Samsung Jet (S8000) is a mid-range

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released in June 2009 by

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. It is styled just like the

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, but is smaller in size and runs a proprietary Samsung interface. Like the Omnia II (announced at the same time), the Samsung Jet featured an 800 MHz processor, which was faster than most

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of the time.

Specifications

* Display:

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* Resolution: 16M-color resistive

of 800 × 480 pixel resolution * Screen Size: * Weight: * Dimensions: * Talk Time: 8 hours 20 minutes (2G), 5 hours (3G) * Standby Time: 422 hours (2G), 406 hours (3G) * Connectivity:

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and

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(

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)

Features

The phone features an 800 MHz processor, a 5 MP camera with 480p video recorder, a 3.1-inch resistive touchscreen

display,

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, FM radio, 2 or 8 GB of internal storage with a

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slot for an additional 16 GB and a Samsung-developed

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-touting web browser. It runs Samsung's

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2.0 interface. The videos recorded are at a D1 resolution at 30 fps using a low bitrate 3GP format.

Android compatibility

A group of developers (with some of the Darkforest forum) have managed to run Android on this phone under the project name of ''JetDroid''. However, messaging and calls do not work for now.

External links

Samsung S8000 Jet Official PageSamsung S8000 Jet - Full phone specificationsSamsung S8000 Jet Users GroupSamsung Jet specs and download pageJetDroid Development Forums

References

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