Samsung announces Galaxy S Android smartphone
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted March 23rd 2010 1:54PM
posted March 23rd 2010 1:54PM
That's right, the Galaxy S is officially official, as are its 4-inch Super AMOLED display, 1GHz processor, and "Smart Life" ecosystem integration, and more. It'll be available worldwide -- including the US -- this year, and as we type this our hard-working team on the ground is rushing off to get a hands-on with the device. In the meantime, check out the image gallery below and PR after the break.
Samsung Welcomes You to the "Smart Life" with the Global Launch of the Galaxy S
Powered by 4-inch Super AMOLED and the latest version of Android, Galaxy S brings rich technology and enhanced mobile experience
LAS VEGAS, March 23, 2010 – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today introduced the Galaxy S (Model: GT-I9000), a smart phone that makes users' lives more convenient, more exciting, and more integrated. JK Shin, president and head of Samsung Electronics' Mobile Communications Business announced the global launch of the Galaxy S at his keynote speech at the International CTIA Wireless 2010. The Galaxy S will be available in Europe, North America, Latin America, Australia, and Asia soon.
The Android-powered Galaxy S incorporates a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen and a 1 GHz application processor that enables vibrant HD videos, rich augmented reality content through Layar Reality Browser, and advanced LBS (Location Based Services). The 'Social Hub' provides always-on social networks connectivity allowing users to enjoy communications with their friends, colleagues, and families whenever they want and wherever they are.
The Galaxy S is designed to provide immersive, intelligent and integrated experiences, with the power to enrich people's lives through best-in-class services and technologies. The Galaxy S will allow users around the world to experience the "Smart Life," which Samsung anticipates will shift the way that consumers view smart phones and how they interact with them in their daily lives.
The Galaxy S immerses users in a world of rich multimedia. The large 4-inch Super AMOLED display delivers unrivalled screen quality, with less reflection, free viewing angles and super-fast touch-response. The mDNIe (mobile Digital Natural Image engine) – a technology used in Samsung's best-selling LCD and LED TVs – boosts an even sharper and crisper viewing experience for photos, videos, and e-books. It creates a perfect environment to record, edit and play HD video, to browse the Internet, and to read your favorite e-books. A variety of applications from Android Market allows users to even more extend the benefits and excitement of smart phone experience. Plus, users have access to Google mobile services, such as Google Search, Gmail, and Google Maps.
Living a "Smart Life" requires intelligence, and the Galaxy S delivers just that by utilizing personal preferences to gather information online that each user needs and wants. With a user-defined daily briefing, lightning-fast processing speeds and location-based search options like Layar Reality Browser – the Galaxy S gives users the information they need wherever and whenever needed. The Galaxy S represents the next level of intelligence in smart phones.
The Galaxy S integrates every aspect of life in a smart and sophisticated way. In addition to wireless integration with a variety of other devices, such as notebooks, TVs and cameras, the highly advanced Social Hub plugs users quickly and conveniently into their complete world of social networking and email.
"The Android-powered Galaxy S will set a new standard for smart phones," said JK Shin, president and head of Mobile Communications Business. "The Galaxy S is the perfect device for people in all corners of the world who want that extra edge; to be more effective, productive, better connected, and in tune with their smart life – both personal and professional – all in a very easy and simple way."
Other Key Features
* Daily Briefing: Offers instant access to weather, news, stocks, and the scheduler.
* All Share: Enables inter-device connectivity via DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) technology.
* Home Cradle: Enables use as a digital photo frame, table clock, calendar, and music station.
* Write and go: Jot down an idea first and later decide on a format such as SMS/ MMS, email, calendar or memo.
* Swype: Provides fast and easy way to input text on screen while on-the-move.
* ThinkFree: Apps to view and edit Microsoft Office 2007 documents.
* Smart Alarm: Wakes up with a natural alarm sound and automatically turned-on display light.
The Galaxy S is exhibited at The International CTIA Wireless at booth # 1023.
Powered by 4-inch Super AMOLED and the latest version of Android, Galaxy S brings rich technology and enhanced mobile experience
LAS VEGAS, March 23, 2010 – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today introduced the Galaxy S (Model: GT-I9000), a smart phone that makes users' lives more convenient, more exciting, and more integrated. JK Shin, president and head of Samsung Electronics' Mobile Communications Business announced the global launch of the Galaxy S at his keynote speech at the International CTIA Wireless 2010. The Galaxy S will be available in Europe, North America, Latin America, Australia, and Asia soon.
The Android-powered Galaxy S incorporates a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen and a 1 GHz application processor that enables vibrant HD videos, rich augmented reality content through Layar Reality Browser, and advanced LBS (Location Based Services). The 'Social Hub' provides always-on social networks connectivity allowing users to enjoy communications with their friends, colleagues, and families whenever they want and wherever they are.
The Galaxy S is designed to provide immersive, intelligent and integrated experiences, with the power to enrich people's lives through best-in-class services and technologies. The Galaxy S will allow users around the world to experience the "Smart Life," which Samsung anticipates will shift the way that consumers view smart phones and how they interact with them in their daily lives.
The Galaxy S immerses users in a world of rich multimedia. The large 4-inch Super AMOLED display delivers unrivalled screen quality, with less reflection, free viewing angles and super-fast touch-response. The mDNIe (mobile Digital Natural Image engine) – a technology used in Samsung's best-selling LCD and LED TVs – boosts an even sharper and crisper viewing experience for photos, videos, and e-books. It creates a perfect environment to record, edit and play HD video, to browse the Internet, and to read your favorite e-books. A variety of applications from Android Market allows users to even more extend the benefits and excitement of smart phone experience. Plus, users have access to Google mobile services, such as Google Search, Gmail, and Google Maps.
Living a "Smart Life" requires intelligence, and the Galaxy S delivers just that by utilizing personal preferences to gather information online that each user needs and wants. With a user-defined daily briefing, lightning-fast processing speeds and location-based search options like Layar Reality Browser – the Galaxy S gives users the information they need wherever and whenever needed. The Galaxy S represents the next level of intelligence in smart phones.
The Galaxy S integrates every aspect of life in a smart and sophisticated way. In addition to wireless integration with a variety of other devices, such as notebooks, TVs and cameras, the highly advanced Social Hub plugs users quickly and conveniently into their complete world of social networking and email.
"The Android-powered Galaxy S will set a new standard for smart phones," said JK Shin, president and head of Mobile Communications Business. "The Galaxy S is the perfect device for people in all corners of the world who want that extra edge; to be more effective, productive, better connected, and in tune with their smart life – both personal and professional – all in a very easy and simple way."
Other Key Features
* Daily Briefing: Offers instant access to weather, news, stocks, and the scheduler.
* All Share: Enables inter-device connectivity via DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) technology.
* Home Cradle: Enables use as a digital photo frame, table clock, calendar, and music station.
* Write and go: Jot down an idea first and later decide on a format such as SMS/ MMS, email, calendar or memo.
* Swype: Provides fast and easy way to input text on screen while on-the-move.
* ThinkFree: Apps to view and edit Microsoft Office 2007 documents.
* Smart Alarm: Wakes up with a natural alarm sound and automatically turned-on display light.
The Galaxy S is exhibited at The International CTIA Wireless at booth # 1023.
Looks Yummy! Hurry up with the Hands-On!! haha
@InnocentEd
Agreed!!
@InnocentEd
I think I juist sh** my pants.
@InnocentEd After the lack of support for my Samsung Galaxy (i7500) I'm not willing by any chance to buy another Samsung phone. Don't get me wrong, I like their products but Customer Service really makes a big difference.
Still more excited about the Supersonic.
@Techno1q After the lack of support for my Samsung Omnia HD (i8910) I'm not willing by any chance to buy another Samsung phone. Don't get me wrong, I like their products but Customer Service really makes a big difference.
@(Unverified) ... After the lack of support for my Samsung Behold II (SGH-T939) I'm not willing by any chance to buy another Samsung phone. Don't get me wrong, I like their products but Customer Service really makes a big difference.
Now we're talking!
Finally a non-tuning-chav designed android mobile (the only other android phone with decent design is the droid but that has keyboard so thats a minus for me).
Either Palm hurries up with Pre sucessor and launches it in Portugal, or i will get this.
@InnocentEd Another refreshing phone from samsung, i'm glad it landed on android, unlike their first one. http://bit.ly/samsung-messiah-phone-almost
@InnocentEd : To bad the HTC Evo 4G completely killed this.... and knocked the spotlight onto itself... it actually looks kinda good... but the Evo just kicks it's butt.
@blenderman345 Actually, from recently released specs, the EVO is 4x slower in GPU and some % in CPU. EVO is looking really really OLD now.
4"...1GHZ...Android? OH shit.
@Steven
This is a big F$%^ing deal!
-Joe Biden
@Steven Samsung+Android? :$
@Steven
Meh. Specs are hawt, but Samsung UI has always been awful. TouchWiz is such an eyesore...
@Steven
Now we know who bought up all those HD2 spare parts since it's not going WP7S.
Looks pretty good. It's solidly built, has a good onscreen keyboard and 3G GSM (that means you T-mobile), then I'm in for one.
@Steven
You know that was an excellent 'OH SHIT' right up until HTC pissed all over Samsung's Parade and outted the Supersonic (EVO 4G).
Suddenly 4" isn't enough (Yea, that's what she said).
@tonicboy I wiz every time I touch it...
@Steven
I want this + root it + install latest Cyanogen mod with Nexus UI + maintain divx/xvid support = Best phone in the universre
I need Super AMOLED on my next mobile device. Need, need, need.
Coming from a behold 2 user.......I wish theyd just leave the stock Android UI instead of that touchwiz crap.
@somebody7 Just noticed that :P Sucks for the generalP, but I am glad rooting Android devices is fairly easy and I can put whatever ROM on I want on there :) So my excitement is all about the hardware specs!!
@somebody7
You gotta give it to them that they're the only Android UI I've seen without that darn programs arrow!
@somebody7: Why would anyone get a Behold 2 and not a myTouch?
@somebody7
An XDA rom should sort it out pretty quickly
... Err... That's the most iPhone-ish looking Android phone I've seen. Don't know if I approve, but the specs are nice.
@sodaboy581 phone might look like iPhone, though it's bigger and the iPhone wishes it could make games and movies look as nice as this.
@juanvaldez Yeah, I agree. It's just... their blatant copy of the style of the iPhone's OS is kind of depressing. If they were going to design a new UI for Android, they should have done something more original. I love Android, but I don't like to get iPhone in my Android. It's whatever, though.
@juanvaldez Looks very similar to the iphone screen, but the specs are way better
@jawman
You must be blind.
@sodaboy581 why i hate acknowledging apple in any way, this is prob excellent marketing by samsung. take the look, up the performance, don't look back.
@owen66 Probably. They're most likely betting on the fact that the iPhone is very easy to use, even for the very young and the very old, so they want to provide the power and flexibility of Android while giving a familiar user interface. I can totally understand it. It still might rub a few people the wrong way. ;) Oh well, just have to see if they're able to run far with this...
@sodaboy581 \
iPhone clone much?
So long as the android fanboys admit that I honestly don't care. All the Apple haters want Apple to fail and claim how much they hate it but look at yet another company trying to copy Apple's success.
Physical form factor aside though Samsung has ALWAYS made nice looking phones and but I always hear that they don't support their products after launch....
And lets not forget that the iPhone has the App Store which is miles ahead of android.
@sodaboy581
yeah. I'm not feeling the icons at all.
@ror Well, a good thing is, you can probably turn off the Samsung UI, just like you can turn off Sense UI on other Android phones. So if this phone turns out to be a sexy beast, hardware wise, you can still use stock Android UI or install another UI later. Maybe even throw Sense yourself.
The thing that puts me off of manufacturer provided UIs with Android phones is the time it takes for official Android updates to come out for them. Hope this isn't a problem with this Samsung device.
@sodaboy581 The thing that puts me off of manufacturer provided UIs with Android phones is the time it takes for official Android updates to come out for them. Hope this isn't a problem with this Samsung device.
I think this puts me off with or without the mfg provided UIs. Google has to do something about this, allow customers to be more in charge of getting an update without the carrier/mfg delays. I don't see this happening within the next 12 months, but if Google can get big enough in the game, then I think, hope and want it to happen.
@sodaboy581
Samsung's logo should be: "We take good hardware, then ruin it with our UI."
@sodaboy581
it looks absurdly like an iPhone
Shame Samsung, everyone else in the android game is at least trying to have an original skin of sorts, but apparently your software engineers just threw in the towel.
@sodaboy581
Agreed 100% came here to comment the exact same thing. Maybe Android wants to be like Mike, I mean iPhone.
@sodaboy581
It does look like an iPhone, Look + UI.. sigh
Incoming Apple vs Samsung Galaxy Trial..
Is that really the OS? Copy Apple much? Talk about opening themselves to litigation..
@Serus
I don't care about litigation. Bud dang Android is a nice Os why would they need to copy iphone...........And what the hell was the purpose of Bada if they aren't going to put it on a high-end deivice. Useless.
@Mgrim The Wave will have Bada and be high end. Bluetooth 3.0, wireless N, super AMOLED (though smaller screen)
@Serus
I'm sorry...remind me when Apple invented the grid of icons again.
Nokia amongst others might want to have a word with them: http://bit.ly/aPph60
@Serus Blame it on TouchWiz 3.0. they use the same UI on the Wave which runs Bada. But I gotta admit, its at least looks better than previous versions of ToucWiz, which just plain sucked.
@Tes
Not to mention the old Palm OS.
@Tes Do you seriously not understand the OP was talking about the use of horizontal pages denoted by white dots? Or maybe the dock at the bottom? How about how the phone icon is the same, or how the music icon is the iTunes logo (which doesn't even make sense on a device that can't play CDs)? None of those things seem relevant to you?
Impressive... On Paper
Looking forward to a full review
Still waiting on Supersonic. 4.3", 1Ghz, Android, SenseUI instead of Touchwiz, Wimax, etc. Still, the Super AMOLED is cool. Can't wait for it to start popping up in other devices. Still, I wish they could come out with these kinds of 20% incremental improvements in *battery life* and not only screen.
@jerbear He said it uses 20% less power as well in the keynote.