Samsung I7500 AMOLED Touchscreen Android Phone Specifications & Features Announced Samsung's First Android Handset

Samsung's first foray into Android powered phones - namely the Samsung
I7500 - has, after much conjecture, at last become official with Samsung
furnishing the first details of their much anticipated OLED touchscreen
handset courtesy of a press release just hitting the wires today (as
featured in full below).

By way of summary, Samsung have confirmed that their Samsung I7500 -
sports quad-band GSM and tri-band 7.2Mbps HSDPA (900/1700/2100MHz)
connectivity - boasts a 3.2 320 x 480 AMOLED touchscreen display,
integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 and GPS, built-in media player
functionality, 8GB of on-board storage capacity which can be
supplemented with MicroSD cards and a 5 megapixel camera complete with
LED flash.
Here's Samsung's official press release:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today
unveiled the I7500, its first Android-powered mobile phone. With a
launch of I7500, Samsung became the first company among the global top
three mobile phone manufacturers to unveil an Android-powered phone.

Samsung is among the earliest members of the Open Handset Alliance and
has been actively moving forward to introduce the most innovative
Android mobile phone, said JK Shin, Executive Vice President and Head
of Mobile Communication Division in Samsung Electronics. With Samsung's
accumulated technology leadership in mobile phone industry and our
consistent strategy to support every existing operating system, I
believe that Samsung provides the better choices and benefits to our
consumers he added.

The Samsung I7500 is a cutting-edge smartphone, featuring a 3.2 AMOLED
full touch screen and 7.2Mbps HSDPA and WiFi connectivity, giving users
access to GoogleTM Mobile services and full web browsing at blazing speeds.

The Samsung I7500 offers users access to the full suite of Google
services, including Google SearchTM, Google MapsTM, GmailTM, YouTubeTM,
Google CalendarTM, and Google TalkTM. The integrated GPS receiver
enables the comprehensive use of Google Maps features, such as My
Location, Google Latitude, Street View, local search and detailed route
description. Hundreds of other applications are available in Android
Market. For example, the application Wikitude, a mobile travel guide,
allows consumers to access details of unknown sights via location-based
Wikipedia articles.

Based on Samsung's proven product leadership, Samsung I7500 comes with
latest multimedia features. The large and vivid 3.2 AMOLED display
ensures the brilliant representation of multimedia content and enjoyable
full touch mobile experience. Along with supporting a 5-megapixel camera
and various multimedia codec formats, the I7500 also provides a long
enough battery life (1500mAh) and generous memory capacity up to 40GB
(Internal memory: 8GB, External memory: Up to 32GB) to enjoy all the
applications and multimedia content. The phone also boasts its slim and
compact design with mere 11.9mm thickness.

Samsung I7500 Key Features:

HSDPA 7.2Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps (900 / 1700/ 2100MHz)
EDGE / GPRS (850/ 900/1800/1900)
Android OS
3.2 HVGA(320×480) AMOLED
5 MP Camera (Auto Focus), Power LED
Video: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV
Audio: MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+, WMA, RA
Full Web Browser Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google
Talk, Android Market
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, WiFi, MicroUSB, 3.5mm ear jack
Internal memory: 8GB
External memory: Micro SD (Up to 32GB)
Battery: 1500 mAh
Size: 115 x 56 x 11.9mm
The Samsung I7500 will be available in major European countries from
June, 2009.