Samsung Galaxy S
The Samsung Galaxy S is a smartphone made by Samsung. It is the first smartphone of the Samsung Galaxy S series. It is the first device of the third Android smartphone series produced by Samsung.[2] It was announced to the press in March 2010 and released for sale in June 2010. Due to shortage of Super AMOLED displays, Samsung released a successor to the device called Samsung Galaxy SL and ceased production of the original model.
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| Manufacturer | Samsung |
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| Slogan | Turn on Smart Life |
| Series | Samsung Galaxy |
| First released | 4 June 2010 |
| Units sold | 24 Million (as of 14 January 2013)[1] |
| Successor | Samsung Galaxy S II |
| Dimensions | 122.4 mm (4.82 in) H 64.2 mm (2.53 in) W 9.9–14 mm (0.39–0.55 in) D |
| Mass | 119 g (4.20 oz) |
| Operating system | Android |
| CPU | 1.0 GHz ARM Processor |
| GPU | PowerVR Graphics card |
| Memory | 512MB RAM |
| Storage | 8 GB / 16 GB |
| Battery | Removable Li-Ion 1,500 mAh Battery |
| Display | 4.0 in (100 mm) Super AMOLED with RGBG-Matrix (Pentile) 480x800 px WVGA (233 ppi) |
| Rear camera | 5 MP with auto focus; 720p HD video (12 Mb/s); auto-focus; self-shot, action, panorama, smile shot; face detection; anti-shake; add me |
| Front camera | VGA camera (some models) |
| Sound | Mono |
The Galaxy S is produced in over two dozen versions. The international reference version features a 1 GHz ARM processor, 2 or 4 GB of internal storage, a 4 in (10 cm) 480×800 pixel Super AMOLED display, Wi-Fi, a 5-megapixel camera and a 0.3-megapixel second front-facing camera.[3] other models may include radios or changes to button layouts, keyboards, screens, cameras or the Android OS.
At the time of release, the Galaxy S included the fastest graphics of any smartphone,[4] was the thinnest smartphone at 9.9 mm[5] and was the first Android phone to be certified for HD.[6]
As of 2013, over 25 million Galaxy S units have been sold.[7] The Galaxy S name continued on with the semi-related Galaxy S Plus and Galaxy S Advance smartphones. The next release of the series was the Samsung Galaxy S II, which was released in May 2011.
References
change- ↑ "Samsung Galaxy S smartphones sales hit 100M". Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ↑ "A Brief History of the (Samsung) Galaxy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-14. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ↑ "Samsung I9000 Galaxy S - Full phone specifications". Archived from the original on 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ↑ "Samsung Galaxy S "Hummingbird" chip to have 3x GPU power of Snapdragon". Android and Me. 26 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ↑ "5 reasons to wait for the Samsung Galaxy S", Android and Me, 30 March 2010, archived from the original on 2010-04-17, retrieved 2010-04-18
- ↑ "Samsung Galaxy S is World's First DivX HD Certified Android Mobile Phone — Yahoo! Finance". Yahoo Finance. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- ↑ January 2013, Zak Islam 16. "Samsung Galaxy S Range Sells Over 100 Million Units". Tom's Hardware.
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