Samsung has known a lot of success with its Galaxy S series. After Samsung has unveiled Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge last week during MWC 2016 in Barcelona, we offer you the complete history of Samsung Galaxy S Series from Galaxy S to Galaxy S7.

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Learn how the South Korea giant become so influential and the market leader in mobile industry in some years. At the program :

  • Galaxy i7500
  • Galaxy S
  • Galaxy SII
  • Galaxy SIII
  • Galaxy S4
  • Galaxy S5
  • Galaxy S6 / S6 Edge
  • Galaxy S7 / S7 Edge

When you look at the list, you could ask you why Galaxy i7500 ? So, why Galaxy i7500 ? Not a Galaxy S and not a hit but stories must always start by a beginning ! Samsung’s journey with Android begins in April 2009 with the Galaxy i7500.

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Specifications of Galaxy i7500 :

  • 3.2″ AMOLED screen
  • 320 x 480 Resolution (180 ppi pixel density)
  • 5 MP Camera
  • 128 MB RAM / 8 GB Storage with microSD slot
  • 1500 mAh battery
  • Qualcomm MSM7200A Chipset
  • GPU Adreno 130
  • Android OS 1.5 (Cupcake)
  • 115.9 x 56 x 11.9 mm
  • 116.7 g
  • GPS
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth v2.0
  • microUSB v2.0

 

Galaxy’s journey begins in Mars 2010 with Galaxy S. Huge success netting over 24 million smartphones sales. It becomes direct competitor to Apple’s iPhone.

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Specifications of Galaxy S :

  • 4.0″ Super AMOLED screen
  • 480 x 800 Resolution (233 ppi pixel density)
  • 5 MP Camera
  • 512 MB RAM / 8 or 16 GB Storage with microSD slot
  • 1500 mAh battery
  • Hummingbird 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
  • GPU PowerVR SGX540
  • Android OS 2.1 (Eclair)
  • 122.4 x 54.2 x 9.9 mm
  • 119 g
  • GPS
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth v3.0
  • microUSB v2.0
  • FM radio with RDS

 

Galaxy SII was unveiled to MWC in February 2011. Roaring success with more than 40 million units sold worldwide !

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Specifications of Galaxy SII :

  • 4.6″ Super AMOLED Plus screen
  • 480 x 800 Resolution (217 ppi pixel density)
  • 8 MP Camera / 2 MP front
  • 1 GB RAM / 16 or 32 GB Storage with microSD slot
  • 1650 mAh battery
  • Exynos 4210 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9
  • GPU Mali-400MP4
  • Android OS 2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
  • 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
  • 116 g
  • GPS
  • Wi-Fi
  • NFC
  • Bluetooth v3.0
  • microUSB v2.0, USB Host
  • FM radio with RDS

 

Galaxy SIII was announced at Samsung Unpacked Event in May 2012. Still better than SII with a sell record of more than 50 million units !

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Specifications of Galaxy SIII :

  • 4.8″ Super AMOLED screen
  • 720 x 1280 Resolution (306 ppi pixel density)
  • 8 MP Camera / 1.9 MP front
  • 1 GB RAM / 16/32/64 GB Storage with microSD slot
  • 2100 mAh battery
  • Exynos 4412 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
  • GPU Mali-400MP4
  • Android OS 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
  • 133 g
  • GPS
  • Wi-Fi
  • NFC
  • Bluetooth v3.0
  • microUSB v2.0, USB Host
  • FM radio with RDS

 

Galaxy S4 was launched in April 2013 with a 5-inch Super AMOLED screen. After roaring successes of SII and SIII, Samsung was still able to sell over 40 million units of S4.

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Specifications of Galaxy S4 :

  • 5.0″ Super AMOLED screen
  • 1080 x 1920 Resolution (441 ppi pixel density)
  • 13 MP Camera / 2 MP front
  • 2 GB RAM / 16/32/64 GB Storage with microSD slot
  • 2600 mAh battery
  • Exynos 5410 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • GPU PowerVR SGX544MP3
  • Android OS 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
  • 130 g
  • GPS
  • Wi-Fi
  • NFC
  • Bluetooth v3.0
  • microUSB v2.0, USB Host

 

Released in April 2014, Galaxy S5 didn’t receive anywhere close to the same amount of praise the S4 saw. S5 only garnered 12 million sales …

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Specifications of Galaxy S5 :

  • 5.1″ Super AMOLED screen
  • 1080 x 1920 Resolution (432 ppi pixel density)
  • 16 MP Camera / 2 MP front
  • 2 GB RAM / 16/32 GB Storage with microSD slot
  • 2800 mAh battery
  • Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
  • Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
  • GPU Adreno 330
  • Android OS 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • 142 x 72.5 x 7.1 mm
  • 145 g
  • GPS
  • Wi-Fi
  • NFC
  • Bluetooth v4.0
  • microUSB v3.0, USB Host

 

Galaxy S6 was launched in early 2015. Different from S5 with a more premium design. Launched alongside S6, S6 Edge features a edge display on the side of the device.

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Specifications of Galaxy S6 :

  • 5.1″ Super AMOLED screen
  • 1440 x 2560 Resolution (577 ppi pixel density)
  • 16 MP Camera / 5 MP front
  • 3 GB RAM / 32/64/128 GB Storage no card slot …
  • 2550 mAh battery
  • Exynos 7420 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57
  • GPU Mali-T760MP8
  • Android OS 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
  • 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm
  • 138 g
  • GPS
  • Wi-Fi
  • NFC
  • Bluetooth v4.1
  • microUSB v2.0, USB Host
  • Fingerprint reader

 

Specifications of Galaxy S6 Edge :

  • 5.1″ Super AMOLED screen
  • 1440 x 2560 Resolution (577 ppi pixel density)
  • 16 MP Camera / 5 MP front
  • 3 GB RAM / 32/64/128 GB Storage no card slot …
  • 2600 mAh battery
  • Exynos 7420 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57
  • GPU Mali-T760MP8
  • Android OS 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
  • 142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm
  • 132 g
  • GPS
  • Wi-Fi
  • NFC
  • Bluetooth v4.1
  • microUSB v2.0, USB Host
  • Fingerprint reader

 

Announced recently at MWC 2016, S7 / S7 Edge are Better, Faster and Stronger ! Comeback for Samsung in 2016 ?

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Specifications of Galaxy S7 :

  • 5.1″ Super AMOLED screen
  • 1440 x 2560 Resolution (577 ppi pixel density)
  • 12 MP Camera / 5 MP front
  • 4 GB RAM / 32/64 Storage microSD card slot ?
  • 3000 mAh battery
  • Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 or Exynos 8890 Octa
  • GPU Adreno 530 or Mali-T880 MP12
  • Android OS 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm
  • 152 g
  • GPS, Wi-Fi
  • NFC
  • Bluetooth v4.1
  • microUSB v2.0, USB Host
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Always-on display

 

Specifications of Galaxy S7 Edge :

  • 5.5″ Super AMOLED screen
  • 1440 x 2560 Resolution (534 ppi pixel density)
  • 12 MP Camera / 5 MP front
  • 4 GB RAM / 32/64 Storage microSD card slot ?
  • 3000 mAh battery
  • Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 or Exynos 8890 Octa
  • GPU Adreno 530 or Mali-T880 MP12
  • Android OS 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm
  • 157 g
  • GPS, Wi-Fi
  • NFC
  • Bluetooth v4.1
  • microUSB v2.0, USB Host
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Always-on display

 

To be continued in 2017 with Galaxy S8

 

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