Official Samsung Spica Discussion Thread

[sbhas2k]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

After extensive research, i have decided to go for i5700...

The price of i7500 is now same as i5700...
*www.infibeam.com/Mobiles/search?make=Samsung#make=Samsung&store=Mobiles&page=2

i7500 has some battery problem as well.. and not doin so well..

 

[amitabhishek]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

IMHO buy a i5700 and post a review; we are eager .

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

IMHO buy a i5700 and post a review; we are eager .

Coming up soon

 

[sachitgul]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

After extensive research, i have decided to go for i5700...

The price of i7500 is now same as i5700...
*www.infibeam.com/Mobiles/search?make=Samsung#make=Samsung&store=Mobiles&page=2

i7500 has some battery problem as well.. and not doin so well..

could you please state how you came to this conclusion??
it would really help me in making my decision...

 

[sbhas2k]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

@Sachitgul
based on extensive research from various site...

Do read the review from this link

*www.phonearena.com/htmls/Samsung-Galaxy-Spica-phone-pa_4157.html

+ spica has 800mhz processor, battery life is better.. better style too..

I dont think mobile camera 3.1 vs 5Mp will make much of a difference...

I recently checked samsung i900 phone as well (runs WM 6.1 upgradable to 6.5) seems like a very nice mobile .. do check the same before coming to any conclusion..

Pricing (best price collected from various source)
i5700 - 12400 (at alfa store mumbai)
i7500 - 13500 (infibeam online store)
i900 - around 15k

happy buying

 

[sachitgul]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

can someone please review the Spica??


it would really be of great help..
looking forward to it eagerly...


btw is the screen 65k or 16m..??

 

[sbhas2k]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

can someone please review the Spica??


it would really be of great help..
looking forward to it eagerly...


btw is the screen 65k or 16m..??

check the below link (12th post)
*www.techenclave.com/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-spica-i-e-i5700-160562.html

or u can check the review in
www.gsmarena.com
www.phonearena.com

 

[sachitgul]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

^^
read dat..

jst wanted to see wat ur thoughts were on the Spica i5700..



btw is there an alternative for the Samsung PC Studio..??

if not den how do i put my songs,videos,pics and contacts from my older phone which is a Nokia 5610..


also do i have to "root" the phone to keep the apps on the memory card??

im new to this rooting thing..
wat exactly is dis??

 

[amitabhishek]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

if not den how do i put my songs,videos,pics and contacts from my older phone which is a Nokia 5610..

You can mount the phone just like you mount the USB drive and then transfer whatever you want.

also do i have to "root" the phone to keep the apps on the memory card??

Yes but even after rooting OEM Android may not support app2sd. You need a specific Android build that does that. But don't worry not having app2sd;it will not effect the phone's performance.

I hope now you have enough info. to buy the phone .

 

[ankitsagwekar]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

i m planing to buy i7500 next month. if anybody not satisfy with it, and want to seal there i7500 PM me

 

[sachitgul]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

i purchased the i5700 yesterday at Rs 13200..
well most my review after my exams get over...




sold my 5610 with 4gb card at 1200 since its screen had gone haywire (the guy who bought it said it had some issues with its "belt")...


so the total came to around Rs 13000 with a 8gb Transcend Card..

@Sriharsha

How much did u pay for the i5700??

 

[sachitgul]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

YaY!!!!

*techtickerblog.com/2010/03/17/i5700-galaxy-spica-officially-gets-android-2-1/



this should come ASAP to India!!!
YaY..!!


also do i need to register my phone with Samsung online if the update comes to India??

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

i purchased the i5700 yesterday at Rs 13200..
well most my review after my exams get over...




sold my 5610 with 4gb card at 1200 since its screen had gone haywire (the guy who bought it said it had some issues with its "belt")...


so the total came to around Rs 13000 with a 8gb Transcend Card..

@Sriharsha

How much did u pay for the i5700??

Congrats Sachit
I paid 12K for phone and 900 for Kingston 8GB. Sold the bundled 2GB for 250
Seller was a friend of mine and so bought it at Whole sale price, otherwise its 12.5k in our town and 13K at Samsung Store.

 

[amitabhishek]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

Eager I5700 Galaxy Spica might have jumped into the Android 2.1 pool early but for those who were waiting; Samsung has officially released the Android 2.1 update for Galaxy Spica. The update has been initially rolled out in Germany and will be released gradually in the rest of the regions.

Lucky guys !

A word of caution...do not mod your phone if you want your PC studio to sync. update.

 

[sachitgul]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

Congrats Sachit
I paid 12K for phone and 900 for Kingston 8GB. Sold the bundled 2GB for 250
Seller was a friend of mine and so bought it at Whole sale price, otherwise its 12.5k in our town and 13K at Samsung Store.

thnx..


also..
nice deal u got there..
im starting to think mobiles are costly here in mumbai..
is it true???


btw..
the i5700 got the 2.1 update!!
JYEAH!!

 

[sujoyp]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

thnx..


im starting to think mobiles are costly here in mumbai..
is it true???

Mobiles r costlier in Maharashtra by Rs500 coz of vat

 

[sachitgul]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

Android 2.1 does look awesome on the Spica...

*www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXS6wlIHfJo&feature=player_embedded


i hope Samsung updates its PC Studio and supports the i5700...


also..
is their and alternative to the zooming keys in the android browser..??
like see the picture in this review..

*www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-portal-675814/review?artc_pg=4


also in the same review the guy mentions smtn about installing some stuff..

*www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-portal-675814/review?artc_pg=6

does does mean that the i5700 doesn't support out of the box??

anyone tried out divx files on the i5700??

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

Android 2.1 does look awesome on the Spica...

*www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXS6wlIHfJo&feature=player_embedded


i hope Samsung updates its PC Studio and supports the i5700...


also..
is their and alternative to the zooming keys in the android browser..??
like see the picture in this review..

*www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-portal-675814/review?artc_pg=4


also in the same review the guy mentions smtn about installing some stuff..

*www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-portal-675814/review?artc_pg=6

does does mean that the i5700 doesn't support out of the box??

anyone tried out divx files on the i5700??

The updated Pc suite is available sachit. Check it here *3.ly/yzCw

Regarding that zoom buttons you saw, its not default browser. It is Dolphin browser, a third party browser available in Android Market.

You can browse Android Market on PC from here *www.cyrket.com/
That is like a mirror site for android market, it's from surik, the same guy who started Cydia.

The cool thing is that you download Barcode scanner app and just point it any app's barcode in that site and it automatically redirects to download link to that app in phone. It's fun try it

Divx playback is smooth and fast, even seeking is instant

 

[sachitgul]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

The updated Pc suite is available sachit. Check it here *3.ly/yzCw

Regarding that zoom buttons you saw, its not default browser. It is Dolphin browser, a third party browser available in Android Market.

You can browse Android Market on PC from here *www.cyrket.com/
That is like a mirror site for android market, it's from surik, the same guy who started Cydia.

The cool thing is that you download Barcode scanner app and just point it any app's barcode in that site and it automatically redirects to download link to that app in phone. It's fun try it

Divx playback is smooth and fast, even seeking is instant

but isnt that PC suite for the i7500???


also did u mean Divx playback out of the box??


also is cryket and alternative to the android market??

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

but isnt that PC suite for the i7500???


also did u mean Divx playback out of the box??


also is cryket and alternative to the android market??

Hmmmm isn't it same for all samsung phones.

Yeah Divx/Xvid out of the box playback you didn't knew that before buying

Crytek is not alternative,It's just a mirror site of Android Market.