Updated : Oct 27, 2011, 7:21 AM

Samsung Galaxy 5

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Released · Sep 24, 2010

This device is also known as Samsung I5500, Samsung Corby Smartphone, Samsung I5503 Galaxy 550

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8.3

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Design
Dimensions	4.25 x 2.20 x 0.48 inches 108 x 56 x 12.3 mm
Weight	3.60 oz (102.0 g)
Features	D-Pad

Display
Size	2.8-inch
Resolution	320x240px, 143 PPI
Technology	TFT
Screen-to-body	40.25 %
Colors	16 777 216

Hardware
Processor	Single core 600 MHz ARM11
Internal storage	0.1GB
Storage expansion	microSDHC up to 16 GB
OS	Android (2.2, 2.1)

Battery
Capacity	1200 mAh
Type	Li - Ion

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	2 MP
Video recording	320x240 (QVGA) (15 fps)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	3.0
Wi-Fi	802.11 b,g
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Location	A-GPS
Sensors	Accelerometer
Other	Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Screen mirroring	DLNA
Radio	FM, RDS

Cellular
3G	Bands 8(900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s, UMTS

Phone Features
Notifications	Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features	Voice recording

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: May 11, 2010 FCC ID value: A3LGTI5500
Measured SAR	Head: 0.58 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.39 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz

Availability
Officially announced	Jun 09, 2010

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Overall User Rating

(18 reviews)

8.3

Build quality

8.9

Camera quality

6.5

Performance

7.8

Display

8.2

Battery life and charging

7.2

bestofsumit

Arena Apprentice

One of the best phones of its time..

Posted: Apr 09, 2013, 5:37 AM

Phone owned for more than a year

Galaxy 5 is one of the best Android phones of its time. Performed well, supported most of the apps while it existed in competition. Later did not even supported the Angry Birds game which was there for the phone earlier. In-built storage was not adequate to accommodate more than just a few of the apps. Used the phone as my first smartphone and is pretty impressed with the battery performance, design, call quality, interface and music. Disappointed with touchscreen for inability to use it while there is a bit of sweat on the phone.

shenglimzdavid

My G5

Posted: Dec 23, 2012, 8:41 AM

Phone owned for more than a year

Just bought it last year and it is a remarkable phone!
It could support the latest andriod 4.1 with many things scaled down. (find how yourselves) Battery life is so-so after kept listening to music and reading comics, but shockingly long when left it by itself(lasted about 4 days without offing it).
Games on it is nice as it could run Gameloft games.
Oh, the inbuilt memory space is small so be sure to invest in a memory card---8GB is best and apply swap if you want 30+ apps on this.
A perfect cheap andriod phone for starters!!
Cheers to G5!v (^3^)v

Build quality

Camera quality

Performance

Display

Battery life and charging

What I like

great for gaming
sleek,sturdy build
good battery life
standard music player with 3.5mm jack
cheap
light
CM mod ready (google cyanogen mod for galay 5 if you do not understand my post)

What I don't like

irritating samsung apps that is never used
Armv6 cpu
small screen
is not upgraded to andriod 2.3

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jmoorethekid

Arena Apprentice

My first smartphone and I love it!

Posted: Jun 19, 2012, 4:39 PM

Phone owned for less than a year

If you are looking with a good smartphone with lots of features than this is a great phone for you.

It comes with android 2.2 and can be found on Amazon for under $150 for an unlocked phone.

I have had mine since Feb. 2012 and have dropped it once 3 feet off the table onto a tile floor (the back popped off and the battery fell out but other than that it was fine and did not receive any major damage) :)

If you do buy this phone you will want to also get a protective cover for it because the back does get pretty scuffed up even by just taking it in and out of your pocket.

As mentioned below the main con's are that it does not support flash and there is no front camera so you wont be able to make video calls.

It works great for playing games, watching movies, listening to music, browsing the internet etc.

Overall it won't replace your laptop :) and it is defiantly not a monster smartphone but for the price and the features it has it is a nice little machine!!!