An event hosted by Samsung Singapore gave birth to a second hands-on video demo of the Samsung i7500 Android phone. If you’ve been lusting over Sammy’s latest and greatest Android phone, here’s one video I recommend watching – until Android Community get our own review unit in for a more in-depth look.
The AMOLED display is probably capacitive and it is nothing short of gorgeous. Based on the demo, the camera shoots really good pictures featuring what seems to be an LED flash. There’s a standard 3.5mm headphone jack and a microUSB port for charging/syncing. Unfortunately there wasn’t a SIM in the i7500 in order to test call quality.
Overall, I’m pretty impressed with what I’ve seen here and cannot wait to put the i7500 up head to head with the HTC Magic. If you had your choice, which one would you go with? Feel free to list out any features, questions or concerns you see from the video that I’ve missed or omitted from the article. Thanks, and enjoy!
First hands-on vidoe: Samsung i7500 Android phone
"Is assume"?
"Unfortunately there was a sim card to test call quality"?
"Base on the demo"?
And I don't think it's an led flash, I could be wrong on that though...
I did like the part about the "latest and greatest samsung android phone" it is there first one right?
Phone looks nice. Would I pay money just so I can have the G1 but with better hardware?
You bet I wouldn't. lol
YEAH. I would definitely choose this one over the crappy HTC.
I have this HTC G1, which is really a trash.
it has no flash, and a camera which claims to be "3.2 Megapixels". The camera makes really bad noise.
i bet samsung's camera would be really good not only because it has a flash and it's 5 megapixels but also because samsung also manufacuters digital cams. it makes all components of digital camera except for lens which is from a german lensmaker.
also this HTC G1 i have is PLASTIC, meaning it's more fragile than other phones. i'm always afraid of dropping it.
plus, HTC has a really terrible battery life. ask anyone who has a HTC.
people bought HTC G1 because it was the only Android phone available.
we wanted a google phone, but had no choice other than this HTC G1.
i can't wait for Samsung I7500!
I'd be interested to hear how the D-pad works in comparison to the trackball, and how that tiny home screen button functions in comparison to the Dream or Magic's.
As the hardware evolves, I'm sure a comparable successor to the Dream's physical keyboard will emerge. The Dream, Magic and this Samsung phone have great hardware components, but each are incomplete in their own ways. The Dream and Magic lack competent camera hardware and headphone jacks, the Samsung i7500 lacks a keyboard and easily-accessible SD card slot (though at least the battery doesn't have to be removed to gain access). Put both together, and it would make a killer platform for Android.
It would suck if it doesn't, many of the killer apps require these two basic features!
Anyone know if it will have them?
also this HTC G1 i have is PLASTIC, meaning it's more fragile than other phones. i'm always afraid of dropping it.
My brother dropped his once and cracked the screen. I've dropped mine 5 times and has a few scratches. I use the chin on the phone to open Corona bottles, and ask if my friends iphones can do that. Overall I'd say mine is pretty solid, but maybe I just got a good one.
And yes the phone will have GPS according to the specs. I'm sure it will have a compass.