Droid Charge

Samsung Droid Charge

Manufacturer	Samsung Electronics
Carriers	Verizon Wireless
Compatible networks	Dual band CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A 800/1900 Mhz LTE 750 Mhz
First released	May 14, 2011 (Verizon Wireless)
Introductory price	$569 full retail, $199 two year contract
Related	Samsung Galaxy S, Motorola Droid
Type	Touchscreen smartphone
Form factor	Slate
Dimensions	122.4 mm (4.82 in) H 64.2 mm (2.53 in) W 9.9–14 mm (0.39–0.55 in) D.
Operating system	Android 2.2. with TouchWiz 3.0[1] (beta Android 2.3 Gingerbread[2]
CPU	Samsung Hummingbird S5PC110 (ARM Cortex A8), 1 GHz
GPU	PowerVR SGX 540
Memory	512MB
Storage	2GB Internal
Removable storage	micro-SD 32GB Preinstalled (up to 32 GB supported)
Battery	1600 mAh
Data inputs	Multi-touch display, 6-axis Accelerometer , 3-axis gyroscope, digital compass, proximity and light sensors, and Swype
Display	4.3-inch (110 mm) Super AMOLED Plus 480x800 px
Rear camera	8 megapixel with auto focus; 720p HD video; self-, action, panorama, and smile shot; stop motion; add me Front-facing camera (some models)
Connectivity	Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n); Bluetooth 3.0; USB 2.0, DLNA
Other	TV out, integrated messaging Social Hub, Android Market, Samsung Apps, A-GPS, video messaging. Exchange ActiveSync, offline, voice command, RSS reader, widgets

The Samsung Droid Charge is an Android smartphone manufactured by Samsung. It has a 1 GHz "Hummingbird" processor, front and rear cameras, and CDMA and 4G LTE radios. It was announced at CES 2011 under the name Samsung 4G LTE device. It is available from Verizon Wireless.

Hardware

Processor

The Samsung Droid Charge has the S5PC110 processor. This processor combines a 45 nm 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 based CPU core with a PowerVR SGX 540 GPU made by Imagination Technologies which supports OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0^[3] and is capable of up to 90 million triangles per second.^[4] The CPU core, code-named "Hummingbird", was co-developed by Samsung and Intrinsity.^[5]

Screen

The Samsung Droid Charge uses a 4.3-inch (110 mm) Super AMOLED Plus touch screen not covered by Gorilla Glass, a special crack and scratch resistant material. The screen is a WVGA standard RGB stripe display manufactured by Samsung.

Overview

The Samsung Droid Charge offers the best battery life for 4G LTE phones provided by Verizon Wireless. It uses Swype technology as well as the standard QWERTY input methods. The Droid Charge incorporates a rear facing 8 megapixel camera as well as a front facing 1.3 megapixel camera. In early June, the EE4 update was released to fix some minor bugs within the device.

References

1. ^ http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SCH-I510RAAVZW
2. ^ http://www.mobilebloom.com/samsung-droid-charge-gingerbread-update-now-available/224249/
3. ^ Imagination Technologies Ltd.. "POWERVR Graphics". http://www.imgtec.com/powervr/powervr-graphics.asp. Retrieved 2010-09-01. 
4. ^ "SAMSUNG S5PC110 - ARM Cortex A8 based Mobile Application Processor". Samsung. http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/productInfo.do?fmly_id=834&partnum=S5PC110&xFmly_id=229. Retrieved 2011-02-17. 
5. ^ Samsung (27 July 2009). "SAMSUNG and Intrinsity Jointly Develop the World's Fastest ARM Cortex-A8 Processor Based Mobile Core in 45 Nanometer Low Power Process". http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/newsView.do?news_id=1030. Retrieved 2010-09-01. 

External Links

• Samsung Droid Charge official website
• Samsung Droid Charge website (Verizon Wireless)
• Samsung Droid Charge Fans Group
• Verizon Developer Technical Specifications