Samsung has launched its new version of Galaxy S, the I9001 Galaxy S Plus. This phone is an improved version of the previous model of Samsung, i.e., Galaxy S. The USP of this phone is the processor of 1.4 GHz and 1650 mAh battery. Apart from that, the phone also boasts of fast downloading through 14.4 Mbps HSPA. There is more to this phone for which it has managed to draw attention of smartphone users and lovers.
What is it
This smartphone indeed looks smart and performs smarter. To start with, the display screen is a 4 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels and 16M colors. Apart from the Gorilla Glass display, the phone has Accelerator sensor for UI auto-rotate. The controls of the phone are touch sensitive and there is a proximity sensor technology used in the phone that allows an auto turn off. This phone comes in a stylish metallic finish and weighs only 119g. The phone includes a 1.4 Ghz processor and runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
The internal memory of 8 GB is supported by 512 MB RAM and 2GB ROM. You can also expand the memory up to 32 GB through an external card slot. GPRS, 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and USB connectivity are also available in this phone. This phone supports a HTML browser along with GPS and Java. A 5 MP camera has been added to the features of this phone. This camera has a resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels and comes along with other features such as auto as well as touch focus, face detection, smile detection, Geo-tagging and 720p video @ 30fps. There’s also a secondary VGA camera punched in this phone. The Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery in the phone supports a stand by time of 750 hours and 625 hours along with a talk time of 12 hrs 50 minutes and 6 hrs 30 minutes in 2G and 3G, respectively. Other features that the phone can boast of are Digital Compass, Google’s map navigation, Picasa integration, etc. The processor of the phone is powerful and so is the battery which make the phone a strong competitor in the smartphone market. The performance of the phone is so good that users will hardly find any thing to complain about.
Key features
The phone is loaded with features that are interesting, functional, and attractive. However, if we have to point out the key features then we would have to narrow our look and list down the most useful, advanced, and unique ones. So the first thing that we would like to include among key features is the 1.4 GHz processor that is strong enough to support fast downloads of applications with a HSPA of up to 14.4 Mbps. The Android 2.3 operating system and 1650 mAh battery also need a mention here. Apart from these, the metallic finish, integrated GPS, high resolution display, 5 MP camera, video telephony all can be counted as key features of this phone.
What’s innovative
To start with, Samsung I9001 Galaxy S Plus uses a single-core processor technology with a 1.4 GHz strong processor. To add further innovative touch, a metallic back finish, 1650 mAh battery and a Google map navigation feature have been added in the phone. A 5 MP camera with the ability to record HD video and a 4-inch Super AMOLED touch screen give further brownie points to this phone for the innovative touches.
Price and availability
Samsung I9001 Galaxy S Plus was launched in Russia at a price range of around 840 USD. But now the phone is available in the market at around $ 650.
Accessories
You can expand the memory of this phone up to 32 GB by a microSD card slot. The battery that the phone includes is a standard battery which is a Li-Ion 1650 mAh.
The up side
The good points that the phone should be applauded for are its metallic back finish, the strong single core-processor of 1.4 GHz, user and phone friendly 2.3 Gingerbread of Android operating software, a strong battery, large 4″ Super AMOLED touchscreen display and a 5 MP camera with various added features like HD video recording.
The down side
So far nothing has been discovered about the phone that can be counted among its negative points. The phone seems to be just “perfect” from all corners with nothing (or almost nothing) to complain about.
The bottomline
This new smartphone is considered as the hottest one among the lot. This phone surely deserves a higher rank in the smartphone market. All that it seems from the features loaded in the phone, this phone is surely worth the money that you would spend to get it in your pocket.
