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Samsung i5500 Dual Branded Android Handset - Corby/Galaxy

10 Jun, 2010, 9:30 am IST | by Shayne Rana | Smartphones

The news about a Corby device going Android has been a bit of a topsy-turvy situation. Initially the rumors indicated a handset called the i5500 would be the next Corby that would be running on the Android OS. A little later the I5500 showed up at a Google I/O event with a Galaxy branding. The latest, according to a report, is that the i5500 will indeed be a Corby Smartphone but might still retain the Galaxy tag since it’s an Android device and all of Samsung’s Android devices so far have been under that branding.


Android v2.1 aka Éclair will be the OS du jour for the i5500. In addition to a 600MHz processor, the handset will also feature:
  • a 2.8-inch QVGA capacitive touchscreen
  • 3G connectivity with HSDPA, Wi-Fi with DLNA
  • GPS with A-GPS support
  • Bluetooth, USB (micro)
  • 2 megapixel camera
  • 3.5mm handsfree socket
  • MicroSD card support
The report also says that the upcoming Corby/Galaxy will feature a 1200 mAh battery which means more time to talk, groove to your music, social network and watch videos. The handset will be priced at about 199 Euro which comes to about Rs. 11, 194. That’s not bad at all for an Android handset. There’s no launch date mentioned just yet so we’ll just have to wait a bit longer till we hear something more from Samsung.

Tags: Google , Android , Touchscreen , Corby , Galaxy , 2 Megapixel

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