Samsung Galaxy S

The Samsung Galaxy S is an Android smartphone that was announced by Samsung in March 2010. It features a 1 GHz ARM "Hummingbird" processor , 8–16 GB internal Flash memory, a 4-inch 480×800 pixel Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display, Wi-Fi connectivity, a 5-megapixel camera with a maximum resolution of 2560x1920 and, on select models, a front-facing 0.3MP VGA camera (640x480). The base version of the phone, the GT-I9000, was quickly followed by variant models for the US carriers such as the Epic 4G, Vibrant, Captivate, Fascinate, and Mesmerize.

The Samsung Galaxy S features a PowerVR graphics processor, yielding 20 million triangles per second,making it the fastest graphics processing unit in any smartphone at the time of release. Also, upon release, the Galaxy S was both the first Android phone to be certified forDivX HD, and at 9.9 mm was the thinnest smartphone available.

As of January 2011, Samsung had sold 10 million Galaxy S phones globally.The Galaxy S was named the European Smartphone of the Year at the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) Awards 2010–2011.

Samsung Galaxy S was succeeded by Samsung Galaxy S II.

Manufacturer 

Samsung Electronics

Series 

Samsung Galaxy S

Compatible networks 

Dual band CDMA2000/EV-DO Rev. A 800 and 1,900 MHz;

WiMAX 2.5 to 2.7 GHz;

802.16e 2.5G(GSM/GPRS/EDGE): 850, 900, 1,800, and 1,900 MHz;

3G (HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA5.76 Mbit/s): 900, 1,900, and 2,100 MHz;

First released 

June 2010

Predecessor 

Samsung Galaxy i-7500

Successor 

Samsung Galaxy S II

Related 

Samsung Galaxy Player

Type 

Touchscreen smartphoneAndroid

Form factor

Slate (most versions)

Slider (Sprint version)

Dimensions

122.4 mm (4.82 in) H

64.2 mm (2.53 in) W

9.9–14 mm (0.39–0.55 in) D.

Weight 

118–155 g (4.2–5.5 oz).

Operating system

Android 2.2.1 with TouchWizUI 3.0. Upgradeable to Android 2.3.4

CPU 

Samsung Hummingbird S5PC110 (ARM Cortex A8), 1 GHz

GPU

PowerVR SGX 540 (128MB For GPU Cache)

Memory 

512 MB RAM

Storage 

8 or 16 GB (flash nand memory)

Removable storage

micro-SD (up to 32 GB supported)

Battery 

Li-pol 1.5 Ah

Talk time: 2G, 803 min.; 3G, 393 min.

Standby time: 2G, 750 hr; 3G, 576 hr.

Data inputs

Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen display, 3-axisaccelerometer, 3-axisgyroscope, magnetometer, digital compass, aGPS, proximity and light sensors, Stereo FM Radio With RDS, and Swype; physical QWERTY keyboard on Sprint version only

Display

800×480 px, 4.0 in (10.2 cm) at 233 ppi WVGA Super AMOLED (0.37 megapixels) with mDNIe

External display

TV out via headphone jack, mDNIe Via WiFi(HD)

Rear camera 

5 megapixel with auto focus; 720p HD video(12Mbps); self-, action, panorama, and smile shot; stop motion; add me

Front-facing VGA camera (some models)

Connectivity

Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n); Bluetooth3.0; USB 2.0, DLNA, FM radio with RDS

Other 

 TV out, integrated messagingSocial Hub, Android Market, Samsung Apps, A-GPS, augmented reality with Layar Reality Browser, video messaging. Exchange ActiveSync, offline, and no SIM Mode, voice command, RSS reader, widgets, smart security
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