Galaxy Apollo Reveiw

Galaxy Apollo I5801 is a stripped down version of Samsung Galaxy S based on Android OS. It looks similar to Samsung Galaxy 3 I5800 but is far better than it. Samsung Galaxy S is right now one of the best Android phones. At the same time it’s a costly. So if you want something out of Galaxy stable but at a lower price then here is a phone for you.

The Galaxy Apollo is thinner and shorter when compared to its bigger brother Galaxy S. The front face is made of metal and glass. It exudes quality which cannot be said about its back which seems plasticky. The plastic back though keeps the weight down. But this is no the only major difference. Super AMOLED display on the Galaxy S is missing in Apollo and instead a run of the mill TFT display is used. The display measure 3.2 inches and has a lowly resolution of 240 x 400 pixels. Though, it is big downgrade it is still comparable to other phones in this price range. Cost cutting has been done in other features also. Other casualty is the camera. The camera is just 3 megapixels, and has no flash. I was certainly disappointed with it. The built-in memory is also less and the processor is also less powerful. Internet users will also feel slower internet connection.

Across the top of the phone is the USB socket, power/lock button and the 3.5 mm headphone jack, and along the left edge is the volume rocker. On the back is a small hole where the camera resides, with no LED flash, and the logo for Orange, where the Samsung Galaxy Apollo is currently available. The front has the 3.2 inch capacitive touchscreen display that is extremely responsive. Below the touchscreen are 3 buttons, menu, home and back. They're touch sensitive buttons, not physical buttons that have haptic feedback. The home button is in an interesting shape, residing in a gem shaped hole. Though, at first glance it may seem like an optical trackpad, it is just a button.

Screen
3.2 Inch 16 Million Colour TFT Capacitive Touch Screen (240 x 400 Pixels)

Weight & Size
109.7 g
113.5 x 55 x 12.4 mm

Camera
3.1 Megapixel Camera
Auto Focus
Face & Motion Detection
Geo Tagging
Photo Album
Video Record (15 fps)
Video Player (MPEG4, H263, H264, MWV & DivX)

Memory & Talk Time
170 Mbytes Memory Plus 1 Gbyte Memory Card & Supports Up To 32 Gbytes
7 Hours 3G Talk Time
15 Hours GSM Talk Time
517 Hours 3G Standby
625 Hours GSM Standby

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Push Email
Gmail
Instant Messaging

Music
Music Player (MP3, WAV & eAAC+)
Music Storage
WAV & MP3 Ringtones
FM Radio RDS

Connectivity
3G HSDPA
Bluetooth®
Micro USB
WLAN Wi-Fi®
GPRS
EDGE

Network
Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
HSDPA 900 & 2100

Internet
HTML
Google Search
YouTube Compatible

Entertainment
Java™ Games
Downloadable Games

Organiser
Phonebook
Organiser
Calendar
Clock
Alarm Clock
Calculator
Speaker Phone
Call Log
Vibration Alert
Document Viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & PDF)
FaceBook Application
Auto Rotate Screen
Multi Touch Input Screen
Digital Compass
GPS with A GPS
Google Maps
Android OS Version 2.1