Samsung Galaxy SL
| Industry | Consumer electronics |
|---|---|
| Founded | March 1, 1938 in Suwon, South Korea |
| Headquarters | Suwon , South Korea |
| Products | Smartphones, consumer electronics |
| Website | www |
Samsung Galaxy SL (GT-I9003) Overview
The Samsung Galaxy SL (model GT-I9003), also known as the Samsung Galaxy S LCD, is an Android smartphone developed and produced by Samsung Electronics. Launched in February 2011, this device was introduced as a response to the limited availability of Super AMOLED panels. It is equipped with a 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 single-core processor, complemented by 4 GB of built-in flash storage.
The handset boasts a 4-inch (approximately 10 cm) Super Clear LCD capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 480 by 800 pixels (WVGA). Connectivity options include Wi-Fi support, while photography features consist of a rear-facing 5-megapixel camera capable of capturing images at 2560 by 1920 pixels, alongside a front-facing VGA camera with a 0.3-megapixel sensor (640 by 480 pixels).
Display
The Samsung Galaxy SL is equipped with a 10.16-centimetre (4.00 in) SuperClear LCD touchscreen, safeguarded by Gorilla Glass. This SC-LCD panel is a more cost-effective alternative to the AMOLED screen found in the Samsung Galaxy S. However, it consumes more energy than SuperAMOLED displays. To address this, the device includes a battery with greater capacity than that of the original Galaxy S. One benefit of the SuperClear LCD over the SuperAMOLED display is that the latter employs a PenTile Matrix arrangement, which some users find less sharp, whereas the SuperClear LCD offers a true RGB display.
Sound
Unlike the original Samsung Galaxy S, this model utilizes a different digital-to-analog converter (DAC). It features the Texas Instruments' TWL5030 DAC, which is integrated within the OMAP 3630 chipset.
CPU
The Galaxy SL runs on the Texas Instruments OMAP 3630 SoC, incorporating a 45 nm 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 CPU core paired with a 65 nm Imagination Technologies' PowerVR SGX 530 GPU. This GPU supports both OpenGL ES 1.1 and 2.0 graphics standards.
Software
At launch, the device operated on Android 2.2.1 Froyo, complemented by Samsung’s proprietary TouchWiz 3.0 interface. Starting in October 2011, Samsung began releasing updates to upgrade the system to Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread. Users must utilize the Kies PC Suite software to perform this upgrade. Additionally, Samsung announced an upcoming "value pack" update designed to enhance performance across their legacy Galaxy models, introducing features such as TouchWiz 4.0 and face unlock functionality. By mid-June 2012, this value pack was distributed in multiple regions.
Beyond standard Android applications, several additional apps come pre-installed, including Voice Memo, Mini Diary, ThinkFree Document viewer, and the Layar augmented reality browser. Similar to other Samsung Galaxy devices, it supports playback of DivX and Xvid video formats. The device also includes support for the Android version of the Adobe Flash 11 plugin.
Support for Android 4.x
In July 2012, Samsung declared that an official upgrade to Android 4.1.2 ''Jelly Bean'' would not be released for this model. The decision was based on concerns that all Galaxy S series phones lacked sufficient RAM to effectively run Samsung’s proprietary TouchWiz interface atop Android 4.1.2. Nevertheless, third-party developers like the CyanogenMod team created unofficial builds based on the Android Open Source Project. Unofficial support extending to Android 4.4 KitKat has been available since November 2013.
Multimedia Compatibility
This device supports an extensive range of multimedia formats. Audio codecs compatible include (FLAC, WAV, Vorbis, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MID, AC3, and XMF). Video codec support covers (MPEG4, H.264, H.263, Sorenson codec, as well as high-definition formats like DivX HD/XviD, and VC-1). Supported video container formats include (3GP, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, AVI, along with popular formats such as DivX, MKV, and FLV).