S'pore first to get Samsung Galaxy S

05:55 AM May 28, 2010

Singapore will be the first country to get Samsung's new Android 2.1 smartphone Galaxy S.

The handset sports a four-inch capacitative touchscreen in a slim 9.9mm candy bar shell. The display uses Samsung's Super AMOLED technology - it's the second phone to have this, after Samsung Wave - which makes it brighter, less reflective and less power-hungry than older AMOLEDs. Its 5-megapixel autofocus camera can capture high-definition 720p videos at 30 frames per second. Powered by a 1GHz processor, the Galaxy S comes with 16GB of internal memory, and 8GB of storage (the external memory slot supports up to 32GB).

The phone also sports features like Swype, a text input service that helps you type more quickly by gliding your fingers across the onscreen keyboard. It comes with apps to view and edit Microsoft Office 2007 documents.

The Samsung Galaxy S will be available exclusively from SingTel, from $0 to $768 with contract (depending on the type of plan) or $1,098 without. SingTel customers can buy the phone online now at www.singtelshop.com, or at SingTel retail shops from June 4. The exclusivity period ends July 15. May Chua

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