Official Samsung Galaxy SL (i9003) Thread

furious_gamer · 20-04-2011, 10:23 AM

Hi,

I bought a new Samsung GSL i9003 a week before and using it. I was about to post queries about the apps and other issues of the phone, but didn't find any relevant thread. So thinking of opening a new thread, where we only discuss about GSL i9003.

The phone is awesome and this is my first Android phone and this is my first phone above 7k.(I never bought a phone above 7k)

So all owners for Galaxy SL, start posting your views/opinions/issues regarding the phone.

Here the issue i have :

I changed the option called "Auto-Rotate Screen" and after that without rotating my phone the screen goes to horizontal mode. I just want it to switch to horizontal mode only when i rotate the phone. Does anybody know what is the issue?

AndroidFan · 20-04-2011, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by furious_gamer

Here the issue i have :

I changed the option called "Auto-Rotate Screen" and after that without rotating my phone the screen goes to horizontal mode. I just want it to switch to horizontal mode only when i rotate the phone. Does anybody know what is the issue?

I have the phone too... and the issue is absent. I suggest you take it back to the shop or to service center. This is definitely a problem with the gyrpscope of the phone...

furious_gamer · 20-04-2011, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by AndroidFan

I have the phone too... and the issue is absent. I suggest you take it back to the shop or to service center. This is definitely a problem with the gyrpscope of the phone...

Got it now. did something like Horizontal Calibration and turn on the "Auto-Rotate Screen" option now, and it's working. I don't know whether it has anything related to Calibration, but it's working fine now.

EDIT : Can anyone please suggest some good protective cover for my SGSL i9003. Any good brands?

AndroidFan · 20-04-2011, 05:15 PM

@furious_gamer,

Galaxy SL i9003 has a front facing cam... Know anything about online video chat software that uses the front cam? I tried Yahoo messenger, but it uses the rear camera and not the front one...

Have heard about ooVoo... will try it in the evening...

furious_gamer · 21-04-2011, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by AndroidFan

@furious_gamer,

Galaxy SL i9003 has a front facing cam... Know anything about online video chat software that uses the front cam? I tried Yahoo messenger, but it uses the rear camera and not the front one...

Have heard about ooVoo... will try it in the evening...

tried fring and working fine. But it's just video chat and dont have any idea about video calls...

EDIT : Can anyone please suggest some good protective cover for my SGSL i9003. Any good brands?

Hi guys, how can i stop the unwanted applications from running in the background? Too may apps running in the background even if i am not opening it. Every time i have to use Task Killer to kill the apps.

AndroidFan · 21-04-2011, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by furious_gamer

Hi guys, how can i stop the unwanted applications from running in the background? Too may apps running in the background even if i am not opening it. Every time i have to use Task Killer to kill the apps.

Don't bother about the services running in the background. They are essential to Android. If you stop them, they will just restart.

Just use the Galaxy SL builtin task killer to kill running apps... that is enough...

furious_gamer · 21-04-2011, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by AndroidFan

Don't bother about the services running in the background. They are essential to Android. If you stop them, they will just restart.

Just use the Galaxy SL builtin task killer to kill running apps... that is enough...

But apps like Daily News, Places were running which i never opened. Why so? is that essential? I am barely getting a backup of 1 day in heavy usage. So need to pull off all the unnecessary apps running.

NainO · 21-04-2011, 05:46 PM

No, these apps aren't essentials. These apps restarts own their own for updates.
Just enlist your most used apps in ignore list of task killer and put a widget on homescreen to kill other unwanted apps when you run out of memory.

furious_gamer · 21-04-2011, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by NainO

No, these apps aren't essentials. These apps restarts own their own for updates.
Just enlist your most used apps in ignore list of task killer and put a widget on homescreen to kill other unwanted apps when you run out of memory.

Thanks man. Will try that now.

BTW Anyone know good back cover for this phone?

aakashdave11 · 21-04-2011, 09:08 PM

taskillers used lead to even more memory usage.They temporarily kill applications which start again...which leads to more memory usage......

Programs like taskiller etc can also lead to crashes....as they just kill the process which starts again....

Lately many new type of memory saving apps have been introduced ...m not able to recollect the name....

p>S:it is better to let the apps run in the background rather than kill the process...

furious_gamer · 22-04-2011, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by aakashdave11

taskillers used lead to even more memory usage.They temporarily kill applications which start again...which leads to more memory usage......

Programs like taskiller etc can also lead to crashes....as they just kill the process which starts again....

Lately many new type of memory saving apps have been introduced ...m not able to recollect the name....

p>S:it is better to let the apps run in the background rather than kill the process...

See the issue is, those tasks taking half of RAM, say 230MB of 478MB RAM and it starts lagging when i play games.

furious_gamer · 28-04-2011, 11:16 AM

Can some one suggest me some Jelly back cover for i9003. Some dealer at TE told me that i9000's cover is not suitable for i9003

gagan007 · 04-05-2011, 01:09 PM

I was planning to ditch Nokia/Symbian (N85) and hop on to Android. Was thinking of getting Nexus S mostly because it has a front cam and is a decent handset along with the fact that it will get Android updates quicker than any other set.

Now ever since furious_gamer has purchased Galaxy SL which also has a front cam but a lot cheaper than Nexus S, I deviated towards it. furious_gamer, are you totally happy with your decision...if yes I will also go for it, rather than waiting for Nexus S's price to come down to close to 20K

Edit: Yes, front cam is my requirement. I have got used to video calls

furious_gamer · 04-05-2011, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by gagan007

I was planning to ditch Nokia/Symbian (N85) and hop on to Android. Was thinking of getting Nexus S mostly because it has a front cam and is a decent handset along with the fact that it will get Android updates quicker than any other set.

Now ever since furious_gamer has purchased Galaxy SL which also has a front cam but a lot cheaper than Nexus S, I deviated towards it. furious_gamer, are you totally happy with your decision...if yes I will also go for it, rather than waiting for Nexus S's price to come down to close to 20K

Edit: Yes, front cam is my requirement. I have got used to video calls

TBF i am very much satisfied with it (Leave the part that i am newbie for android and don't know how to maintain a phone). Good gaming performace (what i need mostly), good apps performance and cam quality is too good. But one thing is it misses is, flash. But since i am not a photo freak, no issue for me.

Ligjht-weight on hand. Once it fell from a height of say 50cm and to my surprise no scratches or whatsoever.

According to me, VFM one. Using fring to making video calls. Quality is good.

Overall a good purchase i can rate it 8/10. (2 points for no flash and TouchWiz UI)

gagan007 · 04-05-2011, 03:36 PM

hmmm, I am more and more inclined towards this phone now. HD recording is there (which is absent in Nexus S), though no HDMI port (but we can still transfer it and view in computer etc.). Moreover radio! Why have they not put it in Nexus S.

furious_gamer · 04-05-2011, 03:43 PM

@gagan007

Even i was wondering about the same thing. If i was gone mad at that time,sure i'd bought something else.

HD recording is there and it is awesome. Shot some rainy days and watched it in my PC. It's really awesome.

Radio is good. Coz since i have only 2GB memory for media (No SD card installed yet, using the inbuilt 2+2GB memory), i listen radio very often. Esp the one where pop songs were played.

One more thing is , not so bulky as other phones. Slim and fit in pocket.

gagan007 · 04-05-2011, 04:05 PM

so it is final buddy. Chuck Nexus S, Galaxy SL, here I come

furious_gamer · 04-05-2011, 04:07 PM

So, you are going it buy it this month? Then, advance congo buddy.

But don't do the same mistake i did. I bought it for 20.5k coz thats the best price i can get @ my home town(Not a city, sadly).

But here you can get it for even @ 18.5k @ local dealers. Make sure you are getting a good deal.

gagan007 · 04-05-2011, 04:16 PM

ohh I was thinking of purchasing it online through Univercell.in. But if you say so I will check out The Mobile Store in Koramanagala. Three showrooms they have in here. Sangeetha also gives best mobile deals, but will have to go to Jayanagar (Sangeetha@Forum sucks big time)

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furious_gamer · 04-05-2011, 04:20 PM

if you can get good deal, try online sites like flipkart, blah, blah. Otherwise try to buy locally.

Terabyte · 04-05-2011, 08:14 PM

But I don't find much support on XDA for i9003.
There isn't even a section for i9003 in there!

sach1000rt · 04-05-2011, 08:47 PM

custom rom has been relealsed in xda forum here [I9003][ROM] UltimateSL v.1 - First Custom Rom for I9003 - Coming sooon - xda-developers
And you can order from letsbuy using rcomlsb coupon will be around 17900 Rs and it is cash on delivery.
i got my phone 15 days ago, from that site.

aakashdave11 · 04-05-2011, 09:02 PM

although it is a vfm phone for it's features but would still recommend HTC Desire S.......atleast have a look at boh devices before buying....
For the extra price you get a better build quality.......Sense UI(yes not everyone would want to root their brand new phone) and above all ....great XDa support

[tocuhwiz is like a cheap iOS knockoff so is the look and feel]....maybe something more original would have been better..

p>S: personally i think samsung should ditch their all plastic same design for all galaxy mobile.......a better build quality will make it a better deal.....

sach1000rt · 04-05-2011, 09:12 PM

htc doesnt have the good audio quality and camera quality that samsung has.
htc is just getting hyped like apple. No offense. I am not a samsung fan either.

gagan007 · 05-05-2011, 11:15 AM

purchased it yesterday for 20K from The Mobile Store. It was same price everywhere. Tried rcomslb at letsbuy but didn't work. Anyways I didn't want to wait either!

So far so good.

furious_gamer · 05-05-2011, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by aakashdave11

although it is a vfm phone for it's features but would still recommend HTC Desire S.......atleast have a look at boh devices before buying....
For the extra price you get a better build quality.......Sense UI(yes not everyone would want to root their brand new phone) and above all ....great XDa support

[tocuhwiz is like a cheap iOS knockoff so is the look and feel]....maybe something more original would have been better..

p>S: personally i think samsung should ditch their all plastic same design for all galaxy mobile.......a better build quality will make it a better deal.....

They are going to start a new section in XDA forums, as this is fairly new for these stuffs but anyway one can get Custom ROM for zis phone.

And of course TouchWiz is crap, but it doesn't mean that phone is also crap. At least look at the specs and price and compare it with Desire S.

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Originally Posted by gagan007

purchased it yesterday for 20K from The Mobile Store. It was same price everywhere. Tried rcomslb at letsbuy but didn't work. Anyways I didn't want to wait either!

So far so good.

Congrats man. So hows the phone? Did you like it?

gagan007 · 05-05-2011, 02:38 PM

I am loving it buddy. Though I am not in hurry to root and flash it, but will need your guidance in finding best custom rom for this. I have joined xda-forums too and found few threads for i9003 roms. Lets see...

So is SuperOneClick v1.9.1 really safe to root this mobile?
One more thing, how do I make backup of stock rom?

furious_gamer · 05-05-2011, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by gagan007

I am loving it buddy. Though I am not in hurry to root and flash it, but will need your guidance in finding best custom rom for this. I have joined xda-forums too and found few threads for i9003 roms. Lets see...

Yes, we are asking mods there to open a new section for i9003. Its so sad even the low-end phones have a section and not this one.

BTW The Custom ROM from rex4u will be released in one or two days and AFAIK it's stable and rocking as per the beta testers.

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Originally Posted by gagan007

So is SuperOneClick v1.9.1 really safe to root this mobile?

z4root will not do any help for 9003, so S1 click is good. ANd perfectly fine as i see many members there used this root.

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Originally Posted by gagan007

One more thing, how do I make backup of stock rom?

Use NANDROID and backup the folder to PC (as keeping it in SD card is not good idea at all) and that's it.