Rumors about the Samsung Galaxy Q point at a rather impressive handset in terms of overall specs, though nothing that we really have not seen before on the i9000 Galaxy S. According to reports, the Q is going to be showing off Samsung’s new 1GHz CPU, the Hummingbird. This would bring up the number of available 1GHz processor options for many smart phone makers.
The Galaxy Q takes plenty of influence from the original Samsung high-end Android, the Galaxy S. It takes the whole concept of a high end smart phone, but uses a slightly smaller screen to appeal to more users. After all, as impressive as the Galaxy S might be, not everyone is a fan of having a very wide touch screen display, and more importantly, plenty of folks want a physical keyboard.
While it is not actually confirmed, many believe that the Q will have a slide out QWERTY keyboard. This is an important feature for many users who love to type long emails, are active in forums and simply like to type on a mobile phone. While the touch screen does have a nice layout for the virtual keyboard, it is not as fast as tapping rapid, successive keystrokes on a keyboard -even with Swype technology. Besides, the world really needs more Android devices –particularly those with physical keyboards.
As stated, the Q follows the lead of the Galaxy S, which means that it too makes use of Samsung’s super AMOLED technology, also seen on the Samsung Wave. The 3 inch capacitive touch screen also comes with a scratch resistant surface, an accelerometer (for re-orientation of the screen), and a proximity sensor. It is rumored that the device may also have an optical trackpad as well. Lastly, the Galaxy Q comes with an 8 mega pixel camera with LED flash, autofocus and 720p HD video recording support.
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There seems to be no shortage of Galaxy related buzz these past few days. Samsung’s name has been pretty prominent in the Android community with the recent launch of the Galaxy S smart phone several weeks ago and since then new devices for this line of smart phones have been constantly popping up on the radar.
As for the Galaxy Q itself, there is still no information or details regarding this handset. The most that we can say at the moment is that it will be an Android smart phone but aside from that, this device could be anyone’s guess.
So far, it has not even been proved if the handset will be a completely new device. There are a couple of Galaxy branded Samsung handsets that were only released in Asian regions and the Galaxy Q might be a western port of one of these phone –that or the Q might be another Asian-only smart phone. Only time will tell.
Speaking of the Samsung Galaxy lineup, there really is quite a bit that people can choose from and look forward to. When the Galaxy i7500 first arrived on store shelves last year, there was plenty of buzz about the Android handset from the Korean manufacturer. The handset would be later followed up by the Spica which served as the mini version of the original.
With the launch of high end Androids such as the Nexus One and the HTC Desire, Samsung also released their own 1GHz Android smart phone the i9000 Galaxy S, and just a while back, they also confirmed a second version of the i9000, the Galaxy S Pro which has a slide out QWERTY keyboard. Samsung also seems to have an eye on the tablet industry with the Galaxy Tape. This new Android device sports a big 7 inch capacitive touch screen display.