The Samsung Corby series is top selling entry level touch screen mobile range in India and several other world countries. However the touch and browsing in Samsung Corby not so impressive as you might think. Overall there was the need of a good mobile operating system. Today Samsung announced their first Corby series phone with Androd OS. The new Samsung i5500 Corby (Also known as Galaxy 5) packs latest Android 2.1 Eclair release and it is expected to get an upgrade to Froyo. Samsung Galaxy 5 has similar design and size of the very basic S3650 Corby, but the internal specifications are somewhat different.
Samsung i5500 Corby aka Galaxy 5 photos:
Samsung i5500 Corby Android review:
First Introduced with the Google Nexus one, the Android 2.1 is currently being used by HTC Desire, Samsung Galaxy S, Motorola Milestone and several other high profiles handsets. Google introduced a new device and browser UI, HTML 5 support, live wallpapers, Bluetooth 2.1, digital zoom, multi-touch (in supported handsets) all in Android 2.1 Eclair. You are getting all those features in low cost Samsung Galaxy 5 Android smartphone. The home screen UI of Samsung i5500 Corby is just like any other non-customized Android 2.1 smartphone. It has a 600MHz processor and capacitive touch screen. So the touch should be very smooth and responsive. Equipped with high speed 3G with HSDPA, Samsung i5500 Corby includes all other necessities of a smartphone. There is WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, access to 30000+ strong Android market place, 2Mp camera, microUSB, 100 MB internal memory, device storage expansion slot and 3.5 mm headphone jack. Samsung i5500 Corby also has a 1200 mAh battery, with which you can expect a good backup time.
Samsung i5500 Corby Android price:
Samsung introduced Samsung i5500 Corby Android in Italy. This month they would the launch device in India and rest of the world. The expected market price of Samsung Corby Android in India is 11200INR (230USD).
Suraj says
Ohhhh no!
The problem is 2mp Camera 🙁
Wiating for Nokia C6 🙂
Mobiclue Team says
Samsung Corby Android has has capacitive screen and multi-touch*. So you can expect good web and photo viewing experience. Nokia C6 is also a good option with 5MP camera and QWERTY keypad.
shah says
Which corby model is best withi 10000 range
shah says
what are the current corby model prices and which is best deal within 10000
Atish Nischal says
Just to put these number in perspective, Apple sells 8M iPhones a quarter. If Samsung really manages to sell 10M Galaxy S by the end of the year, it’ll sell around 30% as many Androids as Apple sells iPhones. Now, apple might increase the iPhone sales rate, but we need to remember that the Galaxy only came out in the second quarter.
Very impressive achievement for Samsung.
N M Rodney says
Hi ,i have used one of these phone before, it had given me good service barring the camera, this is excellent ,where can i find an unbox one……thk u,,,,,,,,,,,,,,old tech that work well in my environ,