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Jan
27
2011

Confirmed: Samsung Galaxy S 2 and Tab 2 coming at MWC

| January 27, 2011 09:13 UTC | 3 comments | source

Mobile World Conference is just a few weeks away. This is the biggest mobile event during the year, and it is certain that we will see many new devices announced during it. Samsung has previously been rumored to come out with a successor to the Galaxy S, and possibly also the Galaxy Tab.

This has now been confirmed by the slide above, which quite clearly states that we will have Galaxy S 2 and Galaxy Tab 2 announced on February 13th, 2011. Currently the Galaxy S 2 is rumored to have a 4.3-inch screen, a dual-core Orion CPU, 8-megapixel camera and 1GB of RAM. Just wait a few weeks and we’ll know for sure.

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| January 27, 2011 09:13 UTC | Comments: | source
Jan
25
2011

Samsung Ace S5830 now official – Specs and gallery inside

| January 25, 2011 14:23 UTC | 0 comments | source

Samsung has again leaked something of their own. This time it is Samsung Indonesia who added the Samsung Ace (S5830) to their site with images and specs. This could as well be called the Galaxy S mini. I think it looks exactly like the Galaxy S, but smaller.

Here’s the specs for the Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830:

  • Android 2.2
  • 3G-bands: 900/2100 MHz
  • GSM-bands: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
  • CPU: 800MHz
  • 3.5-inch HVGA (320×480) touchscreen display
  • 5MP camera with LED flash
  • Social Hub
  • Swype keyboard input
  • Bluetooth 2.1
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
  • GPS
  • FM Radio with RDS
  • Memory: 158MB internal memory + microSDHC card with support for up to 32GB
  • Battery: 1.350mAh
  • Talk: up to 660min (2G), up to 390min (3G)
  • Standby: up to 640h (2G), up to 420h (3G)

Hit View Post for a gallery of the Galaxy Ace.

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| January 25, 2011 14:23 UTC | Comments: | source
Jan
20
2011

Samsung Galaxy S2 'Seine' specs show up

| January 20, 2011 16:03 UTC | 3 comments | source

Samsung Galaxy S2 teaser

Samsung opened yesterday a teaser website for the successor of the Galaxy S. The phone is wildly expected to be called the Samsung Galaxy S2, but nothing has been confirmed on this front.

Now a Korean website has managed to get more info out of this device, and they say that it goes under the codename Seine. They also posted the following updated specs for the Samsung Galaxy S2.

  • Android 2.3 Gingerbread
  • 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Plus display with 800 x 480 pixels
  • Near-Field-Communication chip
  • 8MP photo camera
  • Full HD (1080) video recording
  • 1GB RAM
  • Dual core Samsung Orion processor
  • Less than 9mm in thickness

I have to say that the Galaxy S2 sounds marvelous! We’ll see more on February 1st, when the first teaser bit will be given. The final announcement is set to happen on February 13th, a day before Mobile World Congress kicks-off.

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| January 20, 2011 16:03 UTC | Comments: | source
Jan
17
2011

Samsung S5830 Galaxy Cooper images and specs leaked

| January 17, 2011 20:20 UTC | 0 comments | source

Samsung S5830 Galaxy Cooper

The Samsung S5830 Galaxy Cooper has now leaked together with what appears to be final specs and a PR image. This was previously called the Galaxy Ace, but apparently it is headed to India under the name Galaxy Cooper. I think it’s safe to say that this device will officially be announced at Mobile World Congress next month.

Here is what appears to be the final specs for the Samsung S5830 Galaxy Cooper.

  • 3.5 inch display with 480 x 320 inches
  • Android 2.2
  • TouchWiz 3.0
  • HSDPA (7.2Mbps), 900/2100 MHz
  • EDGE/GPRS, 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • A-GPS
  • 3.5mm headset jack
  • FM radio with RDS
  • 5MP autofocus camera with LED flash
  • 800 MHz Qualcomm processor
  • 150MB of internal memory
  • 2GB microSD card pre-installed
  • 1,350 mAh battery
  • 112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
  • 113 grams
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| January 17, 2011 20:20 UTC | Comments: | source
Jan
12
2011

Samsung Galaxy 551 has a really big software problem – Return rate 33%

| January 12, 2011 10:29 UTC | 23 comments |

Samsung Galaxy 551

The Samsung Galaxy 551 arrived here in Finland a few weeks ago. Currently the phone is priced at 279€ with 23% VAT included. An Android slider at this price point could be considered a bargain. However, Samsung has some major issues with the software on this device.

At the store where I work, we’ve got numerous complaints about the Samsung Galaxy 551. Most of the devices we’ve sold got returned because the phone just jammed. The phone just froze and never recovered from it. Some said that it jammed when the alarm was active and the phone was plugged to the wall, or that the phone just froze after a few minutes of usage.

Nationwide the return rate for this phone is as high as 33%, that means every third device has been returned! To add to this, our store doesn’t accept mobile phones to be returned if the customer is just unhappy with it. A mobile device has to be broken for it to be returned, so this means that roughly one third of the Samsung Galaxy 551 are broken!

A problem this big should never escape the factory! I really do hope that they don’t ship another Galaxy 551 before this problem is fixed!

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| January 12, 2011 10:29 UTC | Comments: |
Jan
11
2011

Samsung will announce the Galaxy S2 at MWC next month – Dual-Core, 4.3" Super AMOLED Plus and NFC

| January 11, 2011 22:37 UTC | 5 comments | source

Samsung Galaxy S2

According to ETNews from South Korea, Samsung will announce the Galaxy S2 at Mobile World Congress next month. They continue by telling that it will also have a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a dual-core CPU and a Near Field Communication chip. Let’s hope this is true, and that we will see it as early as MWC!

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| January 11, 2011 22:37 UTC | Comments: | source
Jan
07
2011

Image gallery: Samsung Galaxy 551 (i5510)

| January 7, 2011 22:48 UTC | 2 comments |

Samsung Galaxy 551 i5510

Here’s a new gallery of the recently released Samsung Galaxy 551 with a full QWERTY-keyboard. It’s a decent touch-slider for a price of only 279€ here in Finland (23% VAT included).

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| January 7, 2011 22:48 UTC | Comments: |
Nov
04
2010

Video: Samsung Galaxy Tab – Browser Lag

| November 4, 2010 21:01 UTC | 5 comments |

I promised earlier today that I’ll post you proof that the Samsung Galaxy Tab is struggling to render websites. As you can see from the videos, esphoneblog.com and iltalehti.fi are lagging quite heavily when browsing them on the Galaxy Tab. Let’s hope Samsung fixes this in a future firmware update!

Sorry about the shaky quality. If you aim for quality, the iPhone 4 and a hangover are not a good combination ;)

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| November 4, 2010 21:01 UTC | Comments: |
Nov
04
2010

Samsung Galaxy Tab (P1000) Now Available in Finland

| November 4, 2010 19:22 UTC | 0 comments |

Samsung Galaxy Tab

The Samsung Galaxy  Tab (P1000) is now available in Finland. You can get this thing for 899€, which is unsubsidized and includes a 23% VAT.

I have to say that I’m a little bit disappointed in the Galaxy Tab. In my opinion, it is too expensive. The size is ok, but I think it could be a little bit bigger. But what disturbed me the most, is the performance of the Galaxy Tab. It lagged constantly. It didn’t manage to switch between home screen without lagging, and the same lagging continues on media rich internet sites. I’ll later post a video of this lagging, so stay tuned!

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| November 4, 2010 19:22 UTC | Comments: |
Oct
23
2010

Samsung Galaxy S2 – As If These Specs Were True?

| October 23, 2010 22:11 UTC | 0 comments | source

Samsung Galaxy S2

Rumored specs of the Samsung Galaxy S2 have been floating around the planet on different blogs and sites. The Samsung Galaxy S2 is said to have the following specs:

  • 4.3-inch SAMOLED2 display at 1280×720 and 340 dpi
  • 2 GHz CPU
  • 1 GB RAM, 4 GB ROM, 32 GB storage with microSD slot for cards up to 32 GB
  • 8 MP camera with full HD video recording
  • Bluetooth 3.0, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, A-GPS
  • Accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity and all the other Android standards
  • Running Android 3.0

I say yeah sure, not going to happen :) First of all, take a look at the resolution, I don’t think that will make it to handsets anytime soon. 2GHz CPU and 1GB RAM would need a massive battery, which at least the phone in the image above doesn’t have. All of the other features could happen, but I still think this is just some geeks dream, and not actually a WIP.

I think manufacturers should halt for a bit on adding more and more processing power, and focus on making current generation CPU’s more power efficient. It would be much better to have a phone that can sustain over one day worth of heavy usage. I don’t need my phone to be able to make a world record in SETI calculations. But hey, that’s just my two cents.

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| October 23, 2010 22:11 UTC | Comments: | source
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