In this edition of ‘The Forgotten Smartphone’ we go back to the year 2010. It was the year when the smartphone was gaining momentum. In 2010, Samsung also released the Galaxy 3, also known as the Samsung i5800 Galaxy 3 Apollo. We discuss the device today in our column.
Samsung Galaxy 3 (i5800)
Don't have it clear in your mind anymore? We can quite understand that. After all, this Samsung Galaxy 3 was one of many Android devices released by Samsung in the past. Chosen was a striking name. In fact, the smartphone was called Samsung Galaxy 3, but was also given the name 'Apollo', and the model number i5800. The smartphone was released in 2010. The same year also saw the release of the first Galaxy S device; the Samsung Galaxy S (i9000). This Galaxy 3 was placed a few segments down.
Samsung's target market was mainly those looking for a smartphone, with a first introduction to Android. This meant getting started with apps, which you could download from the Android Market. The Galaxy Apollo offered support for the 3G network, as well as WiFi and Bluetooth. Hotspot functionality only came with the update to Android 2.2 Froyo. Location tracking was of course via GPS, so you could also get to work with Google Maps. At the time, the functionality was even more limited in terms of navigation.
The smartphone offered a 3.2-inch TFT display, with a resolution of 400 x 240 pixels. Over Android 2.1 Eclair lay the TouchWiz interface. This featured a proprietary design. For taking photos, the Galaxy 3 featured a 3.2 megapixel camera, but lacked a flash. A front-facing camera was also not found on the phone. Storage space was limited to 512MB, but could be expanded with a memory card. Samsung placed its own single-core processor (667 MHz) in the device, along with 256MB of working memory. You could swap out the 1500mAh battery.
In the summer of 2010, the Samsung Galaxy 3 Apollo i5800 was released. You had to shell out around 200 euros for the smartphone.
Samsung Galaxy 3 summarised in 3 points
- Android 2.1 Eclair
- 3.2-inch display
- TouchWiz interface
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