Samsung’s Wave (S8500) – Super AMOLED outdoor test
In the video you can see the amazingly bright Super AMOLED screen seen on the recently announced Samsung Wave (S8500).
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Samsung i8520 pictures
A few official press images of the Samsung GT-i8520 also known as Halo. Hit read more for the images.
Samsung i8520 Halo leaked – Android 2.1, Super AMOLED and a Pico Projector
Engadget has found a spec sheet for the yet unannounced Samsung i8520 a.k.a. Halo. This little thing has a few very interesting features. Specs:
- Android 2.1
- 3.7″ Super AMOLED
- 8 megapixel autofocus camera with flash
- 720p / 30fps video encoding and decoding
- DivX and XviD support
- Bluetooth 2.1
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- 802.11n WiFi
- A-GPS
- 16GB internal storage expandable by microSD
- stereo speakers
- DLNA support
- DLP pico projector on the back
- Quad-band GMS / EDGE
- Tri-band UMTS
The phone should be available in Europe and Asia in the third quarter. Boy do I love Mobile World Congress! Full specs after the break.
Samsung Wave announced – Super AMOLED, Bada, Bluetooth 3.0
Samsung just announced the first Bada phone at Mobile World Congress. The Wave, S8500, comes with an amazing 3.3″ Super AMOLED screen at a resolution of 800 x 480. But, the screen doesn’t support multitouch(!)? On top of Bada, runs a TouchWiz 3.0 UI. Other interesting features include Wifi 802.11n, Bluetooth 3.0, 1GHz processor, 5 megapixel camera, a-GPS, accelerometer, 2GB or 8GB internal storage with a possibility for a microSD card. The phone supports DivX, XviD, MP3 and WMV plus a virtual 5.1 surround sound and 720p recording and decoding.
The phone will be world wide available in April, but Samsung didn’t give us a price just yet. Check out the full specs and a hands-on video after the break.
Homescreens compared – Android, iPhone, Windows Mobile and webOS
A homescreen comparison between Android, iPhone, Windows Mobile and webOS. The phones compared in the video are iPhone 3GS, Google Nexus One, HTC HD2 and Palm Pre.
Video after the break.
Samsung’s i8910HD firmware udpate JB1 released
Samsung has finally released the long awaited firmware update (JB1) for the i8910 HD phone. The update brings kinetic scrolling to most parts of the interface, and a faster web experience. The update is available via Samsung’s PC Studio 7. As with all Samsung updates, you have to make a full backup before continuing, since there is no user data protection, and the firmware will wipe clean all data on the phone. After the update you will be able to restore your files from the backup, but all applications will be lost.
Quite a good update, but there is one stupid thing. After the firmware, you only have 16.9MB free space on C:. This is nearly half of the amount that was before the update, and WILL cause users problems. Symbian will start to nag you when there is under 10MB free.
Check out the full changelog after the break.
Samsung’s first Bada phone with Super AMOLED seen
Check out that black level on the phone on left! The black-level is caused by Samsung’s still unannounced Super AMOLED touch screen, running on their Bada operating system. No info is known on actually what phone that is, but it sure looks good. Samsung is rumored to announce the phone, OS and the Super AMOLED screen at MWC starting next Monday.
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Swype video tutorial
Swype has published a official tutorial on how to use Swype on the Samsung Omnia II (currently the only phone shipping with Swype pre-installed).
You can find more Swype tutorials at their official page here.
Android display comparison – Six android phones compared in video playback
This isn’t the comparison we wrote about a few weeks ago(the one with the accuracy test), but a HD-video test where you see the quality on six different Android phones. Phones included in this test: T-Mobile MyTouch 3G, HTC Hero, Motorola Milestone / Droid, Acer Liquid, Google Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy.
Check out the video after the break and decide for yourself.
Samsung Galaxy 2 leaked – pics and specs
Samsung is kicking it real good with their coming Android phones. Androphones.com has gotten info on Samsung Galaxy 2. One thing that you can say straight away about the Galaxy 2, is that it’s much more appealing to the eye than its predecessor. Actually, the phone resembles much the Nexus One.
Check out the rumored specs after the break.
Samsung Corby Pro released in Finland
Samsung Corby Pro, B5130, has been released in Finland. The model was available mainly in India before, but now you can also get it from Scandinavia. The phone is currently priced at 239€.
Live pictures after the break.
Google Nexus One vs Samsung Omnia II: Camera quality test
Basically, these two phones are about the same if you just look at the camera and the screen. Both come equipped with an AMOLED screen, and a 5MP camera. Two sample photos after the break.
Wikipedia Reader Widget for Symbian devices
A new widget developed by the Symbian Foundation, a Wikipedia Reader Widget. The widget is still in development, alpha stage to be exact, but should work quite good. To install this, you need a phone with Symbian S60. This widget should come included in the coming Symbian^3.
Download the Wikipedia Reader Widget here.
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