Samsung has officially announced another Android powered smartphone of Galaxy family, Samsung Galaxy 551. Samsung Galaxy 551 was designed exclusively for business users and social network freaks running on Android 2.2 OS Froyo, 667MHz processor, TouchWiz 3.0.
Samsung Galaxy 551 is also known as Samsung I15510, sliding with horizontal Qwerty keyboard.
Samsung Galaxy 551 features 3.2 inch TFT touch display(240 x 400 pixels), side-sliding Qwerty key board, Android 2.2 Froyo, 667 MHz processor, 3 Megapixels camera with auto focus sharp shooter, Wi-Fi, DLNA, Bluetooth 3.0, 160 MB internal storage with microSD card slot support up to 32GB or 16GB expansion, DivX playback support, 1200 mAH battery.
With its middle-range hardware specifications, Galaxy 551 looks like a entry-level device. But having landscape sliding Qwerty keyboard, it would expose as a full-fledged smartphone.
Full Technical Specifications of Samsung Galaxy 115
| Network | |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 2100 |
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Dimensions | |
| L x B x H | 111 x 55 x 15.2 mm |
| Weight | |
| Form Factor | Side-Slider |
| Display | |
| Type | TFT capacitive touchscreen |
| Size | 3.2 inch |
| Colors & Resolution | 256K colors, 240 x 400 Pixels |
| Input/ User Interface | |
| Input | TouchWiz 3.0 UI Multi Touch Full Qwerty keyboard Proximity & Light Sensor |
| System Properties | |
| Operating System | Android 2.2 OS (Froyo) |
| CPU | 667 MHz Processor |
| Storage Capacity | |
| Memory | 160 MB user available memory microSD/SDHC card slot support up to 32GB or 16GB* |
| Browser & Messaging | HTML SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Camera | |
| Still | – 3 Megapixels – 2048×1536 pixels with Auto focus, Multi shot, Self-timer, Panorama, Scenes |
| Secondary | No |
| Video Recording | 320×240 (QVGA) @ 15 fps |
| Connectivity | |
| Data | EDGE & GPRS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Bluetooth & USB | Bluetooth v3.0* with A2DP & v2.0 micro USB |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA |
| Headset | 3.5 mm stereo headset jack |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| GPS | A-GPS |
| 3G | HSDPA 7.2 Mbps |
| EDGE | Up to 236.8 Kbps |
| GPRS | Up to 32 – 48 Kbps |
| Music & Video | |
| Music Format | MP3 / WAV / eAAC+ |
| Video Format | DivX / MP4 / WMV / H.263 |
| Battery | |
| Type | Li-Ion 1200 mAH Standard battery |
| Talk Time | |
| Standby Time | |
| Other Features | G Talk, Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail YouTube, Calendar, Picasa integration Facebook, MySpace, Twittering social network integration, Compass, Accelerometer |
| Colors | Black |
Price & Availability
Samsung i5510 Galaxy 551 is expected to release via Europe this November at any time, pricing at 389 euros ($539). Now available for Free at Vodafone UK.