Samsung Galaxy WI8150 is a very attractive mid range mobile that would not just provide you with awesome utility, but is also equipped with advanced features generally not found in its price range. It might not be very great in the looks department, but its fast processor (1.4GHz) and 512 MB internal RAM very much make up for that. The phone sports almost all the hardware of the Galaxy S2 minus the SuperAMOLED touchscreen and hence, is a pleasure to use. This full touchscreen smartphone sports 3 dedicated super sensitive touch keys that are a pleasure to operate on.
What is it?
This phone is definitely one of the mid range phones available in the market today and lives up to the hype that is generally associated with the Galaxy Series smartphones from Samsung. This GSM phone can fully support both HSDPA as well as HSUPA at 14.4 and 5.76 Mbps respectively. The touch screen display is rather small and at 3.7”, it might not be the best one around but is packed with the crisp resolution of 480 x 800 pixels WVGA. The small screen may not be its best feature but it definitely allows the phone to be a lot more handy and manageable than its large screen counterparts. The capacitive touchscreen is super sensitive and hence a pleasure to work on. The phone is powered with a Qualcomm MSM 8255 Snapdragon, Adreno205GPU, 1.4GHz Scorpion processor and a powerful 512mb internal RAM. The phone operates on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). The design of the Samsung Galaxy W I 8150 may not be very revolutionary but it clearly serves the purpose well. Features like the proximity sensor, accelerometer, GPS and many more operate fluidly in this phone thanks to its solid 512MB RAM and expandable external memory (up to 32 GB) and a powerful battery make it clearly distinct in its range.
Key features
The key features of the Samsung Galaxy WI8150 include the following-
1. It bears all the typical smartphone features like the super sensitive touchscreen featuring multitouch, proximity sensors for screen on/off control, Digital compass, GPS, Google maps, SNS Integration.
2. You can enjoy your music at ease with this smartphone as it plays a wide range of file formats like the DivX, WMV, MP3/MP4, eAAC+ and also has the H.263/H.264 player capabilities. You can plug in even your typical standard head phones in this phone’s 3.5mm jack to enjoy uninterrupted music on the go.
3. It sports a decent 5MP camera with flash, equipped with auto focus feature, face detection and geo tagging.
4. Features like YouTube, Google Search and other utility functions are supported.
5. It has support for Adobe Flash player.
6. It supports all typical Android based services and apps including Swype and Voice to Text.
7. It supports MS Office and PDF files
What‘s innovative?
This phone brings to your grasp some of the best available smartphone features at a really competitive price. Its dimensions are only 115.5 x 59.8 x 11.5 mm which makes it really easy to grasp and handle, something that is not very common in high end mobiles, this is perhaps because of its relatively small screen, which is also has one of the best in range displays. The front camera is VGA and can be used for Video calling. The LED flash and 720p Video recording in HD make its camera even more effective.
Price and availability
This smartphone is available across the Globe at a price of just $347 (without any contract) and thus offers you the best of features at perhaps the lowest possible price a feat accomplished by Samsung by not including certain luxury and high end features in the phone.
The up side
Samsung Galaxy WI8150 is an Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS based phone, which is both stylish and powerful. It is fully loaded with the best features available in the market today and you can very easily customize it for your own personal use very easily by downloading loads of free and paid apps from the Android market. It is perhaps the best loaded phone that you can get for this price.
The down side
Samsung Galaxy WI8150 has been reported by users for certain glitches. If the Wi-Fi gives you an error message once then until and unless you restart the phone, it would not connect with an available Wi-Fi connection. The small screen size adds to its handiness buy may not be liked by those who are a fan of large screen smartphones.
The bottomline
The Samsung Galaxy WI8150 packs no surprises but is over all a very decent phone to have. At this price, it is a best buy for you and its features would not leave you high and dry on your expectations. It might not have the superAMOLED display of the S II but certainly does not lack powerful features and hardware.
