Hi all,

Just bought the Samsung Galaxy 5 for my wife yesterday. (This is my first experience with Android.)

Haven't got the chance to download any apps but first impressions are good. Response seem to be quite snappy (600MHz processor) from what little I have played with it.

Although the screen is QVGA (similar to Wildfire) it did seem to be sharper in appearance to the Wildfire - I had seen the Wildfire a month ago and was put off by the screen. This is probably due to its smaller screen size (2.8" vs. 3.2").

In fact, when looking for a (budget) smartphone for my wife, I had already discounted the Wildfire and had settled on the Nokia C6. That is until I saw the Galaxy 5 (heard about this model and had not considered it after my encounter with the Wildfire screen). Price aside, the choice between the C6 and Galaxy 5 was down to the screen resolution and OS. The C6 may have a higher resolution screen but my doubts about Symbian eventually tilted the scale.

In terms of styling and design, it loses out to the Wildfire, but then this one costs much lower. The physical buttons are plasticky but can't complain much at this price point.

Many shops do not have demo units but I found this one shop in Digital Mall PJ where the girl was almost volunteering to show the demo unit! If you are considering the Wildfire (i.e. budget Android) do check this one out as it's price is lower by almost RM500, and you don't lose much.

How much did you get it for?

RM699, the list price.

Hard to find a lower price as it is still new in the market - many shops still have not heard about it.

ya at least better than csl android ..hehe

It's good job you didn't get the C6. Symbian OS had its day now or long ago. OVI free apps are awfully appalling.

Thanks - further vindication of my decision

650 ORI set..
this is a BASIC android with OS 2.1 , nice try

is this for real rm699??

Yes, RM699 is list price.
I have the samsung raya booklet from senQ, all samsung items inside, except galaxy S which is sold via maxis.

You can get the phone at senQ for RM699 as well.

The samsung booklet is available at all samsung authorised retailers, electronics and home appliances.

wad screen do this hav?
capative?

Some photos of my friend's G5

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Added on September 1, 2010, 10:22 pmPLease do get these 2 apps to run on your phone from the Market....

-Advanced Task Killer-kill unwanted background running programs-save memory on phones
-Juice Defender-disable apn when in lock/off screen mode-saves battery a lot

This post has been edited by PrinceCaspien: Sep 1 2010, 10:22 PM


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Don't use ATK, rather, root the phone and use minifreemanager.

haha.. my opinion is tat the user of this phone will be drooling when wildfire users get their froyo upgrade while this model user will most likely be stuck with 2.1 for the rest of this phone's life( knowing samsung...)

its ok compare to csl 1.6 android for rm1050 upgraded to only 2.1.

how much the wildfire cost compare to this phone?

It's capacitive.

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Added on September 2, 2010, 2:34 pmList price is RM 1190 I think.


This post has been edited by robhor: Sep 2 2010, 02:34 PM

RM699 vs RM1190?it's RM491 diff..can get another cheapo Nokia/SE phone already. So it's not fair we compare Wildfire - G5 right?

But the specs are closer than the difference in price IMHO. At the end of the day, it's probably be a matter of design and brand name...

ic..so the spec is almost same but with huge price tag?

Compare wildfire with G3, not G5.

what's the different except the screen size?

estimate price?

I already said, it's out in SG, SGD400 no contract, samsung SG warranty.

look very much alike corby

not bad actually, its newer. i bought my i7500 2 months ago for 800 bucks . and limjonyee is quite rite though., samsung tend to be very reluctant to release updates to os. which is why i voided my warranty by installing a custom rom. im now using froyo. battery life is MUCH MUCH better. camera is more stable. and since im running custom rom. can overclock the processor. hardware wise, its a good spec. just like the galaxy 5, for the price, u get quite a good piece of hardware.

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Added on September 2, 2010, 11:44 pmhttp://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPho...1&idPhone2=3337
spec comparison for wildfire and galaxy 5.
basically wildfire has more ram and rom, the default 5 mp camera. but wildfires cpu is 528mhz. but this cpu can be overclocked to up to 700mhz.

This post has been edited by ultramaman: Sep 2 2010, 11:44 PM

i bought galaxy 5 yesterday from Samsung authorized dealer at Mines shopping complex. RM899. Very nice phone. so many application can easily download from Android page.

i tot someone said RM699 / 650?

i5500 or i5503 is RM 699,
i5801 or i 5800 is RM 899.

read here
http://f o r u m.m y k o p i t i a m . c o m/topic/10119-my-samsung-gt-i5500/

and this
http://f o r u m.m y k o p i t i a m.c o m /topic/9838-my-samsung-gt-i5801/

(remove spaces)

i tot i5800 is G3

goes by model number. i dun know the call signs.

bro my one is i5503. I bought rm899 yesterday.

You got slauthered. 650 also can get already.

yup u kena slaughtered. rrp is 699. 650 memang can get from 3rd party.

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Added on September 5, 2010, 9:00 pmhonestly i dun see what's wrong with buying from 3rd party sellers from digital mall. even if they do run, samsung will always be around anyway. same goes wid nokia and etc etc etc.

sometimes 3rd party sellers are more efficient and polite than the farked up salespeople at ori stores. especially the sohems that are at the nokia store in the curve shopping mall.

This post has been edited by buntutwoman: Sep 5 2010, 09:00 PM

Ouch overpaid, hard lesson to learn.

Sad thing is malaysia doesn't have a 7 day satisfaction full money back guarantee.

F***.... i kena tipu........ I payed rm899. Samsung authorized dealer...

Bring the brochure, they have a raya brochure by samsung, bring it to the shop and ask why is it different. and if they don't refund, u will make a complaint. I think that's all u can do. Either that or just return the set and ask for cash back.

Seriously, it's already in their brochure, i got 1 from samsung shop, and 1 from senQ, both same booklet.

Check the 3rd post by TS(robhor), he paid RM699.

i did test this hp today,

screen is sharp but no multitouch

so come back, thought can get user feedback here

and yes it's only retail rm699

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Added on September 6, 2010, 1:16 amgot live wallpaper as well

This post has been edited by arafat: Sep 6 2010, 01:16 AM

double confirmed RRP is RM 699 by samsung. i got hold of the guy in charge of pricing just now and that's the price it is.

unfortunately the only thing u can do now, is go back to the shop and bising. not much you can do cause of the principles of "willing buyer willing seller". i doubt u'll see your money back but still no harm trying.

hard lesson learned indeed. buy from authorised shops. that way when u've overpaid for something u can complain directly to samsung or consumer association which i doubt will ever happen if its from authorised dealers.

again, i am truly sorry for your loss but thank you for the awareness. all of us will remember the name of the shop u went to. at least u did the community a good service.

Samsung should do something about such a dealer though, spoiling the brand's image.

sorry...what's the different between normal touch screen?

maybe they don't realize the promo

so just go there and make a complaint..report to Samsung and Pengguna if the refuse

I think you can bring your case to the Consumer Tribunal to fight. Please check here.

(FYI I have no personal experience with this)

i call that salesmen and he agreed to give me bluetooth wort rm200.

OK la..it's better than nothing..it's quite hard for them to refund actually

I'm going to take samsung galaxy 5 at rm699 later. Hopefully I can give some review here

u cna buy at lower prices. RRP is 699 but i'm damn well sure u can get below that.

Market value RM200 or his value of 200? hahahaha...
Check before saying yes, later u search forum and it's selling for RM80 or so then ..z

I have no choice because I'm using voucher to buy. Must follow their price.

screen= you get what you pay for loh.....

live wallpaper? got meh? can run kah since screen resolution is very low?

i`m not agreed yet. i wanna go to that shop 2morow. i planing wanna change to other phone..... any phone with android OS price below 1000?

Sony Ericsson X10 Mini, HTC Wildfire AP set.

Galaxy 3 is said to be RM899. Not sure if the shop has stock.
From a user standpoint I feel g3 is better than wildfire due to screen resolution.

handphone is not like car where even there is RRP, dealer have to right to mark up the price (e.g instead bundle 1GB MicroSD they might said bundle more freebie etc)...

i5503 & i5500 is the same = Galaxy 5
i5801 & i5800 is the same = Galaxy 3

The major diff, is basically REGION.
there is even people selling at RM619 in LYN. Though i'm still skeptical bout this phone due to the resolution.
i afraid that major apps cant be installed with the 320 x 240 screen.

Guys, please please try out this phone by installing apps.
You may check out here for LYN seller too.

Moon

Celxis

This post has been edited by bcmengs: Sep 7 2010, 05:56 PM

True to a certain extent, but samsung is running a malaysia wide raya promo. Why would they mark up the price unless they are outrightly defying the principle company? And it just tarnishes the image of samsung not having 'control' over their dealers and the dilution of their marketing campaign. This really makes the principle look bad.

I not that easy as you think...many thing you dun see, you know see bad @ Samsung. Well if you think this dealer mark up u should not buy from him

U should go to a few shops and survey. Tell us the shop name and LYN can beware..

you are wrong there, RRP is always at main store while dealers will be selling below RRP price...never before in my life i have seen selling higher than RRP.....

you are too honest dealer..thats why not making $$

yalor, but cheaper means more customers to your shop...

like me as a buyer, i always use lowyat.net pricing as a benchmark before i go to buy my phone so i would not be con.....

what kind of Bluetooth?

later it just worth rm50. just becareful yo.

maybe you are rich. Rm50 is not valuable to you

i experiense GPS problem on this phone, most of time cannot lock satellite, but when u turn off phone with gps on and turn on phone again it can search liao. Anyone have solution?

where did u try it?

outdoor or indoor?


seems like this hp respond(sales) is pretty slow

i just Visit Samsung SHop last nite..they said Samsung M'sia didn't bring G3..is it true?

I just bought 2 unit yesterday............with Sirim sticker, Malaysia Samsung Mobile sticker, with Bahasa Melayu language in phone............do you think that they dint bring G3?

Most probably the sales is know nothing.

and the G3 is showing on Malaysia Samsung Mobile website

Nice phone it was, good sensitive with capacitive screen, stable and no lag at all.
screen color is nice as well, 16M colour

The worst thing is the small screen size

This post has been edited by StupidGuyPlayComp: Sep 13 2010, 01:49 PM

May I know where u bought G3 and how much

Thank

This post has been edited by alicia-l: Sep 13 2010, 03:48 PM

RM630, ori, from forum seller Moon

what is the reason you bought G3 instead of G5?

he bought G5 from moon not G3, please correct your statement Guy

OPs, sorry, I thought he said G5..........as I know G3 is not yet in market right?
what I mentioned is refer to G5

For those who wants to buy G3, perhaps check out this video comparison between G3 & G5.
Galaxy 3 vs Galaxy 5

Only then you tell me why would you be still interested in G3.

p/s: Understanding Thai language will help.

g3 high resolution and can support much more apps than g5? isnt that kinda a big point?

Bought the G5 last week. I want to try Android and I fell in love with it.
OK for those who want a budget Android phone or just want to cuba-cuba guna Android.

This phone really love fingerprints.

Msia not yet bringing G3 into market.
The resolution is bigger than G5 and yes, it can support more application than G5.
Samsung tab MIGHT launching at next month.
Maxis might will take the exclusive for Samsung tab also.
anyone wanna buy G5 also can pm me or find me. RM640 for whole lyn forumer.

This post has been edited by *-a|i3n-*: Sep 16 2010, 08:54 PM

G3 later.... maybe arounf 7xx or 8xx

This post has been edited by x132755: Sep 17 2010, 08:34 AM

I do agree with you. Heard that for G5, most of the Android Market's app are not being able to run due to the 240x320 screen.
However, it would still be a good GO GO for newbies, for instance ME!

I only tried few apps and game, thats no problem.........

some forumer tested more than 100 apps and games from Android Market, found no problem at all

this point you can ask Wildfire user who are sharing the same resolution with G5

I totally agree!

yea...

This post has been edited by *-a|i3n-*: Sep 16 2010, 08:53 PM

cant seludup2 G3 for us here??

This post has been edited by silentser: Sep 17 2010, 11:13 AM

wat the hell is a samsung trainer ? enlighten me pls.

and u can find out more about the G3 and G5 from me.

http://f o r u m . m y k o p i t i a m . c o m /topic/9838-my-samsung-gt-i5801/ (remove spaces)

http://f o r u m . m y k o p i t i a m . c o m /topic/10119-my-samsung-gt-i5500/ (remove spaces)

both units were tested by me personally. the review on the galaxy tab i put on hold for a while due to my own wedding.
i tested the 5801 and 5500 quite some time ago. way before market launch. same as the galaxy s which i tested way before market launch.

Yup. I agree, buntutwoman is way faster before Samsung. Hooray!
But anyway, Galaxy 5 is really ergonomic in design. Very nice in my hand.
Therefore, user gotta comprehend to the smaller screen lor.

Just got one G5 for my sister. Looks pretty decent for its price.

its for men. men dun need big screen. men need good grip and can baling baling sepak sepak. we are men !

hope ur sis enjoy it.

SAMSUNG GALAXY 5 is not a multi-touch supported phone......

cannot pinch to zoom

for that price u wat also wan, lei yeng sai lorr

I just sharing only...........

Sure she do. Seriously, you really can't ask for more for a RM630 device. Worth every single penny.

Where did u bought cost rm630? Here?

people give 2 links.

1 from moon, 1 from celxis i think.

u go klik and see lor.

Have a HTC Legend for my own and my mum bought the Samsung G5. The moment i used the G5, all i can say its very comfortable. Despite the small screen, its no biggie as i myself isnt really a app freak and only have some essential ones installed.

The grip itself is so much comfortable than the HTC Legend and the practicality in the G5 makes more sense than in HTC Legend (Memo, File Manager anyone?) No compromise in the MP3 playback as it is better than HTC Legend itself.

Samsung indeed keep some of the Android stock assets in the OS like the lock screen and the top bar itself alongside with Samsung own Launcher replacement which is IMO a smart move.

HTC Legend have its own appealing moments like the aluminum body, larger screen but G5 IMO slaps the Legend around in other aspect that makes the RM1950 a bit of disappointment to me

G3 vs G5? I would go for GS right away. But to me 1GHZ is like a test water for the processor makers to know which direction to go for in the future. Not to mention, 4" is really worth the RM2199 RSP for GS.. oh oh.. the FROYO too

This post has been edited by onscreen: Sep 18 2010, 11:56 AM

guys would u choose d g5 or g3?
g3 definitely has d better spec compare wid g5
but g5 is getting lots of positive feedbacks

This post has been edited by soonlee33: Sep 18 2010, 12:18 PM

as an expert, i'm gonna go for the G3.