Official Samsung Spica Discussion Thread

[sachitgul]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

lol Lungurghini
here's one from my side
Hayachoosa on Indian Roads

Sachit regarding your Vodafone EDGE connection problem, found this on TE, this kinda looked similar to your problem check it out
*3.ly/VDPf

OMG!!

not supported!??!?!
god damn

EDGE is very important for a handset of this caliber..
i was planning to shift to airtel but heck i dont want to change my number..



confusion all around..

this task would be easier if i had a Booze-oo-ki....

 

[arunks]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

I am also planning to buy samsung galaxy spica...

I read somewhere tht bluetooth transfers r not possible,... Also u can not receive incoming calls while u r browsing internet on it.
Please clarify my doubts..
Also is it possible to play avi, mpeg videos on it or not..
Also i went to hotspot in my city..there they said "company has discontinued the phones..dont purchase it.. 4 of our customers have come with ccomplaints of very less battery backup with daily charging need"

is that also true? i mean what i5700's battery backup...


Please reply asap to all the doubts so that i can get it in the morning if all things are good.

 

[sachitgul]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

I am also planning to buy samsung galaxy spica...

I read somewhere tht bluetooth transfers r not possible,... Also u can not receive incoming calls while u r browsing internet on it.
Please clarify my doubts..
Also is it possible to play avi, mpeg videos on it or not..
Also i went to hotspot in my city..there they said "company has discontinued the phones..dont purchase it.. 4 of our customers have come with ccomplaints of very less battery backup with daily charging need"

is that also true? i mean what i5700's battery backup...


Please reply asap to all the doubts so that i can get it in the morning if all things are good.

u can get a bluetooth transfer app in the android marketplace...
the samsung spica i5700 is the ONLY android handset to play divx files..
so dont worry about that..


the battery of the i5700 is awesome..!!

go ahead and buy it its an awesome phone..

 

[jain_pranav]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

I am also planning to buy samsung galaxy spica...

I read somewhere tht bluetooth transfers r not possible,... Also u can not receive incoming calls while u r browsing internet on it.
Please clarify my doubts..
Also is it possible to play avi, mpeg videos on it or not..
Also i went to hotspot in my city..there they said "company has discontinued the phones..dont purchase it.. 4 of our customers have come with ccomplaints of very less battery backup with daily charging need"

is that also true? i mean what i5700's battery backup...


Please reply asap to all the doubts so that i can get it in the morning if all things are good.

bluetooth transfers r nt posible on android 1.5
so it wil b posible asa v gt 2.1 update which is vry soon.
U can vry much receive calls while browsing.I dnt knw who tld u this.
Battery backup is also gud. 1 Day backup for 3-4 hours talktte
n extensive wifi usage

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

I am also planning to buy samsung galaxy spica...

Firstly that's a good start planning to buy a Spica
Hmmm let me answer those one by one,

I read somewhere tht bluetooth transfers r not possible,...

Yes, by default android 1.5 doesn't support bluetooth transfer, but you have several free apps which would enable it on 1.5, So no worries.

Also u can not receive incoming calls while u r browsing internet on it.
Please clarify my doubts..

That's just a myth. Your Data session goes on hold if you get a call, So that you can answer it.That's it, it doesn't block your incoming calls while browsing.

Also is it possible to play avi, mpeg videos on it or not..

Spica even has out of the box Divx, Xvid playback, so no worries on this too.

Also i went to hotspot in my city..there they said "company has discontinued the phones..dont purchase it.. 4 of our customers have come with ccomplaints of very less battery backup with daily charging need"

Hotspot??? Is that a shop name or you mean to say a WiFi hotspot??

Anyways what you heard was about i7500 which is discontinued and it had battery issues, another reason for that backup issue is all the apps run in background, there is no exit button whatsoever for any app. All of them run in background and hence less battery backup. You have to install task manager apps which close apps automatically so that backup is improved. Also Wifi, Autosync and GPS are another reasons, They should be switched off while not in use.
Many users who didn't knew this, went ahead and bought i7500 and started whining about the battery life and started bashing i7500

is that also true? i mean what i5700's battery backup...

Ofcourse it has a 1500mAH battery and if you follow the above mentioned tips, a single charge lasts a day or two, depending on your usage.

Please reply asap to all the doubts so that i can get it in the morning if all things are good.

Do ask if you have more doubts, clear all your doubts before buying, so that you are happy with your purchase
You can't go wrong with spica , that is for sure.

 

[sachitgul]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

just put around 1200 songs in my i5700..
the issue is none of them have artists or album names tho i have ID tagged every single one of em..

only a few artists have id3 tags..

so how do i update my library??


i used TouchCopy to copy my songs from ipod to PC and then from PC to Sdcard..

put all the files in assorted way in a folder called Music..
what seems to be the issue?!?!

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

just put around 1200 songs in my i5700..
the issue is none of them have artists or album names tho i have ID tagged every single one of em..

only a few artists have id3 tags..

so how do i update my library??


i used TouchCopy to copy my songs from ipod to PC and then from PC to Sdcard..

put all the files in assorted way in a folder called Music..
what seems to be the issue?!?!

Are you sure that tags are all right after copying them to pc.
Coz ID tags are often messed up when you try to copy songs from iPod via third party softwares.
I think tags might be the culprits, check the tags of songs on the phone.

 

[sachitgul]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

Are you sure that tags are all right after copying them to pc.
Coz ID tags are often messed up when you try to copy songs from iPod via third party softwares.
I think tags might be the culprits, check the tags of songs on the phone.

the tags are perfect..
some of the songs are coming perfectly but most of em arent (around 1000)..

any way to update the library like restarting the phone or smtn??

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

the tags are perfect..
some of the songs are coming perfectly but most of em arent (around 1000)..

any way to update the library like restarting the phone or smtn??

Library has auto updates, so donno about manual update.
Also why not throw in some songs from Pc directly(Not from iPod->PC->phone) and check if the tags are working correctly. So that you can identify where exactly its going wrong. Try that

 

[sachitgul]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

ok i will try that and let u knw..



btw..

*www.techenclave.com/mobile-phones/nexus-one-gprs-edge-settings-vodafone-159019-2.html


i tried the settings out and got the EDGE logo but still i cant get internet..


damn!!

i dnt want to use mobile office..
its too damn costly!

 

[jain_pranav]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

I would say go for spica widout any second thught.
To all the owners of spica-
do u knw any method to install apps on sdcard?
Coz by default they r stored in phone memory.
Also share few apps which u hv installed n find useful

 

[arunks]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

@sachitgul
@jain_pranav
@sriharsha_madineni

Thanks you very much guys for the quick gud answers. One last doubt. I read i5700 has very low quality and low resolution video capture. is that true?
but if it has a 3.15 MP camera and 800MHz processor then ISNT there any app which can increase its video capture quality and resolution?
and
what abt its volume while talking..how is it in noisy surroundings.. Actually my e51 has very low volume.

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

I would say go for spica widout any second thught.
To all the owners of spica-
do u knw any method to install apps on sdcard?
Coz by default they r stored in phone memory.
Also share few apps which u hv installed n find useful

For that app2SD you need to root your phone or flash it with a rooted custom firmware
A few useful apps that I use( Note: click the app name to goto cyrtek and use barcode scanner to install apps )

First install "Barcode Scanner" app from market. You can find it here.
Then scan this QR code from phone using barcode scanner to install that app, for eg
*img97.imageshack.us/img97/4217/21579247.jpg

Opera Mini
*chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=100x100&chl=*cyrket.com/qr/77272
I don't have to say anything about this, its just the android version of Opera mini 5.

Automatic Task Killer
*chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=100x100&chl=*cyrket.com/qr/22276
Probably the best app to kill all/selected processes while phone goes into sleep mode.

Battery Indicator
*chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=100x100&chl=*cyrket.com/qr/55803
A numeric battery indicator.

ASTRO File Manager
*chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=100x100&chl=*cyrket.com/qr/26768
A must have file manager app, includes zipping and unzipping tools, application backup tools etc

Advanced Task Killer

*chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=100x100&chl=*cyrket.com/qr/27913
Can be used to kill tasks manually and also to switch between open apps.

Compass
*chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=100x100&chl=*cyrket.com/qr/15033
Android's leading Compass, plus location display & geo-tagged notes.

SMS Backup

*chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=100x100&chl=*cyrket.com/qr/27014
Automatically backs up SMS messages to your Gmail account. Sms are stored thread wise just like on phone, with a customised label in gmail. very Handy if you often backup your sms.

FastBright

*chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=100x100&chl=*cyrket.com/qr/22425
It's a widget, which increases the brightness of the screen to full with one click. Click again to return to your previous brightness. Very handy while using outdoors, just one click to full brightness.

Shead Spreet Lite

*chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=100x100&chl=*cyrket.com/qr/19963
A free 10x10 editable spreadsheet app. Handy for small excel tables.

Seesmic for Twitter
*chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=100x100&chl=*cyrket.com/qr/54141
A good android twitter client.

Tube Downloader Free
*chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&chs=100x100&chl=*cyrket.com/qr/60935
App to download videos from youtube directly on phone.

Will post more apps later

EDIT: Why not add the qr codes here itself

SOURCE: *www.cyrket.com/

 

[arunks]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

anyone plz reply to my above mentioned doubt...
I have ordered i5700 over the phone as shopkeeper is a friend..
going to pay money and get the phone in few hours... so i just want to make sure abt video..

 

[sriharsha_madineni]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

ok i will try that and let u knw..



btw..

*www.techenclave.com/mobile-phones/nexus-one-gprs-edge-settings-vodafone-159019-2.html


i tried the settings out and got the EDGE logo but still i cant get internet..


damn!!

i dnt want to use mobile office..
its too damn costly!

Whoa those data plans are very costly!!!!!!!!!!
Sachit, number portability seems to be too far from reality, so why not get a Airtel or Docomo Sim and go for the Rs.48 or Rs.98 plan.

Right now I'm on Rs.48 Plan in Tata Docomo, with 100MB day limit and 2GB night limit for a month. Since I already have broadband at home, I would be using GPRS only outdoors and my phone is always on autosync, even then the gprs data usage for a month never crossed even 50MB, So if there are any such low data plans in Vodafone, those are enough, you don't need those 500MB plans, provided if you already have a net connection at home.
Even if you don't, I don't think 500MB plans are needed just for browsing alone. Also do use opera mini for android, I'm saving a lot of data while browsing using opera, it supports downloads too, so you wont miss chrome that much

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@sachitgul
@jain_pranav
@sriharsha_madineni

Thanks you very much guys for the quick gud answers. One last doubt. I read i5700 has very low quality and low resolution video capture. is that true?
but if it has a 3.15 MP camera and 800MHz processor then ISNT there any app which can increase its video capture quality and resolution?
and
what abt its volume while talking..how is it in noisy surroundings.. Actually my e51 has very low volume.

@arunks

Video capture is 352x288 and audio is mono @ 14fps, it's decent, not bad.
But the picture quality is quite good outdoors, even better than my 5800 in daylight.
I use a dedicated cam for videos, so I don't depend on phone for that. It's more than enough for casual shoots and that is the reason, I haven't tried any camcorder apps.

Regarding the call quality and volume, its loud an clear, no distortions at all. Infact I find this better, I am now able to hear even the ambient noise clearly from the caller side.

 

[sachitgul]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

damn this..

i dont have EDGE..
nor do i have GPRS..
dont have any mobile internet....


and nw to make things 95% of ID3 tags arent showing up..

any alternate media players???

 

[jain_pranav]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

@ sriharsha

thnks for posting sum realy cool apps.
Il post d apps i use vry soon.

In phone manual,they hv given a method i guess to
transfer apps to sdcard.

Isnt there any method widout rooting?

 

[sachitgul]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

@ sriharsha

thnks for posting sum realy cool apps.
Il post d apps i use vry soon.

In phone manual,they hv given a method i guess to
transfer apps to sdcard.

Isnt there any method widout rooting?

what??/!!
which manual??

can u tell me the page number??
im too lazy to search...

 

[jain_pranav]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

there is a small booklet type of thing which v got wid the fone..
nw im gtn 2 lazy 2 search for it again..lol

 

[sachitgul]

Re: samsung i5700 or i7500 ?

I am still having the id3 tag issue..

Tried a whole bunch of players but the issue still persists...

Any way to solve this problem because I dnt want to re-rip all of my music...??