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Samsung i5500 Galaxy 5 selling for Php11,400

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief August 12, 2010 · 1 min read

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Looks like Samsung’s cheapest Android smartphone, the Galaxy 5 i5500, is already selling in stores ahead of official launch.

One of the local stores (CMK Cellphones) sent us this unboxed photo of the Galaxy 5 and tells us they’re selling them at Php11,400 a pop.

Samsung i5500 Galaxy 5 (Corby Smartphone)
2.8″ display @ 240×320 pixels
170MB internal memory
up to 16GB via microSD (1GB included)
3G/HSDPA 7.2Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g w/ DLNA
Bluetooth 2.1 w/ A2DP
2MP camera
600MHz processor
FM tuner w/ RDS
GPS w/ aGPS support
Android OS v2.1 (Eclair)
Li-Ion 1200mAH battery

The specs of the Galaxy 5 i5500 looks like it’s gonna be a hot among first-time Android user and could get the same warm reception when the Samsung Spica i5700 was first introduced.

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charina · 16 years ago

is this good buy sir? am still confused which mobile brand will i buy

dongkidoodles · 16 years ago

just bought the galaxy 5 at memo express at MOA today. P7,990 with 2gb micro sd. Special offer for this day only.

harold · 16 years ago

i’m torn between two phones.

HTC Wildfire or Galaxy 5.

Which do you think is better? and why? Thanks!

mark · 16 years ago

san po pwedeng bumili ng galaxy 3 sa metro manila? i’m long been looking for this phone pero wla pa rin..

garuhhh · 16 years ago

Wow! murang android.. ok to ah.. too bad i already bought Wildfire for my wife :(

let’s just hope this gets updated to froyo (android2.2) so there will be not much issue for the low RAM. Fyi, froyo will allow saving apps to sdcard without rooting your phone.

Somebody mentioned about LG GT540. I wouldn’t really recommend it due to its resistive touch screen. The qwerty keyboard with it is virtually useless.. kung anu ano napipindot, malayong malayo sa capacitive touchscreen ang performance. I had a chance to try it in an LG store.

Tpus yung xperia x10 mini, ang cute! Ok sana para sa wife ko,but what kept me from choosing it over Wildfire is Os. Android 1.6 pa ang xperia mini. For better compatibility baga..

idlewild · 16 years ago

@allan: you can install an app like quick settings (http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.bwx.bequick) that allows you to turn your apn on/off. i use this all the time since i mostly browse thru wifi. you can also use the built-in power control widget to quickly toggle auto-sync for gmail, twitter, or facebook. most apps can be configured to manually retrieve data as needed. control is really not an issue :)

allan · 16 years ago

thanks for the info guys.
another question i want to ask is i heard that andriods like to connect to the net automatically. is that true? if it is, is there an application to prevent this? specialy if you are on a budget. di ba malaki mababawas sa load mo.
ung application na you will be the one to control when you want to connect to the net.
i really want an andriod phone, that’s why i’m asking these questions.
thanks again.

nero · 16 years ago

mag LG OPTIMUS ka nalang. :))

idlewild · 16 years ago

@allan: if you mean downloading data, then the data downloaded from the browser are saved to your SD card. it will automatically create the download folder if it doesn’t exist. other apps usually save their data to your SD card. just don’t forget to clear your application cache regularly to remove accumulated files.

if you mean installing apps to the SD instead in the internal memory, then you’ll need to root your phone as @lolipown suggested.

peter · 16 years ago

Off-Topic: Legal po ba ang CMK store at orig po ba binebenta nila (except if nakalagay na na class A)? At maaasahan po ba sila sa online transaction?

stephan · 16 years ago

My younger sister asked for this for her birthday. When we checked it out we were both turned-off kasi parang china-phone lang. The price is not so high but there are other Android phones that have a “worth it” factor.

lolipown · 16 years ago

@allan
rooting means getting access to the root account of the phone. Basically, you it means getting full admin access to your phone’s software.

Randolf Arevalo · 16 years ago

im eying this phone since i discover it here. i’ll definitely buy this phone. good enough for my I.T life..saka na siguro ako bibili ng mas mahal kapag mas mataas na sweldo ko. haha!

allan · 16 years ago

@lolipown: what do u mean “root the phone”?
forgive me, andriod newbie here.

Miguel · 16 years ago

Let’s see what the i5800 Apollo has to offer – I think its the Spica successor.

dongv · 16 years ago

why get this if spica is only a little bit higher with a bigger screen, this is a Corby in Android with higher price tag, just my 2 cents

mr. bogus · 16 years ago

hmmmmmmmmmm android not bad!!!!

nice but 2mp camera is a big turn off well expect na natin yan sa mga murang cellphone!!!

but for me ok to…..!!!

tc · 16 years ago

Alin kaya mas maganda, Spica or Galaxy 5…Sir Abe, I hope you’re going to review the Galaxy 5 and have a comparison review with the Spica…Thanks! :)

John Ray Cabrera · 16 years ago

i don’t like its round corners. it looks so alcatel-ish. it’s just me.

wakocoke · 16 years ago

uy eclair! ang mura nito ah! kaso tempting din ung top of the line androids! ipon mode

lolipown · 16 years ago

@allan
root the phone then App2SD

sylv3rblade · 16 years ago

FM tuner argh… Want that on the spica

cooldoods · 16 years ago

Hopefully, Android OS updates won’t stop at 2.2 for the low-spec models like what some rumors say. Buyers would hate to find out later that the spanking new phone they bought can no longer be updated because it doesn’t feature a high-res screen, processor or large RAM/ROM.