Samsung announces i5700 Spica

Samsung i5700 Galaxy Spica

Samsung i5700 Galaxy Spica

This evening Samsung officially announced that the new i5700 Galaxy Spica, the company’s latest Android powered smartphone, is available now.

The i5700 is the first Android smartphone to support the DivX video codec, thanks in part to its speedy 800MHz CPU.  The 13.2mm thick handset features a 3.5mm headphone jack and a large 1500mAh battery, as well as the full suite of Google services.

The phone is available in Europe and the CIS countries.  You’ll find more specs after the jump, along with some larger photos.

  • quad-band GSM/EDGE, 900/2100MHz UMTS/HSDPA 3.6Mbps
  • Android 1.5 (Cupcake)
  • 3.2-inch HVGA (320 x 480 pixel) TFT display
  • 3 megapixel autofocus camera
  • Bluetooth, USB 2.0, micro-USB, WiFi
  • 180MB internal memory, microSDHC card slot
  • 115mm x 57mm x 13.2mm

2 Responses to “Samsung announces i5700 Spica”

  1. Good job Samsung hope it comes to South Africa. But the screen resolution should be at least VGA(should be a norm for smartphones now), it’s nice phone though.

  2. [...] James Tromans • February 5, 2010 • No Comments The original Samsung Galaxy i5700 Spica ran Android 1.5, which by today’s standards seems like an ancient version of Android [...]

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