Samsung Galaxy W I8150 - Review

The following review will take a look at another cell phone from Samsung. The phone, when it comes to display, seems attractive however similar to some other mobile phones from the same company. Along with rounded off edges at the bottom, the device has a comfortable grip. W I8150 is handy and can be easily positioned in the pocket, not seeming too bulky or heavy. The phone’s dimensions are 115.5 X 59.8 X 11.5 mm and weighs in at 109.9 g. It’s a modern as well as understated Android Os to offer some high-end offerings on a midrange price range.

The phone comes in support of GSM, HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, together with HSUPA 5.76 Mbps. The 3.7’’ touchscreen provides a resolution of WVGA (480 X 800 pixels) and a 16 M color display. The touchscreen is capacitive and not just resistive, so that it is extra responsive and effective. The phone has a 1.4 gigahertz Scorpion processor together with a Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon, Adreno 205 GPU, although RAM of the phone is 512MB. Furthermore, the operating system of the phone is Android 2.3( Gingerbread). That is an additional advantage as new mobile phones nowadays are generally coming having Froyo 2.2 which means this provides a bit of an edge to W I8150.

The internal storage of the phone is 2GB however you will be able to always put in a memory card up to your own personal acumen.  Some other attributes of the device include support for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS radio along with A-GPS and also Stereo FM radio.  Finally, the interface of the telephone is TouchWiz 4.0 UI and the phone also provides a built-in accelerometer, proximity sensor, multi-touch input along with Swype text input.

The unit contains a 5 megapixel camera which is supporting with auto-focus. Whenever switched to video recording, the device could record videos in HD 720p @ 30 fps. The phone also comes with LED flash and it also features a front-facing camera which is useful for video recording.

Samsung Galaxy W I8150 is a good invest in however it doesn't have SuperAMOLDED display which is a undesirable as some other products by Samsung do already have it, making these products get an edge over this smartphone. Nevertheless, independently the phone displays sharpened and crispy images and textual content, the camera is actually reasonable.

Specifications & Features of Samsung Galaxy W I8150

Display and user interface

Screen size: 3.7"

Type: Capacitive touchscreen

Up to 16M colors

Resolution: 480 x 800 pixels

Multi-touch input method

Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

Dimensions

Size: 115.5 x 59.8 x 11.5 mm

Weight (with battery): 109.9 g

Available colors

Black

White

Operating frequency / Network

2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network: HSDPA 

Sound

Alert types: Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

Loudspeaker: Yes

3.5mm jack: Yes

Memory

microSD memory card slot,  max. 32 GB

Internal memory: 512MB RAM / 2GB ROM

Data

GPRS: Yes

EDGE: Yes

3G: HSDPA 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA 5.76 Mbps

WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth: Yes, v3.0 with A2DP

USB: Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera

Primary: 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, LED flash

Features: Geo-tagging, face detection, autofocus

Self-timer

Effects: Grayscale, sepia, negative

Video: Yes, 720p @ 30fps

Secondary: Yes, VGA

Software platform

Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)

CPU

1.4GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon

Email and messaging

SMS(threaded view): Yes

MMS: Yes

Email: Yes

Push Mail: Yes

IM: Yes

RSS: Yes

Browsing and internet

HTML

Radio

Stereo FM radio with RDS

Applications

MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263/DivX/XviD player

MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player

Organizer

Document viewer

Google Search, Maps, Gmail,

YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration

Voice memo/dial/commands

Adobe Flash

Image / Video editor

GPS

Yes, with A-GPS support

Java

Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

Personalization

Ring tones: mp3, AAC, WMA

Themes

Wallpapers

Screensavers

Ringtones

Pre-installed themes

Changeable color themes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP

High-Speed USB 2.0 (micro USB connector)

3.5 mm Jack

Power management

Li-Ion 1500 mAh

Personal Information Management (PIM)

Detailed contact information

Calendar

To-do List

Notes

Recorder

Calculator

Clock

Converter

Digital compass

Call management

Contacts: Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Supported

Logs of dialed, received and missed calls

Integrated hands free speakers

Call Waiting

Conference Call

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