Samsung Galaxy Gio

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Samsung Galaxy Gio
Samsung Galaxy Gio
Manufacturer Samsung
Technical specifications
display 3,2 inch - AMOLED
320 × 480 pixel
touch screen , capacitive
Main camera 3.2 megapixel resolution (2048 × 1536 pixels ), 3x zoom
Front camera unavailable
Current operating system Android 2.2.1 "Froyo"
update to 2.3.6 "Gingerbread" is possible
R.A.M. 258  MB DRAM
Internal memory 142 MB
Memory card 32 GB microSD card
Connectivity
Radio links

• GSM / EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz);
• UMTS / HSDPA (7.2 Mbit / sec)
• WLAN  802.11b / g
• Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
• GPS

connections

3.5mm headphone jack

accumulator
Type Li-Ion (1350 mAh)
Battery life
(according to manufacturer) 		Max. 640 hours
Talk time
(according to manufacturer) 		Max. 10 hours
measures and weight
Dimensions ( H × W × D ) 105 mm × 58 mm × 12.2 mm
Weight 102 g

The Samsung Galaxy Gio is a Samsung - smartphone the Galaxy series and was with the Mobile World Congress 2011 Samsung Galaxy Ace , Samsung Galaxy Fit, as well as the Samsung Galaxy Mini announced.

publication

The Galaxy Gio was released on March 1, 2011 in Germany and in August 2011 in Canada . From December 2011 the smartphone will also be sold in the USA . The Android 2.2.1 operating system was originally installed. An update to Android 2.3.6 was possible later. Since then, the devices have been delivered with this software.

Availability

The Samsung Galaxy Gio is one of the first Samsung Galaxy smartphones to feature Swype text input via the touchscreen , which came from the inventors of the T9 automatic text completion . Texts are not entered letter by letter, but the words are followed with the finger on the virtual keyboard without stopping. Texts can be written up to 1.5 times faster. In the case of ambiguous entries, Swype offers an overview of possible terms. Typical spelling errors are corrected automatically.

The Galaxy Gio transmits in the GSM networks in quad-band and in UMTS networks in dual-band, it masters the data transmission standards GPRS and EDGE (in GSM networks) and HSDPA (in UMTS networks). It can also set up Wi-Fi connections in accordance with the IEEE 802.11b / g / n standards with a data transmission rate of 100 to 120 Mbit / s.

The endurance values ​​of the Gio are comparatively very good. The internal storage capacity is very small at 142 MB, but can be expanded up to 32 GB with a micro SD card. The camera has 3.2 megapixel resolution and offers 3x zoom. It also has the option of taking series and macro shots. Many photo effects , a panorama picture function and the smile-shot function are available as convenience features . The video function offers a resolution of 320 × 240 pixels. A direct upload function to social networks such as YouTube is available for videos and images .

criticism

The low storage capacity ex works is criticized by users. In addition, some popular apps such as Flashplayer , all jump-'n'-run games or the Google Chrome browser cannot be installed.

Web links

Commons : Samsung Galaxy Gio  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Article about the Gio on Idealo.de
  2. ↑ Announcement of the cell phone ( Memento from June 13, 2011 on WebCite )
  3. ↑ Description on Amazon
  4. ↑ Report on Inside-Handy.DE
  5. ↑ criticism