Samsung I9000 Galaxy S
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- Anonymous
- 2Gb
- 10 Jul 2010
I broke my Iphone 3G a couple of weeks back and rather than spend money on fixing it, I bought a Galaxy S 1 week ago. To start with I was a little disappointed. I was very clumsy with the Android OS as you have to completely unlearn the Iphone way before learning the Android way. After hours of reading in forums, the manual and trial and error, I am now totally in love with this phone. I recommend Downloading the beautiful Widget (use Beautiful home), the aquarium live wall paper and advanced task killer to make it all run smooth. I had to customise a lot of things to get it to work the way I wanted it to. Things like syncing the contacts of facebook with Gmail and your phone that HTC phones do right out of the box are buried, hard to find options but are all there ready to be turned on. Expect to spend a week working out how to make everything work but once you do, the Super AMOLED screen is pure delight, the browsing speed is breathtaking and 3D Games run like a dream. I've heard of overheating issues which surprise me because I have thrashed this phone with everything imaginable and it's barely lukewarm. I must admit that I haven't used the GPS function at all yet so perhaps that is the temperature killer.
The camera is far better than I need but it's great to have it. Video is very high quality too but I haven't tried it at 720p yet. It plays all my South Park Xvids right out of the box and music is easy to navigate
The speaker is much louder than the Iphone speaker and my biggest gripe with the phone is that people who call me tell me it's a little distorted and they don't understand what I'm saying. This seems to be due to the excessively high gain microphone. The beauty of this is that these phones are almost infinitely customisable and there is a hidden menu that adjusts mic gain - problem solved.
In conclusion, buying this phone was the best thing I ever did and I've now firmly converted from the Apple Camp to the Android camp. Although this is not something I would recommend to my 65 year old father (stick to the Iphone Dad - it's way easier to use)
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- Fongy
- mXu
- 10 Jul 2010
Subramanya, 10 Jul 2010Can some one clear on the following, as i am interested to ... more1. Is there a issue with the Handset in receiving the signals ?
> not that I'm aware - really good reception (even when holding it your left hand!) also radio reception is excellent too
2. Is there flash / torch, that enables to take good photographs during the nighttime?
> no flash on the camera - so photos / videos need to be taken during the day or in a well-lit room - quality of pictures / videos are excellent!
3. How the maps are useful ? Is this google maps? Does it require GPRS connection to locate the places or will it work thru satellite to locate ?
> google maps and either GPS or by using wireless networks - plus full satnav - all excellent
4. Is the Android – OS is better than symbian OS ?
> I'd say so (certainly the old Symbian that I used to use) but it's a question of taste..
5. Why Java is mentioned as third party application ? does this mean, we cannot download any java applications from Internet ?
> You can download Java and pretty much anything else you want!
6. Lastly, how is the battery performance ?
> Take a look at some of my recent posts on this - it's more than acceptable, but make sure you take advantage of the power-saving features that the phone offers...
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- Cloudx-23
- wYy
- 10 Jul 2010
Cany anyone pls write about the quality of this phone in terms of photo in a dark place and video at night? I was thinking it maybe bad because of lack of flash.
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- Anonymous
- 2S@
- 10 Jul 2010
Bala, 10 Jul 2010Hi I dont know why gsmarena says that about the speaker.... moreWell, my main concerns were OVERHEATING & FEEBLE Loudspeaker. I hope Android on this phone allows file sharing via Bluetooth freely like symbian. And it's not silly and non-obeying like iPhone.
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- Anonymous
- JBi
- 10 Jul 2010
Decided to wait for Galaxy S2 i9200 (rumoured to be sold by end of 2010 or beginning 2011)
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- Bala
- vGk
- 10 Jul 2010
Anonymous, 10 Jul 2010Thanx Bala for the input. I use iPhone 2G (1st version) for... moreHi
I dont know why gsmarena says that about the speaker. I dont have any problem with the speaker, whether to use it as a speakerphone while on call, or incoming call sound, or even playing music. It's quite usable. It may not be as loud as my previous Samsung OmniaHD i8910, or a Nokia 5800 BUT very acceptble volume.
It's priced at 28500 in CHennai, I bought it from Poorvika, Kodambakkam.
There's no reception problem AT ALL in this phone. If at all something of that sorts exists, it's the mobile operator issue and NOT THIS PHONE's issue.
Thanks
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- Ind er
- 2S}
- 10 Jul 2010
[deleted post]What is it u wanna know about this phone. I m using this phone for more than a week
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- Anonymous
- pp3
- 10 Jul 2010
Engineer Man, 09 Jul 2010Are Samsung going to deliver firmware updates as promised t... moreSamsung KIES allows you to do firmware updates
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- Anonymous
- ut2
- 10 Jul 2010
Syed Altaf, 09 Jul 201028000 Available At Technovision hyd Does Rs.28000/- include VAT also?
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- Subramanya
- Mfx
- 10 Jul 2010
Can some one clear on the following, as i am interested to buy this phone ?
1. Is there a issue with the Handset in receiving the signals ?
2. Is there flash / torch, that enables to take good photographs during the nighttime?
3. How the maps are useful ? Is this google maps? Does it require GPRS connection to locate the places or will it work thru satellite to locate ?
4. Is the Android – OS is better than symbian OS ?
5. Why Java is mentioned as third party application ? does this mean, we cannot download any java applications from Internet ?
6. Lastly, how is the battery performance ?
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- PBR
- 10 Jul 2010
Anonymous, 10 Jul 2010Thanx. Means ringtones would be loud enough unlike my iPhon... more^^ no, I'm from Indonesia, nice to meet you too...
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- Anonymous
- ut5
- 10 Jul 2010
こ, 10 Jul 2010Hi, my sister owns this phone while I'am using iPhone 3Gs m... moreThanx. Means ringtones would be loud enough unlike my iPhone 2G.
U from India?
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- PBR
- 10 Jul 2010
Anonymous, 10 Jul 2010Thanx Bala for the input. I use iPhone 2G (1st version) for... moreHi, my sister owns this phone while I'am using iPhone 3Gs myself
My sister loves this phone so much (Even I admit that it's better than mine)
so far, we compared the speakers and video qualities.
for speakers: we used some really crappy and distorted music (low quality, maybe 1.8 mb)
result:
on my phone the sound actually quite ok with the low volume but as the volume gets higher, the distortion gets quite clear
on the galaxy s the distortion is not there! it's really good, even in high volume (it's loud enough actually)
for video: we use another crappy video
on my phone: it's quite good, the color is quite yellowish and soft
on galaxy s: superb, the color is vivid and realistic, a bot greenish compared to iPhone
ok, hope this helps ^^
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- S.Sri-UK
- nGS
- 10 Jul 2010
Bala, 10 Jul 2010Hi
I'm from Chennai, India and I've been using this hand... moreI am in fact a Samsung fan,though presently I own a HTC Desire & IPhone 3 GS. Galaxy S,I am told lags at times. I personally do not want to believe it. Nevertheless, would like to hear from a user. Can you please pen your personal experience.Thank you.
By the way, is it presently available in southern Indian cities?(Chennai/Kerala)
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- Anonymous
- ut5
- 10 Jul 2010
Bala, 10 Jul 2010Hi I'm from Chennai, India and I've been using this hand... moreMoreover, how is the text display affected due to low pixel density as mention on the net? Is it equivalent to that on the BlackBerry 9000 or 9700?
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- Anonymous
- ut5
- 10 Jul 2010
Bala, 10 Jul 2010Hi
I'm from Chennai, India and I've been using this hand... moreThanx Bala for the input. I use iPhone 2G (1st version) for looong periods for surfing and it never heats up.
GSM Arena review says the speaker is FEEBLE on Galaxy. I am worried about it as my iPhone 3G has ridiculously low volume for ring tones.
I hope it's not the case with this one. I am planning to go for it after waiting for a few more days of Indian user responses.
I am very keen to buy this. Anyway, thanx again.
Regards.
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- Anonymous
- utc
- 10 Jul 2010
Bala, 10 Jul 2010Hi I'm from Chennai, India and I've been using this hand... moreHw much u paid for this handset, and where did u get in chennai?
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- Bala
- vGk
- 10 Jul 2010
Anonymous, 10 Jul 2010Hi All, Anyone about heating issue/problem with the Indian ... moreHi
I'm from Chennai, India and I've been using this handset for a week now. In the initial days I was worried that the phone was getting heated very frequently. But the truth is that in the initial days I was using the handset continously for long duration and in turn its getting heats up... but it's quite normal for any electronic device and that too for a mobile phone which in the background searches for mobile tower signals, wifi signals etc and not to forget the BIG SCREEN.
I AM VERY HAPPY WITH THE HANDSET! Thats it.
Decent battery life, about a day and a quarter but thats supposed to get better after 5 or 6 full charging cycles.
Good audio quality, in call volume, speaker volume etc.
YES, the phone lags at times and Android Task Killer is the way to go. And an Froyo update will make this phone even better.
NO RECEPTION ISSUES AT ALL EVEN IF COVER THE ENTIRE PHONE WITH MY HANDS :)
To conclude, I'm absolutely happy with my purchase.
Thanks
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- Anonymous
- KSt
- 10 Jul 2010
i have just bought this phone but my applications are not being downloaded rom android market/or it shows downloads unsuccessful can any 1 help 2 resovle the issue
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- Anonymous
- vpb
- 10 Jul 2010
Hi. I recently bought this handset about a week ago, it's a great phone but is anybody having reception problems? When I hold the handset in a certain way, the signal bar drops. Kinda like what happens to the iPhone 4. Anybody having the same problem?