high-end smartphone. However, high-end cutting edge mobile devices get the rave reviews, but more often it’s the smartphones at the lower levels that get purchased and taken home.
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