Don't know what Android is? Don't sweat it. Prepare to want one. The Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5. With the Galaxy 5, Samsung are encouraging you (more) g users to give smartphones a thought. A Corby smartphone makes it all so much easier. The name says it all: we're looking at a cheap and friendly touch phone with premium connectivity and a smart OS. In a way, this is some good news and some bad news. No one would say no to high-speed network data and Wi-Fi. But smartphone just sounds too scary for some. Well, not any more. Easy grip, pocket friendly and sleek body - you have to admit it's easy to like. The Galaxy 5 2.8" display has QVGA resolution (240 x 320 pixels), Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5 has a capacitive touchscreen, which is very responsive to even the gentlest of taps and sweeps. The Call and End keys are integrated into the body of the phone and have a soft but distinct press marked by an audible click. The Android controls are set on rocker-styled buttons that are quite comfortable to use too. A well-sized and tactile D-pad completes the tally. In the absence of a proper shutter key, the D-pad is used for capturing. Doesn't make much difference anyway, given the fixed focus 2 MP camera. Key features ? Quad-band GSM/EDGE, UMTS 900/2100, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps ? 2.8" capacitive TFT touchscreen of QVGA resolution, 16M colors ? Android OS v2.1 Eclair ? 600 MHz processor ? 170 MB onboard storage, microSD card slot (up to 16GB), 1GB card included ? 2 megapixel camera with geotagging, QVGA video @ 15fps ? Wi-Fi connectivity ? Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP ? microUSB slot ? Standard 3.5 mm audio jack ? Excellent audio ? FM radio with RDS ? TouchWiz UI v3.0 ? Accelerometer for UI auto-rotate ? Social networking integration with direct file uploads ? SWYPE text input method
