Samsung Galaxy i7500

The basics

The Samsung Galaxy i7500 is Samsung's first attempt an Android mobile smartphone and has a jaw-dropping AMOLED touchscreen. Elsewhere the handset sports 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS and a five-megapixel camera to keep you interested.

The good

First things first, the Galaxy's spec sheet stomps all over the iPhone's, mainly because of a five-megapixel camera and a stunning AMOLED screen. Other plain old LED screens just can't match the sheer awesomeness of this AMOLED offering. Turn it on and it's unbelievably bright and bursting with colour. It's one of the best panels we've seen on a phone. Then of course it has Androis, so you know the user interface is going to be as simple as a Big Brother contestant.

The bad

It's just a shame Samsung hasn't been taking note of the latest crop of Android handsets. Just whacking the Google OS on a phone doesn't curt it anymore. You need to put an awesome skin on the top, just like the HTC Hero has done with Sense. Elsewhere in the negative column the keyboard on the Samsung Galaxy i7500 is really poorly laid out when switching between numbers and letters.

The bottom line

The Samsung Galaxy i7500 may have a couple of flaws, but it's still the best specced-out Android handset around. And that AMOLED screen is its party piece!