The Samsung Galaxy S is one of the new breed of super powerful Android handsets with 1GHz processor and pre-loaded with the 2.1 version of Android.
The Galaxy S is with decent Hardware. The 4-inch Super AMOLED screen is stunning to look at, both switched on or switched off. The phone has a slight reverse chin design which looks a little weird side on but you can’t actually feel anything when you’re holding it. There aren’t a lot of buttons on the phone either – a discreet power button on the side, volume rocker on the other side, a home button on the front plus two touch sensitive buttons – one for the menu and one to go back. The Super AMOLED touchscreen is responsive enough. Like many touchscreen phones, taking photos using the 5MP camera is a bit awkward, although the results are pretty impressive if your subject is still and well lit.
The battery life is pretty good, with heavy use of email, twitter, internet and music playback, it manages to get through a full day. It’ll charge fully in a few hours as well, which is useful for power users.
One of Android’s appeals to carriers is that its extremely customisable, which is probably why the Galaxy S looks so different to the last 2.1 phone I looked at, the HTC Desire. The user interface looks eerily reminiscent of the iPhone’s grid-like structure, with the added benefit of being able to add in larger widgets.
