The Galaxy S thread!

[kalpik]

After months of whining, on Sunday (4th July), I finally bought the Galaxy S for 28k

The phone is awesome! So thin and light! The screen is to die for! As there are already sooo many reviews out there, I won't be doing one.. But if anyone has any questions regarding the phone, feel free to ask here

[desiibond]

hey. thanks for starting this.

are you able to connect Galaxy S in mass storage mode to windows 7 or linux pcs?

[kalpik]

Yes. Mass storage mode is absolutely fine! People are saying they arn't able to connect in Kies mode.. Some say you have to enable USB debugging for it to work. Anyway, I haven't tried that as I don't need Kies

[amitabhishek]

Dude at least post some screen shots! I am dying to have a look at it.

[gagan007]

and please do post your views too kalpik...I am sure you will post something different than other reviews

[lucifer_is_back]

does your set freeze ??

[desiibond]

Originally Posted by kalpik

Yes. Mass storage mode is absolutely fine! People are saying they arn't able to connect in Kies mode.. Some say you have to enable USB debugging for it to work. Anyway, I haven't tried that as I don't need Kies

yesterday went with a friend to get this phone.

first the display is legen... wait for it ...dary!



here is the problem that we have.

connected the phone to ubuntu PC. and its not recognized and the storage is not seen on ubuntu.

connected the phone to win7 and it says drivers failed and the fail doesn't come up in 'mass storage' mode. When I open notification bar and click on 'usb connection', nothing happens. I don't get the menu i get in Legend (storage, sync, chargeonly etc).

any pointers?

[kalpik]

Originally Posted by desiibond

yesterday went with a friend to get this phone.

first the display is legen... wait for it ...dary!



here is the problem that we have.

connected the phone to ubuntu PC. and its not recognized and the storage is not seen on ubuntu.

connected the phone to win7 and it says drivers failed and the fail doesn't come up in 'mass storage' mode. When I open notification bar and click on 'usb connection', nothing happens. I don't get the menu i get in Legend (storage, sync, chargeonly etc).

any pointers?

Go to settings -> about phone -> USB settings. Select Mass Storage there. Then once you connect phone, go to notification bar and select USB then click mount

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Originally Posted by amitabhishek

Dude at least post some screen shots! I am dying to have a look at it.

I'm lazy.. Google for the pics of the phone

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Originally Posted by lucifer_is_back

does your set freeze ??

Minor lag is there, yes. But it's a firmware glitch and you can fix it by rooting. Also, Samsung is working on a firmware update to fix this. There are unofficial firmware available which resolve this issue.

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All in all, the only 2 minus points of this set are:

1. Minor lag: This is fixable and will be fixed.
2. Not a very good cam for still pics. But then, I come from N82, so I wasn't really expecting a better cam Video recording is again awesome!

[FilledVoid]

Finally ! Thank God! Now there shall be peace for some over phones in the IRC Channel .

That said wth I demand Screenshots as well! Post your phone apps screenshot and let us take a peak of your phone not some site's review or whatever.

[rhitwick]

Hey, where from u bought it?

Any special shop?
28K is cheap... discounts?

Its listed only in www.univercell.in and priced @30K....

[kalpik]

I bought it from "Range Tele Services", K-17, Lajpat Nagar 2. No discounts.. This was the price quoted to me upfront!

[rhitwick]

Hmmmm.......

Here at Mumbai, I went to few shops last week, they told not yet launched.

28K+12.5% tax= 31500/-

[lucifer_is_back]

Minor lag is there, yes. But it's a firmware glitch and you can fix it by rooting. Also, Samsung is working on a firmware update to fix this. There are unofficial firmware available which resolve this issue.

mine one just hangs
had same problem with my older jet

[hahahari]

Does it feel/look cheap??? like a iphone copy cat?? or is it just the pics?

[kalpik]

The phone does not feel cheap AT ALL! Feels *very* solid in hand!

In another news, I just dropped my Galaxy S from chest height! Picked up the phone upside down, and it just slid out and BAM on the floor! I was literally in tears, but then I saw nothing happened to the phone! NOTHING! Not even a scratch *anywhere*! Heh.. Se here we have the very own drop test of the Galaxy S

[desiibond]

Originally Posted by kalpik

The phone does not feel cheap AT ALL! Feels *very* solid in hand!

In another news, I just dropped my Galaxy S from chest height! Picked up the phone upside down, and it just slid out and BAM on the floor! I was literally in tears, but then I saw nothing happened to the phone! NOTHING! Not even a scratch *anywhere*! Heh.. Se here we have the very own drop test of the Galaxy S

a small request. Can you drop it one more time and this time record a video and post here

[hahahari]

alright, wat about its iphone-wannabe look???

[amitabhishek]

Originally Posted by hahahari

alright, wat about its iphone-wannabe look???

Use Google Images and check it yourself

[kalpik]

Originally Posted by desiibond

a small request. Can you drop it one more time and this time record a video and post here

LOL! Sure.. You first with your legend

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Originally Posted by FilledVoid

Finally ! Thank God! Now there shall be peace for some over phones in the IRC Channel .

That said wth I demand Screenshots as well! Post your phone apps screenshot and let us take a peak of your phone not some site's review or whatever.

Home Screen (LauncherPro):


Apps:


Contacts:


Recent Activities of Contact (integrated):

[Garbage]

Nice phone (and screenshots)

[amitabhishek]

Nice. Looks droolworty . What is that Twitter client? Native Samsung app.?

[hahahari]

Originally Posted by amitabhishek

Use Google Images and check it yourself

ofc I know that... wat I am asking if people who it actually mistook it for one or not ???

[kalpik]

Originally Posted by amitabhishek

Nice. Looks droolworty . What is that Twitter client? Native Samsung app.?

That's not the twitter client! Its's the Contacts app of the phone! It integrates tweets, facebook statuses, facebook photo albums etc

When someone calls me, it also displays their latest status either twitter or facebook

[hahahari]

@kalpik, pls look at my que and let me know

[kalpik]

^^ To me, it doesn't look like the iPhone.. To the avg tom dic and harry, every black touchscreen phone looks like an iPhone

[hahahari]

LOL ... Also how is the battery life ... and pls do mention ur usage pattern.

[kalpik]

The battery lasts 2 days with moderate use.. That means some calls, browsing, playing games, music etc..

Oh, and BTW, i WON a new Galaxy S yesterday at the Samsung blogger's meet So I have 2 phones now! Planning to sell off the new one.. Its a sealed pack.. Lemme know if anyone is interested.

[Nithu]

^^ whats the price?

[hahahari]

I PMed you Kalpik

[kalpik]

I'm thinking 27k?

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Also, I would prefer a Delhi buyer so that we can meet and do the exchange.. Don't want to get into courier and stuff..