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Samsung is trying to gain some ground in the Smartphones market with the introduction of its new Samsung Galaxy S. The first impression of this Android-based phone is that Samsung is truly committed to standing toe to toe with its main competitors, Apple and Motorola. Could this be the one that brings them into the pack rather than bring up the rear?
The first thing that hits you see this Samsung is its design. Unlike the new Apple iPhone 4G, which looks almost industrial, this phone is sleek and sexy. Measuring just 9.9 millimeters thin, the Galaxy S is now the thinnest Smartphone on the market. The next thing you'll notice is the screen. It's gorgeous! Featuring a 4" Super AMOLED LED screen. It is 20% brighter, has 80% less reflections in bright sunlight, 20% more battery life and is 100% gorgeous!
With specs like that you can finally use your cell phone outdoors in bright lighting and not have to hide underneath a slice of shade to see the screen. The HD movie recording and the HD video also look gorgeous on this screen. Samsung is not giving out the specs on this feature yet but the preview recordings looked amazingly sharp with really good frame rates.
Samsung's 1 GHz processor makes the Galaxy S feel very fast with no lag even with these early sample phones. When you switch to the home screen, you've got Android 2.1 OS multiple panes with widgets and a new feature that Samsung is really highlighting on the Galaxy S called Daily Briefings. With it, you'll get your daily information like your news feeds, your weather, finance, your calendar and e-Reader content all on one screen. Along with the multiple panes, a new feature that Samsung is showing off is their new S Life user interface. You can just tap on an application and you get 3 new panes worth of widgets, like the Daily Briefings, All Share, Layars and dozens of other apps.
Two other new features on the Galaxy S is Samsung's exclusive Social Hub application. This brings your text messages, your emailing and your social applications all into one place for super easy management. Also, with the All Share DLNA sharing client and DLNA compatible equipment, you can actually send video from the Galaxy S directly to your television.
So the big question is, when is it coming out? Even though Samsung has been elusive with that question, so far the best guess is this summer. And the cost? Samsung isn't saying yet. The battery life? Again, that's still up in the air. What we do know is that AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile have climbed on board as service carriers and Verizon is expected to be ready in the fall making this every carrier's Android phone to watch this year.
