Manufacturer Samsung Electronics Input Touch screen, Stylus | Operating system | |
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Type Smartphone, Tablet, Phablet Release date June 2009; 7 years ago (2009-06) | ||
Samsung Galaxy (stylized as SAMSUNG Galaxy, previously Samsung GALAXY) is a series of mobile computing devices designed, manufactured and marketed by Samsung Electronics. The product line includes the Galaxy S series of high-end smartphones, the Galaxy Tab series of tablets, the Galaxy Note series of tablets and phablets with the added functionality of a stylus, and the first version of the Galaxy Gear smartwatch, with later versions dropping the Galaxy branding.
Contents
- Security
- Category
- Discontinued
- Variants
- Over the Horizon
- Release history
- Phablets
- Samsung Galaxy Note
- Samsung Galaxy CoreGrand
- Samsung Galaxy A
- Samsung Galaxy Mega
- Smartphones
- Cameras
- Samsung Galaxy C
- Samsung Galaxy J
- Samsung Galaxy On
- Samsung Galaxy Y and Samsung Galaxy Young
- Samsung Galaxy Book
- Samsung Galaxy View
- Samsung Galaxy Tab
- Samsung Galaxy Tab A
- Samsung Galaxy Tab E
- Samsung Galaxy TabPRO
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S
- Media player
- Galaxy Camera
- Galaxy S cameras
- Galaxy NX
- Smartwatch
- References
Samsung Galaxy devices have traditionally used the Android operating system produced by Google, usually with a custom user interface called TouchWiz. This tradition was broken at CES 2016 with the announcement of the first Galaxy-branded Windows 10 device, the Samsung Galaxy TabPro S.
Security
Several older Galaxy phones (S5, S5 Mini, Note 4 and J1) are vulnerable to a specially crafted SMS that will produce a never-ending reboot loop.
Category
Since September 2013, following the launch of Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and the Samsung Galaxy Gear, model numbers start with SM-xxxx (excluding the Galaxy J SC-02F). Previously, from 2009 until September 2013, they started with GT-xxxx.
Discontinued
Note: These models are discontinued.
Variants
The model number of Samsung Galaxy devices will indicate the variant:
"Over the Horizon"
"Over the Horizon", Samsung's signature sound for its smartphone devices, is initially the only music stored in the music library of any new Samsung smartphone. Initially developed in 2011, by a team headed by Joong-sam Yun, Senior Designer at IT & Mobile Communications, the highly recognizable, distinctive jingle can be used as a ringtone, as a sound when the phone turns on or off, as well as a basic notification alert for messages. According to the Samsung Newsroom, "this musical arrangement is not just an audio file stored in the phone. Rather, it is a brand sound of Samsung Galaxy devices." While the basic composition of the six-note tune has not changed since its inception, various versions have been introduced as the product line evolved. Moreover, the song has been covered by various popular artists who have released their own arrangements and remixes of the song, such as Quincy Jones, Icona Pop, and various K-Pop artists.
Release history
Phablets
Considered devices of screen size 5.3 inches or more.
Samsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy Core/Grand
The Galaxy Core/Grand series is a line of mid-range devices released between 2014 to 2015.
It includes the Core and the Grand, which are separate lines, until the release of the Grand Prime, the successor to the Core Prime.
The line was replaced by, mainly the J series.
Samsung Galaxy A
Samsung Galaxy Mega
Smartphones
Phablets
Cameras
Smartphones
Phablets
Samsung Galaxy C
Samsung introduced the Galaxy C series in China with the launch of C5 and C7. Both of these smartphones feature a metal-clad design and run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Both of the smartphones will be available in 32GB and 64GB variants. The Samsung Galaxy C5 32GB and 64GB variants are priced at 2,199¥ and 2,399¥ respectively. On the other hand, the Samsung Galaxy C7 is priced at ¥2,200 and ¥2,400 respectively. Both these phones are expected to arrive in India as both of them support Indian 4G LTE bands.
In mid 2016, Samsung Galaxy C5 and C7 launched in Hong Kong and Macau.
Smartphones
Phablets
Samsung Galaxy J
The Samsung Galaxy J series (J meaning "joy") is a line of mid-range devices beginning with the 'J' in 2013.