The Galaxy i7500—Samsung’s Android handset—is one of the first major, advanced smartphones to feature haptic feedback. PCWorld managed to get their hands on one and report back with their first impressions.
Samsung’s Galaxy is a 11.9 millimeter-slim handset that features a 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen and 5-megapixel camera, and also comes equipped with GPS, Wi-Fi and and WCDMA support. Even more, the phone calls attention to the haptic feedback on its virtual keyboard, which is a first for a major touchscreen smartphone.
Because the AMOLED screen reportedly draws less power than the iPhone’s TFT-LCD screens do, the Galaxy apparently has a longer battery life, making this—coupled with the haptic feedback—more mainstream-consumer friendly for those who have yet to purchase a smartphone. Although pricing and release dates are not finalised, the Galaxy will supposedly be available in Europe by the end of this month, and the rest of the world in the second half of 2009. [PC World via Talk Android]
Tim
Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 10:17 AMNow if only the article explained what the hell haptic feedback is…
Aaron Ganschow
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 1:30 AM“Haptics refers to the sense of touch”
This is something Samsung has done with other touchscreen devices they have released. The screen simply vibrates mildly when you touch the screen. It provides some of the tactile response that people complain about missing when you have a touchscreen-only device. Much better than having “The screen is a giant button!” like the BB Storm.
I really, truly, cannot wait for the Samsung Galaxy to come out. HTC has had the US Android market for too long. Time for a quality manufacturer to come in.