Samsung SPH-M900
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The Samsung Moment, known as SPH-M900, is a smartphone
manufactured by Samsung
that uses the open source Android operating system.
, the device offers a left-sliding QWERTY Keyboard with Search Key and four-way navigation with arrow keys, faster processor and more available user-accessible memory. Opposed to the HTC Hero, the device comes with two cons: the battery is lower capacity, and the touch screen does not offer multi-touch support on the hardware level.
Software-wise, the Moment offers a suite of Mobile Google services, including Google Search, Gmail
, YouTube
, Google Calendar, and Google Talk. Samsung added Moxier Mail (POP/IMAP Support, Microsoft Exchange access) and Nuance VoiceControl as added-value software to the default Android 1.5 build, but otherwise, the phone is identical to the T-Mobile G1's interface (Android desktop with no modifications.) Carrier provided apps include NFL Mobile, NASCAR Sprint Cup, Sprint Navigation, & Sprint TV.
A custom version of the Samsung Moment was released to the Washington, D.C./Delaware metro area with Mobile TV reception: a pilot program of the Mobile ATSC standard is underway in that community, and the Samsung Moment was modified to include a Mobile TV antenna and external jack for an exterior antenna. At this time, this version of the Moment is exclusive to this Public Field Test.
Originally running Android 1.5 (Cupcake), as of May 2010, an official update to Android 2.1 (Eclair) has been made available via Sprint's Web Site.http://shop.sprint.com/en/software_downloads/pda_smartphone/samsung_moment.shtml As of June 25, Sprint announced via Twitter
that they will not be upgrading either the Moment or the HTC Hero
to Android 2.2 (Froyo).
Currently, JIT from Android 2.2 (Froyo) has been ported to the Samsung Moment and Spica by Antibyte of Samdroid.
A working Android 2.2 (Froyo) kernel and multiple ROMs have successfully been ported to the Moment via a collaborative effort at SDX Developers.
, and the Samsung Transform (all based on the same SoC) do not include support for OpenGL ES 1.1 or 2.0 (in Android 2.2) despite hardware support for it. A community led complete rewrite of the g3d drivers is in development.
Samsung Moment and Intercept users have also been reporting issues of data and airplane mode lock up over the CDMA network while using various browsers, streaming software such as YouTube and Pandora, and even randomly for seemingly no reason. The data/airplane mode lock up also prevents making voice calls and forces user to restart the phone to have connections restored. Enabling wifi radio while using CDMA network makes the issue more frequent.
GPS has also been a "hit or miss" feature on the Samsung Moment, as some devices have perfectly working GPS, others have semi-working GPS, and yet others have completely dead GPS altogether.
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
manufactured by Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
that uses the open source Android operating system.
Features
The phone features a 3.2-inch 16M-color AMOLED capacitive touch screen and a 3.2 Megapixel autofocus camera. Compared to Sprint's version of the HTC HeroHTC Hero
The HTC Hero is the third phone manufactured by the HTC Corporation for the Android platform, as part of the A series...
, the device offers a left-sliding QWERTY Keyboard with Search Key and four-way navigation with arrow keys, faster processor and more available user-accessible memory. Opposed to the HTC Hero, the device comes with two cons: the battery is lower capacity, and the touch screen does not offer multi-touch support on the hardware level.
Software-wise, the Moment offers a suite of Mobile Google services, including Google Search, Gmail
Gmail
Gmail is a free, advertising-supported email service provided by Google. Users may access Gmail as secure webmail, as well via POP3 or IMAP protocols. Gmail was launched as an invitation-only beta release on April 1, 2004 and it became available to the general public on February 7, 2007, though...
, YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, Google Calendar, and Google Talk. Samsung added Moxier Mail (POP/IMAP Support, Microsoft Exchange access) and Nuance VoiceControl as added-value software to the default Android 1.5 build, but otherwise, the phone is identical to the T-Mobile G1's interface (Android desktop with no modifications.) Carrier provided apps include NFL Mobile, NASCAR Sprint Cup, Sprint Navigation, & Sprint TV.
A custom version of the Samsung Moment was released to the Washington, D.C./Delaware metro area with Mobile TV reception: a pilot program of the Mobile ATSC standard is underway in that community, and the Samsung Moment was modified to include a Mobile TV antenna and external jack for an exterior antenna. At this time, this version of the Moment is exclusive to this Public Field Test.
Originally running Android 1.5 (Cupcake), as of May 2010, an official update to Android 2.1 (Eclair) has been made available via Sprint's Web Site.http://shop.sprint.com/en/software_downloads/pda_smartphone/samsung_moment.shtml As of June 25, Sprint announced via Twitter
Twitter
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that they will not be upgrading either the Moment or the HTC Hero
HTC Hero
The HTC Hero is the third phone manufactured by the HTC Corporation for the Android platform, as part of the A series...
to Android 2.2 (Froyo).
Currently, JIT from Android 2.2 (Froyo) has been ported to the Samsung Moment and Spica by Antibyte of Samdroid.
A working Android 2.2 (Froyo) kernel and multiple ROMs have successfully been ported to the Moment via a collaborative effort at SDX Developers.
Issues
As of the latest Android 2.1 build DJ07, the Samsung Moment, the Samsung InterceptSamsung M910 Intercept
The Samsung SPH-M910 is an Android smartphone manufactured by Samsung. It was released on July 11, 2010, for Sprint in the United States, and was released on Sprint Nextel-owned prepaid cell phone company Virgin Mobile on October 4, 2010.It was marketed as an updated version of the very similar...
, and the Samsung Transform (all based on the same SoC) do not include support for OpenGL ES 1.1 or 2.0 (in Android 2.2) despite hardware support for it. A community led complete rewrite of the g3d drivers is in development.
Samsung Moment and Intercept users have also been reporting issues of data and airplane mode lock up over the CDMA network while using various browsers, streaming software such as YouTube and Pandora, and even randomly for seemingly no reason. The data/airplane mode lock up also prevents making voice calls and forces user to restart the phone to have connections restored. Enabling wifi radio while using CDMA network makes the issue more frequent.
GPS has also been a "hit or miss" feature on the Samsung Moment, as some devices have perfectly working GPS, others have semi-working GPS, and yet others have completely dead GPS altogether.
Controversy
Despite various software updates from Sprint, the previously mentioned issues have remained unfixed on most handsets, leading some customers to believe that the issues are due to defective hardware, rather than software, design. As a result, many customers have pushed to get a replacement phone of equal value from Sprint, but the only phones officially offered as replacements (and even then, only if at least three exchanges have occurred within six months) are the Samsung Intercept and HTC Hero, both of which are considered downgrades to the Moment. Some customers also claim that they were often lied to when confronting Sprint on the issue, often being told that the data lockup and GPS bugs are not known issues, even though the official Samsung Moment update log on Sprint's website lists three different updates meant to address the issues. Customers have also accused Sprint and Samsung of violating FCC regulations, as the data lockup prevents both outgoing and incoming calls, including 911, unless the phone is restarted. It has also been speculated that this is the reason that the Samsung Moment was silently discontinued, despite Sprint's official statement that the release of the Samsung Intercept and Samsung Transform were the reason for the Moment's discontinuation. As support for the Samsung Moment has officially ended, it is unlikely that the issues will be fixed unless by a third-party source.Third Party Development
Much progress has been made towards bettering the Samsung Moment, with the most prevalent website being SDX-Developers.com.Specifications
Detailed technical specifications of the Samsung Moment SPH-M900- Processor: Samsung S3C6410 at 800 MHz
- SetCPU app can change the speed to 66/133/266/400/800 MHz
- Memory: 256MB of RAMRam-Animals:*Ram, an uncastrated male sheep*Ram cichlid, a species of freshwater fish endemic to Colombia and Venezuela-Military:*Battering ram*Ramming, a military tactic in which one vehicle runs into another...
and 512MB of ROMEEPROMEEPROM stands for Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory and is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices to store small amounts of data that must be saved when power is removed, e.g., calibration...
(150MB /system, 223MB /data, 116MB /cache)- Supports MicroSDHC. Official capacity up to 16GB, comes with a 2GB Class 2 card from factory.
- Connectivity: IEEE 802.11IEEE 802.11IEEE 802.11 is a set of standards for implementing wireless local area network computer communication in the 2.4, 3.6 and 5 GHz frequency bands. They are created and maintained by the IEEE LAN/MAN Standards Committee . The base version of the standard IEEE 802.11-2007 has had subsequent...
b/g, BluetoothBluetoothBluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
2.1 (HFP and A2DP), and MicroUSB 2.0 high-speed. - Display: Capacitive, AMOLEDActive-Matrix OLEDAMOLED is a display technology for use in mobile devices and televisions. OLED describes a specific type of thin-film display technology in which organic compounds form the electroluminescent material, and active matrix refers to the technology behind the addressing of pixels.As of 2011, AMOLED...
touch-screen 3.2 inches 320×480. - Text Input: A left-slide out keyboard as well as landscape and portrait on-screen keyboards.
- Camera: 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash. Video recording (h.263 at 352x288).
- Audio: microphone, speaker phone, 3.5-mm headphone jack (compatible with standard stereo headphones, but also containing a fourth pin with microphone input).
- Operating system: Ships with Android OS 1.5. An update to Android 2.1 was released on May 14, 2010.