Samsung Galaxy 5 Specs

7.5
PhoneArena Score
Samsung Galaxy 5 Review
8.3

Description

The Samsung Galaxy 5 I5500 is an affordable offering as it boasts a 2.8” QVGA touchscreen, 3G, 2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS, 1200mAh battery, microSD card slot, and widgets for social networking and Google services.

This device is also known as Samsung I5500, Samsung Corby Smartphone, Samsung I5503 Galaxy 550

Cons

  • Thick body (0.48 inches)
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Display

Size: 2.8-inch
Resolution: 320 x 240 px, 143 PPI
Technology: TFT
Screen-to-body: 40.25 %
Colors: 16 777 216

Hardware

Processor: Single core, 600 MHz, ARM11
Internal storage: 0.1GB
Storage expansion: microSDHC up to 16 GB
OS: Android (2.2, 2.1)
Device type: Smartphone

Battery

Capacity: 1200 mAh
Type: Li - Ion, User replaceable

Camera

Rear: Single camera
Main camera: 2 MP
Video recording: 320x240 (QVGA) (15 fps)
Dimensions: 4.25 x 2.20 x 0.48 inches
(108 x 56 x 12.3 mm)
Weight: 3.60 oz (102.0 g)
Features: D-Pad

Cellular

3G: Bands 8(900), 1(2100)
Data Speed: HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s, UMTS

Multimedia

Headphones: 3.5mm jack
Screen mirroring: DLNA
Radio: FM, RDS

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth: 3.0
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b, g
USB: microUSB, USB 2.0
Features: Charging
Location: A-GPS
Sensors: Accelerometer
Other: Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications: Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features: Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
Date approved: May 11, 2010
FCC ID value: A3LGTI5500
Measured SAR:
Head: 0.58 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz
Body: 0.39 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz

Availability

Officially announced: Jun 09, 2010
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News

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User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
8.9
Camera quality
6.5
Performance
7.8
Display
8.2
Battery life and charging
7.2
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
8
One of the best phones of its time..
Phone owned for more than a year

Galaxy 5 is one of the best Android phones of its time. Performed well, supported most of the apps while it existed in competition. Later did not even supported the Angry Birds game which was there for the phone earlier. In-built storage was not adequate to accommodate more than just a few of the apps. Used the phone as my first smartphone and is pretty impressed with the battery performance, design, call quality, interface and music. Disappointed with touchscreen for inability to use it while there is a bit of sweat on the phone.

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9
My G5
Phone owned for more than a year

Just bought it last year and it is a remarkable phone!
It could support the latest andriod 4.1 with many things scaled down. (find how yourselves) Battery life is so-so after kept listening to music and reading comics, but shockingly long when left it by itself(lasted about 4 days without offing it).
Games on it is nice as it could run Gameloft games.
Oh, the inbuilt memory space is small so be sure to invest in a memory card---8GB is best and apply swap if you want 30+ apps on this.
A perfect cheap andriod phone for starters!!
Cheers to G5!v (^3^)v

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9
My first smartphone and I love it!
Phone owned for less than a year

If you are looking with a good smartphone with lots of features than this is a great phone for you.

It comes with android 2.2 and can be found on Amazon for under $150 for an unlocked phone.

I have had mine since Feb. 2012 and have dropped it once 3 feet off the table onto a tile floor (the back popped off and the battery fell out but other than that it was fine and did not receive any major damage) :)

If you do buy this phone you will want to also get a protective cover for it because the back does get pretty scuffed up even by just taking it in and out of your pocket.

As mentioned below the main con's are that it does not support flash and there is no front camera so you wont be able to make video calls.

It works great for playing games, watching movies, listening to music, browsing the internet etc.

Overall it won't replace your laptop :) and it is defiantly not a monster smartphone but for the price and the features it has it is a nice little machine!!!

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