Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5
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Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5

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  • AnonD-57884
  • Xpf
  • 06 Jun 2012

my phone was stollen but i got it back only to find whoever stole it put a pattern on it that unlocks it therefore i do not know what it is.. anything i can do to unlock my phone are there any other ways ive not long bought it and dont want to buy another one at the exspence of it being stollen?

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    • grishma48
    • tT}
    • 06 Jun 2012

    fine phone... How to upgrade to 2.2?

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      • Anonymous
      • YMa
      • 04 Jun 2012

      Why can't i use my external memory? it says i have no memory but i have a 2gb memory card empty

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        • steve357
        • N7D
        • 03 Jun 2012

        I have had mine for a year and five months. still works like a beauty. upgraded it to froyo about 7 months ago, next is gingerbread on cyanogenmod. won't get another phone in a long time.

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          • AnonD-15559
          • ut9
          • 31 May 2012

          i own this phone for the past 3 years.. it was terrible with 2.1. felt it lacked in everything and another dumbphone. but something made me keep using it.. samsung never bothered about this phone.what a pity. this little fellow can handle 2.3.7 like a champ. and whats even better, thanks to a developer called pyske83(he is a god among androidians :) ) he has successfully ported ice cream sandwich, (google's greatest os yet) on this beauty.. and it can seriously perform brilliantly. i am amazed with the speed and the ability to handle tough apps without a trouble. this phone actually shows that it is a force to be reckoned with.. the latest update.. as of 27th may 2012, camera, and tethering is not yet working.. but other than that this is a champ.. it can go on for another couple of years!! now that it has ics...

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            • chintu
            • 7j}
            • 31 May 2012

            kevin, 23 May 2012im currently using galaxy 5 I5503T the only problem for it ... morewhould you have a back silikon pouch to galaxy 5

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              • AnonD-56930
              • vLQ
              • 30 May 2012

              how to upgrade this mobiles software

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                • Korlus
                • TkN
                • 29 May 2012

                First off: Don't get your hopes up.

                The phone has one of the slowest CPUs out there today. It's got an awful camera with a poor lens. The wifi connectivity is poor (and by "poor", I mean it's maybe 10-20ft (3-8m) in a straight line with no walls in the way. Maybe 10ft through a thin plasterboard wall.
                GPS is also poor.

                3G however is very good. The screen is pretty good - especially for the price. It won't hold a candle to the screen on a Galaxy S2, but for the price, you don't expect it to.

                The internal memory is tiny and will barely hold the OS and updates, so a micro-SD is necessary, and you suffer from all of the inherent slowdowns of using one.

                The screen is also very small compared to many other phones out there.

                ... Having said all of that, it's the cheapest phone around and is still very usable for nearly everything you'll want it to. It cannot run Flash, and has problems with many more intensive games (etc), but will watch YouTube (html5) just fine.


                Value for money, at about £50 for an unlocked handset, with or without a SIM is spectacular. It's comparable to many phones you find for £70-90, and some of the contract deals are brilliant.


                Just don't expect to connect to wifi to save yourself more money unless you can see the router while you're surfing.
                (Once again I'll say - 3G is very good)

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                  • lunaut
                  • PSc
                  • 29 May 2012

                  verry good /so,crazy

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                    • Habib
                    • PEq
                    • 28 May 2012

                    kevin, 23 May 2012im currently using galaxy 5 I5503T the only problem for it ... morehi guys its really nice phone.someone have problem about its internal memory.but thats no problem.because you can download any backup app from market. than u can uninstall any apps after backup and install it when u need it..

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                      • dale
                      • t7X
                      • 28 May 2012

                      I'm using Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5 and it's really great. Nice features, nice pics, love the live wallpapers & everything.But my mms isn't working..can't send or receive mms. But my mobile internet's fine so it sort of makes up for it.

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                        • kevin
                        • Rxn
                        • 23 May 2012

                        im currently using galaxy 5 I5503T the only problem for it is it has no flash but the browser is good i love this one when i open it's browser it's good for me but the problem is low internal memory i can only have few apps and selected games only i rooted it already and now it lags eventually.
                        this is my first internet capable handset so i love it so much!

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                          • Angie
                          • uT%
                          • 20 May 2012

                          I have been using Samsung Galaxy 5 for a year now, so far, i haven't encountered any problem using it and it's great. I've also upgraded it to Froyo. You can customize it, including the themes, wallpaper, and SMS by installing GO applications from play store. It's battery could last up to 2 days within normal use. Just don't forget to move your applications to your SD card since it has low RAM capacity :)

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                            • carlitosxxx21
                            • Pth
                            • 19 May 2012

                            It is really nice. I would say I just miss the flash for the cammera, because the rest of the specifications are excelent.Eventhough it only has 2mpx, it takes nice pics. Its signal intense is really good!!

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 0Em
                              • 17 May 2012

                              I Bought this phone Galaxy 5 two months ago i love it but the problem is when i switched it on and i need to call imegiatly it takes a while when it comes on the call but on the other hand i love it good job!

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                                • phone king
                                • TSy
                                • 17 May 2012

                                galaxy 5 is better

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                                  • symbian
                                  • 9FM
                                  • 17 May 2012

                                  galaxy y has faster cpu than galaxy 5

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                                    • Haris
                                    • KID
                                    • 16 May 2012

                                    SAMSUNG GLAXY Y is bull shit Phone if any one wants to put his money on fire then Purchase Glaxy Y
                                    I suggest SAMSUNG 5253 the Best fastest Touch Mobile
                                    Glaxy Y has 3 major Problems
                                    1) Bad resulotion
                                    2) Low Bettry Timing
                                    3) unreliable and not fast
                                    BUY SAMSUNG 5253 the Best One

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • u1J
                                      • 14 May 2012

                                      you can have android 2.3.7 running on this with help of a custom rom.. cyanogenmod 7.2 available just head over to http://madteam.co/forum/development-8/(dev)-cyanogenmod-7-2-0-rc1-galaxy5-port/

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                                        • benji
                                        • jY@
                                        • 14 May 2012

                                        Love my phone...took a little while to get used to after using an old flip phone, but now i love it.