Samsung Delhi Bloggers Meet and Samsung Galaxy S Review
Photographed by Naina
Well this was the first social even after a long time (first was back in 2008). I was really not sure weather to attend it or not as the Heat of Delhi kills you even at the end of the day.
I got the invitation email from Honey Singh of Media Redefined, the social media company which was managing this event. The event was for Samsung Mobile, for showcasing their two new mobile handsets, the Samsung Galaxy S and the Samsung Wave.
Finally I decided to attend it as I wanted to know more about Samsung Galaxy S, which has been creating waves in the market. Also I had few of my friends bought it already.
I had my friend Shaan accompanying me. It was the Plan B, in case the event turns out to be a boredom of solace. 
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So, we were there at the Samsung Bloggers Meet at the Hard Rock Café. at 4Pm, Saturday, and it was proved that I am not the only lazy guy in this world as there were few other fellows who joined after us.
After everyone was settled down, the event started with the introduction of BADA, which is the OS for Samsung Wave Mobile. At the same time we were given Galaxy S and Wave mobile phones to play with.
Photographed by Naina
As I was busy playing with Galaxy S, I didn’t get all of the Wave’s info, but learned that Samsung is aiming to sell around 10 million BADA phones in 2010 and 20 million in 2011 and it is offering Free Apps in India only.
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After the Free Drinks (Yes Free Beer!), the 2nd part of the presentation was about Samsung Galaxy S. I learned about few cool features in this Android based smart phone.
One of the best features I liked is that it enables you to sync your Contact list with three main social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter and MySpace), which means you don’t have to open any third party app or browser to get it done.
The second was, you write one single note and it can be sent as SMS, MMS, Tweet, Email or Facebook Status update. This what Samsung calls a Global Inbox.
Plus, I tried opening my blog (Asifahmed.net) on Galaxy S. I was able to see the whole page in the landscape mode and was able to read the posts without zooming in. Being a Blogger I really liked this thing where I don’t need to zoom in and zoom out all the time. The Default browser impressed me. There has been an improvement in the Touch, which is Samsung’s own TouchWiz 3.0 UI. It feels nice to use it. I have used other Touch Phones from Samsung which give huge electric like shocks to me. This one responds nicely and is very responsive.
I currently own Nokia n97 Mini and it crashes the 3rd Application I open, I have to zoom in to read the content and despite of the 5mega pixel camera and Flash available in my phone, I was unable to get any proper Image I could use in this post, this is the reason I am using photos click by Naina from Studio Aside, who was there to cover the event. (You can view more shots on her site).
Galaxy S has a 1Ghz processor, which is quite huge for running multiple apps which you can get from the Android Market, which has really cools apps available and is going to be the market leader in sometime from now. It is also Capable of Recording and Playing HD Videos without any Time lagging in between. The Super AMOLED makes the Screen more brighter, at least brighter than my n97 Mini.
Not even the Software but the build quality of Samsung Galaxy S impressed me. It was looking so good that I really wanted to get one for me. Unfortunately, I was not able to Win the small contest where Samsung gave away one Wave and one Galaxy S phone while wrapping up the event.
Photographed by Naina
Specifications of Samsung Galaxy S Mobile Phone
| Network: HSUPA 900/1900/2100 EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 |
Dimensions 64.2×122.4×9.9 mm (118g) |
Display 4.0 WVGA (480×800) 16M SUPER AMOLED nDNle( Mobile Digital Natural Image engine) |
| Video MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX, XviD, WMV, AVI, 3GP, Flash Video |
Audio MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, FLAC, WMA, WAV, AMR, OGG, MIDI |
Memory 16GB Internal+ MicroSD ( supports upto 32GB) |
| Samsung Apps Free Downloadable Apps |
Android Market More then 50000 Downloadable Apps |
Battery (1500mAh)Talktime: 796 minutes (2G), 407 minutes (3G) Standby Time: 750 hours (2G), 600 Hours (3G) |
| Processor: 1Ghz |
Multi-touch Zoom: Yes |
Push E-mail: Gmail and MS Exchange ActiveSync |
| Platform: Android 2.1 |
Connectivity: Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0, wi-fi |
Android Samsung UI Multiple Homescreen, Multi-Widgets |
* The Specification as given in the Broachers given by Samsung
There were few additional features like Layar Reality Browser, which Augmented Reality Browser, Swype which lets you write fast by swiping your finger over the virtual keypad and Wireless Tethering, which turns Galaxy S into a wi-fi router to connect with a Computer, ThinkFree, which lets you edit your documents on the go, Aldiko eBook, which turns Galaxy S into an eBook reader.
All the features were well explained and demonstrated by Sarfaraz who did the entire Presentation of both the Mobile Phones and did a good job.
Photographed by Naina
At the end of the even, I was totally impressed by this Smart Phone, but I couldn’t stop myself from asking other fellow bloggers about the this phone.
Annkur from OnlyGizmos said He already owns it and is happy with it, but feels the virtual keypad could have been better.
Himanshu from Blog Technika feels the same way about the phone.
Everything went quite well and we left for our respective places after exchanging twitter handles, Facebook profiles etc.
Rohit unboxing his brand new Samsung Galaxy S
After Getting back home I asked my friend Rohit from Blogsolute about this phone, who bought it just a week ago.
He says “It is a beast, not just a Smart Phone but a smarter phone. Android makes it so”
Well, I agree with him, I feel this one is the best phone I have seen so far. I might be biased because I am already in love with Android OS and was planning to buy Google Nexus One but after attending this event I have changed my mind.
Please Note: This is not a sponsored review, However, if anyone from Samsung is reading this and wants to gift me this phone, I would love to hear from him.
Well, there is nothing wrong in asking!
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Swype is one of the most productive feature and the interface of preloaded eBook readers gives you a feeling of reading a REAL book.
It’s worth buying! I am contented.
Very nicely you wrote about the event. While reading the post, all the small things happened in the event recalled in my mind. Especially some comic moments by Sarfaraz (he explained all the things pretty nicely).
You reviewed the phone pretty nicely, described almost all its features. There are some flaws in the phone (like we can’t type the letter two times simultaneously using swipe feature) but still I love it because of its social media capabilities, sleekness, awesome speed and brighter display.
Cheers
Himanshu
@Rohit, Swype is definetly a nice feature, but as Himanshu said, you can not write one letter twitter. for that you will have to stop at that letter and start swiping again.
I didn’t try the eBook app. But as the webpages look good, eBook must look good too.
@Himanshu, Yes, I liked it too. it has a very bright display and webpages are very delightful to read.
Phone lacks its own identity, say I have this in my hand in a public place most people will think its an iPhone.
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I am using Windows based mobile for last 7 years and wish to but Samsung i8000 Omnia II windows based phone. I am unable to get this phone at any of your dealers as they say it is out of stock. Can you help.
Also alternatively, if I buy a Samsung Galaxy S instead, will my data be compatable with this phone. My data is… mainly in Outlook based Phone Book (@ 4000 entries) and various appointments in calander format. Besides I have many Word, Excell & PDF files. Also lot many Songs, Pictures and Videos.
Please help me decide the purchase, which I have to make instantly.
@Rajeev
You can easily import your contacts and calendar in GalaxyS. You just need to syn your gmail account for it.
Let’s see how to import contact from your Outlook in few simple steps:
Step 1 for exporting contacts from outlook:
* Open Outlook and click on your contacts
* Go to file > Import and Export > Select Export to a file – Next
* Select Comma Separated Values (Windows) – Next
* Select Contacts – Next
* Save the file in a known location – Next
* Click on ‘Map Custom Fields’ and make sure Default Maps are set
* Click Finish
Step 2 for importing outlook contacts into gmail contacts
* Log Into your Gmail account
* Click Contacts in the left menu
* Click Import in the top right
* Choose file and select the .csv file you just saved (add them to a group if you want)
* Click Import
* Your contacts will be imported into your Gmail account
Step 3: Just add your gmail account in GalaxyS and you are done.
Similarly you can transfer your files, music and other files from computer itslef.
Enjoy…
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