The Samsung Galaxy S Wi-Fi 3.6 is an Android OS powered portable media player, which is having all the notable mid-to-high range specifications and an up-to-date hardware under the hood.
Samsung Galaxy S Wi-Fi 3.6 runs the latest Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS flavored with TouchWiz customizations, featuring a 3.6-inch multi touchscreen display (hence the model number), powered by a 1GHz OMAP single-core processor, equipped with an LED-enabled 2 megapixel camera on the back, a VGA camera one on the front for video chats, 8GB/16GB of memory storage, microSD card slot for memory expansion up to 32GB, Wi-Fi connectivity, 802.11 Wi-Fi b/g/n connectivity, GPS navigational support, SoundAlive technology, 3.5mm headset jack, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0, accelerometer, compass, support for services like Social Hub, Android Market and a whole host of the Google services.
Samsung Galaxy S Wi-Fi 3.6 is an Android device similar to a smartphone but without a SIM card, and thus without the ability to make calls. Users have to rely on Wi-Fi access points in order to get this device online.
Full Technical Specifications Of Samsung Galaxy S Wi-Fi 3.6
| Dimensions | |
| L x B x H | — |
| Weight | – |
| Form Factor | Candybar |
| Display | |
| Type | Capacitive Touchscreen |
| Size | 3.6 inches |
| Colors & Resolution | 16 777 216 Colors & 320 X 240 Pixels |
| Input/ User Interface | Multi Touch Proximity Sensor Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate Ambient light sensor |
| System Properties | |
| Operating System | Android 2.3 Gingerbread |
| CPU | 1GHz TI OMAP Single-Core Processor |
| Storage Capacity | |
| Internal Memory | 8GB / 16GB internal memory storage |
| Expandable Memory | microSD Card Slot For Memory Expansion Up To 32GB |
| Browser & Messaging | HTML, xHTML, WAP 2.0, Flash MMS, SMS, IM, Email, RSS |
| Camera | |
| Still | – 2 Megapixels – 1600 × 1200 Pixels – LED Flash – Auto focus |
| Secondary | – VGA – 0.3 Megapixels |
| Video Recording | Yes, Capable |
| Connectivity | |
| Bluetooth & USB | v3.0 with EDR Stereo & v2.0 Micro USB |
| Headset | 3.5mm stereo headset jack |
| Radio | Stereo FM with RDS |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| GPS | A-GPS |
| 3G | NO |
| Video & Audio | |
| Video Formats | MPEG4, H.264, H.263, WMV, DivX, XviD |
| Audio Formats | MP3, OGG, AAC, WMAP, Flac |
| Battery | |
| Type | Li-Ion Standard Battery |
| Video Playback Time | — |
| Music Playback Time | — |
| Other Features | Android Market, G-mail, Google Maps, G-Talk Samsung Social Hub, Allshare Support Friend Stream, Skype Integration, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube Quickoffice, Digital compass Google Talk, Picasa integration |
| Colors Availability | Black |
Price & Availability
The Samsung Galaxy S Wi-Fi 3.6 player will be available for £149 ($240) in 8GB version and the 16GB version will cost you £169 ($270). Release dates haven’t been officially announced yet.