Samsung presents Galaxy Spica (I5700), the latest Android smartphone

SEOUL, South Korea – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.., A leading provider of mobile phones, today officially presented its latest Android smartphone, the "Galaxy Spica (I5700).

Galaxy Spica is a powerful Android smartphone with seamless connectivity and hassle-free access to the mobile services from Google ™ as well as easy access to popular social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace.

Spica is the Galaxy with a 800 MHz application processor, faster and more powerful than ever before, so that consumers can enjoy a variety of applications that can be downloaded from the Android Market ™.

"Samsung has spared no effort to bolster the smartphone offering with a broad spectrum of innovative products for every user," said JK Shin, Executive Vice President and Head of Mobile Communications. "The Android smartphone Galaxy Spica is the perfect solution for consumers who want to enjoy a fast and powerful smartphone," he added.

The Galaxy Spica from Samsung offers an exceptional multimedia experience. For the first time, DivX is supported on Android phones, thereby avoiding the problems in the conversion of file formats. The smartphone is equipped with DNSe 2.0 for better audio quality with 3.5-mm headphones and offers all the multimedia functions. In addition, consumers can enjoy mAh battery by a sufficient distance (1500 extensively), all applications and multimedia content. The smartphone also has an attractive slim and compact design with a width of only 13.2 mm.

The smartphone supports all Google services, including Google Search ™, Google Maps ™, Gmail ™, YouTube ™ and Google Talk ™. Thus, users do not have to give way to the familiar desktop applications.

The Galaxy Spica by Samsung is now in Europe and the CIS states offered and will be available in future in the MEA region (Middle East and Africa).

Samsung I5700

Network
HSDPA 3.6 Mbps (900/2100)

EDGE / GPRS (850/900/1800/1900)

BS
Android (Android Ver. 1.5)

Display
3.2 inch, HVGA (320×480), TFT

Camera
3-megapixel camera (autofocus)

Video / Audio

Video: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, DivX

Audio: MP3, AAC, AAC +, eAAC +, WMA

Additional features

Full Web browser, Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Android Market, 3.5 mm earphones, GPS

Connectivity
Bluetooth ® 2.1, USB 2.0, MicroUSB, WiFi

Memory
Internal Memory: 180 MB

External Memory: Micro SD (up to 32 GB)

Battery
1500 mAh

Size
115 x 57 x 13.2 mm