Samsung Galaxy S
Android

Samsung Galaxy S

Android Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) 3.5G HSDPA (7.2 Mbps)
4.0" 232 PPI, 800x480, Capacitive touchscreen 1.0 GHz Single core, Cortex Hummingbird

Speedtest ResultsGeekaphone's mobile speedtest benchmarks phones in four categories

Browser performance
How quickly pages are displayed 		starstarstarstarstar 1,025ms
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Download speed
Speed at which data is received 		starstarstarstarstar 2.68mbps
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Upload speed
Speed at which data is transmitted 		starstarstarstarstar 0.94mbps
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Latency
Communication delay 		starstarstarstarstar 171ms
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Replacement

Samsung has replaced the Galaxy S with the S II, Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch and Galaxy S II LTE.

Samsung Galaxy S II
Samsung Galaxy S II announced February, 2011
Flash Built in camera flash
NFC Supports NFC
Movie format Higher resolution movies

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Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch
Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch announced October, 2011
Flash Built in camera flash
Frequency Significantly faster processor
Movie format Higher resolution movies

Compare the new Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch vs the Galaxy S
Samsung Galaxy S II LTE
Samsung Galaxy S II LTE announced August, 2011
Flash Built in camera flash
NFC Supports NFC
Frequency Significantly faster processor

Compare the new Samsung Galaxy S II LTE vs the Galaxy S

reviewsWhat are people saying about the Galaxy S

"Nonetheless, it’s one of the best panels we’ve seen on a mobile device of late."
slashgear.com | talking about the phone's screen
"With push email turned on and regular use, we got through two days from the Galaxy S’ 1,500mAh battery, surprising indeed for a modern touchscreen smartphone."
slashgear.com | talking about the phone's battery
"It’s frustrating, especially given that the 1GHz chip can otherwise feel faster than smartphones running Qualcomm’s rival 1GHz Snapdragon CPU."
slashgear.com | talking about the phone's processor

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Pros

The Samsung Galaxy S vs other Recent Phones

Help Video out Video output
Display pictures and video on TVs or other devices
Help Weight Light
118 g
Help FM Radio Listen to music and news from your favorite radio stations
Listen to music from your favorite stations
Help Talk time A fair amount of talk time per battery charge
13.4 hours
Help Standby time A fair amount of standby time per battery charge
31.2 days
Help Adobe Flash support Adobe Flash support
Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash
Help Screen type Vivid screen
Super AMOLED
Help Internal storage A lot of internal storage
16 GB
Help Size Quite small
64x122x9 mm
Help Wifi hotspot Wifi hotspot
Share your phone's Internet connection with wifi devices

Cons

The Samsung Galaxy S vs other Recent Phones

Help NFC Lacks NFC Support
Less ability to make payments and other wireless transactions
Help Announced Old
March, 2010
Help Movie format HD movies
720p @ 30fps
Help Battery capacity Small battery capacity
1,500 mAh
Help Number of cores Few processor cores
Single core
Help Flash No camera flash
You'll probably get blurry photos when there isn't enough light

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