Samsung's I7500 Android phone shreds in first hands-on video
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted April 28th 2009 10:31AM
posted April 28th 2009 10:31AM
Update: Annoyingly, the video has been made private. We're working on it.
Update 2: The video is up again -- sans totally rocking soundtrack. Thanks ttlj!
The music really does add to the video. I don't think it would have been the same without it.
thanks for the headsup joshtops.. "hits the mute button & play"
seems like a beautiful phone but it's a samsung, have always had problems with those phones.
Why does he keep showing me the BACK of the phone?
This guy is terrible at displaying phones.
Would have been awesome if he was playing tap tap revolution!
no touchscreen, i think this one is another fail.
did you even bother to read the specs?
You're kind of slow...
Yes you are...
Yeeeeeeees you are!
No touchscreen? Did you watch a different video than the rest of us? Did you think you just enter number/urls/email addys with the D-Pad? Just WTF?
Beautiful phone...but the music, wtf.
is it not a touchscreen? why this guy only use buttons... btw i wish the phone was more Android like.
because the guy is clueless
YES it is a touchscreen read the official specs
Because that's what he prefers or chooses. You see, it's nice to have options. Touch or not touch. Not be forced one or the other. KUDOS TO SAMSUNG FOR INCLUDING A DPAD!!!
Maybe he just misses the D-Pad, I know a lot of Touch Diamond/Pro users that would be all over that nice functional D-Pad.
I cant see the video ...says it's private.
Ummmmm..... I cant view the video... it says it is private....
Does anyone has a mirror? I get "This is a private video"
i'm getting "video is private" anyone else?
Yup, me 2
why doesn't he use more of the touchscreen? he does almost everything with the keys
He probably uses the buttons, so as not to obscure the screen while we are viewing it.
Who knows, but I would like to ask if there is some kind of Google rule that all Android phones have to make typing awkward by having an obstacle on the right side? The G1 has the chunky lip of the right, but not the left, this Samsung phone has a big button section under the screen but the screen on the top reaches, well, the top, so sideways typing will be just as awkward as the G1. Left thumb reaches keys fine, right thumb has to go the distance.
Why is this happening.
@Jonathan
The problem with the G1's chin (as far as typing is concerned) was the "height" of the protrusion (or "depth" depending on how you look at it). I've used one myself and can say that the distance isn't really that big.
You can always use the virtual keyboard in portrait mode, you know. Though admittedly it will be BlackBerry Pearl-style, 2 letters per key and predictive.
I guess I'm defending Sammy because this is the best hardware-keyboard-less Android device yet imo. I wouldn't want a cramped portrait slider keyboard, like a Pre. A landscape slider with a screen that fully spans top to bottom would be the best of everything I guess. With a trackball... somewhere...
Edit:
Ok I hadn't watched this video yet:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/video-android-1-5-cupcake-on-screen-keyboard-and-video-captur/
I see that the virtual keyboard coming with cupcake won't require 2 letters per key in portrait mode.
private video here too...guess someone didnt like engadget spilling their beans...
That was a crappy demonstration........take a picture, log onto the internet, play
a video on the phone, something besides rushing thru screen........
Loving the MySQL error trying to visit this article...
The video is private... ENGADGET HELP!
private, way to FAIL engadget
Anyone figure out a way to view this? PRIVATE.....
I say we physically abuse Topolsky until he finds a mirror. Who's with me?
^
They still have designing to do, no doubt.
@Pimpin Curly
Android fonts and UI are as ugly or as beautiful as you want them to be: this is the point of having an open platform.
The same can be said for all programs, apps, games, plug ins, etc you may care to add or subtract from it.
Open platform means totally skinnable interface, do you get it or you bought an iPhone?
that's not really what we want to see.
please use something other then youtube when you repost the video. I can't view youtube bc of the firewall at work :(
This is lame Engadget, the video is private.
::enraged::
It wasn't when first posted... Trust me the music was amazing.
I thought the Hague outlawed the Win 3.1 bright cyan, et al colors in 1998?
A mirror should appear here soon, once youtube's done processing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDwur5-T_YE
Kinda pointless demonstration! It IS a touchscreen phone you know, how bout you...touch the screen?
No touchscreen? Did you watch a different video than the rest of us? Did you think you just enter number/urls/email addys with the D-Pad? Just WTF?
Sorry. Wrong thread.
That was a horrible hands on video. They barely even showed anything with 1.5 and used the touch screen once. Its a freakin touchscreen phone and he is using the hardware keys to navigate. Worst hands on video ever.
You must be fun at parties too.
Wha? The D-pad works! Aren't you impressed?
@Topolsky
If you're going to make a snide comment, can't you try a little harder dude? I mean you are a writer and all. Where is that Engadget wit?
I honestly didn't know it was touchscreen till this guy mentioned it. Pretty bad video, excited for upcoming Samsung phones though. Think I'll pass on this one, but then again it's only available in europe right?
@ Kilgore Trout
Your life must really suck if that upset you so much. Also, my iphone is better than you and whatever phone you have.
Likes: Snappy interface
Dislikes: Can we see how responsive the touchscreen is?
Can we see text input?
Can we see it do something processor-intensive?
Can we see what the built-in apps look like?
Did we need a minute looking at the USB interface?
Hint: Once you show the scale to a user's hand (much appreciated, btw) feel free to zoom in on the screen.
Thats something I dont get either, so far all android devices have the same interface down to the same background, where is the customisation? And apart from the menu animations what is the appeal of the OS, particularly from a consumer standpoint? Hasnt introduced any new feature/s not possible on any other platform, doesnt seem to have any distinguishing features apart from using google's services exclusively. Cant see why so many always post how much they wished any new device announced was running android, is it just simply a case of "I love everything google, hate every other phone os"?
That video was weak. No audio and horrible visuals. How do people like this get the phone early?