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Samsung Galaxy 5 – Unboxing – Hands On Review (with Video) Indian version of i5500

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Posted September 12, 2010 by Bharat Nagpal in News

The Samsung Galaxy 5 , is the smallest brother of the Galaxy S, Available from Samsung’s stable in India. The Device is a pocket friendly device priced between 9,000 – 10,000 INR (depending on city/state tax). But, dont let the price tag fool you this device is a fully featured smartphone.

Specs Include :-

A 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen (CAPACITIVE)
3G and WiFi connectivity
A-GPS, DLNA
2-megapixel camera
Bluetooth 2.1
Android 2.1
100MB of built-in memory that is further expandable with microSD cards (there’s a 2GB memory card included)

Things we Love

Screen in much move vivid than current competitor (MI 300)
touchscreen is highly responsive
WIFI – Bluetooth works great
Geo-tagging of images
Android 2.1
Good Battery Life
Great Build Quality (especially compared to Mi – 300)

Things we Wanted

No Autofocus in the camera
There is no backlight in the keys below the screen
No led flash
In ear Headphones

Stay Tuned for a Full Video Review and Unboxing (After the Break)

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Bharat Nagpal

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Prateek Manwani

hey…how is the audio quality….???
Izaynidoy

how can i use the location at the message settings when you txt you can see it at the left lower part of the message box ,, the blue one, that has a sign of a lightning?? please reply at my facebuk acct. norlhyzan@yahoo.com thnks.. i just need to track someone just by using either GPS or wifi??
Rohan

android 2.2 is available only for galaxy 5
Rohan

Samsung galaxy 5 is better one
Amith

Whats the difference between Galaxy 5 i5503 and Galaxy 5 i5500?????
Pls clarify it?
Amith

Which one is better ??
dell xcd28
Or samsung galaxy 5??
http://twitter.com/bibekmaharjan Bibek Maharjan

There is a problem in galaxy5 i5500 while installing the application because the internal memory is very low. So i can’t install many of my fav. applications as many as i like to install.
but galaxy5 is the best thank u samsung.
manc

how to open a word document in galaxy 5.
Is there any free application for this or galaxy 5 has inbuilt support for office documents
Rohan

you should buy samsung galaxy 5
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ERUFVJFSUOQRTV4ZYGZU6LHMPY DANISH

sir ….
who better phone samsung galaxy5 and micromax A60
Commonman

think so galaxy 3 is best than lg optimus my frd is using it it is really awesome but galaxy3 is some what slower than galaxy 5 i dont know why it is so?
Commonman

no
Mayank 21 Oye Rock

bharat,
plzz tell about its battery backup- for :2g , 3g n with wiifi
http://www.iGyaan.in Bharat Nagpal

no it is not
http://www.iGyaan.in Bharat Nagpal

when in the gmail app , click menu -> GO to Labels
Rohan

Samsung Galaxy 5 is the best mobile for you
Rohan

the sound quality is the best
Kunalkrane

Dear Bharat
Is this phone video calling (3G) enabled please revert.Wana buy the same asap
Anonymous

How to find inbox, sent items, draft in Samsung galaxy 5 i5503 mobile
http://www.iGyaan.in Bharat Nagpal

Audio is good
SMC-HEMANT

HOWZ AUDIO QUALITY OF THIS/
http://www.iGyaan.in Bharat Nagpal

data is needed to load maps, download offline maps, or find a way to cache maps on your phone and you wont require data / edge/ gprs etc for maps and gps location tracking, but for navigation you will require a data connection. GPS is independent of GPRS , but software needs an active data connection to refresh.
Ajinkya

I saw review of galaxy 5. I would like to know if GPS in it works without data connection or it mandatorily needs either edge/gprs or 3g data connection?
Hafsal

@Bharat Nagpal:are u tell right… do u have this phone?…… i am planing to buy galaxy….
afra

@Nitin2: best phone is galaxy 3….because lg optimus(GT540) is only have 156 mb ram …and galaxy 3 have 256 mb ram…..
Nitin2

Which one is better

Galaxy 3 or lg optimus(GT540)
vipul jaidka

how is the sound quality of galaxy bhart sir
jitesh.pujari

does galaxy 5 run all the motion sensor games?
which games have u installed
Anoop

Hi Bharat,

Any major changes in Galaxy i5503 or is it similar to i5500?

Also does Galaxy 5 support Motion sensing gaming?
Jagan

Hi Bharat, please make a video about the gaming performance of this phone.I am asking because I want to know whether the 2.8 inch screen is good for gaming and also because I am planning to buy this phone for diwali.
Regards,
Jagan.
http://www.iGyaan.in Bharat Nagpal

@jitesh:
Hi please post questions in the forums in the proper category for better discussion

thanks
here is the link

http://igyaan.in/Forums/
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@SMCTV:

Hi please post questions in the forums in the proper category for better discussion

thanks
here is the link

http://igyaan.in/Forums/
SMCTV

Hi Bharat,

I want to buy a 3g wifi phone which support hi-speed internet speed and also connect to the pc as well give speed like a better internet performance than old phones.

So can you suggest me which mobile is best for me..
Samsung Galaxy 5
Spice MI-300
Acer i110

Plz tell me … the right choice if any other phone which supports android OS, plz also tell me….
jitesh

hi bharath
wud u help me to solve my confusion between galaxy 5 and spice mi300
the only draw back of galxy is i guess the multitouch though the hardware is capable of,and the other is the smaller screen

whereas mi300 has 3.2 screen and 5 mp
and 1 more thng i wantd to ask is will upgrade to 2.2 b available
and would upgrade to 2.2 will release its multitoch funtn

so plz reply me soon
http://www.iGyaan.in Bharat Nagpal

@shahzad javed: Android seems to be a better bet over nokia for such requirements. go for the galaxy 3 or Wildfire if you stretch your budget.
http://www.iGyaan.in Bharat Nagpal

@tejas:

The message capacity depends on the storage you choose, if you choose memory card, than on the capacity of your memory card.
tejas

Bharat i was happy with your unboxing video of Samsung Galaxy 5 (I5500).
I think it was a first INDIAN origin unboxing video on YOU TUBE.
So first f all congrats.
I would like to know the message inbox capacity of Samsung Galaxy 5 (I5500).
please reply soon.
shahzad javed

bharat can u please tell me which phone should i buy my budget is 12000 rs and iam considering samsung galaxy 3 & 5 and nokia c5 and c6
iam an avid internet user with most of my time spent on social networking sites and gathering information from various sources for my studies (eg wikipedia) so can u plz tell me which one to buy and y?
Avadhoot Velankar

@ bharat,

i am getting very excited about Huawei Ideos. seems good and only advantage over galexy 5 seems to be inclusion of froyo. well froyo enables mobile hotspot feature by which i can use it as wireless web router. will upgrade to froyo from eclair in galexy 5 add this feature to it, or it is exclusive to huawei hardware.
amit

Hi,

I am using vodafone, i asked them to send GPRS setting but i didnt get it. So customer care guys manually did the setting for my galaxy 5.

But still i am not able to connect to GPRS.
Please let me know if i need to configure in my galaxy 5.
Please do respond.
http://www.iGyaan.in Bharat Nagpal

@chandu: Hi,
If your usage is too high then even a 1500mah battery wont solve your problem.
Please turn of wifi and data when not in use
Dim the brightness to what is required and turn of push email support.
The battery life will increase a good deal.
http://www.iGyaan.in Bharat Nagpal

I will try to have a review once the device becomes available
RAJDEEP

hi .
will u review the HUAWEI IDEOS ?. .and kindly inform its release date in india .
We are glad to have a site like urs :D .Keep up the good work
http://www.iGyaan.in Bharat Nagpal

@Ramu: Hi, to improve battery life, try the Following

1. Turn off WIFI and Data when not needed (use free app APNDROID)
2. reduce brightness to minimum required
3. turn off location services (gps)
4.Turn Off Push Mail

Try the steps above to massively improve battery life
Ramu

@BharathNagpal:Firstly thanks for the review.I have bought this mobile 3 days ago by seeing this review.But i feel that its battery life is poor.So please suggest me,how can i save battery?Please mail me some tips to save battery life.My email ID is ramu.rocks4u@yahoo.com
http://www.iGyaan.in Bharat Nagpal

Hi
In both cases gps will work without GPRS , as in, it will locate you , but maps will not work
hence, it will be pointless to use gps without maps.

So, broadly you either need to download offline maps , which can be found in the market place , or use GPRS
Rajdeep Mandal

ohhhh…..nooo i cant decide between mi 300 and galaxy 5 ….and does the gps work without Gprs ?
http://www.iGyaan.in Bharat Nagpal

Hi,

The fact is really simple they try to target different segments of the market. If they have everything in one phone the other phones Won’t sell. While they choose things which may never be used (7.2 Mbps in India for eg.)

Live wallpapers can be added by running third party apps
VST

What I simply wonder is at the inconsistencies that Samsung introduces its into some of phones. I mean what gives it a good reason to have a 3.6Mbpalf s connectivity in Galxaxy3 while Galaxy5 has 7.2 And dear Mr.Bharat could u please ask those guys on my behalf as to how did they forget the Live Wallpapers!!!!!!
Ravi

Did samsung say that they will update it?@ Bharat
NR

@ Bharat & ALL –
Dont mind bharat, bt i think U are completely in favour of Samsung & also Discouraging the spice mi 300, But in my opinion Spice mi 300 is far far better in every aspect than the samsung galaxy 5..
Jst take a look.

Some Features

Galaxy 5
- Screen Size(Pixels) 2.8″ 240×320 QVGA
- Camera 2MP only
- LED Flash NO
-Auto Focus NO
-Memory capacity Upto 16 GB
-Multi Touch(Pinch Zoom) NO
-

Spice Mi300
-Screen Size (Pixels) 3.2” 480 x 320, HVGA
- CAMERA 5 MP
- LED Flash YES
-AUTO FOCUS YES
-Memory capacity Upto 32 GB
-Multi-Touch (Pinch Zoom) YES
- G sensor,
- A GPS,
- Video rcrdng @ 30 FPS.

The negative side of mi300 is that it doesn’t looks so rich, but Samsung’s Galaxy 5 is also looks like All shitty Corbys.It doesn’t gives U a feel of a smart phone.

NOW THINK….!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kushal gandhi

can touch wiz in galaxy 5 be disable ??
Anubhav

@Anubhav:

i saw your amazing review of galaxy3 also … but i didn’t find the device worth for 4k more … i am looking forward for galaxy5 … as i said earlier review was very good … thanx :)
http://www.iGyaan.in Bharat Nagpal

@Probal: we didnt see any such problem
Probal

Hi Bharat,

You may have missed out my ques. Your reply will be appreciated. Cheers
http://www.iGyaan.in Bharat Nagpal

Will have a review of the galaxy 3 in a day or 2
Anubhav

hey,
the review of galaxy5 was awesome …
i am looking for a phone in 10k bracket …
this seems to be the best option … but how is galaxy3 ??
is it worth going to 13k for that ?
http://www.iGyaan.in Bharat Nagpal

An update for 2.2 will be out from samsung
ankit

i bought galaxy 5 and it cannot be upgraded to 2.2
Probal

Hi Bharat,

Thanks for the review. Did you find any problems getting apps on the Android market for this phone? It is said that many apps will not be installable (or will not appear on the market) on this because its resolution is not HVGA. What was your experience?
http://www.iGyaan.in Bharat Nagpal

@spy123: Soon ,, very soon :)
http://www.iGyaan.in Bharat Nagpal

@smallberry: its not bad infact i feel its a great size for a phone- very pocket friendly, no backlit buttons is another thing all together , difficult in the dark
spy123

Thanks for the review. Do you plan to review Galaxy 3 as well? I am looking for bigger screen android phone
smallberry

How comfortable did you find the 2.8″ screen? Seems a tad small.
http://suvish.co.cc Vishy1618

@Bharat Nagpal: Thanks for the info! Its great to have a India focussed site for these things…

I am intrigued about a generic Froyo build…will have to check it out!
http://www.iGyaan.in Bharat Nagpal

@Vishy1618: 2.2 is not out yet from samsung , but A generic build of Froyo 2.2 could possibly be installed.

ram on the galaxy 5 is 256 MB
Rom is 512 MB
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@Bharat Nagpal: Any idea on when they’ll roll out the upgrade? Or have you already done it?

Another thing, do you guys know how much RAM is on this device? Thanks a lot…I’m looking forward to buy this…
http://www.iGyaan.in Bharat Nagpal

@nitin: YES IT IS upgradable to 2.2
nitin

is it upgradeable to 2.2 froyo?? pls gv me a reply im confused i jst cnt decide weather to go for spice mi300 or go for this.

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