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The Samsung Galaxy 3, also known as the Samsung Galaxy Apollo, is a smartphone
manufactured by Samsung that runs the open source Android operating system. Announced and released by Samsung
in July 2010, the Galaxy 3 succeeds the Galaxy Spica
.
Being a budget, mid-range smartphone that was designed for the mass market, the Galaxy 3 had several compromises over the Galaxy S in terms of hardware.
The Galaxy Apollo is the variant of the Galaxy 3 that was released exclusively by Orange (i5801) in the UK and by Telus Mobility
(i5800L) in Canada . Differences include a different front design, which has touch sensitive buttons instead of physical keys, a more rounded home button, as well as a slightly different back.
The Samsung Galaxy 3 won bronze of the CNET Asia Reader's Choice Award for Best Entry-Level Smartphone in 2010.
and TouchWiz 3.0. Known for its social network integration capabilities and multimedia features, the Galaxy 3 is also preloaded with Google Mobile Apps and Layar to provide augmented reality features.
, which has been indefinitely delayed, and April 2011 for Europe.
The update to Android 2.2 was released on 13 April 2011 for Indian users via Samsung Kies. On 13 May 2011, the updated Quick Guides for the UK and Cyprus, relating to a Froyo version of the device, were published to the Samsung web site indicating an imminent release of the firmware update. Months later in the second half of 2011, the Froyo update was officially released in Greece and the UK through Kies.
A developer named "Marcellusbe" has managed to get Gingerbread (2.3.7), CyanogenMod7 to boot on Galaxy 3/Apollo and is currently working on it fixing bugs.
Developers are also working on porting Android Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS, v4.0.1) to this tiny beast.
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 that runs the open source Android operating system. Announced and released by Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
in July 2010, the Galaxy 3 succeeds the Galaxy Spica
Samsung i5700
The Samsung i5700, also known as Samsung Spica, Samsung Galaxy Spica and Samsung Galaxy Portal, is a smartphone manufactured by Samsung that uses the open source Android operating system. The phone is referred to as the successor of the Samsung i7500 and sometimes referred as Galaxy Lite...
.
Being a budget, mid-range smartphone that was designed for the mass market, the Galaxy 3 had several compromises over the Galaxy S in terms of hardware.
The Galaxy Apollo is the variant of the Galaxy 3 that was released exclusively by Orange (i5801) in the UK and by Telus Mobility
Telus Mobility
Telus Mobility is a division of Telus Communications which sells wireless services in Canada on its numerous networks. They currently have three different networks based on three different technologies: CDMA and HSPA+ on its mainstream networks, plus iDEN via its Mike division...
(i5800L) in Canada . Differences include a different front design, which has touch sensitive buttons instead of physical keys, a more rounded home button, as well as a slightly different back.
The Samsung Galaxy 3 won bronze of the CNET Asia Reader's Choice Award for Best Entry-Level Smartphone in 2010.
Features
The Galaxy 3 is a 3.5G smartphone, offering quad-band GSM and announced with two-band HSDPA (900/2100) at 3.6Mbps. The phone features a 3.2 inch TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen, with a 3.2 Megapixel autofocus camera. FM Radio RDS chip. Powered by a Samsung 667 MHz processor running on top of 256MB of RAM and a display resolution is 240 x 400 with 16 million colors, the phone runs on Android 2.1 EclairAndroid version history
The version history of the Android operating system began with the release of Android 1.0 in September 2008. Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance, and has seen a number of updates since its original release. These updates to the base operating...
and TouchWiz 3.0. Known for its social network integration capabilities and multimedia features, the Galaxy 3 is also preloaded with Google Mobile Apps and Layar to provide augmented reality features.
Firmware upgrade
An update to Android 2.2 (Froyo) has been released by Samsung in some regions. Near the start of 2011, the upgrade was stated as in progress, scheduled for release by late-January 2011 in SingaporeSingapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, which has been indefinitely delayed, and April 2011 for Europe.
The update to Android 2.2 was released on 13 April 2011 for Indian users via Samsung Kies. On 13 May 2011, the updated Quick Guides for the UK and Cyprus, relating to a Froyo version of the device, were published to the Samsung web site indicating an imminent release of the firmware update. Months later in the second half of 2011, the Froyo update was officially released in Greece and the UK through Kies.
A developer named "Marcellusbe" has managed to get Gingerbread (2.3.7), CyanogenMod7 to boot on Galaxy 3/Apollo and is currently working on it fixing bugs.
Developers are also working on porting Android Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS, v4.0.1) to this tiny beast.
See also
- List of Android devices
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