• Second Samsung Android Debuts in India

    Second Samsung Android Debuts in India

    Techtree News Staff, Feb 10, 2010 1614 hrs IST

    Comes with 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity

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Samsung has introduced its second Android based handset in India with the official launch of the i5700 Spica in the country. The Spica is the little cousin of the i7500 Galaxy which was launched earlier.

The i5700 boasts of an 800 MHz processor, a full 3.2-inch HVGA TFT touchscreen, 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity. The i7500 on the other hand, has an AMOLED display. Like any other Android device, the Spica comes loaded with most Google applications you can think of and more. The applications include Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Calendar and Gtalk. For new applications, there is the Android Market as well.


 




Although the i7500 has more features, the i5700 is actually heavier than the former. Visually, there isn't much difference between the two. The i7500 also supports social networking with location based GPS tagging. The i5700 comes with 163MB of internal memory and comes with microSD cards support for cards up to 32GB.

On the imaging front, the 5 megapixel camera of the Galaxy has been replaced by a 3.2 megapixel one. It also comes with a 3.5mm jack and supports DivX video playback. Other tid bits include the availability of an Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor and a Digital Compass.  The i5700 is on sale now and has been priced at Rs. 14,750.

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(3) Comments
Aneesh
,bbay, on Feb 11, 2010 02:16 PM
Is it a AMOLED screen or have they changed in the Indian spec phone? And is Samsung willing to upgrade phones bought right now in India to the Eclair (Android 2.1) in the near future?
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harsh
,chandigarh, on May 17, 2010 12:40 PM
my dear friend i think samsung is not doing anything for galaxy spica upgrade to 2.1 still now if u go to samsung service center then they will say that they have got 2.1 upgrade but it has got some bugs and would be launched by this month end and if u call samsung customer care then they will guide you to service center and it goes round and round
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vijay
,bangalore, on Mar 06, 2010 03:00 PM
Why samsung is shying away from listing this phone in samsungmobile india website. Or do they have such ignorant employees who forgot to add it on website
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