English: Samsung Galaxy Gio review

[craxxliamerika]

Wohoo i got this phone new, no chinese 121€

[Jeavuh]

Got this phone NEW 125€

[kristjan117]

where did you get this for 150 euros? its 190 here in estonia :/

[BattleMessMW2]

i am sorry i'm really stubid but what is flash?

[omegalen]

@BattleMessMW2 it's the thing that let's you watch youtube vids and other vids on internet pages.

[BattleMessMW2]

@omegalen oh but does galaxy ace have it?



[omegalen]

@BattleMessMW2 I don't know, but why would you need it? Android has a youtube app installed when you buy the phone, or you can download the app in android market. For the price difference, the Ace just isn't worth it.

[kcelabrattzz]

how many days does it take before it could be charged, when in HEAVY USAGE?

[AllAboutPhones]

@kcelabrattzz One. If the usage isn't too heavy...

[bullseye9572]

I cant find swype plz help

[bullseye9572]

Thank you vry very much for youur help ..posting from my gio

[bullseye9572]

I heard that it doesn't support adobe flash? How does it affect the phone?

Sites like youtube,facebook,ebuddy,getjar­, google are avaialbe ? And which sites I can't visit? Thanks alot , I kinda need a fast reply because I already ordered the mobile but did not recieve it yet :)

[AllAboutPhones]

@bullseye9572 YouTube is available but only through an app. Facebook and Google are available. Ebuddy and Getjar I don't know, but you need them anyway. There is an ebuddy app, and getjar is replaced by the Android Market.

There are sites, or elements of sites, you can't visit. Mostly that's embedded videos and some adverts, so it's not really a problem.

[AllAboutPhones]

@bullseye9572 You might, by the way, be able to download flash in the Android Market. But as said in the video I'm not shure and I couldn't test it.

[bullseye9572]

@AllAboutPhones

That means that sites where you can watch online movies like solarmovie won't be available :( ?

And about the flash thing , Phonearena disappointed all the viewers badly about it , they said that even if you try to install it as an apk it won't even work :)

[AllAboutPhones]

@bullseye9572 W haven't had the time to test is, so we can't answer that question..

[thechatinier]

hoe activeer ik swype op de gio

[AllAboutPhones]

@thechatinier Staat als het goed is standaard aan. Anders bij instellingen en dan toetsenbord en invoer (of iets dergelijks)

[bullseye9572]

So ,, LG optimus or the Gio ? :))

[AllAboutPhones]

@bullseye9572 The difference is not that big. I'd decide on your local prizes and which design you like more.

[bullseye9572]

Thanks alot for your reply !!

Just a final question because I've wanted the samsung galaxy 551 badly so If you could (plz) suggest me one of those ? (Physical keyboard doesn't matter)

The higher the resolution , the more the apps available ?

Or it depedns on the processor ?

[AllAboutPhones]

@bullseye9572 No, the more common the resolution, the more apps. So the most apps are available for HVGA and WVGA. If the physical keyboard doesn't matter I wouldn't buy the Galaxy 551. It only makes it bigger and the phone has no advantages over the Gio.

[bullseye9572]

@AllAboutPhones

SO which is better HVGA , WVGA, QVGA or WQVGA . As the Gio is HVGA and the 551 is QVGA.

[AllAboutPhones]

@bullseye9572 WVGA is the best atm, but not available in cheap phones. For cheap phones HVGA is the best, QVGA sucks. Too little pixels for the 3" screens it's used in in most cases and also many apps are not available.

[bullseye9572]

Few questions about the gio down below hope to receive a reply soon :)

1)Skype(voicecalls),juicedefen­der,fring,ebuddy ?? are they available ?

2)HD Gameloft games like asphalt 6 for example.does it work?

3)Upgrading to 2.3,does it affect the phone?and what is its use?

4)how is the GPS

5)Watching/downloading online movies, is it possible?

6)Do you suggest the gio over the fit,mini(away from the camra)?

7)Is the screen well responsive?

8)Are there apps which wont work on the gio?

Thanks in advance

[AllAboutPhones]

@bullseye9572 As said in the video we weren't able to do a full test on the Gio, so I don't know answers to all your questions. But I'll try to answer a few....

1) Should be no problem

3) Yes, it will get some new features and will be a bit faster. But the update isn't available yet

6) Yes, the screen is a better resolution so you can run more apps and the processor is faster

7) Yes

8) Yes. Don't expect heavy games to work, and there are more, but I don't know which ones exactly

[bullseye9572]

Thanks for the English review :D

So this phone is better than the mini and the fit (away from the camera) right ?

[AllAboutPhones]

@bullseye9572 Yep :)

[thechatinier]

@pantelos96 an 800 mhz

[pantelos96]

how many megahertz proccessor does it have???