Samsung Galaxy S Advance

Samsung Galaxy S Advance Specifications

General

• 2G Network
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G Network
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
• Announced
  2012, January
• Status
  Available. Released 2012, April

Size

• Width
  9.7
• Weight
  120
• Height
  123.2
• Length
  63

Display

• Resolution
  480 x 800 pixels
• Display Size
  4.0
• Display Color
  16M colors
• Type
  Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Sound

• Alert types
  Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
• 3.5mm jack
  
• Loudspeaker
  

Memory

• External Memory
  32
• Internal Memory
  16
• Phonebook
  Practically Unlimited
• RAM
  768
• ROM
  2
• PhotoCall
  yes
• Card Type
  microSD

Data

• Infrared port
  
• EDGE
  Class 12
• 3G
  HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
• USB
  microUSB v2.0
• Bluetooth
  v3.0 with A2DP, HS
• WLAN
  Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
• GPRS
  Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps

Camera

• Secondary Camera
  1.3 MP
• Mega Pixel
  5
• focus
  autofocus
• flash
  LED flash
• Geo-tagging
  
• Video
  
• Camera Resolution
  2592 x 1944 pixels
• Face Detection
  

Features

• CPU
  Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9
• Colors
  Black, White
• Radio
  Stereo FM radio with RDS
• Browser
  HTML, Adobe Flash
• GPS
  with A-GPS support
• Games
  
• OS
  Android OS, v2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
• Java
  via Java MIDP emulator

Messaging

• Instant Messaging
  
• Email
  
• Push Mail
  
• IM
  
• SMS
  
• MMS
  

Battery

• Talk time 3G
  Up to 7 h 20 min
• Talk time 2G
  Up to 15 h
• Battery type
  Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
• Stand By Time 3G
  Up to 550 h
• Stand By Time 2G
  Up to 570 h

Music

• Video player
  MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV, DivX
• Video Format
  MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
• Music Format
  MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player

Additional Features

• Social Networking Services
  Facebook, Twitter, Google Search, Maps, Gmail,YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
• Display Resolution
  480 x 800 px
• Headset
  
• Form Factor
  Touch Bar
• Infra Red
  
• Operating Frequency
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
• Dialed Calls
  Practically unlimited
• Sensors
  Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
• Google Search Maps Gmail YouTube Calendar Google Talk Picasa integration
  
• Wirless Protocol
  Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
• Protection
  Corning Gorilla Glass
• Model
  Galaxy S Advance GT-I9070
• Predictive text input Swype
  
• Received Calls
  Practically unlimited
• Missed Calls
  Practically unlimited
• Multitouch
  
• Image/video editor
  
• Predictive text input Swype
  
• Music
  yes
• Camera Res.
  2592 x 1944 Pixels
• Operating System
  Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
• Zoom
  Digital Zoom
• Smile Detection
  
• Audio quality
  
• TouchWiz 4.0 UI
  
• Touch-sensitive controls
  
• Voice memo/dial/commands
  
• Display Features
  Multi-Touch Inputh Method, Touch-sensitive controls, Corning Gorilla Glass
• Others
  Connectivity : TV-out Applications : Document Editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Colours Black, White
• Camera
  
• Salespack
  Handset, Battery, Charger, Earphone, USB Cable, User Manual, Warranty Card
• Ring Tone
  Vibration, MP3, Polyphonic, WAV
• FM
  FM Radio with RDS
• Video Recording
  720p@30fps
• NFC
  Optional
• Memory Slot
  Micro SD Card
• Speed
  HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
• Speaker
  
• Li-ion
  1500 mAH
• Touch Screen
  Capacitive Touch Screen
• Document editor
  
• Google Search Maps Gmail YouTube Calendar Google Talk Picasa integration
  
• Port
  Micro USB 2.0
• SNS integration
  
• Brand
  Samsung
• Display
  
• Organizer
  

Samsung Galaxy S Advance Review

Taking a closer look at Samsung Galaxy S Advance (GT-I9070) Smartphone reveals that this latest Galaxy S line up is something really worth looking forward to. Running the Android version 2.3.6 Gingerbread with TouchWiz UI, the new Galaxy S Advance is destined to release officially first in the South East Asia and will then on proceed to European and American markets.

Samsung Galaxy S Advance features a 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display. Besides, this beast of a phone surprisingly sports a new and unfamiliar type of dual core mobile processor; we refer to as “ST Ericsson NovaThor U8500”. It is rated at 1 GHz capacity and is capable of offering silky smooth screen transitions, faster image processing, gaming and quicker downloading, uploading and web browsing. These high calibre dual-core processors are coupled with 768 MB RAM and the Smartphone comes with 8 GB internal storage also. This has immensely boosted the boot time of this Smartphone and it is also suggested that one gets faster 3G network connectivity on the Samsung Galaxy S Advance.

There is a nice stereo FM Radio with RDS, multi-format music audio player and dual cameras in Galaxy S Advance. At the rear side, the Galaxy S Advance has a 5 megapixels camera with LED Flash for clicking good quality photos even in dim/dark light conditions. This camera is also capable of recording 720p HD (High Definition) videos. The 1.3 megapixels secondary camera facilitates persistent video calling and chats on this phone.

The 768MB RAM, 8/16GB user memory of Galaxy S Advance is expandable up to 32 GB with microSD and connectivity features like 3G (HSPA 14.4 Mbps), Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth version 3.0 and A-GPS also finds place in the core connectivity features list of the Galaxy S Advance. A variety of formats including MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, DivX and VC-1 are supported by the players of the phone. There is an array of pre-loaded applications that come along with Samsung’s own applications, Google Services Suite, ChatOn service and TouchWiz UI.

Samsung Galaxy S Advance will empower its buyers with its style and versatility. Buyers must also note that the Galaxy S Advance is not a very expensive gadget considering its superlative specs list. In fact, it is a mid-range Android device. Samsung Galaxy S Advance smartphone will be a precious addition to the immensely popular and reliable Galaxy S series line-up of Samsung smart phones.

Overall Review

Samsung Galaxy S Advance comes with the dimensions of 123.2 mm X 63 mm X 9.7 mm and weighs 120 grams. The device comes with touch-sensitive controls with a super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen giving 16 million colors. The screen has a size of 4 inches and gives a resolution of 480 X 800 pixels with a pixel density of 233 ppi. The screen is protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass technology backed by the Touchwiz 4.0 UI.
The device works with the 2G network at a GSM frequency of 850/900/1800/1900 and with 3G network at a HSPDA frequency of 850/900/1900/2100. The device provides various multimedia features as well with the facility of the music player that allows the user to enjoy his/her favourite music that are compatible with the formats MP3, WAV, eAAC+, AC3 and FLAC. The device allows the user to download and watch videos of his/her choice that supports the format of MP4, DivX, WMV, H.263 and H.264. Music can be heard through the loudspeakers or through the earphones that can be attached to the device with the help of a standard 3.5 mm jack.
The storage capacity of the device is more than formidable with the 8GB/16GB internal memory along with the 768 MB RAM and 2 GB ROM. To top that off, the device also provides the user the facility of a microSD card slot that makes the memory flexible and allows the user to further expand the memory upto 32 GB. The massive storage capacity would come in handy for the users who love to store large amount of data. The data may include music files, video files, pictures or even text documents.
Then there are various data connectivity features that the device is equipped with which include GPRS technology that allows the user to navigate to their desired location without any hassle. There is also the presence of the EDGE technology along with the provision for Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n that gives the user access to wireless Internet. The Wi-Fi comes with the facility of DLNA and Wi-Fi hot-spot. The bluetooth facility allows the user to connect with other devices and transfer data to that device or retrieve data from it. The microUSB port allows the user to connect with their personal computer and transfer data to that computer or retrieve data from it. The data exchanged could be music files, video files, pictures and images or text documents.
The camera is highly powerful with Samsung Galaxy S Advance and is of 5 megapixel strength and gives a resolution of 2592 by 1944 pixels. The camera also comes equipped with the facilities of geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection. There is also a provision for 1.3 megapixel secondary camera along with the video recorder that works at 720p and at 30fps.
Samsung Galaxy S Advance is powered by the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system backed by the 1 GHz cortex A9 dual-core processor. Its screen is powered by various sensors including accelerometer sensor, gyro sensor, proximity sensor and compass sensor.
Then there are lots of messaging facilities as with SMS, MMS, email, push mail and IM. The device works on the HTML and Adobe Flash browser. There is also a facility for stereo FM radio with RDS. The device also supports A-GPS along with Java MIDP emulator. Available in the colours of black and white, Samsung Galaxy S Advance comes powered with the standard lithium ion battery of 1500 mAh that gives a stand by time of upto 570 hours and a talk time of upto 15 hours in 2G and upto 7 hours and 20 minutes in 3G.