Official Samsung I5801 Thread
coderunknown
Retired Forum Mod
point 5, 6, 7 & 9 are really important & anyone buying a touchscreen or any smartphone or even a normal handset should consider them.
& here 3, 4 are points one should again consider when buying a mobile. rest are common on most mobiles. thanks atul for sharing your views
Gollum
Collector
The phone book taking long time does not actually mean waiting like one minute. Its just a mere 3 to 5 seconds. Since the phone is already snappy anything that opens up a bit slow gives you an impression of uber slow. I checked out this phone at the samsung mobile showroom. One of the store employees had the phone so i was able to see a used slow phone which was wayyy faster then i expected.
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gopi_vbboy
Cyborg Agent
phone book slows due to Google contact being added..just 2 or 3sec delay
utkarsh007
U7karsh
Hey m new at this phone and m having a prob that for example if i am using internet on my phone and have browsed lets say 6 pages and now wanna close the browser, i am not able to quit but have to press the back key 6 times. Also if i am running a application and wanna come back to the main screen, the only option with me is to press the back key, do my work and start the app again.
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gopi_vbboy
Cyborg Agent
Press the middle button to close and bring home screen
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useranonymous
Right off the assembly line
Hi, So its been about 2 weeks am using this device... I have mix reactions for this..
Pros
All good ones
cons:
1. It takes long time in when you click the phobook icon .In short takes some time to make a call or see call log or contacts.
Due to Google contacts
2. I don't know why but am unable to play .dat movies. Even .avi movie hangs a bit a couple of time while watching full length movie.
Download any alternate video player like mvideo, rockplayer, etc.
3. Volume key up/down key should be on right side (left side currently). Also no dedicated camera key.
Not really a con... think left handed people
4. Battery drainage occurs very fast after 50% or so battery left.
Agreed, agreed.
5. in-ear earphones are of average quality or less I think.
As a matter of fact, I felt they were of very good build quality and sound quality. And their being in-ear was an additional bonus. In any case, 3.5 mm jack, so use any earphones.
6. GPS doesn't function properly all the times.
Use GPSOpt from market. Or type *#*#1472365#*#* on the dialpad to open the GPS application, and use that to get a fix.
7. It hurts in the ear while making long duration calls as the metallic finish on the border is a bit upward compared to rest design.
Could be, have not tried myself for that long, though. For around 20 minutes, it was not a problem.
8. It lags while displaying the content when you tilt the screen.
Agreed, Froyo update should improve this (as I feel this has nothing to do with the performance of accelerometer).
9. You need to clean the upper metallic finish on daily basis as it catches so much finger prints.
Agreed, it is a fingerprint magnet. Hence I use a screen guard. That doesn't attract as many fingerprints.
10. And you need to have a proper dimension image only in order to set it as wallpaper and every time you need to crop the image (compulsory).
Cropping the wallpaper image is inherent in all phones. PCs and laptops for that matter. The screen has a fixed resolution, after all
2. You can play audio file by clicking the music image in playlist/ all songs. means we can play the audio file without actually going to music player and play one song at a time. Instead when all songs are listed click on audio image and the song will play/pause.
Yes, noticed that. However, I recommend Winamp for music, it beats the default player by a mile.
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Has anybody faced any issues with applications that do not work on the phone, or don't install at all. Please share.
I installed Opera Mobile, but it won't open beyond the splash screen.
sharma_atul85
Journeyman
Hii useranonymous, Thanks for all your feedbacks .. Will surely try these later on.. thanks !!!
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gopi_vbboy
Cyborg Agent
Its here
*www.mozilla.com/en-US/m/beta
But the fennec version requires more cpu speed...i tried it didnt work on G3 cos of arm6 proc
still have to try arm6 verison of fennec
*wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Platforms/Android#ARMv6_.28experimental.29
*wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Platforms/Android#System_Requirements
Hi Friends,
I am planning to root my phone using the following firmware.
[OFFICIAL] Samsung Galaxy 3 GT-i5800 (root, gps fix, upgrading) - xda-developers
Just have a few questions and would be great if someone can help me answer them
1. Does the firware upgrade retain touchwiz UI 3.0? (as I am used to it)
2. What are the benefits and risks of using this upgrade?
3. Will there any change in performance after using this firware?
Any info about this firmware or any other firmware from those that have used it is welcome.
Thank you.
I am planning to root my phone using the following firmware.
[OFFICIAL] Samsung Galaxy 3 GT-i5800 (root, gps fix, upgrading) - xda-developers
Just have a few questions and would be great if someone can help me answer them
1. Does the firware upgrade retain touchwiz UI 3.0? (as I am used to it)
2. What are the benefits and risks of using this upgrade?
3. Will there any change in performance after using this firware?
Any info about this firmware or any other firmware from those that have used it is welcome.
Thank you.
useranonymous
Right off the assembly line
@bargesh :
1. The firmware should contain touchwiz as with the factory version.
2. Benefits : GPS fix is better. Live wallpapers can be enabled.
Risks : No info is available whether I5801 rooted will face any issues when new firmware (Froyo) is released.
3. I doubt any major changes in peformance will be there.
Also, some risks are shown in the XDA forum you've mentioned.
I5801 OWNER
- Some people flashed their I5801 with I5800 with success.
- Some people flashed their I5801 with I5800 with success but lost their IMEI
- Some people flashed their I5801 with I5800 with success but mac-address change at reboot
It is best you discuss with playplus for benefits/risks of rooting I5801.
I'm referring to Opera Mobile (not Mini) which was released for Android recently. Hope somebody managed to get it to work.
On my phone, it closes (without any error message) immediately after the splash screen.
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Desi-Tek.com
In the zone
froyo 2.2 beta is out for galaxy 3
here is the video YouTube - Samsung galaxy 3 i5800 android FROYO 2.2
please note it is a beta version and has some issue
here is the video YouTube - Samsung galaxy 3 i5800 android FROYO 2.2
please note it is a beta version and has some issue
HiGood Work, you can also list Forum Members using this phone, Include me
I would suggest you to add known issues and how to resolve those too. Following are the issues faced by me till now.
1. GPS Problem - The device doesnot catch GPS properly, Solution use GPSOpt from Market!
2. USSD codes(*123# etc), Push SMS from vendors & IVR doesnot work when Samsung Mobile Tracker is enabled.
thanks to this info, i used gpsopt and the GPS finally started working on my phone, however the problem is that i have to use GPSopt everytime i need to use the GPS. is this expected or something wrong i am doing
comrade
foreign return(0)
well, I did the update today and no issue noted so far atleast. i5800 firmware is working on i5801. I'm glad I own froyo now and unlimited apps to enjoy
useranonymous
Right off the assembly line
well, I did the update today and no issue noted so far atleast. i5800 firmware is working on i5801. I'm glad I own froyo now and unlimited apps to enjoy
Congrats on this nice jump to Froyo, buddy!
Could you let us all know your feedback on the new features you see in Froyo?
1. General performance
2. Changes to UI/system configuration.
3. Are Live wallpapers enabled?
4. Have you rooted after the Froyo update?