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Samsung Galaxy Gio

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Samsung Electronics
IndustryConsumer electronics
FoundedMarch 1, 1938; 88 years ago (1938-03-01) in Suwon, South Korea
Headquarters
Suwon
,
South Korea
ProductsSmartphones, consumer electronics
Websitewww.samsung.com


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The Samsung Galaxy Gio (model GT-S5660) is a smartphone developed and produced by Samsung, operating on the Android platform.

Unveiled during the 2011 Mobile World Congress, it was introduced as one of four budget-friendly Samsung smartphones alongside the Galaxy Ace, Galaxy Fit, and Galaxy Mini models.

In Canada, the Galaxy Gio launched in August 2011 initially through Bell Canada and was subsequently offered by Virgin Mobile Canada and Solo Mobile. By December of the same year, the device became available in the United States under the name Samsung Repp via U.S. Cellular.

Hardware

The Galaxy Gio features a 3.2 in (8.1 cm) HVGA capacitive multi-touch display, equipped with a 3.2-megapixel camera that includes autofocus capabilities. It is powered by an 800 MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 & MSM7627 (Us Cellular) Turbo processor (ARMv6 architecture), supported by 278 MB of RAM and 158 MB of internal storage. Connectivity options include 3G HSPA+, GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, and an FM radio with RDS functionality. The device runs on a 1350 mAh battery. Besides the built-in memory, the phone offers a MicroSD card slot and is supplied with a 2 GB MicroSD card upon purchase.[1][2][3] This included MicroSD card serves as the primary storage for applications and user data like photos and multimedia files.

Software

Initially, the Galaxy Gio operated on Android 2.2 "Froyo" paired with Samsung’s proprietary TouchWiz interface.[2]

In August 2011, Samsung officially launched the Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" update via Kies. Following this, in September 2011, an update identified as "PDA:KPS PHONE:KPA CSC:KP1 (XEN)" was distributed in the Netherlands.[4]

Users have the option to upgrade to Android 2.3.6 "Gingerbread" through Samsung Kies, and by October 2012, many Gio units worldwide were preloaded with either Android versions 2.3.4 or 2.3.6.

The update to version 2.3.6 introduced several visual enhancements such as a redesigned lockscreen, a new phone icon, the blue-glow scrolling effect, along with other minor system UI refinements.

Due to hardware limitations, Samsung did not release Android 4.1 for the Gio model.[5] Nevertheless, users can install newer versions through Root access and ClockworkMod Recovery. Additionally, MaclawStudio has developed stable and bug-free ports of the AOSP ROMs for both Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.x) and Jelly Bean (4.1).[6]

Since the default Android browser is outdated on this device, users can browse modern websites using Mozilla’s Firefox for Android. Given that the Galaxy Gio is equipped with an ARMv6-based CPU, the latest compatible Firefox version is 31.3.0esr, which was released on October 17, 2015.[7] Development for this processor architecture has since been discontinued by Mozilla. To optimize Firefox’s performance on this platform, it is recommended to install the NoScript Anywhere extension.[8]

See also

References

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External links

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