Samsung's Galaxy Lite in the wild, looks ready for low-end Android battle with HTC Click

We've been following the saga of the i5700 Galaxy Lite since early this month when it took the Wi-Fi Alliance's certification program by storm, and now it seems that French site FrAndroid may very well have exposed Samsung's second Google-ified handset to the harsh light of the real world for the first time. As its name implies, this would likely be a cheap entry to slot in beneath the Galaxy -- and the current rumor has it signed up for 3G, WiFi, possible "Google Experience" certification, and an honest-to-goodness trackball, a feature sorely missed on the Galaxy by some. Strangely, there doesn't seem to be a Home button which we thought was an Android requirement, but it's possible that Samsung's concealed it along the side or made it a long-press function for another button. The site claims that this'll be hitting French streets next month, so we may not have long to wait before the epic Click / Galaxy Lite smackdown makes things surprisingly interesting on the low end of the smartphone market -- and with Nokia looking to play in the same space with the 5230, this segment could end up hosting some of the most interesting mobile action over the coming year.

[Via MobileCrunch and Samsung Hub]

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 1st 2009 6:19PM]

Interesting. The blue rim around the outside kind of makes it look cheap/tacky. Of course that's just my opinion. Should be interesting to see a review on it.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 1st 2009 6:18PM]

i will look for a low-end battle with your mother, christian.

[newreformation Posted Sep 1st 2009 6:20PM]

Go back to making cool movies and TV Mr. Abrams.

[MarcusMaximus Posted Sep 1st 2009 6:22PM]

Come on ban-hammer...

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 1st 2009 7:11PM]

Wait, what!? Is Chris' full name Christian?!?!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :(

[Chris Posted Sep 1st 2009 7:17PM]

I don't know what you fellows are on about.

[LondonConsultant Posted Sep 1st 2009 8:08PM]

And I thought she was Christine...

[abusethedog Posted Sep 1st 2009 6:19PM]

I like it.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 1st 2009 6:59PM]

I like it too. Samsung is starting to pop out new Android phones fairly quickly these days. Perhaps, they are making a move, to try to catch up with HTC.

[fernpointoh Posted Sep 1st 2009 6:20PM]

We need stronger Android phones, not weaker ones!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 1st 2009 6:31PM]

No we need more androids so that more people will know about and then make better androids. Cheap androids make it more affordable for people looking to get one but price was a problem. There are many powerful androids coming out look at the X3 it has a tegra chip.

[hfm Posted Sep 1st 2009 6:32PM]

For real, where are the android phones with 8/16/32G of ram that apps can use?

[tamosius Posted Sep 1st 2009 6:39PM]

I voted +1 for all the above

[SomePerson Posted Sep 1st 2009 7:02PM]

@deinfinityx

Uh no it doesn't. It has Snap Dragon.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 1st 2009 7:14PM]

Ok, wrong with that, thank you, but it still has a 1000mhz processor.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 1st 2009 6:35PM]

these ugly-ass trims companies put on their cheap phones is nothing more than a subliminal message to consumers: only buy this if you absolutely cannot afford our much more expensive shit. Pity.

[McPOW Posted Sep 1st 2009 6:48PM]

You *cannot* judge trim quality by blurry cam shots, period.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 1st 2009 6:55PM]

@McPOW

I agree. I was not that impressed with the T-Mobile G1 photos, but when I saw it in the flesh. I found that it is actually a nice device.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 1st 2009 7:16PM]

iPhone Killer

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 1st 2009 8:10PM]

So Samsung has decided join other handset makers to abandon Windows Mobile for good.
This confirms Windows Mobile has become a thing of the past.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 1st 2009 8:12PM]

Wow. Looks a lot alike my new Samsung Exclaim. Except more PDA-ish.

[artshark Posted Sep 1st 2009 10:57PM]

pretty much just a feature phone that can do more

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 1st 2009 11:34PM]

IPHONE KILLER DEFINETLY...MAYBE....NO? I THINK IM WRONG THEN : (

glad to see android expanding its repertoire of phones tho i think android has all the potential in the world glad to see this popping up more now

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 2:57AM]

Its layout is IDENTICAL TO THE GALAXY!!! Get your eyes checked Chris!!!

TOP LEFT BUTTON = HOME.
NO TRACKBALL, JUST D-PAD.

Terrible review! Were you drunk???

[Chris Posted Sep 2nd 2009 12:40PM]

Incorrect. The button in the upper left is Menu. Home is in between the Back and End buttons on the Galaxy.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 7:18PM]

Really sorry about my comment. Was having a bad day. You are correct, as usual ;) No home button. ...walks away with egg on face.

[p dot t Posted Nov 16th 2009 9:44PM]

http://bit.ly/joke :D