Overview
The Samsung Galaxy Europa I5500 which maybe abbreviated to the Samsung Europa supports a touch screen designed casing & comes with many Smartphone capabilities & features. This handset is a member of the Samsung Galaxy family & is a compact & cut down version of the highly impressive to Samsung I9000 Galaxy S. Another compact sized Galaxy range member is the Samsung Galaxy I5800 Apollo which has a smaller designed casing making it similar in proportion to the Galaxy Europa I5500. This easy to handle Smartphone comes with many features & technologies which are crammed into its compact sized & pocket friendly casing. The Galaxy Europa I5500 is an Android Smartphone which provides a powerful operating system plus this Smartphone comes with 3G HSDPA, WiFi® & Bluetooth® capabilities.
Appearance & Size
It has a curvaceous shaped casing complete with a smooth & stylish chrome effect edging which gives the Samsung Galaxy Europa I5500 an elegant appearance. The casing is mainly black in colour with its silver coloured chrome effect edging & provides a high quality look. Weighing only one hundred & two grams with its battery fitted this Smartphone will not weigh its user down whilst carrying, & its dimensions are pocket friendly too. Its measurements are 10.8cm tall by 5.6cm wide by 1.23cm deep when in its vertical position. A 2.8 inch touch screen, navigation key, call keys & controls keys are all located on the front section of the casing for ease of use. The screen is a TFT capacitive touch screen providing easy to use touch screen controls & a high colour viewing display. This screen supports a good screen resolution when viewing videos & images, plus it supports an automatic rotate function allowing the user to view their touch screen in vertical or horizontal mode. Its Android operating system is version 2.1 & the user can enjoy the highly popular Samsung TouchWiz user interface version 3 on their Samsung Galaxy Europa I5500.
Imaging, Media & Entertainment
There is a two megapixel camera with a lens located on the back of the casing. This easy to use imaging feature allows the user to capture still photographs as well as recording video footage on their Smartphone. This camera feature has a usefully positioned capture key & the handsets built in GPS allows the user to geo tag their photography & video recording. For entertainment & listen to news or weather reports the user can use the radio feature which supports a FM tuner & a radio data system, for text information which is displayed during the listening experience. The Samsung Galaxy Europa I5500 also comes with a music player providing another form of music entertainment on this Smartphone. The user can simply transfer their preferred music or download music of their choice onto their handset. Changing a ringing tone is one way to personalise this Smartphone & the Galaxy Europa I5500 supports WAV & MP3 format ringing tones. Video playback is possible which means the user can playback their own recording, videos which have been sent from others via the messaging services or play videos which have been transferred from another compatible device. The Samsung Galaxy Europa I5500 supports video playback in many formats including MPEG4, H263 & H264, which can all be viewed & enjoyed on the touch screen display.
Communication & Messaging
Communicating with friends, colleagues & family is important to any mobile phone user & the Samsung Galaxy Europa I5500 comes complete with easy to use call & messaging features to ensure easy communication is possible on this neatly designed Smartphone. There is a hands free speaker call feature which allows the user to talk over the phones microphone & speakers for a hands free call experience, plus there is a call log which stores all calls missed, received or dialled on the Smartphone. The user can enjoy creating, sending & receiving a variety of messages on the Galaxy Europa I5500, which include email communication with Gmail support, text messaging, multimedia picture or video messaging & instant messaging. Whichever messaging service is selected & chosen by the user, a simple & user friendly messaging experience can be enjoyed on this Smartphone using touch screen controls. The user can use the onscreen keypad or keyboard when inputting numeric or alphabetic data whilst creating a message.
Technology & Internet
There is 170 megabytes of internal memory onboard the Samsung Galaxy Europa I5500 which is ready to store data, plus this Smartphone comes with a 1 Gigabyte memory card & the user can expand their phones memory capabilities further by adding a memory card which is up to 16 gigabytes in size. The Galaxy Europa I5500 is a 3G HSDPA Smartphone which works over both 3G & GSM networks depending on the user's connectivity requirements. Connecting to other devices is possible via a USB connection or a Bluetooth® wireless connection depending on the connectivity options available on the other connected device. Its WLAN WiFi® technology allows the user to connect their Smartphone to a nearby wireless LAN or hotspot to gain a connection to the Internet without the use of cables. When connected to the Internet the user can surf the Web using the built in HTML browser complete with a Google search. The user can access popular websites such as YouTube & social network websites on their Smartphone. The battery which comes with the Galaxy Europa I5500 will provide approximately 6.5 hours of talk time or 375 hours of standby time over a 3G HSDPA network. When used over a GSM networks the battery provides better performance of up to 9.5 hours of talk time or 521 hours of standby time. This Smartphone supports GPS with assisted GPS navigation plus it comes with a Google maps application allowing the user to view maps to their chosen location as well as gaining useful navigation guidance.
Samsung Galaxy Europa I5500 Specifications & Features
Screen
2.8 Inch 256k Colour TFT Capacitive Touch Screen (240 x 320 Pixels)
Imaging
2 Megapixel Camera
Geo Tagging
Photo Album
Video Record
Video Player (MPEG4, H263 & H264)
Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Push Email
Gmail
Instant Messaging
Sound
Music Player (MP3, WAV & eAAC+)
Music Storage
WAV & MP3 Ringtones
FM Radio RDS
Entertainment
Java™ Games
Downloadable Games
Organiser
Phonebook
Organiser
Calendar
Clock
Alarm Clock
Calculator
Speaker Phone
Call Log
Document Viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & PDF)
Auto Rotate Screen
GPS with A GPS
Google Maps
Android OS Version 2.1
TouchWiz Version 3.0 User Interface
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
Memory & Talk Time
170 Mbytes Memory Plus 1 Gbyte Memory Card & Supports Up To 16 Gbytes
6.5 Hours 3G Talk Time
9.5 Hours GSM Talk Time
375 Hours 3G Standby
521 Hours GSM Standby
Weight & Size
102 g
108 x 56 x 12.3 mm
The Samsung Galaxy Europa I5500 which maybe abbreviated to the Samsung Europa supports a touch screen designed casing & comes with many Smartphone capabilities & features. This handset is a member of the Samsung Galaxy family & is a compact & cut down version of the highly impressive to Samsung I9000 Galaxy S. Another compact sized Galaxy range member is the Samsung Galaxy I5800 Apollo which has a smaller designed casing making it similar in proportion to the Galaxy Europa I5500. This easy to handle Smartphone comes with many features & technologies which are crammed into its compact sized & pocket friendly casing. The Galaxy Europa I5500 is an Android Smartphone which provides a powerful operating system plus this Smartphone comes with 3G HSDPA, WiFi® & Bluetooth® capabilities.
Appearance & Size
It has a curvaceous shaped casing complete with a smooth & stylish chrome effect edging which gives the Samsung Galaxy Europa I5500 an elegant appearance. The casing is mainly black in colour with its silver coloured chrome effect edging & provides a high quality look. Weighing only one hundred & two grams with its battery fitted this Smartphone will not weigh its user down whilst carrying, & its dimensions are pocket friendly too. Its measurements are 10.8cm tall by 5.6cm wide by 1.23cm deep when in its vertical position. A 2.8 inch touch screen, navigation key, call keys & controls keys are all located on the front section of the casing for ease of use. The screen is a TFT capacitive touch screen providing easy to use touch screen controls & a high colour viewing display. This screen supports a good screen resolution when viewing videos & images, plus it supports an automatic rotate function allowing the user to view their touch screen in vertical or horizontal mode. Its Android operating system is version 2.1 & the user can enjoy the highly popular Samsung TouchWiz user interface version 3 on their Samsung Galaxy Europa I5500.
Imaging, Media & Entertainment
There is a two megapixel camera with a lens located on the back of the casing. This easy to use imaging feature allows the user to capture still photographs as well as recording video footage on their Smartphone. This camera feature has a usefully positioned capture key & the handsets built in GPS allows the user to geo tag their photography & video recording. For entertainment & listen to news or weather reports the user can use the radio feature which supports a FM tuner & a radio data system, for text information which is displayed during the listening experience. The Samsung Galaxy Europa I5500 also comes with a music player providing another form of music entertainment on this Smartphone. The user can simply transfer their preferred music or download music of their choice onto their handset. Changing a ringing tone is one way to personalise this Smartphone & the Galaxy Europa I5500 supports WAV & MP3 format ringing tones. Video playback is possible which means the user can playback their own recording, videos which have been sent from others via the messaging services or play videos which have been transferred from another compatible device. The Samsung Galaxy Europa I5500 supports video playback in many formats including MPEG4, H263 & H264, which can all be viewed & enjoyed on the touch screen display.
Communication & Messaging
Communicating with friends, colleagues & family is important to any mobile phone user & the Samsung Galaxy Europa I5500 comes complete with easy to use call & messaging features to ensure easy communication is possible on this neatly designed Smartphone. There is a hands free speaker call feature which allows the user to talk over the phones microphone & speakers for a hands free call experience, plus there is a call log which stores all calls missed, received or dialled on the Smartphone. The user can enjoy creating, sending & receiving a variety of messages on the Galaxy Europa I5500, which include email communication with Gmail support, text messaging, multimedia picture or video messaging & instant messaging. Whichever messaging service is selected & chosen by the user, a simple & user friendly messaging experience can be enjoyed on this Smartphone using touch screen controls. The user can use the onscreen keypad or keyboard when inputting numeric or alphabetic data whilst creating a message.
Technology & Internet
There is 170 megabytes of internal memory onboard the Samsung Galaxy Europa I5500 which is ready to store data, plus this Smartphone comes with a 1 Gigabyte memory card & the user can expand their phones memory capabilities further by adding a memory card which is up to 16 gigabytes in size. The Galaxy Europa I5500 is a 3G HSDPA Smartphone which works over both 3G & GSM networks depending on the user's connectivity requirements. Connecting to other devices is possible via a USB connection or a Bluetooth® wireless connection depending on the connectivity options available on the other connected device. Its WLAN WiFi® technology allows the user to connect their Smartphone to a nearby wireless LAN or hotspot to gain a connection to the Internet without the use of cables. When connected to the Internet the user can surf the Web using the built in HTML browser complete with a Google search. The user can access popular websites such as YouTube & social network websites on their Smartphone. The battery which comes with the Galaxy Europa I5500 will provide approximately 6.5 hours of talk time or 375 hours of standby time over a 3G HSDPA network. When used over a GSM networks the battery provides better performance of up to 9.5 hours of talk time or 521 hours of standby time. This Smartphone supports GPS with assisted GPS navigation plus it comes with a Google maps application allowing the user to view maps to their chosen location as well as gaining useful navigation guidance.
Samsung Galaxy Europa I5500 Specifications & Features
Screen
2.8 Inch 256k Colour TFT Capacitive Touch Screen (240 x 320 Pixels)
Imaging
2 Megapixel Camera
Geo Tagging
Photo Album
Video Record
Video Player (MPEG4, H263 & H264)
Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Push Email
Gmail
Instant Messaging
Sound
Music Player (MP3, WAV & eAAC+)
Music Storage
WAV & MP3 Ringtones
FM Radio RDS
Entertainment
Java™ Games
Downloadable Games
Organiser
Phonebook
Organiser
Calendar
Clock
Alarm Clock
Calculator
Speaker Phone
Call Log
Document Viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & PDF)
Auto Rotate Screen
GPS with A GPS
Google Maps
Android OS Version 2.1
TouchWiz Version 3.0 User Interface
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
Memory & Talk Time
170 Mbytes Memory Plus 1 Gbyte Memory Card & Supports Up To 16 Gbytes
6.5 Hours 3G Talk Time
9.5 Hours GSM Talk Time
375 Hours 3G Standby
521 Hours GSM Standby
Weight & Size
102 g
108 x 56 x 12.3 mm