Samsung I7500
Release year: 2009
Launch price: 368 € October 2009
Samsung i7500 represents the cutting edge of smartphones and is the first based on the Android operating system. Quad-band, equipped with expandable memory for a large storage capacity for applications, e-mails with attachments and files, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g connectivity, EDGE class 10 technology, and HTML Browser. It also features Instant Messaging, MPEG4/ H.263/ H.264/ WMV player, Geo-tagging, and speakerphone. Bluetooth technology allows the transfer of voice and data (e.g. images and video) between two devices equipped with a Bluetooth solution, all without wires. It is possible to take photographs, add text, music or spoken audio and create a message to easily send as an MMS attachment file. The main camera is 5 MP with autofocus, LED flash, video recording is possible, and you can see the person you are talking to (video call).
Technical specifications
| Networks | Tri-band Dual Mode / HSDPA |
| Dimensions | 115 x 56 x 11.9 mm |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1500 mAh |
| Operating system | Android OS, v1.5 |
In the box: Battery, user manual, travel charger
Messaging
| SMS |  |
| MMS | |
| Predictive text (T9) | |
| Video messaging | |
| Chat |  |
Design and display
| Display | OLED touchscreen, 16M colors and 320 x 480 pixels. Accelerometer sensor for automatic screen rotation. Touchscreen handwriting recognition |
| Adjustable contrast | |
| Multi-line display | |
| Display color | 16M |
| Display size | 320 x 480 pixels |
| Backlit keypad | |
| Keypad lock | |
| One-touch phonebook access | |
| Antenna | internal |
| Vibration | |
| Headphone jack | |
Features
| SIM Application Toolkit | |
| Built-in speakerphone | |
| J2ME support | |
| Conference calling | |
| Voice dialing | |
| Voice recorder | |
| Phonebook entries | Unlimited |
| Memory | 8 GB expandable with microSD up to 16 Gb |
Feature notes: Samsung i7500 offers full access to all Google services, including Google Search™, Google Maps™, Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Calendar™, and Google Talk™. The built-in GPS allows the use of Google Maps applications, such as My Location, Google Latitude, Street View, route searches, and detailed route descriptions. On Android Market, hundreds of other applications are also available. These include Wikitude, a travel guide for mobile phones, which allows access to local attractions through Wikipedia articles covering the place where you are currently located. (Taken from the official press release).
Connectivity
| UMTS | |
| GPRS | |
| EDGE | |
| WAP | |
| IrDA (infrared) | |
| Built-in modem | |
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| Bluetooth | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | |
| USB | |
Personalization
| MP3 player | |
| Custom ringtones | |
| Silent mode | |
| Downloadable ringtones | |
| Polyphonic ringtones | |
| Downloadable images and logos | |
| AM/FM stereo radio | |
| Games | |
| Downloadable games | |
| Alarm clock | |
| Calculator | |
Camera
| Camera | |
| Sensor | 5 MP |
| Image resolution | 2592 x 1944 pixels |
| Zoom | Yes |
| Flash | Yes |
| Photo phonebook | |
| Image editor | |
| Self-timer | |
| Contrast and brightness adjustment | |
Video
| Video recording | |
| Quality settings | |
| Brightness adjustment | |
| Maximum resolution | |
| Video calling | |
Price history
368 € → 229 € (-38%) · minimum 169 €, maximum 368 € · 70 readings, Oct 2009 – Jul 2015