Android smartphone model
Samsung Galaxy
W
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Samsung_Galaxy_W_logo.png/220px-Samsung_Galaxy_W_logo.png) |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Samsung_Galaxy_W_%28GT-I8150%29_front_1.jpg/220px-Samsung_Galaxy_W_%28GT-I8150%29_front_1.jpg) Samsung Galaxy W I8150 displaying the 'homescreen' of
TouchWiz
4.0.
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Manufacturer
| Samsung Electronics
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Series
| I Series
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Model
| GT-I8150
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Compatible networks
| GSM/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; 3GUMTS/HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100 MHz
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First released
| 2011
; 13 years ago
(
2011
)
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Successor
| Samsung Galaxy S III Mini
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Related
| Samsung Galaxy S II
,
Samsung Galaxy R
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Type
| Touchscreen
smartphone
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Dimensions
| 115.5 mm (4.55 in) H
59.8 mm (2.35 in) W
11.5 mm (0.45 in) D
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Mass
| 110 g (3.9 oz)
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Operating system
| Android 2.3 "Gingerbread"
(Gingerbread) with
TouchWiz
UI 4.0
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CPU
| 1.4 GHz single-core
Qualcomm
Scorpion MSM8255T Snapdragon
SoC
processor
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GPU
| Adreno 205 GPU
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Memory
| 512 MB
RAM
|
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Storage
| 4 GB
flash memory
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Removable storage
| microSD
(up to 32 GB)
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Battery
| Li-ion 1500
mA·h
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Display
| 800×480
px
, 9.34 cm (3.68 in) at 252
ppi
WVGA
TFT LCD
|
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Rear camera
| 5
Mpx
with
auto focus
,
720p
30
fps
HD video recording and stills Single
LED flash
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Front camera
| VGA for video chatting, video recording, and stills
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Connectivity
| 3.5 mm
TRRS
;
Wi-Fi
(
802.11a/b/g/n
);
Wi-Fi Direct
;
Bluetooth
3.0; Micro-
USB 2.0
;
DLNA
,
GPS
;
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Data inputs
| Multi-touch
touch screen
,
headset controls
, GP2A
proximity
, 3-axis
gyroscope
, AK8975
magnetometer
and AK8975 orientation sensor, BMA222
accelerometer
,
aGPS
, gravity sensor, rotation vector sensor and stereo FM-radio
|
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Other
| Exchange ActiveSync, integrated messaging
Social Hub
,
Readers Hub
,
Music Hub
, and
Game Hub
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Samsung Galaxy W
(
i8150
), also known as
Samsung Wonder
, is an
Android
smartphone
that is a smaller-sized variant of
Samsung Galaxy S II
.
[1]
[2]
Galaxy W
is a less-powerful downgrade compared to
Galaxy S II
, with specifications comparable to the larger
Galaxy R
. The device has a 3.68 in (9.34 cm)
WVGA
capacitive
TFT LCD
touchscreen
with a 480x800 px resolution. The phone also features a 5-megapixel still-image camera that is capable of 720p video capture.
The main differences between
Galaxy W
and other variants are its single-core CPU (1.4 GHz manufactured by
Qualcomm
), higher screen pixel density compared to
Galaxy S II
and
Galaxy R
, and a slightly different physical design.
Prior to the release of
Galaxy S II
, there were speculative reports of Samsung's plans for a smaller stripped-down variant, which is a similar case-example to
HTC HD Mini
existing as a smaller version of
HTC HD2
.
Launch
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First announced in August 2011, the Galaxy W made its market debut in October 2011.
[1]
[3]
Hardware
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Processor
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The device uses a single-core 1.4 GHz Scorpion
Qualcomm
powered
Snapdragon
chip along with Adreno 205 for its
GPU graphics
.
[1]
Memory
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The handset has a system memory of 1.07 Gigabytes,1.7 GB of USB Storage and a dedicated 351 Megabytes of RAM.
Display
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The phone uses a 93.89-millimetre (3.696 in) WVGA
TFT LCD
capacitive touchscreen
which has a
Pixel density
(PPI) of '252'. It has a higher pixel density than its high-end counterpart, the S2 which has a pixel density of 217 ppi.
Camera
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On the back of the device is a 5-megapixel camera with single LED flash that can record videos in up to a maximum
720p
high-definition (HD). There is also a fixed-focus front-facing
VGA
camera for
video calling
, taking photos, as well as general video recording.
Connectivity
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Galaxy W
features industry-standard connectivity, including
Bluetooth
3.0,
Assisted GPS
(AGPS),
Wi-Fi
802.11 b/g/n, as well as micro-
USB
connectivity for files transfer and
PC
charging.
[1]
Also featured is a stereo
FM radio
[4]
with
RDS
along with a 3.5mm audio headphone socket located at the top of the device.
[5]
Software
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Android operating system
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The Galaxy W ships with
Android 2.3.6
installed.
User interface
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The Galaxy W employs the latest proprietary Samsung
TouchWiz
4.0 user interface.
Bundled applications
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The Galaxy W, like the Galaxy S II, features the inclusion of Samsung's 'Hub' applications for various multimedia use.
[6]
Included are:
- Social Hub
- Integrates popular social networking services like
Facebook
and
Twitter
into one place rather than in separate applications.
- Readers Hub
- Provides the ability to access, read and download online newspapers, e-books and magazines from a worldwide selection.
- Music Hub
- An application store for downloading and purchasing music on the device. Samsung has teamed up with
7digital
to offer this service.
[7]
- Game Hub
- An application store for downloading and purchasing games. Samsung has teamed up with partners including
Gameloft
to offer this service.
[7]
- Other applications
- More applications include
Samsung Kies
, Kies Air, as well as
Google Maps
with Latitude, Places, Navigation.
[8]
Media support
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The Galaxy W supports various audio formats including MP3, OGG, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WMA, WAV, MID, AC3, IMY, FLAC, XMF audio formats and video formats support for MPEG4, H.264, H.263, WMV, DivX, Xvid, VC-1. Recording & Playback of videos in up to
720p
high-definition (HD).
Other variants
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The
T-Mobile USA
variant of
Galaxy W
is Samsung Exhibit II 4G (SGH-T679).
[9]
[10]
It has a few hardware differences, including a 3 MP rear camera, and a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 CPU. Samsung Exhibit II 4G was rebranded as Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G by a software update on May 30, 2012.
[11]
In 2014, T-Mobile sells an Exhibit version (SGH-599) through Walmart.
Another variant in some markets is
Samsung Galaxy S2
Mini (not to be confused with
Samsung Galaxy Mini 2
).
Reception
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Dan Sung, reviewing the Galaxy W device for
Pocket-lint
.com, had further noted the amount of downgraded features.
[12]
CNET
UK briefly summarized the phone as "chunky" — in its small size dimensions, as well as "decent" for a lower-priced alternative to
Galaxy S II
.
[13]
References
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