Samsung Galaxy Portal Mobile Phone

No matter how hard you try, you just cannot fall for the Samsung Galaxy Portal on first look. For us, the phone looked a little ugly, the cramped button arrangement out in front surrounding the diamond-shaped navigation key being the reason. The device ships with an Android 1.5, a rather out-dated version when compared to the latest versions, leaving you feel a bit under-equipped.

The Samsung Galaxy Portal smartphone sports a 3.2” touch-screen that does not support multi-touch gestures. The screen should be comfortable to view web pages though, given the HVGA resolution. At the back is a rather soggy 3.2 MP camera that comes with Auto Focus. The lack of flash could make it utterly uneffective when not used outdoors. There’s a pretty efficient music player that capable of MP3, AMR, AAC, AAC+ and e-AAC+ playback, but you cannot bank on the 200MB of internal memory to store your music collection, though. You might want to expand it. (There’s a 1GB card in the box.)

Browsing using Android’s browser is a cinch and you can make use of Google Talk and the built-in email client as well. Moving to connectivity, the Galaxy Portal supports Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi and HSDPA, along with USB 2.0 connectivity. The 800MHz processor isn’t all that ultra-fast, but it’s got to be pretty OK for streaming videos and transferring files.

The Samsung Galaxy Portal ships with a powerful 1500mAh battery, which should do you good, given all the applications Android is going to place at your disposal. Priced at £300, the Portal is one of a few rare Android phones that are easy on the pocket.

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