Samsung Galaxy S is an Android smartphone with touch screen format, designed, developed and marketed by Samsung Electronics. This is the first device from the third Android smartphone series produced by Samsung. It was announced to the press in March 2010 and released for sale in June 2010.
Galaxy S is produced in more than two dozen variations. The reference version of the international 'GT-I9000' comes with 1 GHz ARM "Hummingbird" processor, PowerVR graphics processor, 2 or 4 GB internal flash memory, 4-inch Super AMOLED (10Ã- 4m) capacitive pixel display 480ÃÆ'â € "800 pixels, Wi-Fi connectivity, a 5 megapixel main camera and a 0.3 megapixel secondary front camera. The derivative model may include local mobile radio or changes to keyboard layout, keyboard, screen, camera or OS.
At the time of its release, Galaxy S included the fastest graphics processing of all smartphones, was the thinnest smartphone at 9.9 mm and was the first certified Android phone for DivX HD.
In 2013, more than 25 million units of Galaxy S have been sold. Galaxy S name followed by Snapdragon-based Galaxy S Plus and Galaxy S Advance NovaThor-based smartphone. The next major release of this series is the Samsung Galaxy S II.
In 2012, Samsung introduced a dual SIM version of the Galaxy S, Samsung Galaxy S Duos.
Video Samsung Galaxy S
Launch
The phone was originally launched in Singapore on June 4, 2010. Prior to the first weekend of sale in Singapore, Samsung tweeted that Singtel, the exclusive carrier to sell devices in Singapore, was sold out of the device. On Friday, June 25, 2010, the phone was launched in Malaysia and South Korea. The overall launch schedule consists of launching on 110 operators in 100 countries at the same time. US variants called Epic, Vibrant, Fascinate, Captivate, and Mesmerize were released from June to September 2010.
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Reception
CNET Asia gives Galaxy S favorable reviews with a score of 8.4/10. Galaxy S compared to current high-end Android-based phones such as HTC Desire, Xperia X10, Nexus One, and smartphones use different operating systems like the iPhone 4, which running iOS, and HTC HD2, running Windows Mobile on CNET Asia.
GSMArena.com describes Galaxy S as having "perfect audio quality," claiming the superior performance of the phone makes it a "new leader of the Android package."
TIME listed Galaxy S as the # 2 device on the "Top 10 Gadgets" of 2010, praising its Super AMOLED screen.
The phone was criticized by some reviewers for sub-par GPS performance. Anandtech, reviewing the Epic 4G variant, says, "the phone will take a lot of time to determine your actual location, and/or it will not determine your location very accurately." Engadget describes the GPS in the Vibrant and Captivate variants as "completely broken and malfunctioning... this is a problem with no plausible explanation why it makes it all the way to retail devices." Samsung released the only app for Captivate and Vibrant variants that reset the phone's GPS settings to the factory settings. TechRadar recognizes GPS errors in the Galaxy S and states that this has been fixed in Google Nexus S. However, there is a solution to the problem and that includes opening it and welding the antenna contacts with the motherboard.
Hardware
Processor
Samsung Galaxy S uses Samsung S5PC110 processor. The processor incorporates a 45Ã, nm ARM Cortex-A8 CPU core with a PowerVR SGX 540 GPU made by Imagination Technologies that supports OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0 and is capable of up to 20 million triangles per second. The core CPU, code-named "Hummingbird", developed jointly by Samsung and Intrinsity. The processor was later renamed to Samsung Exynos 3110 in October 2011.
Memory
Samsung Galaxy S has 512D MB LPDDR1 RAM (DDR Mobile). Some variants also come with an 8 GB or 16 GB OneNAND memory that is combined in a packet-on-packet pile with the processor. External microSD card slot supports up to 32 GB additional storage memory.
Display
Samsung Galaxy S uses a 101.6-millimeter Super (AMOLED) AMOLED touchscreen coated by Gorilla Glass, a special crack and scratch-resistant material. The screen is a WVGA PenTile screen manufactured by Samsung.
Audio
This phone uses Wolfson's WM8994 DAC as the audio center.
Camera
Samsung Galaxy S has a 5 Megapixel camera with no optical zoom but digital. It has a 1/3.6 "type sensor (rectangle 4ÃÆ' â €" 3Ã, mm), which is slightly smaller than an ordinary sensor in a digital pocket camera, which has a 1/2.33 "-1/2.5" sensor.
Software
User interface
This phone uses Samsung TouchWiz 3.0 user interface. Unlike TouchWiz 3.0 on Samsung Wave, it allows up to seven homescreens. However, different from other Android user interface, TouchWiz 3.0 allows users to add, delete and reset homescreens. The program launcher is also different from other Android user interfaces as it has a program menu like iOS that allows shortcut customization. In addition, three of the four shortcuts at the bottom of the screen can also be customized.
Epic 4G has a special TouchWiz version based on TouchWiz 3.0. Because the QWERTY keyboard is slide-out Epic 4G, the homescreen should be rotated into landscape mode. Other Galaxy S TouchWiz 3.0 devices do not support this feature.
The most important aspect of the third generation of TouchWiz is the widget interface. The most prominent widgets that come with Galaxy S are Daily Briefing, Weather Clock, and Current Friends widget. In addition to the Samsung widgets, standard Android widgets can be added and removed from homescreens.
Bundled apps
Other software provided includes Reality Browser Screen, a program that visualizes the direction of GPS, and Aldiko, the ebook reader. The phone also comes with various upgraded software versions that come with previous generation Samsung smartphones (like i8910HD and i8000 Omnia II).
Media support
Galaxy S comes with support for many multimedia file formats, including audio codecs (FLAC, WAV, Vorbis, MP3, AAC, AAC, eAAC, WMA, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MID, AC3, XMF), video codecs (mpeg4 , H.264, H.263, Sorenson codec, DivX HD/XviD, VC-1) and video formats (3GP (MPEG-4), WMV (Advanced System Format), AVI (divx), MKV, FLV).
Update
Android 2.2 upgrade
At launch, Galaxy S has Android 2.1 ("Eclair") installed. The official upgrade to Android 2.2 ("Froyo") began launching worldwide in November 2010.
Canada received a 2.2 increase for certain operators on December 10, 2010.
According to Samsung, the 2.2 upgrade has come to the US in 2011 for most versions of the handset (AT & amp; T Captivate, Verizon Fascinate, T-mobile Vibrant, Sprint Epic). Increased 2.2 was released for T-Mobile on January 20, 2011. It activates previously stock Android features that have been disabled such as Wi-Fi calls and AP mobile.
Verizon Fascinate was upgraded to Android 2.2 in April 2011. The Veruum Continuum variant was upgraded to 2.2 in February 2012.
Android 2.3 upgrade
Android 2.3 update ("Gingerbread") is available for Nordic countries, Netherlands and Germany on April 16, 2011. Updates reach UK, India and HongKong in early November 2011. Singapore received updates in June. Australia received an update in August. Samsung Epic for Sprint began receiving Gingerbread updates on November 9, 2011 and updates released for Samsung Galaxy S 4G on November 15th. As of December 1, 2011, Samsung Fascinate on Verizon has been updated to Gingerbread 2.3 (Droid-Life).
T-Mobile in the US made the 2.3 upgrade available on November 15, 2011. Currently, this update is only available on the T-Mobile 4G model (SGH-T959V). T-Mobile USA never produced a 2.3 update to its original Samsung Galaxy S (SGH-T959). The SGH-T959V update is available at http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1810. On January 10, 2012, AT & T provides updates to Gingerbread (2.3.5) to Captivate owners (SGH-I897). The update is made possible through manual update using Kies Mini.
Android 4.0 and later
The official update for Android 4.0 was never released, as Samsung feels that Galaxy S does not have enough memory (RAM) to run the TouchWiz interface on top of Android 4.0. As a replacement for Android 4.0, Samsung released the "Value Pack" update for Galaxy S in March 2012 in South Korea, which maintains a 2.3 (Gingerbread) based operating system, but includes new features from TouchWiz 4.0 (some of which are backport of 4.0) such as unlocking faces, improvements to the launcher, the ability to capture still images while recording videos, and a redesigned photo editor.
However, unaffiliated developers associated with CyanogenMod generate unofficial updates based on Android 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 for Galaxy S and its variants. This update was developed from the Android Open Source Project code. LineageOS 14.1, based on Android 7.1, has also been ported to the device.
Official
Galaxy S is supported by Replicant project.
Variant
International
The international version of Galaxy S is very similar to the 'GT-I9000' reference version.
GT-I9000B
The Brazilian "GT-I9000B" includes ISDB-T 1seg digital TV tuner with program guide, closed captions and recording support. The units are manufactured locally by Samsung to take advantage of tax cuts associated with local production.
GT-I9000M
The Canadian "GT-I9000M" dropped UMTS band VIII support for UMTS support band V. Bell, Virgin Mobile and SaskTel offer the model.
GT-I9000T
"GT-I9000T" changed the support of UMTS band VIII for UMTS band V support. It is offered by Telcel in Mexico, Telstra in Australia and many other carriers throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
GT-I9000/M8
"GT-I9000/M8" is the only model that includes UMTS quad-band 3G radio. It is offered primarily in Australia and New Zealand.
GT-I9003
"GT-I9003" is the final model, low cost version of Galaxy S. It replaces the 4-inch Super AMOLED screen with a cheaper 4-inch SuperClear-LCD screen. It also swapped the SoC Hummingbird with Texas Instruments OMAP 3630 SoC, which included the slower PowerVR SGX530 graphics processor and the TWL5030 DAC. To compensate for the increased attractiveness of SC-LCD screens, battery capacity increased from 1,500 to 1,650 mAh.
North America
The North American version of Galaxy S is quite different from the reference version of "GT-I9000". Most use a 4-button layout, dropping FM tuners and front cameras, and include UMTS band V support. A number of models also include 4G support and a physical QWERTY keyboard.
Captivate
AT & amp; T released this variant (SGH-I897) for the United States on July 18, 2010, while Rogers released its own variant (SGH-I896) for Canada. Both variants include 16 GB of internal flash memory, but without the front camera, FM radio and camera flash present on other Galaxy S variants. Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" is available for this model. The Rogers version includes a small GPS functionality difference and the ability to use HSUPA.
Spirited
T-Mobile released this variant (SGH-T959) for the United States on July 15, 2010. This is the third Android 2.x phone officially supported by T-Mobile (after Nexus One and MyTouch 3G Slide). Like Captivate, it includes 16 GB of internal flash memory, but ignores the front camera and FM radio, and does not have an LED camera flash. SGH-T959 is only updated via Android 2.2.1.
T-Mobile and Wind Mobile also released a 4G called Vibrant (SGH-T959V/W) in February 2011. It adds HSPA support and a 1.3 megapixel front camera. Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" is the latest version available for this model.
Fascinate
Verizon released this variant (SCH-I500) for the United States on September 9, 2010. It removes the front camera and FM radio from the base model, but adds an LED flash. Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" is available. His release was accompanied by some controversy over Verizon's decision to replace Google Search with Bing as the major search engine.
SCH-I500 is also known as Mesmerize for US Cellular and Showcase for C Spire and Ntelos.
Galaxy S Showcase
Available on Straight Talk/NET10. Similar to Verizon Fascinate (SCH-I500) but thinner and lighter.
Epic 4G
Sprint released this variant (SPH-D700) for the United States on August 31, 2010. It has no FM radio, but includes an LED flash, LED message indication, full slide-out QWERTY keyboard and 4G WiMax support. Editions including TouchWiz on Android 2.1 should be reworked to support landscape mode when using the QWERTY keyboard.
Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" is available as an official carrier upgrade, while In July 2014 it is possible to upgrade to Android 4.4 ("KitKat") with Cyanogenmod.
Stratosphere
Verizon Stratosphere (SCH-I405) is similar to Epic 4G. The main difference is the enhanced 1.3 MP front camera, 4G LTE support and no LED messages. US Cellular Metrix (SCH-I405U) adds several bands to LTE support. All models released with Android 2.3.
Indulge
The MetroPCS (SCH-R910) variant was released on February 21, 2011, for the United States. This is the first LTE smartphone at launch. The Indulge shrinks the screen size from 4 inches to 3.5 inches, removes the front-facing camera, reduces the camera to 3.2 megapixel, removes flash, lowers the screen resolution 480ÃÆ'â € "320 pixels, and adds a full QWERTY keyboard. The Cricket model (SCH-R915) does not have LTE support, but adds CDMA 1xEV-DO support over AWS Band IV.
Galaxy Proclaim
Available on Straight Talk/NET10. Similar to the Indulge Cricket (SCH-R915) but lacks a QWERTY keyboard.
Infusion
AT & amp; T released this variant (SGH-I997) for the United States on May 15, 2011, while Rogers released it for Canada on July 26, 2011. It includes a faster 1.2 GHz version of the Exynos "Hummingbird" SoC, 16 GB internal flash memory, main 8 MP, secondary 1.3 MP front camera, HSPA support and an enhanced 4.5-inch Super AMOLED screen. AT & amp; T has released Android 2.3.6 updates while Rogers has released 2.3.3.
Aviator
US Cellular Aviator (SCH-R930) resembles 4G Infuse, but uses the original 1.0C GHz SoC Hummingbird. It offers CDMA dual-band and quad-band LTE radio.
Asia
SC-02B
In Japan, NTT Docomo carries the Galaxy S (SC-02B). It's similar to the GT-I9000, but ignores the front camera.
SHW-M110S
Galaxy S (SHW-M110S) is an exclusive phone for SK Telecom customers. This is different from GT-I9000 because it includes a T-DMB tuner. It is sold under the brand "Anycall".
SHW-M130K
KT offers this variant (SHW-M130K) for South Korea as Galaxy K. It includes a tri-band UMTS radio, 1.2 GHz SoC Hummingbird faster, a T-DMB tuner and a smaller 3.5-inch Super AMOLED screen. It is sold under the brand "Anycall".
SHW-M130L
LG U offers this variant (SHW-M130L) for South Korea as Galaxy U. It is similar to Galaxy K, but offers stock 1.0Ã, GHz Hummingbird SoC and 1xEV-DO CDMA radio.
SCH-I909
China Telecom offers the SCH-I909 variant that supports both GSM and CDMA 2G and CDMA 3G standards.
SCH-I919
China Telecom then offers this more sophisticated variant, with an almost identical design to AT & amp; T Infuse 4G, Qualcomm S2 SoC, while retaining support for CDMA 3G.
GT-I9008
China Mobile offers the GT-I9008 variant that supports both GSM 2G and TD-SCDMA 3G standards. This includes a CMMB digital television tuner. It also uses the OPhone 2.0 platform as opposed to Android.
GT-I9088
China Unicom offers the GT-I9088 variant that supports both GSM 2G and UMTS-FDD 3G standards.
Nexus S
Nexus S is a Galaxy S smartphone developed jointly by Google and Samsung in 2010. Nexus S is different from Galaxy S because it runs an Android stock version provided by Google as opposed to the TouchWiz edition provided by Samsung and mobile operators. In addition, Nexus S dropped a microSD slot that supports NFC transmitters.
Models for the United States, United Kingdom and Canada use a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen similar to the Galaxy S's reference, but with a small curvature that refers to Google as "Contour Display". Models for other markets use 4-inch SuperClear-LCD (SC-LCD) screens.
Nexus S was originally shipped with Android 2.3 "Gingerbread". This can be upgraded to Android 4.1.2 "Jelly Bean".
Galaxy S product line
Samsung Galaxy S II is a touch screen-scale Android smartphone with features of the Galaxy S. product line
The dual SIM version of the Galaxy S Line, the Samsung Galaxy S Duos, is different from other Samsung dual sim models, this phone is part of the high-end "S" series, this is why it is marketed as part of the "Galaxy S Family".
Legal
In a lawsuit filed on April 15, 2011, Apple accused Samsung of infringing patents and trademarks with touch screens on the Samsung Galaxy mobile product line. That includes the Galaxy S smartphone and Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet.
See also
- Samsung Galaxy S smartphone comparison
References
External links
- Official Website of Samsung Galaxy S
- Official Source Code for Samsung Galaxy S (Sprint Version is SPH-D700 DI18)
- Samsung Application
- Samsung Support Page
- NEM ARM Multimedia Application
- The CyanogenMod operating system (Alternative Android distribution)
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