Samsung Q1 Ultra UMPC

The Samsung Q1 were a family of Ultra-Mobile PCs produced by Samsung with a 7" (18 cm) LCD and exists in several different versions with either Windows XP Tablet PC Edition or Windows Vista Home Premium.

Variations

Q1 series

Samsung Q1

• Intel Celeron M ULV (Ultra Low Voltage) 353 running at 600 MHz
• 40 GB 1.8" Hard Drive (ZIF interface)
• 512MB DDR2 533
• Max memory 3GB DDR2 533
• Mobile Intel 915GMS Express Chipset
• 7 inch WVGA (800×480) resistive(single-touch) touch screen (using finger or stylus) with the included "Easy Display Manager" software allowing the user to downscale from 1024×600 and 1024×768 with a few button presses.
• VGA port
• Weighs 0.78 kg
• 3-cell battery (up to 3 hours) or 6-cell battery (up to 6 hours)
• WLAN 802.11b/g
• LAN port 100 mbit
• CompactFlash port Type II
• Stereo speakers
• Array mics
• AVS mode using Windows XP embedded
• Bluetooth enabled
• Digital Multimedia Broadcasting
• 2 USB ports

The Q1 is one of the first ultra-mobile computers (UMPC) produced under Microsoft's "Origami" project. The Q1 can boot into two different modes: typical Windows XP (OS can be replaced), and AVS mode running Windows XP Embedded. AVS mode runs in a separate partition and boots directly to a music, photo, and video player with no Windows Explorer interface. The AVS feature is unique to the Q1.

Samsung Q1 SSD

The SSD version is identical to the Q1 except that the 40 GB hard disk drive has been replaced by Samsung's 32 GB solid-state drive. At release, the SSD version was about twice as expensive as the normal Q1.

Samsung Q1b

The Q1b was Samsung's second UMPC device, with a much improved battery life and 30% brighter screen compared to the Q1. The CF card slot and the Ethernet port were removed on this version. It also had a mono speaker and a single microphone.

• VIA C7-M ULV @ 1 GHz
• 5 Hour Battery Life (using standard 3-cell battery)
• 30% Brighter Screen (LED backlight)
• Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g support)
• Bluetooth v2.0
• 512 MB DDR RAM
• 40 GB Hard Drive
• Optional WiBro Module
• Optional HSDPA cellular Module

Samsung Q1F (Pentium M)

Manufacturer Part #: NP-Q1-F000

This is almost identical to the original Q1 but with a faster 1 GHz Intel Pentium M processor (723) which enables SpeedStep technology for better battery usage. It is possible to buy a 6-cell battery instead of the default 3-cell to double the time on all these devices. The Pentium edition also has:

• 1 GB DDR2 RAM
• 40 or 60 GB Hard Drive
• Microsoft Windows Vista

Q1 Ultra series

The Q1 Ultra series differed greatly from the original Q1 series with more features, including:

• Split keyboard
• SD card slot (replacing the CF card slot on its predecessor)
• Higher-resolution screen(1024×600 compared to 800×480)
• Front-facing camera
• The ability to use the joystick as a mouse.

Samsung Q1 Ultra

The Ultra model runs on an 600/800 MHz Intel A100/A110 (Stealey)processor and includes dual cameras, a 40GB/60GB hard disk, HSDPA and just like its predecessor, it comes installed with either Windows XP or Vista.

All Q1U models offer a new split keyboard, 1GB of RAM (user upgradeable to 2GB), SD card slot and 1024×600 screen. A GPS accessory is also offered, which may be used with the included mapping software.

Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium

Uses an Intel Core Solo U1500 processor at 1330 MHz. 1GB of RAM upgradeable to 2GB.

This was the last and highest performance machine in the Q1 and Q1 Ultra series.

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Vodafone 360 Samsung M1
Manufacturer	Samsung Electronics
Compactible networks	GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz UMTS: 900, 2100 MHz Data: EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Availability by country	13 November 2009
Type	Smartphone
Form factor	Candybar
Dimensions	111 x 55 x 13.3 mm (4.37 x 2.17 x 0.52 inches)
Weight	111 g (3.92 oz)
Operating system	Linux (LiMo R2)
CPU	Single core, 800 MHz, Samsung SC36410
GPU	3D Graphics HW accelerator
Memory	1 GB RAM
Storage	1 GB
Removable storage	microSD, microSDHC up to 16 GB
Battery	Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Display	3.2" 240x400 @ 146 PPI TFT display Touchscreen
Rear camera	3 MP Autofocus, digital zoom
Front camera	640x480 (VGA) video calling
Media	Audio: MP3, eAAC+, WMA, AMR, MIDI Video: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, XviD Radio: FM
Connectivity	A-GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, headphone connector 3.5mm
Other	Notifications: Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone Sensors: Accelerometer, Voice recording

Vodafone 360 Samsung M1 is a LiMo Platform based handset mobile phone released in November 2009.



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The Samsung ZEQ 9000 (product code: SM-Z9000 for the single SIM, and SM-Z9005 for dual SIM) is the first Tizen smartphone to be released commercially by Samsung. It is to be announced at MWC 2014.

This trademark was denied in both US and Korea for the moment. It was believed that the a product heading to selected markets (Russia, UK and France) is SM-Z910F, but then later conflicting reports say there are no release plans for Samsung Z (SM-Z910F).

Known specifications

4.8 inch screen with WXGA (768×1280) resolution and a 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor.

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Samsung S8530 Wave II
Manufacturer	Samsung Electronics
Slogan	Born Smart
Series	S-Series
Compactible networks	GSM: 850/900/1800/1900/2100 3G: 900/2100 HSDPA: 3.6 Mbit/s HSUPA: 2 Mbit/s
Availability by country	October 2010
Predecessor	Samsung Wave S8500
Related	Samsung Jet, Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Wave S8500
Form factor	Slate
Dimensions	123.9 x 59.8 x 11.8 mm
Weight	135 g
Operating system	bada 1.2 with TouchWiz 3.0
CPU	ARM Cortex A8 clocked at 1 GHz (Samsung S5PC111)
Memory	internal 2 GB / 8 GB; 256MB + 128MB of RAM
Removable storage	microSD(HC) up to 32 GB
Battery	Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Data inputs	T9 trace, Abc, QWERTY, Multi-touch input method, Handwriting recognition
Display	3.7" 800x480 @ 283 PPI Super Clear LCD display with Gorilla Glass
Rear camera	5 MP (4:3)
Media	MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+, WMA, AMR, WAV, MP4, FLAC, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, DivX, XviD, MKV ...
Connectivity	802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, A-GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, microUSB 2.0
Other	- Scratch-resistant surface - Smart unlock - Accelerometer - Proximity Sensor - Magnetometer - Digital compass

The Samsung Wave II S8530 (or "Samsung Wave II") is the Successor of Samsung Wave S8500 smartphone running the bada 1.2 operating system designed by Samsung, which was commercially released on October, 2010. The Wave is a slim touchscreen phone powered by Samsung's "Hummingbird" CPU (S5PC110), which includes 1 GHz ARM Cortex-8 CPU and a powerful built-in PowerVR SGX 540 graphics engine, "Super LCD" screen and 720p high-definition video capture capabilities. Shortage of Super AMOLED screens was one of the primary reasons for the release of this model.

Hardware features

Design

The phone is made of mostly metal alloy and is measured at 10.9 mm thick. In terms of form factor, it is a slate style featuring 3 physical buttons on the front: call, reject/ shutdown, and main menu button.

Screen

The screen is a 3.7-inch (94 mm) capacitive touchscreen Super LCD with an anti-smudge oleophobic coating on top of the scratch-resistant tempered-glass (Gorilla Glass Display) touch panel which has been shown to be capable of resisting extreme friction (scratch-resistant). The screen resolution is 800x480 WVGA.

Processor

The phone features a 1 GHz SoC, which internally contains an ARM Cortex A8 CPU core that is identical to the ARM Cortex CPU core used in Apple's A4 package on package SoC. The Phone graphics engine is SGX 540 which is said to be capable of generating 90 million triangles per second (same as the SoC used on the Samsung Galaxy S). And 256MB+128MB RAM (same hardware as Samsung Wave S8500).

Camera

The phone features a 5 megapixel which supports 2592 x 1944 pixels, along with autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, face, blink detection, image stabilization, touch focus,etc. Other than these features it has various shooting modes such as beauty shot, smile shot, continuous, panorama and vintage shot. As a camcorder it is able to shoot 720p HD recording (1280x720) at 30 FPS with flash. As well as this, it is also able to record slow motion video (320x240) at 120 FPS with flash.

Other features

Other feature includes A-GPS, 2 GB/8 GB of internal storage with a microSDHC slot for an additional 32 GB. It also has a magnetometer, a proximity sensor, an accelerometer, 5.1-channel surround sound Mobile Theater, music recognition, a fake call service, smart search, Social Hub and it is the first phone to support Bluetooth version 3.0.

In addition to Bluetooth 3.0, the phone also features Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, HSDPA 3.2 Mbit/s and HSUPA 2 Mbit/s.

This phone is available with both European/Asia 3G bandings and the North American 3G bandings. Keep in mind that the North American 3G bandings version of the phone is a limited availability and is not available in the US.

Software features

User interface

The phone is one of the few smartphone to feature the Samsung bada operating system platform. The UI is Samsung's own Touchwiz 3.0. Touchwiz 3.0, like the 2 predecessors (Touchwiz 2.0 and Touchwiz), utilises widgets. The 3 most notable widgets pre-installed in Touchwiz 3.0 are Daily Briefing (which includes all essential information such as weather, finance, AP mobile news and schedule), Feeds and Updates and Buddies now (which allows users to call, send texts to and read Facebook/Twitter feeds off their favourite contacts). Users are allowed to have up to 10 homescreens to add widgets.

Applications

In terms of Internet Browser, Samsung Wave is pre-installed with Dolphin Browser v2.0 (based on WebKit). While this browser supports Flash it is disabled by default to improve page load time.

By default, the phone comes with Picsel Viewer which is capable of reading .pdf and Microsoft Office file formats. Users from selected countries can buy and download Picsel Office Editor from Samsung Apps.

As for Samsung apps, users can also download applications, games and widgets from the application store.

Other software includes the GPS software that comes with this phone (LBS Route 66), Palringo IM, Facebook, Twitter, social hub, mini diary, daily briefing, memo, video player, FM radio, media browser, voice recorder, e-mail and pre-installed asphalt5.

Media support

MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+, WMA, AMR, WAV, MP4, FLAC, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, AVI, DivX, XviD, MKV

Android porting

Due to many owners of the phone disliking the Bada software many people have worked on porting the popular Android O.S to the Wave 2. The ported versions known are Froyo, Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean and Kitkat. However they are still being developed and some features, such as GPS, may be limited or not function as intended.

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Samsung Wave GT-S8500
Manufacturer	Samsung Electronics
Slogan	Born Smart
Series	S-Series
Compactible networks	GSM: 850/900/1800/1900/2100 3G: 900/2100 3G: 850/1900 (NAM Version) HSDPA: 3.6 Mbps
Availability by country	June 2010
Successor	Samsung Wave II GT-S8530
Related	Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Wave II S8530
Form factor	Slate
Dimensions	118 x 56 x 10.9 mm (72.0272 cm³)
Weight	118 g
Operating system	bada with TouchWiz 3.0
CPU	ARM Cortex A8 clocked at 1 GHz (Samsung S5PC110)
GPU	PowerVR SGX 540
Memory	384 MB RAM
Storage	1GB / 2 GB / 8 GB
Removable storage	microSD(HC) up to 32GB
Battery	Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Data inputs	T9 trace (bada 1.2), Abc, QWERTY, Multi-touch input method, Handwriting recognition
Display	3.3" Capacitive touchscreen, 800x480 @ 283 PPI (0.38 Megapixels), Super AMOLED, (PenTile Matrix) display with Gorilla Glass
Rear camera	5 MP Auto Focus, EDOF, with LED Flash
Media	MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+, WMA, AMR, WAV, MP4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, DivX, XviD, MKV, (FLAC bada 1.2)
Connectivity	802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, A-GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, microUSB
Other	- Scratch-resistant surface (Corning Gorilla Glass) - Smart unlock - Accelerometer - Proximity Sensor - Magnetometer - Digital compass

The Samsung Wave (or "Samsung Wave GT-S8500") is the first smartphone running the Bada Operating System designed by Samsung, which was commercially released on June 1, 2010. The Wave is a slim touchscreen phone powered by Samsung's "Hummingbird" CPU (S5PC110), which includes 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 CPU and a built-in PowerVR SGX 540 graphics engine. It also has a "Super AMOLED" screen and 720p high-definition video capture capabilities. Due to shortage of Super AMOLED screens, Samsung released a similar version called Wave II and ceased production of the S8500 model.

Hardware features

Screen

The screen is a 3.3-inch (84 mm) capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED with an anti-smudge oleophobic coating on top of the scratch-resistant tempered-glass ( Gorilla Glass Display ). The screen resolution is 800x480 WVGA with 283 PPI.

Processor

The phone features a 1 GHz SoC, which internally contains an ARM Cortex A8 CPU core that is identical to the ARM Cortex CPU core used in Apple's A4 package on package SoC. The graphics engine of the device is a PowerVR SGX 540 GPU which is said to be capable of generating 90 million triangles per second (same as the SoC used on the Samsung Galaxy S).

Camera

The phone features a 5 megapixel EDOF camera which supports 2560 x 1920 pixels, along with autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, face and blink detection, image stabilization, touch focus,etc. Shooting modes include beauty shot, smile shot, continuous, panorama and vintage shot. As a camcorder it is able to shoot HD recording (1280x720) at 30 FPS with flash. As well as this, it is also able to record slow motion video (320x240) at 120 FPS with flash.

Operating system

In January 2012, Samsung declared that it was planning to merge bada with the Linux-based Tizen which is developed in collaboration with Intel. This move is seen effectively as Samsung dumping its own OS on which they have worked for quite a few years.The Wave was the first phone with Samsung's own Operating System, Bada, meaning "Ocean". Though quite impressive at the beginning, this OS had its hiccups in mid term with the phone hanging constantly and restarting frequently. Samsung worked on the higher versions of Bada 1.2 and later 2.0. Bada 1.2 was released to the world in a phased manner and it was much more stable than Bada 1.0 was. But due to a lack of a powerful core in the OS, application development was limited, a situation which Samsung hoped to rectify by launching Bada 2.0. But Bada 2.0 is yet to be fully released to the world due to lots of bugs found and hence, application development has been throttled.

Other features

Other features include A-GPS, 2 GB/8 GB of internal storage with a microSDHC slot for an additional 32 GB. It also has a magnetometer (compass), a proximity sensor, an accelerometer, 5.1-channel surround sound Mobile Theater, music recognition, a fake call service, smart search, Social Hub and it is the first phone to support Bluetooth version 3.0.

Radio connectivity includes Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s.

This phone is available with both European/Asian 3G bandings and the North American 3G bandings. The North American 3G bandings version of the phone is a limited availability and is not available in the US.

Software features

User interface

The phone is the first smartphone to feature the Samsung bada operating system platform. The UI is Samsung's own Touch-wiz 3.0. Touch-wiz 3.0, like the two predecessors (Touch-wiz 2.0 and Touch-wiz), utilizes widgets. The three most notable widgets pre-installed in Touch-wiz 3.0 are Daily Briefing (which includes all essential information such as weather, finance, AP mobile news and schedule), Feeds and Updates and Buddies now (which allows users to call, send texts to and read Facebook/Twitter feeds off their favorite contacts). Users are allowed to have up to 10 home screens to add widgets.

Applications

For Internet browsing the Samsung Wave has the Dolphin Browser v2.0 (based on WebKit) (or 3.0 depends by the firmware version). This browser supports Flash, but it is disabled by default to improve page loading speed.

By default, the phone comes with Picsel Viewer which is capable of reading .PDF and Microsoft Office file formats. Users from selected countries can buy and download Picsel Office Editor from Samsung Apps.

As for Samsung Apps, users can also download applications, games and widgets from the application store.

Other software includes the GPS software that comes with this phone (LBS Route 66), Facebook, Twitter, social hub, mini diary, daily briefing, memo, video player, FM radio, media browser, voice recorder, e-mail and pre-installed Asphalt 5.

Media support

MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+, WMA, AMR, WAV, MP4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, FLV, DivX, XviD, MKV, (FLAC Bada 1.2) Also supports subtitles.

Bada 2.0 support

On the end of December 2011 the OS was updated to Bada 2.0 in many countries gradually. The first official Bada 2.0 was the LA1. With Bada 2.0 the Touch-wiz reach the version 4.0, the GUI was totally revisited and are included many features as full multitasking, WAC, vocal commands, text-to-speech, speech-to-text, ChatON, Caster, new version of DLNA and social apps and the new browser Dolphin 3.0 with download manager.

Unofficial Development

Android Porting

Due to many owners of the phone disliking the Bada software many people have worked on porting the popular Android O.S to the Wave, The ported versions known are Froyo, Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean and Kitkat. However they are still being developed and some features, such GPS, may be limited or not function as intended.

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