Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica

  • Released 2009, November
    124g, 13.2mm thickness
    Android 1.5/ 2.1
    180MB storage, microSD slot
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  • 3.2"
    320x480 pixels
  • 3MP
    144p
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  • 1500mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 - American version
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Launch Announced 2009, September. Released 2009, November
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 115 x 57 x 13.2 mm (4.53 x 2.24 x 0.52 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches, 30.5 cm2 (~46.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~180 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 1.5 (Cupcake)/ 2.1 (Eclair)
CPU 800MHz
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 180MB
Main Camera Single 3.15 MP, AF
Video CIF@15fps
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP
GPS Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, compass
Browser HTML
 MP4/H.264/WMV/DivX player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA player
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 650 h (2G) / Up to 580 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)
Misc Colors Black, White
SAR 0.55 W/kg (head)     0.61 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.59 W/kg (head)    
Price About 160 EUR
Tests Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -88.6dB / Crosstalk -80.2dB

Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica - User Reviews

  • It was my first Android phone and brings back great memories. It was so much better than mid-range HTC phones at the time but still rough around the edges in terms of software. That said, I loved it.

  • Try hard reboot by normally keeping in powerbotton and volume untile the phone comes on

  • Although not a great phone, it brings back memories. Back in 2010 I always used the GPS speedometer on this phone to test my running speed every day when going for a walk with my Dad. We even tried putting it on my dog to see how fast she ran. I used very often until about 2014 (ish), being 9 at the time I didn't know much about fashion so I didn't really care about the phone I had. Not a great phone, but I sure do miss it.

  • Please tell me how to unlock the gt15700 say

  • Me too, user experience was terrible. But it had great screen, build quality and for the time good camera.

  • This was my first and last Samsung phone. I struggled with this for a year and then I gave up, gave it to my 14 years old sister. It is maybe the worst phone that I've ever used. Very laggy and not stable at all. Stay away by all means

  • can i change the board of GT-I5700 because its screen not working

  • It's impossible without rooting/putting a rom with higher version. Put a non-official rom like 4.1 jb and then install

  • how can i use whatss aap in this phone pleas

  • can you use this phone in 青岛

  • I just had a customer in with one of those and she loves it. She refuses to upgrade LOL

  • One of the few android phones created before 2010.Good for phone calls and basic stuff,but extremely bad for games,even raging thunder 1 runs on

  • Go into settings then go to wireless and networks go to the bottom to mobile networks then go on to access point names click on your mobile provider then click the botton on the top left of the keyborad and click delete

  • i dont know mobile data on/off.....plz tell how can on/off mobile data in this galaxy spica.. where this option

  • Same here! I also still have this phone, albeit a white one though. I have this phone and use it every now and then (for testing apps that I write on older phones). It was also my very first Android phone.

  • why charge of battery is reduced immediately when on /work for few minutes whats the reaon?????

  • I still have this phone. I dont wanna throw it out. It was my first Android phone. Sometimes i boot it up to be reminded of how far Android has come in the few years. My current handset (LGG3) runs Android Kitkat 4.4. My spica still runs Cupcake 1.5.

  • yes. in market.

  • hey guys.... im having a problem with my samsung spica... I went to device tool then i suddenly check the pointer location and it hangs and turn off then it restart and hangs again and turn off and so on.... what should i do guys????? please..... help me thanks

  • It is the most durable mobile I have. It has supported me through 4 and a half years. I bought the Spica when I was starting college. At that time I had the first Android phone in my class. Then as the 4 years passed by and I held on to my phone, all my friends use to look up to me for keeping a single device for 4 years. My Spica never had any issues. It never gave me hardware problems. Yes it slowed down sometimes and I just reset it to factory settings whenever that happened. And I wasted a battery due to my mishandling. I don't use the stock launcher because it's laggy. I use ADW or LauncherPro. I love my phone for everything. And I think I'll be using it for more years to come. I don't know if you read it all or not but i had to just leave this out there because this is the phone I would buy even if it would cost the double.

  • Seriously? You're criticizing a Phone released 5 years ago? This was one of the top of its class when it was released.

  • Is it possible to change the back and front cover?

  • It's very slow 80MHz cpu, old android 2.1, little memory, little ram, poor display. GPS is good, music player midle class, videoplayer divX, mp4, 3gp, no MKV. Battery midle class, phisical buttons. Only for phone calls, music, GPS. Not fog gaming, and extra programs.

  • how can i install whatsapp in ;is it possibl

  • Any body tell me how i can use 3g of this cell phone thnks

  • hi can someone tell me its price and how is this phone

  • i cant find my original software soo can somebody tell me what it is thank you

  • I got the same problem you should not take your phone for long hours on, because when its hot, it will not work normally.

  • Hi. I enjoy my galaxy spica I5700.... Recently, I have not been able to access mobile network... I get a sync error... please advise how to rectify this.... Thankyou.

  • how to reformat 15700 samsung?

  • i have a problem in my hand set... one off the sms which i deleted...but still when i compose want to compose the new sms... its already there...then i have to clear that sms and then type the new one? Any one plz tell me how to clear that sms..?

  • I forget my lock sim card coad.what's i can do?pls help me.

  • try this 1switch off ur movbile 2.press the volume(-)button and press the home button and then switch on your device 3.select the option reseet factory data and press ok

  • ODIN

  • please help i have a big problem.I draw a triangle and my phone locked.Don't know how to unlock.I'm from Serbia.

  • i have a same problem anyone please help

  • my Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica opening screen not home screen please help?

  • my Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica opening screen home not coming please help?

  • I have locked my Samsung I5700 and can not open it

  • Search for SamdroidMod 2.2.2 10.0 Reborn V2. For me it proved to be the best mod around. Now my phone finally runs to full potential without slowdowns (and boots in ~30 sec) There are plenty of mods around for Spica. CyanogenMod is another good one. Liked that one too, had it for almost a year, but it was a bit slow and boot time was more than 5 minutes, yayks.

  • i suggest you not to upgrade,because if you do,some features of ur phone will not work,like camera,wifi

  • reprogram it, google How to Flash eclair 2.1 to spica,follow the instructions,that's it, note:ur files will be deleted

  • having quiet a few probs with my phone , first off my phone is a samsung gt-i5700 and recently it just started to stick all the time, so i reset the phone, now not only is it still sticking but most of the time im unable to get network can anyone help me plz?

  • hw do i upgrade my phone

  • cant re-open my phone after failing to draw my security partten lock,hw can i open?

  • It was my first Android phone. It was very fine, despite some minor issues here and there.

  • my phone is giving me problem when am browsing it what can i do to it,

  • Search Google: Updating Eclair to Froyo in Spica

  • Mp4 watchable. Review the the resolution and the bitrate of the one you can't see. I can see one of 480 resolution downloaded from Youtube (300 bitrate / 15 fps) . That's would be more than enough to most people.

  • heyy you change with nokia asha 201 or lg t500 ???

  • i cant see mp4 and cant download application on market application..

  • ""heyy، im rogz from philippines:, if the screen cannot touch , what well i do? Please reply,..

  • hotspot shield does not work on this phone plz help me how I can open blocked you tube in pakistan....????

  • my galaxy spcia brightnes problum plz solv me ?

  • Hello am in India...how to upgrade firmware version 2.1 to ice cream sandwich or to any higher version.....please reply any one its urgent..........

  • You're gonna have to update to 2.1 and then download from their website. www.whatsapp.com

  • my screen touch is not active.What can i do to resolve it?

  • can i have skype video call from my spica?

  • how do i download whatsapp on my spica

  • my screen is locked, i tried several times with power button and sound button press same time ,not working. anyone help me .

  • the phone is ok. bt. d errors I notice are 1 u can't move application from internal memory to sd card 2 internal memory space is too small 3 no radio anybody dat knows how to move app to SD card should help me out

  • sir i m in INDIA .. how can i connect my phone with my laptop.. for net its seems difficult . so give me some satisfactory ans. pls

  • thnk its a bad phne. bluetooth nor usb port is workin. cant even download games cant instal anythng i download not even whatsapp

  • maybe your SIM chip is defective. Try to copy your contact do the phone memory, work with them and you'll see if you get the same problem.

  • Most probably your SIM chip is defective

  • Yes it is a must to update firmware and Android and I could do that only through the Repair Shop (under warranty). Kies and New PC Studio doesn't allow the operation. It's a pity.

  • You need to update Android and I could do that only through the Repair Shop. Kies and New PC Studio doesn't allow the operation

  • Yes it is a must and I could do that only through the Repair Shop. Kies and New PC Studio doesn't allow the operation

  • Hello, I suddenly do not have Wi-Fi anymore with this phone. Most probable the internal sensor is now defective, as my Wi-Fi (at home) works perfectly. Has someone experienced this problem ? Thank you to feed-back.

  • I use my spica over 2 years now but I can't find or download the Google market

  • I dont know where to start or how to word this but when I go on my contacts It only shows up certain contacts but when I compose a txt and select a contact there are different contacts altogether, when I import from sim card there are no contacts on there... confuuuused?

  • your phone is prob. 1.6, you need to update it via: Kies or odin.. i didnt got a update thru Kies so i modded it with odin and Flashed it.. its rooted too ^^

  • i have it for 5 years, took good care of it, and still at its best.. I modded it so it would update from 1.6 android to 2.1 so i could run Whatsapp and stuff.. it would still be working over 2 years if you keep good care of it :D 8/10

  • i used the spica for abt 2ys.....one of the first android phones.....loved it....only disadv is not getting the froyo update.....still i miss my spica.....

  • I have this phone for more than 2 years and i can say it is a very nice phone .. currently im using MIUI rom ...it is awesome

  • Aslaamu Alaikum, I have use galaxy spica from last 1 year its amezing working,one thing which i realy likes in this cell fone its batery timing Great Great as compare to others android phone in market i realy love its. thanx samsung

  • Skip configuring a google account, first configure a wi-fi connection and make sure you have access to internet, only then configure a google account.

  • Search for it on google play

  • how do I download whatsapp messenger on my samsung Grey 15700 galaxy.

  • to login with your google account use wireless network to do it

  • I have received a samsung galaxy spice15700 but I can not accept google account.Please help me!

  • how do i upgrade android version 1.5 to 2.2 on this phone?

  • hi to every one please halp me on my galaxy spica because of this problem "too many attemps" and then my goegle account wont accept by my phone what will i do?

  • its very gud ,,,and .......

  • I have received a samsung galaxy spice15700 but its in french how do u change it to english?

  • Hi everyone. I am using this phone for about 2 months. Suddenly its battery life became worse. Its standby time was only just about 6 hours. Is this a problem with the battery or is there an internal problem with the phone?? Please help me quickly with your comments!!!

  • 20 e

  • wht is the display price

  • Best for Spica. Gingerbread 2.3.7 CM7:

  • go to samdroid.net .. you will find custom ROM's available for this

  • how do upgrade?

  • Thanks for the suggestion but I did try flushing my phone with different ROMs, but the problems remained the same (I didn't try Gingerbread ROM though) I think each and every one of my units was faulty..... Anyways, sold it for $19.00, no head, no headache....heh he he he :D Got a new Xperia Active, waiting for the shipment....

  • i have spica . and its good when i root .. here the new specifaction of the spica multitouch support overclocked with kernel tuner android 2.3.3 gingbread . i used cyanogenmod 7 alpha 2.4 its a nice room i have . i tested all the room . that is the better one .. iits support now 3d games .. its really good . and the sound is super loud and main disavantage . the camera is not working . not compatible with gingerbread and no driver for that .. but its really good its so fast now . if you want to know more . you need to root your phone but you look here samdroid.net . all the information is there ..

  • I bought this phone on January, 2012 (@12,000/- Bangladeshi Taka), the first one had problem with home button--changed, the 2nd one had problem with sound jack (earpiece muted if headphone unplugged).....therefore, changed !! the 3rd one went well for 2 days....after that the earpiece got muted forever.....the seller then changed that crap again !!! I used the 4th one for 7 months.....in July this year, I was listening to music, my wife called, I rejected the call and unplugged the jack, then I called her and found the earpiece was muted ! Got it repaired twice, after that, finally, "I had enough"....lol....I sold that Brick for only 1500/- to the repair-man :P I don't recommend this phone to anyone because under Eclair 2.1, many of the apps get lagged and the overall performance of this phone doesn't reflect the inclusion of 800 MHz processor !

  • I bought this phone on January, 2012 (@12,000/- Bangladeshi Taka), the first one had problem with home button--changed, the 2nd one had problem with sound jack (earpiece muted if headphone unplugged).....therefore, changed !! the 3rd one went well for 2 days....after that the earpiece got muted forever.....the seller then changed that crap again !!! I used the 4th one for 7 months.....in July this year, I was listening to music, my wife called, I rejected the call and unplugged the jack, then I called her and found the earpiece was muted ! Got it repaired twice, after that, finally, "I had enough"....lol....I sold that Brick for only 1500/- to the repair-man :P I don't recommend this phone to anyone because under Eclair 2.1, many of the apps get lagged and the overall performance of this phone doesn't reflect the inclusion of 800 MHz processor !

  • vry bad this mob.it is disply is vry bad.no downld all videos.

  • no problem, just go to samdroid and read. first root it. take odin for a swap program. since samsung is not supporting this anymore it is legal. bye bert

  • no problem, just go to samdroid and read. first root it. take odin for a swap program. bye bert

  • my samsung i5700 mob . but problem is tuchscreen and display damege .so plz tell me the oregnol part mobail shoop (not 99 copy )Screen and Display .

  • Mine is exactly the same. tried to fresh the OS on it, now it has worse and wouldn't accept any other. was replaced 2 times, repaired countless times and we had to change the display.

  • is there any one knows how to flash galaxy spica and may i ask the fremware for it

  • My Samsung 15700 Galaxy Spica is the worst phone I have ever had. It is almost 2 years old, Rogers has sent me 2 replacements that were just as bad. I hope the new models are better.

  • Can anybody tell how to read Urdu Sms in spica i5700? ???? received Urdu Sms and while browsing Urdu sites Urdu words are shown as empty boxes

  • according to usage for more than 3 years, phone fairly most intractable class, if his fellow difficulty please go to the ROM upgrade available there samdroid.net assortment of non official ROM. Thank you, sorry my bad english

  • Dear friends I have spica nd I m facing lots of problem while I m download anything in my phone I can't download anything from market and net so plz guide me asap Regards Harsh

  • Some numbers shown on my battery: GB/T18287-2000 3.7V EB504465U 1500mAh 5.55Wh A8

  • can we upgrade dis cell...

  • my phonr is good but dosent have bbc i playr how do i watch tv shows any mobile websited plz

  • hi guys, any one who owns Samsung Galaxy Spica tell me what is the battery model number, so that i can buy it as it suits to my mobile which is not samsung...plz mail me the details to [email protected] wud b more easy if u send me image of the battery... thanks in advance...hoping a mail from a user

  • sir i hav a galaxy spica bt its display is nt cmimg

  • as to u not finding ur contacts u have to copy them from the sim to the phone

  • it really good phone pls i have inserted my sim card but cant find my contact

  • yuo can update your spica to 2.2 android all works and you can update to 2.3.7 gingerbread but you cant watch movies online. forum.samdroid.net. there all abuot spica and android

  • is document viewer/ editor available in the phone ?

  • Can i download Android Market in this phone?

  • hi......sir. I m facing lots of problem by using samsung spica ,try many time to upgrade 2.1 but it can't work.

  • how to upgrade from 1.3 to 2.1

  • Got a spica.previous guy upgraded to android 2.3.doesnt seem to work well.how do i downgrade to 2.1 eclair??

  • aloo, does Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700 have an Anti-scratch display like Samsung Galaxy?kui kui kui....

  • really superb Nd amazing phone.it looks a bit ugly in photos on net but in reality is far much better.its graphics r superb Nd battery timing amazing.it is better then many many recent android phones.love it

  • Sure you can, it's android

  • 2.1 is okay

  • reali very very nice phone much beter than xperia nd htc wildfire.it can b said by t the one who has used it that it is amazing

  • Sir Please send me a solution, Whenever I using Facebook the malayalam fonds can't get to read. I get Only columns instead of the same..

  • its.,a great phone..

  • Can i download whattsapp messenger on this phone?

  • Natwork problem

  • Can I download NFC card reader application on this phone?

  • this phone is so slim.....but I can't send any data from my bluetooth device...I can't record video from my phone....& it has verry poor battery..............so, what can I do??????? I have 1.5os in this phone. ....can I upgrade os 2.3???? is it problem free???

  • itz a great phne .. some says that it can b upgrade up to 'eclair' but I upgraded it 2 froyo.. itz workng awesome..

  • its a big method.. if u can than cal me on +919681128619.. I'll help u out..

  • I love this fone so much. But where can I upgrade this? I need a new version of this fone :-)

  • Hi, i have this phone, and changed the Cupcake 1.5 OS to Eclair 2.1 but i'm getting some difficulties with my network connection, i used to live in Aruba and my internet connection worked perfectly, but now i'm living in Holland and have chosen Vodafone and it does't work at all. I would like to get an advice so ican solve this problem. I was thinking of changing it back to Cupcake version, but i don't know if it's possible.

  • Super cell phone i love sumsung spice

  • Really,how did u upgrade from the 2.1? Can aend me the link

  • when i had this phone i was using IGo.search for igo with his speicfic resolution and should work.

  • where can i find some accessories of this phone?

  • Does anyone know what navigation softwhere is good for this phone ?

  • specifications are wrong, the screen resolution is 65k, not 16M

  • Hi, which version you are you using now? can it be upgraded to 2.3?

  • Proximity do not control the rotation of screen. Accelerometer monitors rotation and it have that one.

  • It has no proximity tht means it can't rotate screen,can smeone tell me?

  • from my opinion its a very good phone and i upgraded its version also..

  • Who said? I can install 4.0 on my Spica, even tough it's still in development

  • Read all here :

  • Read all in forum.samdroid.net :)

  • itz battery back up is very dull,,, use this mobile who can stick in house

  • am really loving this phone

  • anyone faciing problem with this phone, feel very sorry for u coz mine is working good n fine since the day it's in my hand till now..love dis phone. :-)

  • you don't. You can go as high as 2.2 or 2.3

  • how may i install android 4.0 icecream sandwhich ? reply asap

  • i cannot serve anything not even contacts on the phone. anything that is served will disappear when you switch it off and you have to start all over again. it has no back up memory. please help. kenny

  • its look nice and use to simple.i use it since two years

  • had nothing but problems with this phone apps dont work half of time always say forclose even my contacts at the minute it wont even charge up i would not reccomend it to any1 after problems iv had

  • how'd you do that?

  • where can i find some accessories of this phone?

  • Screenshots Please

  • well spica was the best fon I ever I had but i Guess it would be perfectly amazing to be water resistant...

  • Hi! I think this handset is great because this is an ANDROID pone!

  • I using this phone until now, and it's just works great! Even it's lack of graphic card but I installed the newest version of Android, 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and it's works like a charm

  • Spica users, anything you need and want to know about your phone, how to upgrade it to Froyo 2.2, Gingerbread 2.3 or even IceCream Sandwich, you can find it at

  • too many attemts in pattern lock m in india, they don't have software of this model. GT- I 5700

  • How can i unlock my phone? How can i reset my phone?

  • How to install latest official firmware: -download this and unrar: -turn off your phone, and enter recovery mode (hold VOLUME DOWN + POWER BUTTON + CAMERA till "DOWNLOADING" comes to screen) -run odin as administrator -connect your phone -place ops, boot, phone, pda and csc from rar file -click start and wait..

  • how do I upgrade my os to v2.1...I really need to know, please help. kenya.

  • how can i upgrade the os?

  • Very Nice Mobile Love It Much..

  • set lost applications

  • May I know what kinda fault your phone's got?

  • waiting for tom3q rom stable release with all device working, anyway this amazing phone with all advantage

  • my droid phone is a faulty one what can I do pls tell me...

  • i now running 2.3.7 Gingerbread - tom3q ROM CyanogenMod-7.2-NIGHTLY-Spica-alpha7.2 (http://forum.samdroid.net/f62/cyanogenmod-7-2-n­ightly-spica-alpha7-2-a-5631/) This ROM is the most stable and fastest for me. ROM is still in development and next version with camera support is coming soon. Its a way better than official 2.1 from samsung.

  • samdroid (google it )

  • if you can't boot your phone maybe the battery need a universal charger. charge your battery whithin 10 - 15 mins, and try to boot again

  • Hey blacksmith, What android OS version are you running? if you're running cupcake (1.5) that comes with the phone, then it's freaking sluggish. You should update to the 2.1 version for better compatibility and improved performance.

  • Hey Nina, You should probably flash you i5700. It would wipe everything out, but it would return it back to normal.

  • i have lost my phone wat can i do now

  • how can i recover my samsung spica? i've reboot it but i can't open it anymore. Pls reply. thanks.

  • Why is ths phone working so slow?? I don't understand. at least it shouldn't do this because it has an 800 Mhz processor...

  • ireboot my phone coz i forgot the password of its old accnt. but now, i can't open it anymore.. it simply reads its welcome display.. nothing else.. WHAT SHOULD I DO?? PLEASE help me.

  • Hi there! I didn't update my Spica to 2.1, it had 2.1 when I bought from the store. might help u. Regards. :)

  • the hp is quite laggy because of the low internal memory..i used before n its quite troublesome=(

  • the hp is quite laggy because of the low internal memory..i used before n its quite troublesome=(

  • i thing this a good android phone,i telling to other please get and see the deference

  • on the volume control up and dawn you make zoom to photos

  • The only thing missing is flash, otherwise is just perfect! love this phone

  • False!, it has official update to 2.1 and not so official to 2.2 gingerbread is not stable .. yet

  • When I bought this phone it had some of the best stats on the market. To buy it outright was well over $700 and it was an amazing phone. As phones began to progress and Android really took off, 1.5 Cupcake became old. This phone is non-updateable (With Rogers atleast) and now has multiple issues. Texts stop receiving, pictures stop taking and saving, and the battery life is now terrible. It's 12PM now, phone was fully charged at 8am. It is now at 30% (4 hours) at 25% brightness. My love for this phone has gone down. Still love the size of everything, performance is now terrible however.

  • hi all, does any one know how to adjust personal photos to fit my screen? I've tried all options within phone but the pictures are either too big on the screen or blurry. Thanks.

  • restore factory settings then you can log-in with a new google accnt.

  • how can i upgrade my spica to samsung 2.1 eclair plss reply.. ty.

  • @ jilen . . go to settings > accounts and sync . . there add your own account and simply delete the other one . .

  • visit samdroid.net and read first then if sure you have learnt enough . . then upgrade . . there is no official rom after 2.1 eclair . . so use unofficial and its much better than samsung rom

  • thanks mridul . . it means in asia region samsung is still using old baseband . . nowadays jh1 is also available . . others ase jc1 jd1 and je1 . . visit www.samdroid.net and stay there for few days to learn the things and then just try different roms . . you will love spica because samsung official rom simply sucks . . .

  • I just bought my phone on a friend & her google account was the one registered with that phone. I do not know her password. How can i access my phone using my account? Thanks.

  • Hi Ahmad, sorry....I didn't realize ur question, my phone's baseband version is JB4

  • i have a problem using this phone .when ever turn on the camera its very dark tht somtime cant see from it

  • hi robert, ivd had this fone since 2009 and i would like to know if where i can have this upgtaded hir in phils. thanks

  • thanks mridul for sharing . . i would like to know the baseband version . . is it JD1. . JE1 or JH1 . . . it is also given in setting about phone

  • Hey guys! I got this phone it's really amazing I upgraded to Eclair 2.1 it is running great.

  • Hi Ahmad! My phone's firmware version is Android 2.1 Eclair

  • The first one I got had version 1.5, after that, all Spicas were of v 2.1

  • @ mridul please share your firmware and baseband . . i want to know still samsung use the old firmware or there is something changed . . thanks

  • I bought this phone on 6th January 2012 from a well known Samsung Dealer in Dhaka. The seller is personally known to me & he gave me more than 100% warranty. Bringing home, I discovered that there is a tiny white "dot" on the bottom part of the screen & also the HOME key's not working ! I rushed back to the shop & the seller changed it....bringing home the 2nd one, I found the earphone's not working!! I went back to shop again...& the shop owner requested me to give him some time like 24 hours.....finally, I got my fresh I5700 Spica and I've been using it for 3 days now and I'm 100% satisfied with the performance. And for the defects, Samsung Authority in my locality said that it was an accident. Whatever, I've got a fresh one with Android 2.1, and I'm very happy with battery backup as well (Fully charged 3 days ago, still about 80% remains :) Spica Rocks !

  • u can upgrade to 2.3.7 through this :) it's very good and easy and i'm using it without any problems now :)

  • check this forum www.samdroid.net

  • you can desactivate the vibration option on the settings

  • nice phone for affordable price

  • nice phone for affordable price

  • Very nice phone

  • how can i upgrade this on 2.2android plz help me

  • i have this cell last 2 month but till now i am unable to stop the keypad vibration i was try so many time but fialuer plz advise some tips for me note:- i have android version 2.1 in my cell

  • Hi, I have my Spica for almost 2 years now, I haven't have any problem with this phone in terms of surfing the net. But for using some download games from the market some of the games is not working and keeps on hanging in my phone, is it because the ram can not support it? my spica was upgraded to 2.1 already. Please advise where i can get some games compatible to this phone. Thanks in advance.

  • Officially it's not.. But you can uppgrade it with ROM's from Samdroid.

  • Is it up gradable to gingerbread ? omg look at its OS .its like generations old for today's world . But if it is up-gradable to 2.3 then its awesome

  • Nice phone

  • I must Say, its such an amazing phone with so much good graphics and everything is in it that you want.... i have this in white color ..... hats-off.... superb

  • Do Factory Reset, if you feel you lost all..

  • i really love this phone... but i have a problem.. it function well, suddenly my sister used it.. i dont know what happen but all the icon and the menu missing... i dont know how to bring it back... somebody help me please... :((

  • Hey, How come you get battery life 3 days? I get only 10hrs maximum, within that I optimized screen brightness, no wifi, no bluetooth. But always Sync with internet, EDGE is on. I'm quite wondering how come you get 3 days.. Can you please share your tips.

  • Well said!!

  • One of the best phones for the price !!!

  • nice battery , wish all new phone like and more . i need to change because my country Jordan till now they dont have android can be operation for this type of phones ((no internet chargable ,,only Wifi), after 16 month ...only have for othre market like i Phone . i need new mobile Samsung or something related with good battery to be with me all the time .

  • This is my first android smart phone & now i have king of a smart phone galaxy s2

  • my first android phone and valuable experience... i have known for phone rooting since i had bought it... long live spica!!!

  • pdf are readable with app from market. Doc en ppt never needed.

  • Can somehow support ppt. pdf. and doc. format?

  • Very nice phone, battery lif eis great, on awarage use last's 3days, screen is very nice, bright and clear. Missadvantege would be the weak speaker, in a crowdy area you wont be able to hear it ringing, also lot's of games have lag, probobly of RAM shortage, the internet browsing is very good, watching videos in youtube is also awesome

  • In many mobile review site it is mentioned that this mobile has AMOLED and 64,ooo color screen but here it is written 16millions TFT screen. anyone please tell me correct specification. Thanks

  • Could u please share the firmware you use to upgrade android 2.2

  • This is my first touchscreen phone. Awesome!! Lot of outside support for this phone. I'm currently running a rooted Android 2.2 MOD-X(custom firmware) and it is PERFECT! I can customize perfectly, even terminating or uninstalling certain system processes(otherwise inaccessible) to keep my RAM free, as well as a lot of control on power consumption.

  • Dude, if you already haven't done this, please download ADW Launcher or Launcher Pro from market, they are big battery savers. apart from that, keep your gprs/3g network off as much as possible (maybe use an auto sleep policy if u can work that out) i've had this phone for 16 months, and no battery life problems after i installed the launcher app.

  • Had this phone for 14 months now, had no problems with it whatsoever (Android Eclair). I've noticed the latest mid-range Samsung smart phones aren't significantly different. eg the Ace has a slightly bigger screen, better camera, flash and a radio but that's about all, merely tweaks in my opinion. Looks like I will be holding onto the i5700 for another year or so :) PS: Unlike what's said in the GSM review, I had voice navigation from day one (Australia)

  • Good quality phone, but the battery is getting worse after 6 months. Bought a new battery and first 3 days it was like it always has been, but then again.. Half day battery life.. Also, i wasn't able to upgrade it to 2.1. Tried practically everything, but the downloading progress was always stuck at 0%.. But despite all that, the quality of the phone itself is really great ! Still a good phone for these days. :)

  • I have a problem reviving and sendind data by bleutooth

  • I am facing this problem of "phone storage space getting low"......I delted around 200 sms....lots of applications..and now I have around 7-10 mb free......... I am unable to recevie SMS...and this message gets usualy flashed as soon I open my phone... i checked with anti virus..malwares etc........ anyone know ..what could be the problemm... also...wanted to know....since i have donwloaded 15 mb games and some 7-10 mb each of applications....does it store the aplication dump and then install or applications directly gets installed on phone so double memory is not wastted.... can someone help....already been a week and NO smses fr me :(

  • get galaxy ace or galaxy 5

  • i'll be leaving spica, and get an LG Optimus black P990, i'll give my spica to my lil sister..

  • Why did my phone stop locking?it restarts after 20 seconds into a phone call? Its really getting annoying

  • I have no idea whats wrong with mine.it doesn't lock and it restarts after every phone call?

  • I am quiet happy with the phone...have been using it from past 2 yrs and haven't got any performance issue...battery life is still good......haven't upgraded the Android version as it still lets me do everything :)

  • Ahm can i ask any opinions of yours about the present price,the price of samsung spica?tnx :) features are also good kc.

  • how can i update my os varsion anroid 2.1 to 2.2

  • Probably the crappiest phone I've had in my entire life. After one year of use, battery life became sporradic, stating full charge, and dying anywhere between 2-5 hours after depending on amount of BASIC usage (text message conversation, incoming/outgoing) dont even get me started on the battery life when using market apps (browsing facebook at my liesure led to a 45 min batt life) Extremely degraded performance as phone became older. Eventually it became a hassle for me to unlock the phone, as it consistantly failed to recognize me holding the lock button. This phone has left me stranded, and i dont regret literally shattering it for fun after I got my HTC Incredible

  • i had been using it phone fir 1 year its vei gud luv it

  • i have this phone for almost a year now, i have no regrets. still stock 2.1, temporary rooted 40MB free memory, i use link2sd for storing apps to sd card. using launcher pro ui is pretty fast for me. i use skyfire to play flash videos, poweramp to have decent audio. just dont know how to install multi touch and 3d drivers

  • how can i close my connection 2 net it works 24 hrs i want help plzzz

  • Just root phone, everything will be there. You will lose warranty though, but since this phone is already old, I think the warranty will be void already. Should fix the camera and market problem.

  • i dont have the market icon on the phone and i cannot download anything any help of how to get the icon please

  • good day to all..pls help me with my problem..i have a problem with my samsung i5700..i accedentally hard reset my cell phone..and i notice that i cannt use my camera anymore..if i use d camera..theres an error and camera has been stop..aplication error bla bla bla..hehe..guys can you help me pls with my problem..thanks guys..looking forward for your help..

  • gud day to all..i have issue on my samsung i5700..i accedentally hard reset my phone..after doing that..i notice it that my camera is no longer functioning..camera application has being stop..camera error..guys pls do help me what should i do..so that i can use my camera again..help me guys..looking forward for youre help..thank you every one.have a nice day..

  • it is perfact set . dear get halp line his sim and get auto sitting than restart ur fone and enjoy internet okz

  • Spend more money and get an iExpensive?! You don't need to! As soon as I sold my Spica I bought an LG Me P350 which costs almost half what I paid for my Samsung. Cheaper with "worse" specs but twice the performance and satisfaction. A cheap Android kicks the b*tt of something almost twice as expensive. That's my point in hating the Spica.

  • I need help, i bought the spica just a week ago. I unlocked it and right away the firmware changed. Pictures ve become blurred as a result,screen resolution luks so faded,cant access internet etc. Please any help is welcome.

  • I need help, i bought the spica just a week ago. I unlocked it and right away the firmware changed. Pictures ve become blurred as a result,screen resolution luks so faded,cant access internet etc. Please any help is welcome.

  • I just want to ask..Why is it like that, O'm not sure if this is a virus or is it because of the system..whenever i posted a status on facebook, it is 'via facebook mobile'..before it used to be 'via android'..what happened?

  • I just want to ask..Why is it like that, O'm not sure if this is a virus or is it because of the system..whenever i posted a status on facebook, it is 'via facebook mobile'..before it used to be 'via android'..what happened?

  • this is just a cheap android phone, if you keep on complaining alot about this phone, and if you have more money, then go ahead and buy an iphone or galaxy s2

  • you are right about the car 100% but here software does play huge role when it comes to stability,speed and hardware compatability. it's like fuel that feeds your engine. the problem is, that spica born with Android OS v1.5, one of the first android devices made by samsung. the support cut too early, leaving spica with android 2.1 which is not so good nowadays. furthermore android basis is open-source software, suitable for modding. if you want good working phone straight out of box, buy nokia, or latest android device such as galaxy s2, htc sencation. otherwise do not forget the current status of spica non-official development is stable 2.2 froyo working on spica. new 3d drivers are in developement, will make gingerbread 2.3 possible. many thanks to tom3q. more info is here

  • Why should the user need to modify his/her phone just to make it run properly? No matter how "little use of brains" are needed, the fact remains that you need to go out of your way to make the Spica perform to acceptable standards. No! A phone should run well straight out of the box! Nobody buys a brand new car that MIGHT run well after you fix it up. The Spica is a POS period.

  • all info is here mod+x, probably best mod available nowadays.

  • lol :D there is no lag and voice dial no problem it's included in many mod's. just patience needed and little use of brains, result faster and stable phone when before ;)

  • Guys, how to transfer apps to memory card? And how to get 2nd partition on mmc? ive installed a link2sd apps but it has an error prompt of "no partitions on mmc" pls help me guys.. Thanks.. Godbless everyone...

  • had mine for 6 months and regret getting it, battery life 30hrs on standby, no voice dial and keeps slowing down or hanging up.

  • please someone tell me how to save my downloads to memory card? thanks

  • Try spicamod and enjoy! Tip : android 2.2.2 on spica

  • At first glance the specs seem impressive, 800Mhz processor, 320 x 480 pixels capacitive screen w/ 16M colors, etc. Sounds like a real winner right? WRONG! Agonizingly slow, frequently lags and hangs, "capacitive" screen w/c does NOT pinch zoom is a joke, worse than useless 800Mhz processor. The Spica is a hodge podge of seemingly "good" specifications all jumbled up in a device that doesn't know what to do with them. Recently sold my Spica and bought an entry-level LG P-350. The difference in performance between the two was amazing. This 600Mhz upstart is simply lightyears away in performance compared to the heaving pile of cr*p that is the Spica. I've rooted my Spica and installed Froyo. That made things slightly bearable, but in the end I decided that I've had enough and sold it. My Android experience was completely tainted by the Spica. Not so w/ my el cheapo P-350. It was everything I hoped for in the Spica but sadly wasn't.

  • you mean you updated to android 2.2, czuse i cant have the market on the 2.1 version n i was told that the phone hardware wont hold the 2.2 version

  • the phone is okay

  • I purchased this mobile it really have a very short pattary life time !!!!!!

  • simply go to google you will find the manual or go yo youtube to learn more about your phone.

  • Usability is fine if you free 40-50MB for RAM. One thing I can't seem to fix is it's camera, well as warned by samdroid.net, not available yet but soon, so I'm using my phone just for cool internet now and soon, hopefully will get update from samdroid (cyanogen) for camera. IF you're gonna find out, tell me

  • how is the usability. tried 2.3 but was too unstable.. using 2.2 cyano.. as smooth as butter

  • im not good at explaining stuff, but applying cyanogenmood is like "jailbreaking" your spica.. there are advantages and disadvantages of rooting and applying cyanogenmod.. one bug that i found after rooting my phone is compass isn't working properly, but who needs compass anyway i think it would be better if you go to samdroid.net, or google up on how to root galaxy spica, how to upgrade to froyo, etc.. im not an expert in spica, but i learned stuffs about spica by researching on google

  • people expect too much from this phone, well what do you expect from a cheap android phone, if you want a phone with better specs, then go buy an iphone 4 or a samsung galaxy S2 but for now, im happy with my spica after applying cyanogenmod + yonip kernel =) if you know how to tweak this phone, you'll love it..

  • good one pls wait

  • To make Samsung PC Studio to be able to synchronize with the I5700 Galaxy Spec... First download the newest version of this software. Second go to settings then Applications then Development and choose USB debugging. Your set. for USB synchronize, this is another answer for connecting your usb to your PC, go to settings then applications then choose... Unknown sources. This will make usb transfer possible. Don't forget to go back and turn this off when finished. Happy hunting. ;-)

  • can someone help me on the specs of this phone? I just have this new one second hand w/o any manuals,I am just experiencing hard time,cam someone share something?

  • I'm actually using 2.3.2 version thru cyanogen. A gingerbread

  • can i really upgrade my galaxy spica i5700 to 2.2? or what is the use of cyanogenmod

  • if you're using stock spica, then its garbage.. but if you flash it and install cyanogenmod, you'll love this phone.. Ü

  • Samsung GT i5700 , i need games like FIFA and more,, any one can help me,plz

  • i need games to play like fifa or sank ,, any good game and download how can ,,,,please ,plz

  • Is usb debugging option turned on in settings-applications-development

  • I have been using Android version 2.1 but I cant connect it to my computer by using Kies or New samsung pc studio. Does anyone know how to solve this problem?

  • hey please help!... i want to update my spica from 2.1 to 2.2... and i want to noe that weather all of its function work if i update?? i mean camera. blutooth live wallpaper and essentian stuff?? please help

  • What android version have you been using ?

  • I agree, I've had this phone for only half a year and I have gone though 3 factory resets. It continuously lags and force close anything i try to open, the camera is painfully slow and the lock button does not do it's function. It drops my calls and doesn't receive/send my texts. I have updated it but even then, it fails me. It's not that bad of a phone, if it were up to par it would be a more desirable phone.

  • here is how to update android 2.2

  • I have this phone for a month and happy with it. It can be fast if you configure properly. it is pretty comparable to LG Optimus One. the main spica weakness is ram available for user app's. that causes lag if you run many app's on the background.if you can handle keeping free ram ~35mb and above, performance will do just fine:) i use latest Android 2.2 Froyo (CyanogenMod / SpicagenMod)" and spica is pretty fast and stable for me, get about 50-70 ram free available without using task killer or any autokiller. basic programs installed such as poweramp, video players, skype, opera, adobe etc.

  • try SGM-froyo-BETA2.1_UpdatePack_v3.4 (with VOKU-Kernel v1.1) phone is fast for me, i always get 55-70 of free ram available (while no big apps running), even after day of use. no task killer, or autokiller. basic programs installed such as opera, skype, poweramp, adobe,angrybirds,movie players, betterkeybord etc. no lag, or other major problems :)

  • iv had this fone for about ,well nearly a year, if your looking for something fast, this is definately not it, even tho iv upgraded to v2.2 using cyanogen, its fast for awhile , but if you havent rebooted in about a day it gets very very slow, with lots of freezing and crshing of apps9 this may just be due to the cyanogen mod i used) but even on stock 1.5 it was insanely slow, and this fone has next to no ram, next im going to get the xperia pro mini, with the 1ghz processor, im sick of lag , hope this helps , just saying-this is an ancient android, think of it as the dinosaur beta testing fone for android

  • GOOD- d pad and call buttons. Camera. Build quality BAD - slow and laggy, touchscreen not responsive. internal memory much too small, no fm radio.

  • Too Windows and Too Gate for my personnal tasting.

  • I've had had this phone now since November and I quickly found out it is garbage. My phone shuts off when you try to talk on it, I cant even call it a phone because I cant talk on it. The lock button stops working, so when your phone is in your pocket it takes pictures and calls people. I have to factory reset the phone at least once a month. I've had 2 replacements sent to me and all 3 phones have come with theses issues, which leads me to believe that its a problem with the make of the phone and not the individual phones. This phone has a lot of issues. But it is fast when you connect threw wi fi, and the messaging feature is good. I would love this phone if it worked the way it was suppose to. I was so disappointed when I realized that its not up to par at all

  • will you please tell me how you upgraded to android 2.2

  • very nice phone ...i real appreciate it.it so good now i real enjoy the service

  • Hi, is this Telephone fast? I mean my current phone is slower then me and when i`m writing text msg. he is losing letters etc. Also is he loading for example menu longer then 0.1s ? What about its RAM? I hate slow phones I need phone that is incredible fast and furious!

  • i got this mobile very nice mobile

  • is this unit is really face out??

  • My phone seems to freeze when someone calls me an' also my apps won't connect as well,or when i call out or check my emails,they all seem to freeze up...so can you plz tell what i can do in this situation?...

  • buy new battery

  • ma phone is asking for special code when i switch on....and i dont have the code can you kindly assist? thanks in advance

  • poor imaging but still, not so clear but other than the following the product is manageable

  • Not quite true! I personaly upgraded to Android 2.2.1 with a CyanogenMod version. All the important stuff work just fine, including WiFi and Bluetooth. Only slight dissapointment is loss of native DivX capability and poor video capture. The DivX issue isn't such a problem since YXflash is a player that supports divx. Rename your AVI's to .DivX and check this player as default.

  • Battery life is no longer than two days using it only for som calls. No use of games, internet or else. Does anyone know if battery life can extended?

  • You cant, legally. But you can use cyanogen or samdroid mod (version 2.3 is only in alpha state, though, i recommend 2.2 for now) www.samdroid.net

  • I have Spica with cupcake ...... it supports 3g but when I have inserted a sim with 3g activated I am not able to 3g services can some one direct me how to use 3g on spica

  • Hi,its quiet easy to root it, you can follow guides on Net,i have being playing with my Spica, no problem at all you can upgrade to cyanogen mod,its good.

  • How can I upgrade from 2.1 to 2.3 ???

  • can anyone tell me how to root this phone to install cyanogenmod 6.1.1 on spica??

  • Can i play HD Android games on this Phone

  • Recently installed CyanogenMod 6.1.1 8.3 on my Spica, now it is smooth as butter wirh Android 2.2.1, 3D gallery, Live wallpapers, multitouch and more!!

  • How can upgrade (2.2os)...........

  • I owned this phone last year, used it for only 2 months and sold it. Bad for gaming, upgrade to froyo with ROM for Samdroid is useless, broken compass, broken camera, and still lag for gaming. This phone lacks GPU, even cheapher phone like Samsung i5500, Xperia X8 owns GPU.

  • Phone is quite good since I installed Cyanogen 6. By the way, this phone can and does run Gingerbread (Cyanogen 7). Check out forum.samdroid.net. With custom ROM, this phone is a good buy. With standard Samsung firmware, forget it.

  • Spica is useless for gaming because it lacks GPU, even after upgrade it to 2.2 custom ROM Froyo won't improve its gaming section.

  • Too bad this device lacks GPU so it is useless for 3D game although it has a 800 MHz processor. Even Samsung I5500 and Sony Ericsson X8 which are cheaper has its own GPU.

  • it can be updated to froyo (2.2). But it's unoficial. The rom is cyanogenmod 6.1. And about Ginger (2.3) there another rom (cyanogenmod 7) but it's not fully functional, for example, camera doesn't work till now. We should wait and then we can enjoy 2.3

  • Hi I've got a FEW quirk on the phone. 1.when I'm charging the phone & using it the touchscreen goes mad and startd inputing words&letters in that u never touched. 2.it does not register the sd card on the phone even though the photo gallery has my family photo on it from the sd card. 3.can't remove app shortcuts from the wallpaper screen. 4.YOU CAN'T UPGRADE THE OS BY JUST GOING TO THE SAMSUNG SITE ON THE PHONE. 5.ITS DOES NOT accept PDF FILES.

  • Spica 2.2.1 ( Froyo - CyanogenMod 6.1.1 ) ROM - 416,3 Mb RAM - 159 Mb Spica can be upgrade to Froyo with 1Ghz OC and 3D drivers... So Spica now can be fast :)

  • No way in hell. 3.0 is tablet only. and Gingerbread (2.3) requires a hardware GPU which this phone does not have.

  • OS can be updated to 2.2

  • Is this Device Operating System can be upgraded from 1.5 to 3.0 Gingerbread?

  • Spica processor is a S3C6410 can you update?

  • apps2sd only works if you ROOT your phone, which means a lot of rocket science is involved. Standard out-of-the-box Spica? Forget it, you're stuck with the measly stock memory.

  • don't you know about apps2sd? it can store your apps into sd

  • Basic thing (3G) connectivity in this phone does not work or works sometimes :( Sad because it's basic functionality!

  • Visit samdroid.net and read on the Samsung Spica i5700 thread. You can find the 2.2 updates there.

  • Yes, this phone have Official Android 2.1 by Samsung but Official Android 2.1 is a crap. I suggest you try to visit samdroid.net No support for multitouch in official Android 2.1 but Samdoid 2.1 to 2.3 has multitouch.

  • If you only knew about samdroid before you sold your spica, you'll be much happier with your spica. Honestly, Samsung Spica stock firmware is a crap but with Samdroid, we are enjoying Android Froyo 2.2 much better than the Samsung Spica stock firmware.

  • I have tried the Spica camera and for my surprise it has an excelent performance...Good definition, excelent reproduction of color, very good focus, excelent capture of detail in contrast scenes..the only minus is in low light scenes, but remember is a phone camera.

  • my opinion to one aspiring for an android phone, if you want to buy android phone, i think u choose with bit big internal memory, i think at least 250mb above, for you enjoy the apps in the free market. If get one that small internal memory, u just get annoy with the phone, coz lots of android apps, 'matically save n the phone memory, except musics, vids & pics save to sd card. I you buy with 60mb, just a waste of money, whats for, u buy android but u can,t enjoy it. you better decide, you'll see..

  • so what do u think of this compared to SE Xperia 8? or might as well the samsung i5500 instead? they say it has a good batt life though.

  • even if it's 1500mah still poor battery life?.. darn ive always wanted to switch to spica lite but after i've read ur opinion, it made me hate this phone anymore hehe.. :þ

  • i've already sell my spica for these reasons; 1. i was not satisfied w/ the cam, so bad, 2. short battery life span,standby mode for just 1day,really bad, 3. i was not satisfied with a touchscereen keypad,and 4. it is heavy and bulky qualities i liked; My experience; internet is good, but really drains battery, u have to continuously recharge,but if do, your phone will get hot, how can u enjoy of its wifi if u dont use it, but realy dispointing battery life span, i think because of its phone built and physical volume. when u use it at night while recharging then when charge off and u see battery icon is full but the phone already hot, then u go to sleep and set the alarm clock coz of appointment, u hope that you will wake its alarm in the morning, no, no, its already low bat. im already late to my appointment. how many times i was placed that phone in shame. that's why i decided to sell that. i think whatever cellphone with wifi and with a big and metalized built would drains battery, coz of its wifi and usage.dont buy wifi cellphone if you want a long life span bat cellphone. that's all folks. you'll see...

  • how much is the RAM memory on this Spica ?

  • This phone have Official Android 2.1 by Samsung??? And support multitouch in official Android 2.1???

  • Which is better between galaxy 3 i5801 and galaxy spica. Plz tell me and what is the latest price of galaxy spica in delhi and is galaxy spica available in delhi in present.

  • if you are looking for mods (unofficial updates) for spica, check forum.samdroid.net

  • yes. you can watch youtube in spica. But it will drain battery quickly

  • can in this phone striming video facility e.g.watch t.v.online & you tube.and MINIMIZE facilit aveleble ?

  • you all can follow this to upgrade to 2.2, (2.3 is in progress). www.samdroid.net :P

  • I think you are a Turk. If you are; you can find further information about spica in turkish at link:

  • Flash comes with 2.2 and there isn't any official 2.2 for spica.

  • Camera quality is satisfying but not a phone to buy for its camera.

  • is i5700 with 2.1 support flash 10.1?

  • but how???/ how u update to 2.2???????

  • hey hwz d camera quality f dis phone?

  • can i upgrade my galaxy spica 1.5 to 2.2 froyo and how

  • im using froyo on spica now (with CM) and it's great !! waiting for gingerbread :-)

  • how to install froyo 2.2 on galaxy spica i5700 manually....

  • but you must root first

  • Supports Multi-Touch. Just head to Samdroid.net and search.

  • It does not works win Cupcake (1.5) but it works good with Eclair ;-)

  • It already support multitouch and now support Android 2.2 more detail visit samsungfw.wordpress.com

  • How do you turn the keypad tone off when writing messages etc

  • NO, its doesn't support multitouch

  • Hwo to yous bluetooth

  • is this phone support multitouch?

  • Hello everyone, Two days back I posted my mobile was running slow. Yesterday did a factory reset and slowly installing required apps. Its very fast now and battery is good even after 8hrs, normally my battery drains in 8'th hour. I use GPRS all time. Earlier I had 41 apps installed in my mobile. Not going to do the same mistake again. Factory Reset in settings->Privacy didn't worked for me, got code from some site which helped me to do.

  • Hi, Can you share what procedure you used to Root your mobile?

  • Yeah man, just root your phone using samdroid tools, and then go for froyo by Cyanogenmod alpha 8.1, my spica hs been reborn and like triple faster than before, but still efficient battery (2days without gprs, just sms, calls and some games)

  • i think yu can't!!!!!!!!!!

  • in my mobile battry drain out quickly I dnt no why evn it was a new one. can anyone tel me how increse the battery back up

  • Anyone knows how to attach Word docs in gmail.?? i am able to attach photographs in gallery but dint get any option to attach documents anywhere on my memory card. Plzz reply if any one knows how to do it..

  • Hello Everyone, After 6 months in this mobile I face lot of performace issues. Really very slow in working. Anyone face the same problem?

  • Optimus One, I've Spica. You wont get Spica in market anyhow. This is really slow now. No RAM which causes lot of performance issues..

  • use bluetooth file transfer from market

  • From the gsmarena review it showed that there is a icon beside the google search but i do not have it. why?

  • how do i use the divx

  • You should update your android version of your phone, or use the additional bluetotth "copy" program. the "single 1.6 not supported the file transfer.

  • Which would be a better phone: Spica or Optimus One?

  • The best phone with thesize

  • is this updgradeable to android 2.2

  • please help me in transfering files through bluetooth in my samsung galaxy spica phone? im having problem w/ this!

  • How do I know if its the american version or not?

  • there never an update from samsung dude..don't waste your time Now I'm using froyo at i5700, everything OK, only divx playback not work 3d drivers now on progress Now they planing to build gingerbread, wait and see go to samdroid.net, they made it happen

  • Please use some hot water and wash the phone and the battery. Well and good if you can soke in water overnight. You will see the phone working in the normal speed. This process will not increase the speed but will restore the lost cells and bring back the first experiance..

  • come on samsung please wait for updae / please we need update / samsung look at to htc,

  • How can i transfer my applications from phone memory to SD card? thanks

  • it won't have multitouch but you can find a multitouch driver over at samdroid.net. you need to root it first though.

  • if ever you upgrade it to android 2.1 will it have a multi touch setting?? thanks

  • Anyone knows about Spica's RAM? Is that bigger than 168 MB on XPERIA X8? And it's that true about register first to use DivX in this phone?

  • what an useless response..

  • is anyone using froyo on spica ?? its running fine on spica ??

  • download a app advanced task killer from market.. quiet possibly your phone is getting slow because of apps running in backround.

  • I own one of this phones, in Spain there is only a official android 1.6 release, so you have to update to 2.0 by yourself, and now I hear that the phone lacks a 3d driver for the hardware it carries? In my experience, it is not a bad phone and it has a decent performance, but it make me feel as if I cannot release its hole potential :-/

  • I propose to pass the latest ROM, users must I5700. I eventually turned into a machine that 5700 layers of smooth and very fast .. link:

  • froyo wont be released for this phone! however im just asking if there is pin on editing text messages the one that the 2.1 brougth just like on the galaxy 5 corby android

  • I got that for a couple of weeks with funny errors popping everytime I rebooted the phone. Was beginning to wonder if I needed to re-flash the OS, Android 2.1. A few days ago, I just decided to deleted all the memory heavy apps and cleared all the cache. Presto, the phone's back to its speedy self again.

  • good phone .. has custom Cyanogen Mod FROYO ROM had better performance if we can optimize this device... I LOVE SPICA ... my Quadrant score is under Galaxy S up Desire :)

  • Hi, I am using spica since from 4 months, now I am seeing slowness in using it even if there is 50MB of memory. Can anyone help me solving this ?

  • how can i register my divx in my Spica? i can't use it unless its registered... please help...

  • To root yoy can use z4root-it's one click root and you can find it on market-read instructions first pls! Tattoo vs Spica? Tattoo only has more RAM, Spica has faster processor, larger resolution screen, that also is larger in terms of dimensions and it is capacitive-tattoo has resistive. Also you may install 2.2 on spica, wich is curently beta-samdroud and cyanogen version. So my advice is-get Spica!!! ;)

  • how to root my spica? please help me...thx

  • this phone is cool! resolution is great vs htc tattoo!

  • i'd say get the Spica! i had to choose between Spica and Wildfire and i'm extremely happy with my decision. there are some wonderful people over at forum.samdroid.net that work hard to make better for us and just for that i'd choose Spica over all other middle end droids. and for the ones that keep saying the battery life sucks.. with rooting and mods i charge my phone once in 3 days. you have to take care of it a little, you don't always need 3g networks or gps or wi-fi.. just turn them on when you need them and your battery will live long and prosper :)

  • Hi all!! I need your help. I'm planning to buy a new phone and I'm kinda confused between htc tattoo and samsung i5700 spica. Which one is better?? any advise? I badly need some enlightenment on this one :) Thanks.

  • Hi there... thanks for the tip.. i will try it here on my end... thanks much!

  • how can i register my divx in my Spica? i can't use it unless its registered... please help...

  • Hi ren, When you viewing the contacts, press the menu key, then select display options, there open the your google account tree and select all boxes. Then It will show your contacts :) Hope that helps.

  • how come that all my contacts in my Sim not showing in Contacts Tab even if i already imported it? please help...

  • please help me, my spica always automatically shut-off and i cant turn it on unless i take out the battery. When i turn it on, it restart many times. I had it checked with samsung service center and they re-install the software but up to now it always shut-off.can somebody help me what's the problem with my phone.

  • yes u can access almost all the sites

  • can i access other website like Yahoo/YM, facebook, etc.?

  • yes and some times the battery doesnt last even for one day the battery is a real problem in this mobile

  • Is the battery life is only for one day when using in internet?

  • i bought my spica two weeks ago and i've noticed that the size of the application tab where the messaging,contacts and where the arrow are located was changed in size, it grew higher.can you please help me if it is normal. tnx

  • i think optimus one. it sounds better. i finally choose the htc hero

  • I have a choice between spica and optimus one which one should i get?

  • you just need to root it for the camera to work well... the only problem had experience is that the mp3 player doesn't play some mp3 files... and the app2sd is very hard to install...

  • i want to buy a samsung, a i7500 galaxy or this i5700 galaxy spica, but i know that in the i7500 you can't use the bluetooth to send or receive files and the sofware it can't be upgraded to a recent android version like 2.1(i don't know this exactly), so what should i choose?

  • Can you connect to pc for intenet using....?

  • can anyone answer me.........how many apps can you run on this phone????

  • For info, aside from unstable/useless cam modes, another thing I,ve experiencing and disapppints w/ my spica for two months use, is the battery life, not good for me, it lasts almost 1day for standby, when use it in wifi, just an hour, the bat icon is about half yet, and u think u will wakes by its alarms, no, totally low bat. This cannot be treated w/ tasks killer or some apps or tricks. U see!!!!

  • Spica is bast entry level android phone. And at samdroid . net there are people working hard do bring 2.2 on it. CyanogenMod is almost complete, only thing lacking is Hardware DivX...

  • for now . so wait for official upgrade to 2.2

  • This phone is not upgradable to android 2.2 so stay away

  • i am currently experiencing a problem after rooting and upgrading my galaxy spica. it can't play divx anymore. i tried every avi files i have in my pc and my spica won't recognize or play them. i don't know what's the problem.. do you guys experienced the same problem after rooting and upgrading?

  • is this samsung bettter then galaxy 3,i know think battery life is ,and it's faster..but in use what you think?

  • 1 thing i,ve disapppoint w/ my spica is the cam. when u open cam it is dark even in lighted place, try to shoot, got a lil change. In all, not good cam, u will not use the cam when u want. but u will find a chance of brightnes, just wait some mins. That's all folks.

  • Yes it can change the ROM into Froyo search in xda-denvelops

  • i just bought a phone for my lil bro and i got him a spica. he doesnt want a qwerty touch keyboard when texting. i cant figure out how to change the settings and make it a keypad. can anyone help me please.

  • Does anyone face the problem that once the battery is fully charged, and you take it out of the charger, then the battery indicator immediately goes down one step??

  • oh, i mean 800 mhz processor.

  • i am to buy a new phone by this december. i am planning to buy an android phone. why? its got desktop experience of web browsing which is by par on any symbian device. however, symbian is a very affordable smartphone, though those affordable phone just came with 2.2 inches of display or whatsoever, the s60^1 is so over priced. resistive display, poor ui. (sigh)..however, they are very popular. but s60 like the firmware of n8 will do much better and deserves a second look. i have this on a retailer last wek. on the retail box, it says "performance you desaerve"..after reading it, its like a very big question mark fall in the store at broke it. how come that samsung said that... poor ram but good processor..this phone could have been better if samsung really support their handset. they are focusing on THE MAKING, and not on THE SUPPORTING.. i remember what my instructor told me. its always the viewpoint of the costumer which should be look at...so you can have them. so they will love you at your best, even at your worst..the upadate doesnt even have touchwiz 3.0, it will make a difference. the galaxy 3 is much better than this how i wish its got a 320 by 480 display 384 ram and 600 processor..i will take that even if that will be 18mm, even if it will be all plastic. as long as it will perform great. and as long as i can afford it.

  • please did some one show me how to activate gps et use it in my spica,please tank you

  • Got 2.1 and have to do factory reset once a month if not more often. It looks like we are the testers, and samsung just releasing new models leaving us to struggle. There is one thing my spica doesn't do phone calls.

  • if pna block na yung IMEI tru NTC, hard reset ok lng?

  • my phone gets switched off in between...wt cn be done for it?

  • you jst have to format ur phone as it is now running on safe mode or jst resset the sim card once again

  • the u will do realy well using nokia 2110 your type of phone will not hvae to stress your small brain on that one

  • i don't think so,...

  • I run 7.1, amazing fast, also I apply /data ext4 /system ext2 /cache ext2, my quadrant score reach 588 negative : divx not support yet, camera preview b/w results color sensor a little bug

  • i think its the worst phone.. i recomend you dont buy it samsung is already recalling it

  • Has anyone tried Cyanogenmod 6 for Spica? If yes, is it stable and does anything not work?

  • what's multi touch n live wallpaper? if i want it, do i have to get app from the market? what app is the best for spica 2.1 droid? thx..

  • where can i upgrade my droid os? my bluetooth is not working! how will i fix this?

  • Unfortunately, yes. They could easily do a "hard reset" on the phone by keying in *2767*3855#

  • @ keke not yet man :(

  • No way ! If its gone, just charge it to bad experience, or buy a new one if you got cash.

  • is there any other way to track your mobile phone kapag nawala or ninakaw....madali lng b yung m reformat para magamit agad ng iba..?

  • is spica 2.1 can upgraded into 2.2 froyo? how?

  • what do u mean by that? please explain a little bit more clearly. many thanks...

  • I can't get my ringer volume loud. It's there but I can barley hear it. What's the problem

  • jus go to android market and sreach for it

  • same here, samsung upgraded the phone to 2.1

  • go to android market, and install NIMBUZZ hope this helps.Ü

  • plss help me i cant upload pix on my FB account using my spica...

  • Anyone know how to install Skype on I5700?

  • bluetooth doesnt work with shipped rom. Register on samdroid.net and download newer version of android

  • plz select display option on contacts. then click on your gmail id shown. then select all the options shown below.

  • wer can i get this fone, new one? even 2nd hand of gud condition will do for me...

  • Check Contacts/Menu button/Display options, then click on your e-mail and choose contacts to display. Select the option "My contacts". Hope that helps, I was just passing by.

  • throw the phone out n buy a new one....................

  • my bluetooth doesnt work...it gets connected but no data is transfered...plz help me....

  • i really need your help guys. im using spica right now and i have problems storing contacts on my phone. you sed, if i enter a contact number and save it, it will not appear in my contact list, the only way i could find that number is to use the search method. its kinda hassle using the search method. what i would like to do is just scroll thru my contact list and no use the search option. you guys have any idea how to store contacta that would eventually appear on your contact list

  • can u reply me the correct link

  • [email protected] i meant to for my samsung i5700 problem to ALEX...

  • my id _ [email protected] i got the same piece of it .. and i m really upset with its old android version, blutooth so please pls. pls. can u help me in that UPGRADATION...!!! plaease brother do reply me !!!

  • hey man i also own same phone can u tell me frm where u have upgrade it

  • Download free "Task Killer" from Android Market Place to remove applications that is no longer needed for the session.

  • would like to be assited with using my Bluetooth cant transf data why?

  • Can samsung spica with 2.1 eclair upgraded to Froyo? How ?

  • How can I put a password to lock a specifc folder or videos?

  • The handset is quite brilliant. Very easy to use. The touch screen functionality on it is fairly satisfactory. Stable when it comes to switching between one or more running applications. The battery life is reliable compared to other handsets running on the same Android OS.

  • after i download the live wallpaper,were i can see the application?tnx

  • don't work to fix dark image,i have 2.1 update

  • the samsung i5700 spica is the best phone so far going by the phones that i have had.I think the Android operating system rocks.

  • To display your contacts list, try this: Open Contacts, click 'Menu' key, select Display options, click your Google account, scroll to the bottom, select 'All Other Contacts', click 'Done'. Make folders named 'Ringtones', 'Notifications' and place your mp3 files in there, now your phone can detect your mp3 files in Settings -> Sounds and display.

  • Since this phone is using Android, does android has any office/document editor application? or does the app installed already? Thx

  • Can i upgrade the internal storage of this unit, coz' my spica have nearly full its internal storage or is there tricks or apps to minimize the use of internal storage.

  • wht is mean by upgrading?wht use?any body help me.ma phone having no battery backup.

  • Make a phonebook live folder o the home screen, All contacts will be shown there

  • to abhinhab: yes, we have the same problem about the contacts and its very frustrating.. hope u can help me if u've already discoverd it, thnks..

  • hey everyone.... I need information on the applications available on the Market.....list a few.....which i can search and download...... specially....something which can change the outlook of menu/skins/photo viewing etc....makes theinterface of the phone more funky .... lack of 3d games i feel....so lend me some names..to search.... in real need of ringtones.......instrumental tunes is what i would prefer......any application for it? waiting for you to share the best aplicatons you used , so we all can have a look at them...and use it... I face one challange....after syncing the data.....whnever I add new phone no/contacts on my cell...they dont get displayed.....but if i dial the number....the name is displayed....this is weird....earler I used to uncheck and then re check the phone book display/sync options , but now even that is not working....frustating to store the numbers but unable to find them...anyone faced this??any solution?

  • is this phone support multi touch? TIA

  • Hi, I have just upgraded my i5700 Spica to Android 2.1 and it works better, including with Skype via Wi-Fi. Generally, no problems with this phone, though in my opinion its lateral keys are too big, that causes its involuntary operation. No other complaints.

  • my phone that the SIM memory is full and need me to erase old texts to make room. i copy the text to phone memory and now i cant receive text but i can send them. Please help, thank you. PS Is there a comprehensive manual for the this phone?

  • please help me, my spica has problem again. it's always restart auto even in turn on position. Is it my phone get broken? what should i do? please please please, somebody help me...!many thanks

  • i've : Multitouch APP2SD Swype Flash wifi tether

  • Flash with Leshak's Kernel using Odin: (but I suggest you to find newer versions of Leshak's kernel). It's obviously not so safe since it's done under Windows anyway, and making Spica drivers work there is pain in the a**... ;-)

  • how to root spica safely?thx..

  • Root your Spica, read the info in Samdroid forum, mine has 160 MB internal memory left with about 300 MB+ of application and games installed on memory card via App2SD after I root my Spica.

  • oh why cif video?? why not qvga video? why didnt they make vid quality higher?

  • Is it upgradeable to android 2.2? mine spica is giving only 4-5 hr battery backup pls help

  • hi, i just bought spica and i've tried to connect through the internet for the first time, via wifi.. i was able to connect with good signal but i can't acces the web via the built in browser, youtube abd set-up my e-mail.. plsss, i hope you can help me..

  • Dear spica users, now with help of kind developers foryo i.e. android 2.2 is available for this phone with multitouch support. for details visit

  • any tips to tweak up the spica's speed and how do i get all my apps on my sd card????

  • To fix the dark pictures when first using the camera, go into the settings and change the white balance from "auto" to one of the other settings, depending on where you are. (Steps may be different for android v1.5) This should make the camera much easier to use.

  • is this phone better or htc magic ???? fast because i wwant to buy one of them ???? thx you

  • is this phone better or htc magic because i want to buy an android phone ?????

  • Mine does the same thing.

  • i have never seen such a wonderfull creation of mankind it is the handset which most off the people love to buy my all family members are using it 6 in total and planing to get two more contract i love it

  • hi,....i had the same problem with camera like you at first time i used my spica. but now it doesn't. working normally...

  • How many times does your mobile hangs everyday? Can you list the applications you installed in your mobile. If you can wait please don't reset, lets analyze the faulty thing if you can't wait just try a reset. But again you would like to install few applications on which you MIGHT experience the problem.

  • Hi, Is there anyone also experience when they tried to open the camera of this phone and when they start to take pictures the first shot is dark but the following are already fine.

  • I just got my Samsung 15700 Galaxy Spica last Sunday. And it is so cool.. I love it!! This my first android phone :)

  • is it better to install anti-virus app? or is it must have app for prevent from virus trouble in phone? need an advice, thanks...:)

  • @ Ganesh,....thanks for replying me. i can use my yahoo mail :)....thanks a lot...!

  • same prob here too so what coud be the problem someone pls help i fell i should reset the fone maybe one or to app causing the problem

  • Hi, Did you downloaded the Yahoo application from Market?

  • Hi, I too have this problem sometime, I just installed log extract, will check this on my next hang and update you what daemon process is running at the background. Until then when you feel so, try re-starting your mobile.

  • guys my android is hangin badly jus aftrt start up n sometimes while using it also der is a terrible lag.. plz advice me wat o do... ita a 2.1 version and im usin launcher..... d foen was fine somedays bak but slowly these probs creeped in

  • can spica use multi touch?

  • Gays some one help me setup my live wallpaper in My i5700

  • why i can't open my email in yahoo.com? please help me...many thanks guys :)!

  • thanks to you!...my spica has back to normal again...:)

  • I have my Samsung Galaxy Spica for 6 weeks now. It came with Android 2.1. It offers a lot for the price. Amazing features and functionality. It's fast and easy to use. Display quality is very good as well, although not smudge free. My biggest gripe with Android is that since this is a 2.1 I can only save apps and games to the phone memory.

  • get the spica, android is awesome

  • i suggest you go for spica.

  • wich sell phone sould i get samsung galaxi spica or sony ericsson vivaz. i need your advice please

  • emergency call no plz

  • I agree with your statement above if your using a vanilla ROM with yourI5700. However, check Samdroid forum you will see lots of updates there.

  • how can i install themes?

  • Dude just upgrade ur phone to android 2.1 .u will get all u want.........

  • I was planning to buy Samsung Spica but got second thoughts about it when read reviews about it lagging on upgrading to 2.1. So need advice whether to go for it or HTC wildfire. Also advice any other option in this price range(10k-15k).I'm residing in Pune,India. Thanks

  • it must be an app u have installed. remove recently installed apps and check else just reset it, you will be fine.

  • why my spica can restart automatically,even when the phone still turn on? its suddenly restart for more than one time and the safe mode run for bout 2 minutes then it works normally. but a few minutes later it restart again, what should i do?please please please help me...! many thanks guys...

  • can I use the phone as a modem? ???? how? ???????

  • Forums say Galaxy Spica will receive Android 2.2 at the same time when Galaxy S gets it officially

  • Its one long image which stretches across all screens, so you could make one image with 3 different parts.

  • So I have had this phone for a few months now. Bought mine with Android 2.1 on it. There is no multi-touch and no Live wallpaper. Screen is very bright, too bright most of the time I have to keep it on dim unless I am in the sunlight. The phone can be laggy, in fact it can be next to unusable at times, when you are running a heavy application and a phone call comes in its impossible to pick up the call for 3-5 sec the phone wont respond. Android is too resource intensive even for a 800Mhz phone, it has really poor performance. Battery life is pretty poor, if I listen to some music I can barely make it back home with any charge at all, and if you use the 3G for any period of time then the battery is gone. Can only install Apps to internal memory which fills up quickly, so you have to juggle ur apps. Plus when internal memory gets low you cant receive SMSes, very bad design. The default eMail and SMS apps are very poor, no functionality at all, you need to install new ones from market which eats up space and slows the phone down. The default Applications on Android for music/video/pics/Bluetooth/home screen are very basic which means you have to install new ones from the market some of which are poorly made and will lag the phone and kill the battery. This means you spend a lot of time trying to find the right app, very frustrating. No easy way to sync things with the PC. Facebook Account sync doesn't work. Built in Browser is very slow even on a fast Wifi network, have to use Opera Browser for everything. The App Market is very poorly designed, hard to find anything. A lot of these problems can be fixed with rooting and flashing your phone, but thats not the point! The only good thing about this phone is the price, ridiculously cheap! For such a powerful OS and features Wifi/3G/GPS/BT etc. Its the poor mans Android lol.

  • I want to buy this phone so can somebody tell me if u can asign a different wallpaper for each homescreen pane? Or u have the same image on all of them? thx :)

  • Awesome phone. Samsung stopped as it couldn't sell other phones while this was in market. Flash it to 2.1 and it's a iPhone killer!!

  • help please ....does this phone play in headphone 5.1 music n video thanks

  • Hi....... Could anyone please help me in transfering files through bluetooth in my samsung galaxy spica phone? Bluetooth transfer options not available.have to change any settings or have to download a software?plz help me......

  • i cant set up google account once i upgraded my phone to android 2.1 Plz help

  • how i can use hands free?? wheres put?

  • i can't find this phone anymore,even at ambas..they said that samsung discontinued this product..hiks..

  • To root Samsung I5700 you can read it in here: Note: this guide is using older kernel, but you can easily apply newer kernel after you understand how it works.

  • Good info for Samsung I5700 user, we can easily set MP3 song for message tone, just make a folder named "Notifications" on your Micro SD and place the song you want to use in there, now the phone can detect your MP3 files in the sound setting.

  • what do you mean by use kernel for app2sd? i would like to use this so i can save phone memory. thanks:)

  • i cannot add FB account as to sync. It only allows google:(

  • how can i root it so that the downloaded apps will be directly installed at SDcard instead of the phone memory. i only have 110mb free space of phone mem.:(

  • This is my perfect phone running on Eclair 2.1 with a little work to do to this nice phone: 1) Root it to make it available for App2SD, the application installed on this phone won't consume internal memory anymore, currently I have 164 MB internal memory with lots of application downloaded from Android Market. 2) Apply SamdroidMod Kitchen to make it support multitouch and live wallpaper, work nice for me. 3) Apply Frozen Eclair on it to make it faster. 4) Install Touchwiz3 Launcher to make it have Galaxy S theme. All the thing to do can be downloaded from Samdroid.net, just search for it, work perfectly for my phone.

  • A thought from me, this is running a 800 MHz processor, big screen and few big things. I say this phone has a good battery life compared on this category. Camera: I'ld say mobile should have a better camera which this is having, if you want a good camera, then it should be Canon or Sony... Music: I'm not good in the sound clarity, all I need is a song to be played when I'm bored, this is okay for me.

  • Hi, I too experience lagging sometime, but I accept that lag, soon I sent a msg and try to come out of the SMS inbox and trying to open another msg taking a bit delay which is acceptable. Apart from that while updating any applications from Market. No lag in Internet usage works perfect and fast too. Let me know when and how you experience the lag.

  • Hi, I recently cleared my SMS box which had 10k msg's. Even it can load more. For SMS password use Handcent SMS application which is good and having more features to handle.

  • Hi, I loaded with Madagascar escape to South Africa movie, which plays smart. No issues with video player.

  • Just a quick point, live wallpaper is not supported on this phone, even with eclair.

  • @ RITESH....,what do u mean by multi touch and live wallpaper? thanks...:)

  • it says this phone can play divx. but i read some reviews that some phones with divx capability can't play files with more than a 100mb size. so i just want to know if this phone can play divx with file size up to 700mb

  • Might be duplicating, but just for info: - 2.1 is official now. - Multi-touch and Live wallpaper are a reality now

  • Please help. Can anyone tell me as to how many sms this phone can store and can we put password on the sms inbox. Please reply soon anyone as I have to buy it in few days. thanx

  • about phone lagging, what kind of this case is happening most? when?.. please tell me,...thanks guys:)..

  • @ ryo,....where u live? i bought it in bandung, about a week ago. have u try both in global and oke shop?..

  • hello. My questio0n is can u asign a different wallpaper for each homescreen pane? Or u have the same image on all of them... Also,are u guys experiencing laggs like gsmarena said in the review? thx :)

  • @nat I was search and in my town there just 10 pieces. and just left 1 piece.. and this thing was ordered by someone. can u tell me where you bought it?

  • @ ryo..., yes,its upgraded to eclair 2.1 , the price is 2,79 (Rp)....u're welcome:)

  • how about the price in oke shop? (in rupiah) is it installed with eclair (2.1) ??

  • thanks nat, I'm going to buy this phone today ^o^

  • not officially I mean if u update ur firmware from kies or pc sync via firmware update there will be said that ur phone running on the latest firmware (android 1.5) so u have to do it by ur self or just go to customer service. if u lucky, ur phone would have been updated by customer service when u unboxing the phone on the dealer.

  • @ ryo & noer,...u can go to oke shop or global shop cause they have. i bought in oke shop too...:)

  • pro > cheap android phone, cool touch screen ui, can download free apps at android market cons > camera isn't that good, same with video, average music, battery life isn't good, sometimes it will last for a day only.. bought this phone for touch screen and andorid experience.. after im done with this cel, probably will go to ericsson.. im looking for phone that has a long battery life, nice camera and music phone...

  • Hi Chandru, can you tell me what are the applications you installed from Andorid market. I too had this problem, all of sudden now it stopped.

  • What do you mean by not officially??? If I update it from the service center it will be official, is'int it??? Besides how can I update it by myself???

  • thanks i got kies from samsung's site and reply once again if it work

  • use kies from google

  • if u have update your firmware, try the other type of firmware. try the latest one on Internet. gud luck

  • yes u can. but not officially from your samsung. u have to do it by yourself or just go to customer service.

  • I'm looking for this phone too, but I think this phone discontinued in Indonesia. I don't know why. Maybe I will search on jakarta, roxy.

  • in Indonesia this phone has been discontinued :( i can't find it anywhere..

  • @ all who want to change the notification sounds (for msg, email, etc)_ just downlaod the zedge app( available free at the android market) download any ringtones or message tones u want to. then go to settings, when u select the notification ringtone in the sound and display, u get an option for android sounds or zedge sounds, choose ur favourite one from the zedge downloads

  • how can i scyn my phone with pc

  • Could someone please tell me how to work the bluetooth? Because I haven't been able to figure out how to send pictures/ sounds.... thanx

  • my samsung galaxy spica getting restart automatically on sometimes.. I reset my phone, again my phone getting restart automatically on sometimes.. i don know wat to do... can any one help me????

  • i can't acsses any video and can't instal any themes for this version...please help me

  • Galaxy spica comes with 2.1 n yes apollo is better if you have documents usage, other features can be for gone

  • i can't open my notification on facebook. can somebody help me,please? thx a lot...!

  • can i have the ringtone for massage notification/sms from the mp3 songs list? how?...thanks again :)...

  • HI GUYS... This question is for all android phone users. Can we update the firmware on a android phone????? I mean if I am using a phone with android 1.6 running on it, can I update it to 2.1 or 2.2??? Thnx in advance...

  • @ sundeep; thanks for answering mine,it's works! many thanks....!

  • thank u Sundeep what about the update from android cupcake to 2.1? where can i get it? but iam so confused between these 2 phones Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica (or) Samsung I5801 Galaxy Apollo which is better in terms of speed ,user interface and features???? i heard apollo has many features like *Document editor(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) *Proximity sensor for auto turn-off *Multi-touch input method help me!!!

  • Hey hiee viper thanks for the question If you are looking out only for those features primarily then I think u should go for the Nokia 5800 But also to keep in mind with different operating system than general android has a lot more to offer than those features Also the battery is a bit concern in galaxy spica wen you use it to continuosly syncronise with your gmail account, Would rate it 6.5 on 10 for battery Best phone with no two views in concerned budget in android systems, ****

  • @viper. Its much of a personal opinion, but in my opinion Spica takes care of all the features you are looking for and u shud go ahead for it cos it is in ur budget also.

  • To disable keyboard typing tone: press menu>settings>language & Keyboard> Adndroid keyboard > u can do the needful settings here. To set mp3 song as ring tone open the desired sond in music player and then press menu> set as> voice call ring tone.

  • hi...upen iam looking for a phone which has multimedia capabalities like.... *good music quality *videos n movies playback *browsing internet *little games n apps *good battery life *signal reception does the gallaxy SPICA satisfy all the above mentioned features 4 me? can u recommend any other phone 4 me please? my budget is Rs.13000

  • hi again...., how to disable the touch keypad tone while typing a massage? thanks again guys,...:)

  • finally i have it on my own:)....everything is doing good!...just a question, how can i make my ringtone from mp3 songs list that i have in it? many thanks before...:)

  • Dude ur welcome, Fo the ringtones you have to goto settings>>sounds n display 1) for the message tone. Option says notification ringtone, spica can't have customised msg tone as far as I know but the predefined set is good enuf 2) the very next option, says audible touch tones uncheck it for switching off the keypad tone Don't hesitate to ask more, it might take time to reply but will try to suffice queries

  • Yes it reads the. 3gp videos

  • can anyone tell me how to personalized the ringtones instead of using those default ringtones?

  • Camera and video recording capabilities should have been better.

  • does this phone reads .3gp videos?

  • Can we upgrade the os of 2.1 Eclair with Froyo 2.2 on this device or not? If yes, how and when? If not, then why not?

  • Can someone advice how to receive photos from my another phone to this Galaxy. Also how to send my contacts via bluetooth to other phone.Thanks

  • @upen Thanks for replying can u tell me how to set the ringtone for message? How to disable the touch keypad tone while typing the message?

  • You can use the phone as modem with an android market app james pdanet. It works with 2.1 OS in my spica

  • @Chandru, Dude wen you use the contact widget (the contact access icon) plz press options button dats jus above the calling button >>�>> u see options as import-export Dat will solve both your queries 1} back up your phone book by exporting contacts to sd card(option under import export) Which creates. .vcf file dat can be stored to any place 2} you also see option of import from sim n Import from sd card so touch the option for sim card that's serves your purpose Touching "from sd" option scans your sd card for. .vcf file have a nice time bro enjoy your new stuff

  • Well dont know whether can be used as modem but yes on usb connected phone you can browse internet, As th memory card wont be available gor use wen usb is conected downloading is bit ttricky n most of the games are available on market,,,,,, if you want the java me apps it also works very well, Find youself games with right resolution to suit galaxy spica

  • for all spica user you should upgrade your spica to Eclair for more powerfull OS or you can visit here

  • After connecting the phone to pc the notification bar shud show 'usb' icon asking u to mount the sd card. If nothing of this sort is appearing, there seems to be some issue with ur phone,PC or USB cable.I think u shud check with the service center.

  • Great news guys, samsung have officially announced v2.2 FROYO for samsung spica, hopefully soon it will be available to be upgraded from ODIN

  • nop i have already done that...

  • connect to kies in usb debug mode and see if it works

  • hi there, im new to android and i have this phone for about a week i have read a lot a bout it but i have an issue... i cannot conect it to pc... maybe ull say try debug and notifications bar but i have donde debug and also when i connect the usb nothing appears on the notifications bar but lust like if im charging the phone i mean when i connect the usb in notifications bar its the same as conecting a charger... help please its kind of urgent lol ohh i forgot to say that i have 2.1

  • is it possible to browse the net when connected in usb? and how to downloads games?

  • thank u so much for reply... i can access my memory card through kies. but it doesnt show my phone memory.. bcoz i need to take backup of my phonebook... and also i want to know how to bring my sim contacts to phone

  • can the radio be fixed or not

  • re : problem connecting i5700 to Kies : Try this : Connect the phone to PC via USB. Go to control panel->system->hardware->device manager Expand USB Controllers You may see an item with a yellow exclamation mark against it. Right-click it and update the driver (allow OS to automatically find the driver). The driver should update and it may fix your problem. This is in addition to enabling USB debug.

  • Hi, Anybody aware of a call forwarding widet/application ? Regards, KRP

  • can u tell me how to send multiple contacts via bluetooth? Bcoz i could send single contact via blutooth but i couldnt mark all the contacts Pls help out this issue

  • thank u for replying me... now i can connect my phone as a removable devices, so i can manage my image, video,sound. can u tell me how can i take backup of my phone book bcoz i want to restore it to samsung wave? Can u help me? Thanks and regards Chandru

  • May I know why you need to connect to PC? This Kies will just detect your mobile but it is not allowing any operations on that. If you say the use I might help. :)

  • how can we do a custom rom?

  • To make your phone detected by Windows via usb cable,go to Setting->Application->Development->USB debugging turn on. Hope this can help.

  • difficult to manipulate....

  • hi, I have android v2.1... i couldn`t access this phone into my pc. i have installed new pc studio and samsung kies latest version but still i couldn`t access this phone through my pc.. wat i have to do????????? Is there anyway to conect this phone into my pc??? Anybody can help me out???? my mail id: [email protected]

  • Desire battery is way too puny, otherwise I would have one

  • spica is better because of the Digital natural sound engine and.. faster processor

  • it is better than Wildfire because Spica have a HVGA screen resolution and packed w/ 800 Mhz processor in w/c you can play high end 3D games on this. Just use a custom ROM to avoid laggy experience

  • which one is better? Galaxy Spica or Wildfire? this one has better screen resolution, but not so good touching experience and it laggs(right?) when upgraded.

  • Every time I try to download an application it says socket not found. What do I do abt it?

  • Use kernel, which supports apps2sd. It means that your applications will be stored on your memory cars, not in phone internal memory. That's how you can have as much apps installed as you wish.

  • This one of a superb device i had to compare with my other devices that (android, winphone, symbian, bb-os). The only thing you should remember is.. turn off your wifi before taking any photos. Try to compare taking a picture with and without wifi activated. The only thing i and thousands other are waiting for samsung to response (or we all will leaves samsung forever) is ... Spica Update For FROYO!! anyone please join us signed the online petition for this here hoping gsmarena would headlined our petitions too, coz samsung really have problems with reading customers complaint around the net! didnt they browse the net? they had a good phone but dont be such as arogan to keep build new devices and forgot what we just bought from them!

  • Superb phone, this phone can become 'low budget Iphone killer', but definitely needs 'Froyo' upgrade. This phone has tons of application in the Android Market but the internal memory is just about 150 MB usable, i cannot install too many applications on it. Rooting it is not an option because it is not simple and can damage your guarantee. I hope Samsung will announce to us when the legal upgrade is available, please.

  • yes, there's a lot of document viewer/editor in market.. for example "docs to go"

  • Definitely Galaxy Spica

  • Please explain how is it possible to increase the internal memory

  • multi touch and adobe flash player here your phone must be rooted and flash in right version I'm using it smoothly no bugs at all

  • Guys, I am planing to Buy Galaxy Spica please let me know whether this is a good phone or not and where in Delhi I can see this in shope.. I would be really needful and thankful for the true Guidance

  • is there a way to install google chrome?

  • Does this phone has document viewer? please! somebody knows? you can download from the market.

  • you can download from market.

  • can you give us some link where to install the multi touch? is it really compatible with spica?

  • Upgrade it to 2.1 and root it. There is a detailed guide posted here how to upgrade and root. I think it's 5 pages back. I have mine upgrade and rooted it now supports live wallpaper, but it's not good because it will make your phone laggy. Try it anyway.

  • is there a way to let the phone support live wallpapers?

  • It is already activated out of the box. Just make sure the size of the video you will play does not exceed 720 x 480. Otherwise you will experience a slight video play lag.

  • Does this phone has document viewer? please! somebody knows?

  • how to activate divx.

  • walk in some samsung service centre ; they will update in 45 mins

  • am experiencing slight video lag ; audio is not in sync with video; Any solutions PLs

  • Does the WiFi Connection Works fine?

  • Bluetooth transfer work fine on 2.1. Download EStrongs file explorer

  • and oh, i have the launcher pro installed too

  • i have the 2.1 upgrade and the htc_ime mod. the problem is, i can't find it in the settings to let the phone vibrate when i have an incoming sms. only calls. how can i turn it on? thanks

  • its easy call on ur spica and pick it up it than end the call using red button it will end up in homescreen then deactivate the pattern lock , also if u enter wrong pattern 5 times it ask for google id pass, it dont work for somepeople but try it , it may help

  • It does not appear as an app in the list. Just hold down the search key (the one that looks like a little planet) and voice search will pop up.

  • Which firmware do you have? The old firmware had this option in the Samsung keyboard options. You could select the alphanumeric, half qwerty or full qwerty. If you have the Eclair firmware, there is no Samsung keyboard, only the android one. You can google 'slider keyboard android'. Its alphanumeric and also allows you to slide your finger up or left/right to get a different letter in the same button. But you can also use it the old fashioned way. That app is NOT in the market so you have to google it, I will post a link if I find it again. Another option for easier typing is the 'Thick Buttons' keyboard. Its in app market so you can search it there. It looks like a regular qwerty but as you type, it enlarges the letters that are most likely to follow, by using the dictionary. It can also use words in your phonebook and sms, but works best when you are typing full English words because as the chosen keys grow, the others also shrink. Its pretty accurate! Both keyboards work great on Spica.

  • is there an app wherein i can type sms using an virtual alphanumeric keypad instead of the qwerty keypad?

  • Which is better ? Nokia C6 or this ? The C6 have a better camera with flash and a qwerty keyboard. The price almost same for both of them. Also I want to know, is Android OS developed well ? I heard the developing of Android is slow especially about the software. Thanks for the answer...

  • @ROSE you can set it up to 5000 sms.

  • Installed Multitouch, JIT compiler in Eclair...and latest OpenGL drivers.. Games are damn smooth and phone runs flawlessly...........Best phone in low budget range.. :)

  • Hi I don't know the max capacity, but last month I took backup of my msgs which was around ~13000

  • Nice choice... You have bought an 800MHz speed processor phone while people still go for 434MHz phones costlier than this. You have lot of apps, good GPS, camera etc. Enjoy. I am also looking for an android from Samsung

  • how to upgrade spica android 1.5 to 2.1????

  • hi all, can anyone help me what's the inbox SMS capacity of this phone? is it 200 MAX SMS only?. ty

  • I found out that it runs well with Launcerpro app.. So no worries about speed i guess.. But still, which i should get ? thanks :)

  • It looks like it is quiet slow comparing to HTC tattoo ir HTC touch 2.. what do u think which is better this one or htc tattoo ? Despite the fact that tatto has only 1.6 OS.. thanks

  • i got this phone yesturday and i must admit i love it ! i installed so many applications ... gps igo , the touchscreens is excellent and the phone solid, overall a super phone if you want a smart goood looking android buy this one !

  • I brought Galaxy Spica Andriod 2.1 recently. But I am missing Google search by voice in it. Almost all the websites claim that it is available with 2.1 update in spica. Then why I am missing it? Any idea? Did anyone faced this? Is there any way to get it? Please guide.

  • Hi Guys, Can any tell me how to root samsung spica mob because im not able to install many apps on the given internal memory also can i upgrade the phone to Android 2.2 Pls reply to my post

  • Hi Viktor Can u tell me how to root samsung spica

  • Hi AlL, Anybody aware of any ANDROID application which is capable of setting the profile with ring once option. There different profile managers which is capable of setting as silent mode,vibration etc,but I couldn't find anything with Ring once option. Additionally anybody is using PhoneWeaver application?if so ,wehre did you get it? Regards, Bino KRP

  • Please did the phone come with Cupcake (1.5) or Eclair [2.1]? Thanks.

  • hi guys, mine is 2.1 and bluetooth tranfer is working fine for me.

  • Guys! Check this out!! Multi Touch now working on Spica!!! YAY!!

  • this is the cheap and best android fone available in market... I'm using this since 2010 Jan, even today I feel like i'm using a new fone.. If u want to enjoy this, u have to root this fone... and u can have all the fun!!!

  • On forums people talk about Spica in detail and on experience here: Very informative for new and experienced members. All questions asked here are answered! Have fun with your Spica! :)

  • I have this phone abaut 3 months. This is the best phone ever. I rooted this phone and now i have 512mb memory for application. Now I can install many many application.

  • i bought this phone few hours ago,and my comment is this phone is AMAZING!!!!!

  • For a "budget" android phone, it is quite good. The call sound quality is more than adequate and Eclair 2.1 runs well. A couple of things I didn't like about the phone (and it is mentioned in the gsmarena review) are first, the way the camera works. Press the shutter to focus, THEN release to take a picture?! And how all photos seem to be stuck in portrait mode. A real pain the behind once you download them to your PC or upload them to a photo sharing site. The second is how easily this thing runs out of space. Unless you're using froyo 2.2. you need a mod (pain in the behind "root" procedure) to be able to save apps on the SD card. Not sure if this is the case with all android phones, but if it is, then small wonder Apple's App store is leaps and bounds ahead of the Android Market. You can't encourage sales if everyone's phones have no space to store more apps.

  • awesome phone....brought android goodness to the masses....much much better that all the nokia boxes running symbian shit...

  • Hi, If you can't find this mobile and if you are possible to spend 10k more go for Galaxy S (i9000). A superb phone. Just advising you for the next version.

  • hi zr can any plzzz tell me a way how to unblock z I5700, sm1 deliberabely tried different a lot of unsuccessful security patterns nw i cnt access the menu, sm1 plzz suggest a way out

  • you all stop moaning, the speck is average, want the boss get the htc desire.

  • Hi Ganesh! Yes the volume setting is already at max. The review of GSMarena is true, the speaker volume is average, even below average in my opinion. But overall the phone is very good.

  • Hey friend, can you check the notification ring volume and ring volume if you increase that it might help you.

  • Yes, that is true. i5700 is upgrade to 2.1, but i can't see SD card od NPC or KIES ... or when i see i cant copy nothing to it.

  • As far as i know, android 2.1 can't instal on sd card, that can be installed on internal memory card. Android can install app on sd card, start from 2.2 CMIIW

  • That is completely untrue - I lost no screen sensitivity with the screen-guard, and I have had mine for 6 months now.

  • I bought it a week ago and and updated it to Eclair 2.1 after 2 days. So far so good. I changed the homescreen to LauncherPro. I also rooted it to be able to use live wallpaper, but using live wallpaper makes the phone laggy. Everything about this phone is good, except the ring volume. I missed a lot of incoming calls due to low speaker volume.

  • Hey friend, can you please tell me which thing made you to talk like this? Or what feature you are not liking?

  • good advice hahaha try some why dont u buy the phone if you can pay for it use it try all it offers and then speak but what can people expect the are always people who can not understand gr8 things may be you should try nokia 1100 will work for you

  • 1st,, thnx to the samsung company for this smartphone I hve it for now ( samsung I 5700 version 1.5 cupcake),,,pls help me how can I upgrade to version 2.2 eclair?,,I will wait your reply a soon as possible,,,thnx...

  • 1st,, thnx to the samsung company for this smartphone I hve it for now ( samsung I 5700 version 1.5 cupcake),,,pls help me how can I upgrade to version 2.2 eclair?,,I will wait your reply a soon as pissible,,,thnx...

  • Hi all, I had reached 11k msgs in my mobile, felt a bit slowness in my mobile so used SMS backup application (found from Market) to backup my msgs which pretty application gave me in a super XML format with more tags on it (planning to write a application for my desktop to read and display the XML msgs) deleted all my msgs, its back to business in speed. I said slowness only on using msgs. Really feeling bad only on the internal memory which we spica users face 180 MB.. Hmmm we can't do anything until we get install Froyo :)

  • I have same problem.. I can't copy nothing to my sd card .. I Root card (http://www.londatiga.net/it/samsung-i5700-galax­y-spica-android-2-1-flashing-guide/) but when I start to Install Samdroid Mod 1.o.3, i can't copy it LK2-02-1_update.zip to root of sdcard (/sdcard) ..also I can't copy nothing to Sd card

  • to samsung i5700 user, overall, you think this phone is or not? thanks :)

  • Connect ur phone to pc thru USB cable. u will find 'Mount SD card' notification in the the notification bar. Just mount it and entire SD card will appear on ur PC as an external drive.

  • Sir, Anybody Pl help in achieving 1.How to create Message(SMMS/MMS) templates 2.How to save the message in Drafts folder? 3.Is it possible timed delivery of message? I am running Eclair 2.1 Regards, KRP

  • There is no limit as in maximum number of applications; though you can only have 9 pages for the menu and the internal memory can only hold 180 MB which is quite small (a typical app takes 2-5 MB bigger apps can be 20-30 MB) so you can fill up the internal memory fairly quickly if you have lots of big apps.

  • Sir, As part of sending SMS,I would like to kno how to create a message template ,as well as how to save a message in a drafts flder.?I am using Eclair version. Regards, KR

  • 2.2: faster, flash support, install apps to sd card.

  • With screen guard you will significatively loose screen sensitivity. No need to put that on your phone.

  • There is not one single reason for you to insist on updating from 2.1 to 2.2. What do you think you will get? 2.1 works just fine, sit back, relax and enjoy :)

  • is this phone hangs alot?

  • if i bought this phone with android verison 2.1, can i transfer songs using bluetooth?

  • der is no bluetooth data transfer function

  • which one should i buy, samsung i5700 or jet s8003?

  • Hi, Where can i get screen guards for my SPICA?? Went to a shop the guy offered me X10 mini's screen guard and offered to re size it. I am from Bangalore. Help wold be greatly appreciated :)

  • Market.

  • Where can I download apps for this phone..

  • how do i manage to put some music and photos on the sd card as when i conect it to the pc it doesnt recognises my sd card

  • how do u change the version to 2.1 or 2.2 if it is locked to t-mobile i have tried but it dosent work i am also losing out on lots of things PLEASE HELP !!

  • My first smartphone and I love it but does anyone know which iGo itip you need for it? I've spent HOURS trying to find out and when I used Igo's own finder, they sent me the wrong one.

  • google app2sd for spica, there are problems, check forum.samdroid.net, we need froyo 2.2

  • Is there a limit as to how many apps you can install on this phone? I'm starting to get a "low space on phone" warning message. Is it possible to install apps on the SD card?

  • I flashed it from 1.5 I5700XXIK1 to 2.1 I570EXXJCE.

  • Did somebody flesh samsung gt i5700 with FW XXIK1??

  • It is impossible to install .sis, it for symbian platform dude..this phone is android for .jar it install to 3rd party application on this phone

  • not support by default home screen.. use adw launcher or launcher pro and some tweaks you can add live wallpaper.. Mine has nexus1 live wallpaper.. I try droidx live wallpaper but so laggy, need to port 3D driver and ARM or JIT For froyo, this about samsung marketing, i5800 with same class with i5700 will get froyo >.

  • Thanks, hope this phone supports .sis too.

  • I seen in other reviews that the UK version of this phone has a FM radio - is this true?

  • Jar can be installed not sure about SIS

  • Not sure in the default Message application. You use Handcent SMS it will be really good for all your use.

  • this phone is great for sensible users expect it gets slow sometimes else its great

  • Wen sending a message how do you get your contacts?

  • hi! can jar and sis files run in this phone? how?

  • mobilism.org

  • For smoother touch screen i suggest you to use Launcher pro. It considerably improves scrolling and touch screen response.

  • any one has cracked version of Microsoft document editor? can you send the links if u have thanks in advance

  • Here's my review for this phone (currently living in Jakarta, Indonesia) This phone is superb for it's Android class. Long last battery life. I use this phone mostly to play online games and to make phone calls when my Storm2's battery run out. Processor is definitely makes the phone run faster through applications. But touchscreen is not as smooth as i wish it would be, other than that this phone is awesome! 3G works great, Bluetooth works, wifi works, Youtube, MySpace-Twitter-Facebook works fine and fast (no lagging) Samsung&Android widgets are great! Overall this phone is 9.5/10 Currently using Blackberry 9550 Storm2, Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica, and Itouch 2ndGen 32GB to go through the day. Awesome combination and fulfill my communication + entertainment needs while walking, driving and waiting for the bus.

  • is this phone has live wallpaper?

  • Can this phone reads korean text? And is the bluetooth already install here?

  • Ok, is this phone good or bad? I need your opinion please

  • This phone has bug, which makes the processor always run at full speed, after using Camera, resulting in battery getting drained very fast. The solution is to install an application called "CoolS" from the Market. It automatically reduces the processor speed after screen lock.

  • This phone costs around £229 in the UK, why didn't Samsung put a fm radio like all their other phones?

  • I9000 will get official Froyo update from Samsung. I5700 will work great with Froyo because it uses less resources, event better than with Eclair, thanks to the JIT engine. The problem is that it won`t be getting the update oficially, people are working on porting Froyo to the I5700. Check out samdroid.net and LeshaK`s work.

  • I think I have the cam bug too, the other day my battery went from 50% to dead in a hour it seemed after taking pictures.

  • The I5700 Spica is NOT the New Galaxy S with 1,000 Mhz CPU.

  • My first mobile phone. Modded mine on the 3rd day. Bought it in Thailand (unlocked. Now has Android 2.1, Wifi Tether, Rooted, Thai Fonts, Thai Keyboard. Fist step is to use odin multidownloader, and get comfortable using the 3 buttons to put the mode into 'download mode'. Install a firmware of your choice with the features you want. I had a couple ones that did'nt work before I found a good one. 2nd was to install a wifi tether wich works great by the way, better then I imagined. Then the Thai fonts here- I wish this phones Bluetooth was a little better, also after all the modding the Google Translate fonts, the phonetic ones are missing. Other then that I am very very impressed!

  • Hey! Still testing is going on for I9000 Galaxy S. I believe even if its possible to install on this, it will be slow in performance. I9000 will be good for 2.2, it's having 1 GHz processor. But still you have to wait for installing.

  • can I upgrade 2.2 froyo? ???

  • hi ganesh thanks for the info but i already have vcf on my SD card,but those are not able to transfer to xl 2003.i do have backup of vcf from gmail but it has lot of duplicates.I need these contacts to sync my another Nokia Phone which i use for Messaging.

  • android-sync is the answer for all sync. It does calendar and phonebook from Outlook.

  • let be clear the phone does suport edge/gprs so live servis work with all providers except airtel and vodafone rest all work fine so it not right to say phone does not support them it that the airtel and vodafone have chosen not to support live servis for this phone and want u to take a higher paid plan THEPhone has NO Problems

  • Search for app2sd on google. then u will have more space for your apps. :)

  • Does not support: Airtel Live. Airtel Mobile-Office works fine. Rest all the ISP's GPRS works fine.

  • This seems to be a bug. People are telling to do a Hard reset after backup. Let me try and update here.

  • Hi Vinus, To export contacts your 2.1 have an inbuilt feature to import or export which exports to VCF file. For SMS download SMS backup and Restore application from market which will export all your messages into XML file. Really when we are using best OS in mobile we don't need another system to override us :) Let me know if this is not helping you.

  • @ t7T3 what u expect for such price for RAM go to galaxy S, u ve alot of RAM and internal storage, yes this is stupidity that no X button to close application

  • Hi guys,i have spica with loaded 2.1.I am unable to Backup contacts & SMs to the PC,The samsung app provide is of No use at all,Is there any other way to do it.Help me guys.

  • thanks groovy, but i think i need to root my phone, right? but i don't know how to root my phone and i'm afraid also.... cheers my friend

  • One more problem, I had 2 gmail accounts because of some problem removed one account, now trying to add it but or fails stating that no data service available, tried through WiFi same resulted, any suggestions.

  • Hi all, 1. To fix the internet dropping problem I had to Restart my mobile, but now once I go to airplane mode and off airplane mode its working fine. This problem persist in all smart phones. 2. Really my mobile is very slow as a phone. But when I connect to internet, or when I'm in any application its working fine. I think its because of the memory in my mobile now whichis 22mb. Can someone confirm this. I need help on installing applications in SD card.

  • There is app2SD solution, check for it on Samdroid forums.

  • this is quite good, but i'm having a problem on downloading applications on android market, it automatically store in your internal memory, this phone only has 128MB internal memory and i do have 8GB SD memory, my internal memory now is too low, can somebody knows how will i save my downloaded apps to the SD memory card? Please help me...

  • that happens when u flash your fone with 2.1 from the net go down to serves center get it done for free with no problems

  • stupid phone ... hang problem, zero internal memory under android 2.1, 128ram.. no x mark to close application, you need to download auto task killer, the problem is zero internal memory so u cant install any application in the market, grrrr what happen samsung ???? ...

  • you can always find "free version" of 'documents to go' in 4sh*red.com -> replace the star with the first alphabet.. If you know what I meant with "free version". *wink

  • U can use Documents to Go

  • yes

  • yes.

  • Help me! Guys Is Samsung Galaxy portal and Samsung Galaxy Spica same????

  • Pls let me know if there is any low internet calling program can be downloaded to samsung G 15700 cell model??? e.g. voipcall or action voip to call India. Thx for reply

  • is this phone able to write message in chinese languange?? and can this phone except message in chinese languange?? i really need the information :) thanks

  • is this phone will be upgradeble to Froyo 2.2

  • Spica owners please reply to my query. What is the available memory in phone after upgrading it to android 2.1? Is it enough for installing many applications or its too limited?

  • can someone recommend FREE apps for document viewer(word&excel)

  • My friend who studied Korean is able to tweet with Korean and she said she downloaded the language pack.

  • Is there the Chinese language on this phone?

  • I flashed it in Win7 64bit without any problems, I5700XXIK1 to I570EXXJCE, it went exactly like this :

  • i flashed it this way a million times and it always worked but you may experience problems if you have windows 7 x64 1.you need to download firmware from here you should download green linked firmwares because green are for asia.. when you downloaded firmwares proced to step 2 2.

  • See three pages back, i gave three links.

  • Can any one tell me how i can upgrade my spica 1.5 to 2.1 i am from india 2.1 upgrade through pc suite is not available here.

  • hi there.... is the BT can not work good on OS 1,5? so i must upgrade for the 2.1 first and the BT can run well?...thx:)

  • ver 2.1 BT file receive ok but sending doe's not working. can you help me?

  • I'm using APNDroid and it works great so far! I also recommend you 3GWatchdog to control the data transfer. It's pretty useful when you don't have an unlimited plan.

  • I'm using APNDroid and it works great so far! I also recommend you 3GWatchdog to control the data transfer. It's pretty useful when you don't have an unlimited plan.

  • use es file explorer

  • install switch pro or apn on off

  • can somebody please tell me how to turn off the gprs of I5700 Galaxy spica..thanks a lot.

  • I can send files over BT from Win7 to Spica. But from Spica to Win7 transfer is very buggy. I only manage to send first picture, multiselect is not working. Tried in gallery and Astro.

  • Thanks a lot,but can you pls tell if its touch than y ok button?..and if we can install other application from PC its working fine?...

  • Astro has a seperate plugin for BT. The best option is to share, else install ES File manager which does it all too very well. Battery with gprs on, 1.5 days. With gprs off, 2.5 day. For normal use, the backlight can be kept at the min level. When out in sunlight it can be increased. Network and calls work very well.

  • Hi Guys My Name Is Cristiano And I Want This Samsung Galaxy Portal i5700, But I Don't Want The Sim Just The Phone. So Do You Know Where I Can Just Get The Phone Because I Really Need It. So Can You Guys Help Me Out

  • I have Galaxy Spica for the last two months, must say that I'm very pleasantly suprised with this Samsung mobile. Got it for free from my mobile operater to extend my contract, at first my plan was to sell it, but after two days of playing with it, I changed my mind. Pros: It's nice, its fast, it is compact, sound during calls is quite ok... display sensitivity is good, many good programs in Android market, battery life is average for one smartphone(2 days). Cons: bad PC software support (solved with newest PC studio and Droid PhoneControl), battery meter not good(solved with Android System Info from market), bluetooth(I do not use bluetooth at all, on any phone... but update to 2.1 Android solves that too)... My opinion is, after years of advanced using of Symbian phones, after that - iPhone, that i5700 is very good choice in this price range.

  • No,after updating to 2.1 os then bluetooth works properly

  • Can anybody tell me after installing Android 2.1 os all features are working fine or creates a problem?... like some one is saying Blue tooth is not working properly after installing Android 2.1 os.

  • Nice fone but battery life is short

  • Mak, read what Remolon wrote to me - you should choose "Share" option, instead of "Send". Greets from Poland

  • Very good sensitivity if your fingers are dry. If you sweat ... not so good. :P

  • Pls can anyone say about its touch sensitivity ?

  • Yes, see three links i gave.

  • how to update from 1.5 to 2.1?

  • Hi guys ! I whant to know if i can upgrade my Spica without going to a Samsung Service Center.

  • You can't connect to Kies or NPS.

  • Blutooth does not worl on version 1.5 but in version 2.1 it works

  • Update to android 2.1 and bluetooth will work

  • Yes Spica is the most aggressively priced Android Phone in the indian market, @ 12.5k its a steal :) Samsung has NOT pulled spica out of the market, i have confirmed this from SAMSUNG's Service centers and Helpline numbers. Its availabilty is an issue, and its understandable, Samsung as a company has devoted almost all its resources for Wave, Galaxy S and others.. hence the shortage,I heard that many of the Spica's were being shipped off to Euro markets, since they fetch a higher price there than in India/Asia. You could wait for a while to get ur hands on fresh stock, be in touch with Samsung Privilege Partner, if anyone can get the stocks, its them! Best of luck Vac

  • Samsung has pulled this model out of Indian market. and then introduced Wave and Galaxy S for much higher price . Spica was the cheapest Android phone available in india (Rs.12500). Why ? strange logic from Samsung??

  • Battery is 1500mAh = good battery, but with normal usage of phone your it will only last about 2 days. If you use it VERY conservatively, it might reach 3 days. Bluetooth is not fully operational in Spica, it's known issue. (like 800MHz cam bug) There is no official fix. Maybe possible solution would be that one hacker would port drivers from similar phone with same BT hardware as in Spica. But i hear that is almost impossible since Samsung doesn't release drivers.

  • this phone battery is very good providing timing

  • MTN south Africa must shine up now iv been waiting to get this phone for a month now and when i phone and order it they say they dont have stock and dunno when they gonna place there order to get stock, grrr

  • I am able to receive files via bluetooth but whenever I am trying to send files i am getting the error message "unable to create content". Please help.

  • As I wrote before it doesn't work with Astro File Manager or Bluetooth File Transfer apps. But your way works fine! I did tap Send instead of Share, that was the problem. Anyway, I'm still confused why those apps I've listed above, fail. Anyway, thanks A LOT ! :-) cheers

  • Can someone please tell me how long the battery life is on this phone? And also if it has enough signal most of the time? Thanks.

  • any one can tell how to install divx player in set?

  • any one can tell how to install divx player?

  • this is a must get phone. its good price.its durable.its dahm fast and efficient. its probable the cheapest phone of such high quality.been having mine foe 5 months..it rocks..easy to self upgrade the soft/firm-ware.

  • I am assuming that you are having factory installed Android V2.1. 1)First Enable your bluetooth. Go to MyFiles and browse to the file that you want to send. Open the file. 2)Select options button on top of your browse/call button. 3)Select Share and then select bluetooth. 4)Now you may scan for the devices and then select the device to send. You may also download the Bluetooth File transfer application from the market for customising your bluetooth options.

  • Guyz, help me please... I can't send a file via Bluetooth...neither using standard browser, nor Astro file managen, nor Bluetooth File Transfer... I've bought my Spica with Android 2.1 installed, and I haven't rooted it yet. Is there any option? Without rooting..? Thx in advance Mack

  • Guys, I hope you are likeing the apps. If you want to do offline GPS, use Altas Map Creator to download maps for RMaps and OruxMaps for selected regions and required details.

  • Dude... Thx!! Good list of apps.. will try them all out.. have used some of them already :D

  • jus got ma spica....plss tell me how to exit programmes dat am runnin...its laggin like crazyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • I got mine for 8.5K. Its 2 months used piece. However was scratchless and new like. I got it updated to Android 2.1 at samsung service center. I have been installing loads of apps and having lots of fun!! Best Apps are: Andriod System Info QuickMark Dolphin Browser HD Adobe Reader F-Secure Unistaller Bluetooth File Transfer DroidCam fring ZP Dashboard Opera Documents TOGO RMaps OruxMaps GPS TrackerLite jetVD-Youtube Advanced Task Killer Droid PhoneControl File Expert daily enpense manager APN on/off Fun Apps: Solo Lite xPiano Dice LED party board Morse Code Tic Tac Toe finger bowling party light punch'em pinball action patato have fun guys!!

  • @dev: where exactly did you buy you spica at 8.5k? I heard it was around 14k, would love to ge my hands on one but i'm on a tight budget. but 8.5k sure is a sweet deal..

  • Spica upgrade guides Android 1.5 -> 2.1: Read it first and choose best guide for your phone.

  • How can I upgrade android 1.5 to 2.1 plz tell me

  • It has 3G connectivity but does not have a secondary camera, so video call is a strict no. If anybody planning to use 3G and video calls, don't go for it.

  • hey, can you pls help me upgrade my 1.5 android to 2.1/ tnx in advance.., godbless!

  • hey dev! hi and how are you? my name is ree, and i have read your comment here and it seems that your enjoying your spica so much if not so much. i was just wondering while i'm reading your post if how you exactly upgraded your spica.? i'm from asia and i'm really having hard time to upgrade mine. i do have some queries and i hope you could kindly give an anwswer to these: 1. where should i go if i want to upgrade my spica? 2. how will i do it manually? 3. what are the things i have to be cautious about while i'm upgrading my spica 1.5 to 2.1 android? 4. how can i exactly upgrade my spica? thank you in advance! i'm really hoping you can help me out... godbless

  • I agree with the sms part. I had quite a few troubles receiving instead of sending though. My friends are able to send it to me.. but I never receive it.

  • does anyone know how to update this phone from 1.5 to 2.1 ? i'm having trouble with updating it

  • Help please Does anyone hear a high pitch sound when their unit's screen is on? Its somewhere near the ear-piece. I can only hear it when the screen is on. It's sound like a dog whistle(if it has a sound at all) or a mosquito repelant. TIA

  • you may check my blog to know the up side and the downside of spica! I had reviewed it when it had v1.5 installed. I found couple of critical bugs in v1.5 and its fixes. check them out: just google for "techentrepot samsung spica review"

  • Hi all, Has anyone tried flashing Firmwares? If yes, could u kindly explain the risks involved if i flash a firmware from another region into my SPICA. for eg, if i flash a Euro Firmware or Asian firmware, I wanted to flash I570EUXJG1, which is from asia, I'm from india.

  • this mobile is so good, if you upgrade the android from 1.5 to 2.1 then bluetooth will work, just upgrade your android to 2.1 & you will enjoy with your spica 5700, more app, samsung widget, Divx player, & most of market app will work, the only problem u will face it is with memory.. because you can't save app on sd card, unless you root ur mobile..

  • i plan to buy this but not now anything about it. does anyone can help me with the good and bad side of this ? is it good enough to buy it? or maybe other brand? many thanks...:)

  • there are no nokia capacitive screen phones released.. wait for a month many samsung android phones in this price range will be released..but u would know spica won the best phone award in this price range in Indonesia

  • Download Bluetooth File Transfer App from market place it works

  • Download Bluetooth File Transfer App from market place it works

  • what other samsung/nokia phones are in this price range that you guys would recomend??? (must be capacitive touchscreen)

  • Im in south africa phone this number and ask them whats the problem with the phone and when they gonna get stock for there MTN stores,and they will tell u what they told me. Mobile communications - 086 008 3686 What other upgrades/features can we expect with the new software they gonna put on???

  • there's no bluetooth problem...what are you talking about?

  • 1st of all it won't have official 2.2 (from samsung), some developers are working on a custom 2.2 2nd it may not be an 2.3 version of android, butskipping directly to v3 (gingerbread) wich has minimum system requirements (rumored): 1ghz processor, 512 MB RAM (too much for spica)

  • I am surprised to see so many negative comments on bluetooth, etc. To me the phone has been an amazing experience so far (been using it for 4-5 months now). There were some issues with bluetooth while I was on 1.5 but after the firmware upgrade (official upgrade using PC Studio) I send files from my PC to the phone without any problems. 2.1 is a wonderful piece of OS. I installed LauncherPro home instead of the stock HOME of android. Also got BetterKeyboard which is better than the stock keyboard. With also those free apps on the Android market and considering the price of the phone I can easily call it the best phone in that range... Cheers

  • is this phone easily available in the market or still difficult to find? i am from mumbai.

  • went today to buy a spica and got told bout the bluetooth problem ,then i called the opperator and asked if they fixing it or pulling the phone from the market, would any of you guys know what they doing bout it and when it should be sorted by ??? thanx

  • Be in upgraded android to v2.3 new????

  • Warning: Samsung's PC software does NOT connect to the Galaxy SPICA. Period. No file transfers (unless you mount manually) and no Bluetooth. Official word from customer service - Our software does not recognize the Android OS. Huh?! So, Samsung does not support this phone or care to upgrade it. They just want you to buy a newer phone. Nice. Their PC software is simply horrible.

  • hi guys i need your help here. was trying to transfer songs via bluetooth but it rejects do i need to setup something besides switching on my bluethooth and with software what do i do with it.

  • This handheld is rubbish. Overeat issue, and always fail sending sms even when network is full strength. It's real rubbish. Avoid this stuff.

  • I have the ddjc5 with 2.1update ie i updated to v2.1 and this is my f/w. i did find such problems but not as frequent as wat others are facing!!!!

  • i had this problem with the stock rom. i reflashed with ddjc5 from samsung firmwares and it is fine. Try to do a hard reset and see if it helps. If not then flash ddjc5 via odin.

  • for kies there an option for usb debuging to conne t to kies and you can deactivate syncronize google. better read the manual first

  • Hi, My mobile running Android 2.1.

  • @gabi,@ganesh,@kevin.....wat operatin sys are u runnin..??

  • Where did u get it from? which shop, city? what price? contact no of shop plz?

  • PS: I use now Mitac A501 only for gps because it's quite inadequate for today's daily use. Cheers ! :D

  • @teja: What I invoked are medium class phone when they were bought. I got my hands on many other phones and none were "good enough" for me. But for medium class, from now on personally, I will never ever choose another samsung or android system, at least until android fixes their crappy system.

  • correction: The maximum mp4 resolution supported by spica is 480x270

  • @gabi Spica plays .mp4 of resolutions 320x240 only!!! And i had found that Spica had problems playing certain xvid files. Probably you would have tried a .avi file with xvid. On the other hand it does not have any problem playing dix(1-5). The limit on resolution is 720x408(thats the highest resol i was able to play on my spica), more than that spica would simply refuse. @Ganesh, I had faced that problem while i renamed my apn so that i could use the net But not always.I had to restart my phone to get my EDGE signal back. I had also experienced a reboot while clearing my market cache, but didnt experience the same anytime more.So will get back again and give you a full steps on doing that. Meanwhile you can install the sdk and fiddle around adb tool.

  • phone has its disadvantages but android is a good platform..you cannot ask for a superb phone at this price,all the phones you mentioned are dumb!!

  • Hi all, Another problem, I always sync with internet sometime when the EDGE disconnects for example when I go in lift or in a no network area. Later when I'm in a full network area EDGE is not starting up, even if I try forcing it to start its not starting, only way is to re-start my mobile, anyone having issue like this.

  • Sorry man, I don't know anything about Linux. If you can help me then it will be really helpfull.

  • Gabi, i havent tried anything of that sort yet, will do an RnD this weekend and write you a post.

  • hey guys............i must repeat my questions, since i did not get ananswer so far :) any ideas how i can play .avi files on spica? i can only play small .mp4 files. tried to play a full .mp4 movie and didn`t work. 10x

  • Hi, I want to ask you people to know very well the phone before buying it. 1. This is Samsung, which for me doesn't compare with any other brand (in a negative way). I am sorry I spent money on it. 2. System used is Android (mostly 1.5 with update at request to 2.1). This is good system for lots of games and stupid apps. 3. THIS IS IN NOT A PROFESIONAL DEVELOPED PHONE : it will not sync contacts, agenda, events, etc. Although the overall time to sync details is minimum 20-25 minutes !!! 4. Software for it (KIES) is built in a stupid way, it does not work and probably Samsung considers all the planet stupid. 5. MOST IMPORTANT: u will not have any privacy as all your contacts will be synced with your gmail. I really don't get it how come google needs to brute force my personal details. OVERALL: if u didn't buy it yet, don't buy. If u bought, sell it and delete personal info on gmail. And don't ever buy again Samsung or Android platform. Way better and much much faster phone are provided by Nokia and Sony (i own Spica, E51, W910i, k600i, 2370C, etc). Cheers

  • Samsung i5700 is better

  • I hear samsung won't made it.. But 2.2 can run on i5700 with limitation, some hardware still not work.. Thanks to LeshaK maybe samsung can recruit him :D

  • can I upgrade 2.1 to 2.2 my samsung spica?

  • Hey frnds, can any one tell me which one is better Samsung I5700 of or HTC Tattoo ? m getting confuse..... pls help.

  • Hey Ganesh, One way is to do wat kevin suggested. or if you are familiar with linux then go the android sdk way. you can use the adb tool part of sdk to launch a shell and issue the cmd dmesg to get the logs. Trace out the culprit from there. dmesg lists the system log.

  • I flashed Spica to Android 2.1 but i still have problems with bluetooth. Phone says "Paired but not connected". I could not connect phone through BT in Kies or NPS. Although sending files from PC to Spica works using Windows7 Bluetooth function, but not from Spica to PC. How to fix that issue? And BTW Spica has nasty bug: when you start the camera the processor goes to 800 Mhz, and remains stuck there till next reboot! Partial solution is

  • Any app that might do it. Just check teh pattern of app isage and gprs usage. also your own personal usage patterns that might tell you what the culprit is, also if this occurs a lil too much then please visit samsung service point.

  • Thanks Kevin, but this not happening everyday, happens thrice in a week.

  • Any idea on how to go about upgrading from 1.5 cupcake to 2.1 eclair or 2.2 froyo.

  • Ganesh, I havent experience3d anything of that sort try formatting teh sd card and leave it blank for 2-3 days and then see if it still restarts as usually this problem arises due to memory card and huge data on it.

  • Have anyone experience this, my mobile gets re-start or sometimes switched off. Really experiencing this quite often. Can't think why this happens. If anyone can help here it will better.

  • just bought it on Monday 12 July 2010. Its an Awesome phone, works just lyk iphone probly better. has more featurs and loads of free apps to download. Browser is lil bit slow but opera Mini works great. both landscape and potrait on screen keyboard work awesome. Although it has cupcake on it the 1.5 and planning to upgrade it to 2.1 or 2.2 lets see how does that go. The phone is out of stock every where luckily i searched 20 shops and then go it.

  • Dear Dev, Does the 2.1 update give you SWYPE while typing and SNS for social networking integration..? Thx.

  • Yes QWERTY keyboard is available in landscape mode also for messeging

  • After almost 7-8 weeks of wait, I finally bought Samsung Spica on Monday! I bought it from a friend of mine. Its only 1.5 months old, scrachless and almost showroom piece with bill/waranty. I got a great bargain as I bought it for 8.5K, Bill says 14K!!! I used it extensively with Android 1.5 and got it updated to Android 2.1 yesterday from Samsung service center. Now its got better! Its a great phone for 8.5K (for me) its an awesome deal. Main advantages are: -Android OS hence no limit to want you can do with Apps! -Super fast CPU -Great Screen -Screen resolution is enough to use latest apps -Wi-fi -GPS -Push mail -etc

  • Is a landscape virtual QWERTY keybaord exists with auto rotate option for messaging?

  • lolzz the phone is already so much in demand, thr r so many seekers.'hate' u shud hav completed ur sentence " dont buy this phone cos i wanna buy it".lolz

  • Why? What is the problem with this phone? Can anyone suggest me any other good phone under 15000. Is there any other good android phone under 15000.

  • dont buy this phone

  • those games run only in high end phones,newaz asphalt 5 doesnt work and other games with 3d dont work on spica..its a entry level android phone so dont expect miracles..you get only what you pay for..consider htc legend or even costlier phones to get all games working..

  • Does all the applications in android market run in Spica? There are many high graphic game like Asphalt 5 and fifa10 etc in android market. Does these game run in Spica? I'm planning to take this mobile, i read the review, they said there is noticeable lag in android 2.1 is it true? Please reply...

  • im having a hard time in using my bluetooth,how will used that????!!!!!

  • Mad phone only for people who want simple and extraordinary phone. Made from good materials, good looking... and nothing else. In pure version it has no file manager and application installer, and Samsung suite for PC do not work. So it is possible to use it only like a simple phone without even callendar. If it has a Google market , someone can by applications and send all his personal information to Google. Excellent. And it is possibly to use this phone like a super ipod ...after hacking it and loosing warranty. Good luck with Samsung i5700...........

  • dont be so desperate .. wait for a few days and get this phone or may be better phone for same price as many android phones will be released soon

  • Could anyone let me know where would I get this model in Chennai? Even a second hand would do..

  • THe battery indicator is false..drops always 10% (100-70), 20% (70-30), using iGauge Battery or Android System Info.. When reach 30% it very fast to 15%... I try off-charging when 50%(android bar), the samsung battery bar shown (1/5 bar)..

  • Hi Madhuranga, Can you see the box? if its name is in the top as Samasung Galaxy and also check the model no: should be i5700, if so then its Spica, also check the packed date if the packed date is after Apr 2010 then it should be having Eclair.

  • 8800

  • 12500Rs

  • not avaiable for spica, a custom rom is under development

  • How much did you buy the second hand for?

  • Kensha Mobile store, J M Road

  • I think he ment Start

  • why stop using task killer? i thought task killers helps to conserve battery by killing apps that are running in the background?

  • This is not available in market , i got second hand used 3 months from J.M.road

  • any one who can help me upgrading this damn pretty yhing to android 2.2 froyo ?? waiting thanks.

  • 1. Stop using task killers. 2. Shut down wifi/3g/gps when you're not using it. Download the app "Quick Settings" and use that. 3. Put screen brightness down to 50%.

  • I am experiencing a problem with my android browser. Whenever i try to download any file, say a pdf file, it says and nothing happens.It wont download. I'v made sure that the browser's cache is clean and the download manager's cache as well. But it simply wont download. Any inputs will be helpful!!! And this is a killer of a phone. Recently updated from 1.5 to 2.1. I had the same problem there too but i managed to download a couple of files but just dont remember wat i did. Then have any of you played a wmv file? The specifications quotes that it can play wmv but my spica wont recognize wmv files.

  • See samsung site store locator

  • Spica is great phone, best performance over price ratio that i have found in range 200-300eur. Nice hardware (everything top class phones have!) packed in thin elegant case, but what makes this phone really great is Android OS with Android Market, best on the market. :) Only thing that i miss in Spica is camera flash LED for dark place shooting. I also did some (unintentional) crude tests: It survived 1.5 meter drop to laminate. Back cover and battery fell out but nothing braked, it turned on normally, no visible effects. Front touch screen is not very scratch resistant, small sharp stones in your pocked with Spica will scratch the screen! I hope it is (cheaply) replaceable... any info on this?

  • my wife really likes this phone is there anything extra in the descriptions that would make me buy this phone plz help!! thanks

  • If you can please provide addresses of authorized dealer's from pune. I want to buy Samsung mobile model GT-I5700 SPICA.

  • Switch off blue tooth, wifi and net access when not in use. Reduce brightness when indoors. Use a good task manager to close applns in background.

  • sorry, not much of a gamer myself, but i've seen some people play 2-player games on their iphones -- basically each person grabs one end of the phone, and treats it like a mini arcade. Since you're effectively dealing with 4 inputs(2 players, 2 hands), that got me thinking about the multitouch issue. no biggie though, i can live w/o games :D

  • guys plz giv me some tips about conservin d battery coz i think my battery is defective... so i jus wanna be sure

  • Well games usually don't have much problems, The only game app on which I faced an issue was NESoid , solved it by reassigning movement controls to trackpad! and I'm not sure what u meant 2 player games, usually, me and my friends take turns on games!

  • thanks for replying on the multitouch issue...but how about games? Say, something like needs two hands/thumbs to play, or 2-player games?

  • I have contacted all the three persons a couple of times atleast, except mobile gallery others told the model is stopped and mobile gallery says no stock as u know. i have no hope that this model will come in hyd becoz samsung representative told me that may be the stockists(super dealer) for AP is not interested and has an idea that there is no demand for this piece so he is not ordering from samsung itseems

  • Why don't you go and find that new piece for yourself then instead of craving and groveling for the phone on forums ;)

  • hey tnx for the info! i have set my brightness level to 0% always because beyond that cause pain in my eyes.. i also don't text and call that much. do you think my battery is defective? i just bought mine 3 days ago. the warranty for the battery is 6 months though.. By the way do you know who to disable the vibrating effect when you unlock the phone?

  • yea just contacted him now. No stock. Also i got this mail from samsung. Thank you for taking interest in Samsung products and services. Samsung mobile model GT-I5700 SPICA is a running model as of now and If you want to buy handset then you canvisit to any of authorized dealer near by to you, the addresses of authorized dealer?s are as follows: Mobile Gallary 10-4-41/4, Golconda Appartment, humayun nagar, Hydrabad Phone=9849837820 Est Cellucom 4-1-896, Sri rama Toewr, Boggul Kuunta, Tilak Road, Hydrabad-1 Phone =040-66668786/9949017786 cell World 47, Khan Lateef Khan Market, Basheerbagh, Hydrabad-1 (A.P) Phone =040-23423344 For assistance contact Samsung Customer Care. Thanking you and assuring best services always.

  • thanks for the info bro. have u contacted mobile gallery person again?

  • does it have landscape mode.

  • Correction to earlier post. You can use multi touch specific apps but without the multi touch feature , For eg. Dolphin browser has pinch zoom feature, but since Spica doesn't support multi touch, u have to use zoom button. All major Apps hav both single and multi Touch methods of navigation, so no issues there.

  • Use the following tricks to improve battery life.. 1. Set the brightness a touch down. 2. Go to market, download and replace Pantheon with launcher pro. 3. Download APN Droid from market to cut of data transfer when not needed. 4. Download advanced task killer and kill unwanted background apps. 5. When going to bed, turn ON airplane mode. Hope this helped : )

  • Yes u Cannot use multi touch Apps, but look on the brightside, u get the FULL android experience for 12k!

  • how long does your battery last? mine SUCKS it only last for 1.5 days with minimal texting and browsing the phone only! no calls too!

  • question: if this phone doesn't support multitouch, does it mean i can't run apps that specifically use multitouch?

  • Should i go for it or wait for galaxy 3(i5800)? i want to use phone as a modem in pc

  • yes, pc studio not work @win7.. hope i5700 get android froyo 2.2 upgrade, so we can install application to SD easily :D

  • lol if you are using win 7 pc studio doesnt work. Use samsung kies. As for internal memory being small with samdroid mod you have app2sd and you can install your apps on sd card.And there are options to backup your phone also. Also there are many apps in the android market fo this like Titanium backup etc.

  • don't buy this cell phone this cell phone does not connect to the pc studio supplied or latest version downloaded from sam sung site as the internal memory is very small as u install application on phone its 130 mb memory proves to be very less and phone become very slow even sam sung technical expert have said u cant connect the phone to pc studio for backing up phone book,playing internet through phone on pc, contact modification it only connect to pc via data cable to transfer video and images nor u can connect it thorugh bluetooth to transfer little bit of material also. buy at ur own risk

  • 1. For document viewer it's free..but not to edit 2. Yes auto rotate enabled, you can turn in on or off 3. You can find it at market

  • i have found few sites which have stock of spica but they are costly ranging from 14k to 20k, but still in dilema whether to buy from them r not

  • I m going to buy this superb handset. Cause i5800 will cost more than this handset(17k in india)

  • ive seen spica i malls here in Cavite for about Php 13,500. 1K cheaper than Jet.

  • Sir, I read through most of the comments in the recent past ,but to have a final confirmation, 1.Is there freely available word/excel/Poerpoint viewer software is available? 2.Is a landscape virtual QWERTY keybaord exists with auto rotate option for messaging? 3.If you see i5800 sepcficiation,it says it has got Document Vieer,Facebook App etc.So my question is these softwares are exactly same as what we download and use it from market or something special? Sorry for my ingnorance and than in advance, KRP

  • hey raditya, could you kindly help me on how to upgrade my spica to v2.1 eclair? tnx in advance!

  • top class fone,i change fones four times a year ,only really liked nokias,sonys,htc,but this samsung changed my mind, symbian is boring now,,,no flash but in nite scene is good so is okay without flash,,large battery one of the best for android system,to save power just add power control widget to home screen to switch on/off wifi gps bluetooth brightness sync,, ,then download APN widget provided by pedro maicas from market and put on home screen to switch on/off mobile internet 3g edge hsdpa,then you have all the battery hungry services in one area and keep them off when not using them and battery lasts a couple o days,also go to settings then applications running services and stop apps you dont want running in background you can start them manually anytime there is loads of shortcuts and sub menus in this fone either using buttons or touching and holding finger on screen till sub menu appears,for bigger and better keyboard download bigbuttons keyboard provided by chicago logo inc works on memo notes texting, you can lock and unlock fone from button on top right of fone press to wake fone press again and hold to unlock or slide the button on screen to the right.press volume rocker on left side o fone to silence incoming call,good screen size.very fast fone,good processor....

  • guys in india forget about i5700 spica and if you willing to pay 4k extra go for s8500 wave it costs you around 17k. and it's really good one

  • Hi srinivas, I had the same problem which u r facing now. For greedy reasons vodafone has blocked off normal gprs/ vodafone live access for Spica, it would be wise that u switch ur mobile operator like I did, spica without internet access is an incomplete phone. I'm using aircel now.. Rs 98/month and unlimited internet usage! Hope it helped : )

  • tnx for the info! yup no apps running in the background i always use the killallapps app to terminate running apps.

  • the Spica is very hard to find in the Philippines! Wave is already available...but spica? dont bother.

  • with moderate use i get avg of 2-2 and 1/2 days ..check for background apps and close the ones which u arent using..

  • guys are you experiencing fast battery drain in your galaxy? i just did occasional texting, browsing the phone, test the camera took around 4 pix and used the wifi for only 40minutes, I just charged it yesterday and now it's only 15%!! All connections(wifi etc) are off. Brightness is set to 0%.

  • aww sad :(. I will wait for it. I will let know when i find it .

  • so much is the demand phone is being sold out evrywhere

  • sorry bro, i tried very hard for last couple of days but couldnt found out spica. only i7500 & galaxy S is available. everyone says its out of stock. why samsung is doing this i cant understand. i m very dissapointed after trying that much :( . if u find any pls inform

  • lol its the best in price range 11-15k I think. I got it for 11.8k But I think Samsung not distributing spica now in India. My friend searched alot for it :P

  • I want to download a 12-key keypad but seems it is not available for downloading. I don't find the existing QWERTY keypad/board helpful as i frequently press other letters next to the needed letter. Can you help me find the link?

  • does spica been laggy if put a 32gb sd card? any one got spica w/32 gb mem.

  • But 1 thing u should know that Galaxy is android based OS but wave is based on samsung's Bada OS.

  • hey i gonna buy this phone.but is it worth for money. also, what is its price in india? does it have a horizontal keyboard when rotated?

  • does it have tv out?..

  • guys in india forget about i5700 spica and if you willing to pay 4k extra go for s8500 wave it costs you around 17k. and it's really good one

  • does this phone comes with any screen guard or we have to buy it, and is it scratch resistance atleast low scratch screen?

  • hello, i want to ask a question.... because im gonna buy this phone... can this phone read Korean text? thank you so much~

  • @jippo NOT FOUND it says "Sorry! The page you were looking for got scared and ran away, but we can't let you run away too. Below are some recent posts you might be interested in"

  • Hi Iam using vodafone sim can you post the setting for apn and iam unable to access the internet after upgrading my phone to Android 2.1V can some one help me out

  • _http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/root-samsun­g-galaxy-spica-i5700-with-leshaks-kernel/_ do at your own risk

  • it is no iPhone or Desire, but these are so much more expensive. Sunlight usualibity is better than average and the battery is more than enough for normal users. I can reach up to four days without recharge with normal use (some calls, sms, a little bit of surfing and IM'ing, facebooking). The Spica is a solid perfomer, nothing more nothing less. In the same category with the Nokia 5800, LG Arena, Samsung Jet and HTC Tattoo the Spica is king (though the others have other pros and contras).

  • I would take galaxy spica over Htc Magic.. 5mp+ phone cameras fail to impress me.. 3.2mp some times take better image... and led flash are not good, normal range is only 100cm..

  • i having this phone for a month.loved it after the update liked it more.nice screen,nice browsing,good price and dpn t forget.samsung manufacture screen,cpu,everything so can keep cost low

  • Got mine today, simply love it!

  • To rival iPhone on features and speed at this price, it is an achievement. I think Samsung will hit big with this phone because of the price and the full Android experience.

  • It has a very good battery life! 1500mA, note that. Nice and big screen is good for eyes. Google maps with street view is cool!

  • Its called Weather and Toggle Widget.Its available in the Android Market for $2

  • Its called Weather and Toggle Widget.Its available in the Android Market for $2

  • anyone knows how and where to root my spica so that whenever I install apps, it will save in mem card.

  • how did you get the animated weather and clock widget?

  • Spica is the best Phone I've ever had. Period.

  • can you suggest a must have apps in spica? i need apps to that read office docs and a keypad which is the same as the usual ones.

  • thank you ,waiting for the address info :D.I need two mobiles. I cant wait anymore ahh :(.

  • I have been in contact with mobile gallery from more than 4-6 weeks. when i mailed samsung they gave this address as their privilege partner. This store person says the same thing from the past several weeks that it may be available in week. so dont waste and wait for that person. i may get an address today where we can find it but may be with 1.6 version. i will let u know in a day r two

  • I couldnt find this phone for purchase anywhere in bangalore, Any idea if this phone has stopped distribution or otherwise?

  • Thanks for solving keyboard problem remolon.

  • Anyone had a problem with 128 RAM ?? I want to buy this phone next week.. To anyone want to upgrade to eclair, just run the software updater from your PC Studio 7, wait until finish and you will get the latest Android 2.1 or go to samsung service center (free charge)

  • In ebay.in also there are no stocks lol.I am also trying ebay from 3 weeks. I contacted mobile gallery(mehdipatnam) ,one of the official samsung mobile dealers,he said it may be available in a week or so.

  • dealers have no brains the Bluetooth problem is software limitaion on 1.5 solved in 2.1 ,and i know lot people are looking around for it may be dealers are the ones giving samsung impression that no one going for this phone

  • hi brother, the hyd samsung people have enquired and told that its not available in hyd itseems, he advised me to buy it from ebay. but he is not agreeing that production is stopped. he is only saying that the superstockists in hyd may have stopped taking it since there is no demand and also since this set had a bad impression initially due to its lack of bluetooth transfer which made dealers to skip the order for this. itseems anyway its very bad on samsung part to do like this.

  • samsung is releasing the i5800 at almost the same price of i5700 spica. so, it might decreased the production of i5700 and started on i5800

  • im in asia...is it ok to update my Spica v1.5 to v2.1 in samsung UK site? Spica is called Portal in UK...since i cant find an online update here in asia, is it safe to upgrade my firmware in UK site? XOXO

  • @sam, If you connect your phone with usb debugging enabled then PC studio will identify your mob(you cant sync or access phone memory though), unfortunately even i couldnt find an update using that s/w hence i went for a service centre. There are many unofficial way of updating your device on the net but will void your warranty. Am living in the southern tip of India however found these service centres in your place googling. 1)Durga Electronics:M-3,Old DLF Colony, SEc 14,Gurgaon PH:0124-4388088 2)Factory Service Centre:S-E-O-35, Sector 31, HUDA Main Market, Gurgaon. PH:0124-4038582/83 @Anonimous ==>Disabling vibration while phone unlock(V2.1). the only way is to set a pattern and then disable the haptic feed back. There is no other way to do it. ==>Disabling vibration in dialpad(V2.1). I couldnt figure out any way, apparently after heavy googling i found that theres no option available to disable from there!!!!

  • Hi, I have a Spica running on 1.5OS. You mentioned about having the OS upgraded from a service center. Is there no way to do it by myself online? I tried through Samsung PC Suite but it doesn't even detect the phone. Also, if service centre is the only option, would you have any idea where I can find a service centre in Gurgaon? Thanks for your help in advance. :) Sam.

  • At my country the new i5700 using elcair (2.1) already :D

  • thx for the good news bro. I am also searching for this phn in hyd from passt 3 weeks :@

  • Hi friends, Yesterday i had a talk with samsung official representatives. They told that spica is right under production and there is no chance of stopping of this model right away. Second thing is the launch of i5800 will take atleast a couple of months it seems, only galaxy i9000 will be in the market in a week or two itseems, so as per them the mobile stores are telling the wrong thing. Today they will inform me where it is available in hyd.

  • Chennai guys, I bought my Spica on 13-June from Saravana selvarathinam stores. As per my assumption that is the last piece they had. So guy go n check in Saravana selvarathinam store (Next to old saravana store in Ranganathan st)

  • I feel your pain, I've been through exactly the same problem as yours. I've checked nearly all good mobile shops in chennai, but these dumb idiots force you to buy another phone. Half of them have never heard of Android. I do know the name of one shop where it is available every week. But, due to high purchases, the dealer asked for an advanced payment from me. If you want I can tell you the name of the dealer. i5800 has a lower resoltion I think, and it'll probably be priced higher. So, it is not an option. Galaxy S is good, but too pricey for me.

  • Friends, does anyone tried long press your home key when UR in another application. This facility has been not in earlier iphones, their latest release fixed this.

  • You should upgrade the OS to v.2.1 (Eclair)

  • remolon help me to remove vibration when i unlock the keypad & typing the nos on dial pad?plz plz

  • We should buy samsung i5800 .It is better than i5700 and the price will be also the same.

  • Bought this phone in Bangalore after a week ago, after a month's search. For all people who haven't found the phone yet, mail Samsung for its "privilege partners" in your city. As far as the phone is concerned, its brilliant. The app store makes up for any deficiency in factory setup. Totally love it :)

  • its not like that, Samsung is still shipping i5700, the reason you cant find it is because it is not yet released in your Country, just wait, it soon will be

  • As per my analysis, it was available till 18th Jun, 2010.A person had bought it in saravana stores chennai. Seeing his comment i went and checked with the same shop. They say no stock and donno anything abt when this will be available. They have only i7500, 23000. I dont think its a worthy buy at this juncture. For past 1 week i was roaming almost whole of chennai. Almost all shops selling mobiles (big or small).Some of their answers below; Richie street oasis - no stock. Chrome - It is not released yet. Spencers samsung dealer - no stock, no idea when will it come. Univercell - No but, galaxy s will be available in a weeks time. Sangeetha Mobiles - galaxy mobiles will be available after 21/2 months. Wavetel - galaxy mobiles no stock. Samsung dealer in RK saalai - no stock. mobile store - galaxy mobiles stopped. saravana stores - No stock and donno anything abt when this will be available.i7500 is available 23000. So need guys dont waste time in trying these stores. No use, save time. May be Samsung is using great business strategy here, They want to sell their new, galaxy S galaxy 3 of higher price. So they are trying to prevent people buying low priced 5700. (or) May trying to sell out the ones with their own OS (BADA) released recently, suppressing Andriod. Business wise makes sense. (or) May be upgrading all 5700s with 2.1 and then distribute in market. Whatever.I want 5700 ... guys found sold anywhere, plz plz plz do inform. I am very eager.

  • Hey, I have a problem managing applications, in the app menu( by pressing that small upward arrow, or drag it up), I have like six pages full of apps, but when I uninstall some of the apps(for example from page 4) then empty spaces are left, the apps on page 5 should move to page 4(replacing the uninstalled apps)..but its not like that, pls. help how to arrange them

  • Today i went to the same shop (saravana stores next to RMKV) eagerly after seeing your comment. Their answer was no stock for i5700. Only i7500 was available :(, its 23000 ... It has a low processor. I dont this can be upgraded to 2.1.Then why this price still? Anyway i was not interested, so didnt buy it. Will wait for i5700.

  • Vodafone will not have specs for a particular model. The settings are generic and you need to enter that on the phone. Call customer service and speak to tech support. They are more knowledgable.

  • tanx for ur advice i really need to diig a lot abt android, its awesome

  • hello yousef...you said u had updated to 2.1 android using guides found on net..can u specify the link u used...

  • This phone was added in Samsung India site a week back. Means its not phasing out. Also dealers are saying, phone is being exported to UK/Europe which is creating a crunch in India. We all need to wait till supply becomes good. Fingers Crossed!

  • I've been looking for the Spica like crazy here in Hyderabad.. Shopkeepers say it is out of production now.

  • @jean. Android V1.5 does not support Bluetooth file transfer, it supports only bluetooth headset pairing. However Android V2.1 has the bluetooth file transfer support. The update is available in India, so if you get a SPICA with 1.5 get it updated from a service centre! @Jagan, I wouldnt advice you to root it just to use your live wallpapers. Rooting has more to it!I guess you are a noob in linux world so i would advice you to get accustomed to Android and linux and may be later you can give a try! And by the way, live wallpapers drinks your battery a lot!!! choice is yours!

  • its avalble i n bhopal its good

  • no its not true u have to chek

  • Hey buddy, What about the bluetoth sistem? People say that we can not send files using the bluetoth, is it true ?

  • Why this phone samsung i5700 can't downloads software from internet and bluetooth doesn't work

  • Battery back up is very less even speaker sound is low. Need to improve quality.....thnx

  • Viz & remolon thanks for the info i bought my spica wich has latest android 2.1, do i need to root ? b'coz live wallpaper doesn't work on my mobile

  • Which os is better android or windows for reading and creating pdf, exel and word documents? And why is better? Please respond as soon as possible. Thank You in advance.

  • guys this model has been stopped in India. Better try for other phones

  • To groovey: less than one minute to get gps signal - I think it's a-gps.

  • Nice phone! Fast and powerful. So far, no need for root or update at all. It works out of the box - and you can customize it enough through the market.

  • In linux world root is the administrator of your machine who actually can control anything. In the same way, the phone which you are using comes with only user permissions which means you dont get administrative privillages. For security reasons your phone comes with user permission and does not allow you to become an andministrator. Rooting is the process of gaining administrative privillages.

  • Consider your phone to be a computer. The vendor "samsung" does not give you access to folders in C:\ on the computer. Rooting is enabling access to C drive folders. Taking an extended control of your phone.

  • bluetooth connection to another does not work

  • hi every body, can any one tell me is there block number in samsung i5700 galaxy ? I mean to block a number in order not to receive a message from a specific number???? this is usually in (menu, message, settings, text message, block number)

  • Can some one explain what is rooting ?

  • Tata docomo gives 2GB data usage in 48rs and 6GB data usage in 95rs with Super Fast Speed

  • If u want 2 remove dem then simply press on them for 2 secs and then bottom of screen there will be a recycle bin icon , DRAG that widget to it . And from MARKET , download an application named Contact2sim . Very useful :) Enjoi !

  • aircel Rs-98 unlimted gprs no limit best as no other operator offers it they all have 2 gb or 500 mb limit

  • does any one like to tell me how can i save my new contacts on sim .... and also how can i delete widgets from home screen that i don wana use. please reply

  • @remolon. thanks for that. i just ordered a white version of this unit. i hope itll be good and wont regret buying it. if not. id have to consider swapping it to samsung jet. since i heard jet has better UI. only the os makes the spica better. thanks again!

  • I m using Airtel gprs on my Spica. works very fine even while roaming. The pack costs Rs 98/- per month and offers 2GB free download. 30p/50kb beyond 2gb usage.

  • Guys which mobile Operator are u using? I am from bangalore and Vodafone doesnt have GPRS or any other settings for SPICA!!! (went to a vodafone store, he was clueless!) I'm planning to switch, so i thought, i would take ur valuable opinion first :)