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Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics |
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Series | I Series |
Model | GT-I8150 |
Uniform networks | GSM/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; 3GUMTS/HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100 MHz |
Successor | Samsung Galaxy S 3 Mini |
Related | Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Milky way R |
Type | Touchscreen smartphone |
Dimensions | 115.5 mm (four.55 in) H 59.viii mm (2.35 in) W eleven.5 mm (0.45 in) D |
Mass | 110 g (3.nine oz) |
Operating organization | Android 2.3.vi (Gingerbread) with TouchWiz UI 4.0 |
CPU | ane.four GHz single-core Qualcomm Scorpion MSM8255T Snapdragon SoC processor |
GPU | Adreno 205 GPU |
Memory | 512 MB RAM |
Storage | 4 GB wink memory |
Removable storage | microSD (upward to 32 GB) |
Bombardment | Li-ion 1500 mA·h |
Data inputs | Multi-impact touch screen, headset controls, GP2A proximity, 3-axis gyroscope, AK8975 magnetometer and AK8975 orientation sensor, BMA222 accelerometer, aGPS, gravity sensor, rotation vector sensor and stereo FM-radio |
Display | 800×480 px, 9.34 cm (3.68 in) at 252 ppi WVGA TFT LCD |
Rear photographic camera | 5 Mpx with auto focus, 720p 30 fps HD video recording and stills Single LED flash |
Front camera | VGA for video chatting, video recording, and stills |
Connectivity | 3.5 mm TRRS; Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/due north); Wi-Fi Directly; Bluetooth iii.0; Micro-USB 2.0; DLNA, GPS; |
Other | Commutation ActiveSync, integrated messaging Social Hub, Readers Hub, Music Hub, and Game Hub |
Samsung Galaxy Westward
(i8150), also known every bit
Samsung Wonder, is an Android smartphone that is a smaller-sized variant of Samsung Galaxy S II.[ane]
[two]
Milky way Westward
is a less-powerful downgrade compared to
Galaxy S II, with specifications comparable to the larger Galaxy R. The device has a 3.68 in (nine.34 cm) WVGA capacitive TFT LCD touchscreen with a 480×800 px resolution. The phone also features a five-megapixel still-prototype camera that is capable of 720p video capture.
The principal differences between
Galaxy Westward
and other variants are its single-core CPU (i.iv GHz manufactured by Qualcomm), higher screen pixel density compared to
Galaxy Southward Ii
and
Milky way R, and a slightly unlike concrete blueprint.
Prior to the release of
Galaxy Southward II, in that location were speculative reports of Samsung’s plans for a smaller stripped-downwards variant, which is a like example-example to HTC HD Mini existing as a smaller version of HTC HD2.
Launch
[edit]
First announced in August 2011, the Milky way W made its market place debut in October 2011.[1]
[iii]
Hardware
[edit]
Processor
[edit]
The device uses a single-cadre 1.4 GHz Scorpion Qualcomm powered Snapdragon chip forth with Adreno 205 for its GPU graphics.[i]
Retentivity
[edit]
The handset has a system memory of 1.07 Gigabytes,1.7 GB of USB Storage and a dedicated 351 Megabytes of RAM.
Display
[edit]
The telephone uses a 93.89-millimetre (3.696 in) WVGA TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen which has a Pixel density (PPI) of ‘252’. It has a college pixel density than its high-finish counterpart, the S2 which has a pixel density of 217 ppi.
Camera
[edit]
On the back of the device is a 5-megapixel camera with single LED flash that tin record videos in up to a maximum 720p high-definition (HD). There is also a fixed-focus front end-facing VGA camera for video calling, taking photos, too as full general video recording.
Connectivity
[edit]
Galaxy W
features industry-standard connectivity, including Bluetooth three.0, Assisted GPS (AGPS), Wi-Fi 802.xi b/g/north, besides as micro-USB connectivity for files transfer and PC charging.[1]
Also featured is a stereo FM radio[4]
with RDS along with a 3.5mm audio headphone socket located at the top of the device.[5]
Software
[edit]
Android operating system
[edit]
The Galaxy W ships with Android 2.three.6 installed.
User interface
[edit]
The Galaxy West employs the latest proprietary Samsung TouchWiz 4.0 user interface.
Bundled applications
[edit]
The Milky way W, similar the Galaxy S Two, features the inclusion of Samsung’south ‘Hub’ applications for various multimedia use.[half dozen]
Included are:
- Social Hub
- Integrates popular social networking services like Facebook and Twitter into one place rather than in separate applications.
- Readers Hub
- Provides the ability to access, read and download online newspapers, due east-books and magazines from a worldwide selection.
- Music Hub
- An awarding shop for downloading and purchasing music on the device. Samsung has teamed up with 7digital to offer this service.[seven]
- Game Hub
- An application store for downloading and purchasing games. Samsung has teamed up with partners including Gameloft to offer this service.[7]
- Other applications
- More applications include Samsung Kies, Kies Air, as well equally Google Maps with Latitude, Places, Navigation.[viii]
Media back up
[edit]
The Galaxy W supports various audio formats including MP3, OGG, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WMA, WAV, MID, AC3, IMY, FLAC, XMF audio formats and video formats support for MPEG4, H.264, H.263, WMV, DivX, Xvid, VC-1. Recording & Playback of videos in upward to 720p high-definition (HD).
Other variants
[edit]
The T-Mobile USA variant of
Galaxy W
is Samsung Exhibit II 4G (SGH-T679).[9]
[ten]
It has a few hardware differences, including a 3 MP rear photographic camera, and a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 CPU. Samsung Showroom Ii 4G was rebranded as Samsung Galaxy Showroom 4G by a software update on May 30, 2012.[eleven]
In 2014, T-Mobile sells an Exhibit version (SGH-599) through Walmart.
Another variant in some markets is Samsung Galaxy S2 Mini (non to be dislocated with Samsung Milky way Mini 2).
Reception
[edit]
Dan Sung, reviewing the Galaxy W device for
Pocket-lint.com, had farther noted the amount of downgraded features.[12]
CNET
UK briefly summarized the telephone as “mesomorphic” — in its pocket-sized size dimensions, equally well as “decent” for a lower-priced culling to
Milky way South Ii.[xiii]
References
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Samsung Online
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Leavitt, Lydia (26 August 2011). “Samsung Galaxy W to launch on Three network in the UK”.
Engadget
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“(page 1) Samsung Milky way W I8150 preview: First look”.
GSMArena.com. 29 Baronial 2011. Retrieved
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GSMArena.com. 29 August 2011. Retrieved
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GSMArena.com. 29 August 2011. Retrieved
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TechRadar. 14 February 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2011. Retrieved
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CNET.
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Sung, Dan (five September 2011). “Samsung Galaxy W pictures and hands-on”.
Pocket-lint.com
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Hoyle, Andrew (15 September 2011). “Samsung Galaxy West – Reviews”.
CNET Uk
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