Samsung Transform Hands-On

Sprint and Samsung have announced the Samsung Transform, an mid-range Android device that has all the basic functions of a modern smartphone, except for the high-resolution display (480×320 here) and possibly a fast processor (we’ll need to benchmark it). The Transform comes with Android 2.1 and should pretty much answers the need of most users, especially if you are looking for a plain vanilla smartphone experience, with few apps running in multitask (there’s only 256MB of memory). The Transform has a sliding keyboard and the manufacturing quality looks fairly good overall. For users who are more demanding, Samsung has the Galaxy S line of Android phones that are more powerful. Official specifications in the full post.

Specifications (from Samsung)

• Large 3.5-inch HVGA display touch-screen
• Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
• Android 2.1
• Built-in Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
• Visual Voicemail for quick and easy access to voicemail messages
• GPS-enabled, turn-by-turn directions
• Dual cameras: 3.2 MP rear-facing and camera with flash (no zoom) and camcorder and front-facing VGA camera for video conferencing
• Stereo Bluetooth® wireless technology
• MP3 Player with MicroSD card slot (supports up to 32GB)
• Dimensions: 2.42 x 4.61 x 0.61 inches; Weight; 5.4 ounces
• 800 MHz processor
• Chipset: Samsung (S3C6410) + Qualcomm (QSC6085)
• Internal memory (RAM/ROM): 256/512MB
• Standard Lithium (LiIon) battery: 1500mAH