Samsung Galaxy 5
{{Short description|Smartphone model}}
{{Distinguish|Samsung Galaxy S5}}
{{Infobox mobile phone
| name = Samsung Galaxy 5
| logo = Samsung Galaxy 5 logo.svg
| image = 250px
| caption = Samsung Galaxy 5 in Black
| aka = GT-I5500/I5503
Samsung Galaxy Europa
Samsung Galaxy 550
Samsung Corby Smartphone
Samsung Corby Android
| manufacturer = Samsung
| family = Samsung Galaxy
| carrier =
| networks = GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
UMTS/HSDPA (3.5G) 850/900/1900/2100 MHz up to 7.2 Mbps
| releasedate = {{Start date and age|2010|08}}
| price =
| available = {{Start date|2010|08}}
| discontinued =
| predecessor =
| successor = Samsung Galaxy Mini
| related = Samsung Corby
| type = Slate
| dimensions = {{convert|108|mm|in|abbr=on}} H
{{convert|56|mm|in|abbr=on}} W
{{convert|12.3|mm|in|abbr=on}} D
| weight = {{convert|102|g|oz|abbr=on}}
| os = Original: Android 2.1 "Eclair"
Current: Android 2.2 "Froyo"
| cpu = MSM7227-1 ARM11 600 MHz
| memory = 256 MB (Accessible: 184 MB) SDRAM
| storage = 512 MB (Accessible: 184 MB) up to 32 GB microSD card
| memory_card = microSD
| battery = 1200 mAh Li-ion
| input = * Capacitive touchscreen
| display = 240 x 320 pixels, 2.8 inches (~143 ppi pixel density) 16M color
| camera = 2.0 Megapixels fixed focus, face detection, panorama mode
| media = * Audio MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, Ogg Vorbis
- Video MP4, H.264, H.263
| connectivity = * Wi-Fi Atheros 6k chipset 802.11b/g/n with DLNA
| sar = 0.65 W/kg (head){{cite web |url=http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i5500b-3371.php |title=Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5 - Full phone specifications|access-date=15 May 2012}}
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The Samsung Galaxy 5 (also called Samsung GT-I5500, Samsung GT-I5500M, Samsung GT-I5503, Samsung GT-I5510M, Samsung Galaxy Europa, Samsung Galaxy 550, Samsung Corby Smartphone and Samsung Corby Android in some countries) is a smartphone. It uses the open source Android operating system (OS). It was announced on June 15, 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=9722 |title=Samsung outs i5500 Galaxy 5 Android smartphone |last=Haselton |first=Todd |date=15 June 2010 |work=MobileBurn.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930053240/http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=9722 |archive-date=30 September 2011 }}{{cite web |url=http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-europa-gt-i5500-review-50001001 |title=Samsung Galaxy Europa GT-i5500 review |last=Westaway |first=Luke |date=4 October 2010 |work=CNET |publisher=CBS Interactive Ltd |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225103439/http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-europa-gt-i5500-review-50001001 |archive-date=25 December 2012 }}
Specifications
The phone measures {{convert|108|mm}} x {{convert|56|mm}} x {{convert|12.3|mm}}. It ships with Android 2.1 Eclair operating system and supports the HSDPA ("3.5G") mobile telephony protocol at 7.2 Mbit/s. The user interface features a capacitive touchscreen but does not support multi-touch as found on high end smartphones. The {{convert|2.8|inch}} screen supports QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) resolution with a 16M color depth. The communication features include Bluetooth, 3G, Wi-Fi and A-GPS.
Android
When originally released, the phone came with Android 2.1 Eclair as the preinstalled OS. {{As of|2011|08}}, most phones are shipping with Android 2.2 Froyo. Some carriers allow an update from Android 2.1 to 2.2 via the Samsung Kies software package, that is bundled with the phone. Froyo brought many new features to the phone, including voice dialling.
Unofficially, the phone can run Android 2.3 Gingerbread, Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, Android 4.3 Jelly Bean or Android 4.4.4 KitKat via three different ports of CyanogenMod made by the same group.{{cite web |url=http://www.madteam.co |title=MADTeam: A Site Dedicated To Android |access-date=25 June 2012}}, CyanogenMod port official page, Samsung i5500 At this time, these ports have, together, over 110,000 installations at Samsung i5500 devices.{{cite web|url=http://stats.cyanogenmod.com/|title=CyanogenMod Stats|access-date=19 July 2013|archive-date=25 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225005508/http://stats.cyanogenmod.com/|url-status=dead}}
See also
References
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