<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
Apollo	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
in	O
Italy	O
,	O
or	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
580	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
manufactured	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
that	O
runs	O
the	O
open	O
source	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
in	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
3	I-Application
succeeds	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Spica	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
a	O
budget	O
,	O
mid-range	O
smartphone	B-Application
that	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
mass	O
market	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
several	O
compromises	O
over	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
model	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
and	O
sold	O
in	O
high	O
volumes	O
(	O
unlike	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Spica	I-Application
and	O
i7500	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
not	O
that	O
successful	O
)	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
mobile	O
industry	O
to	O
follow	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Apollo	O
is	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
3	I-Application
that	O
is	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
GT-I5800	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
as	O
carrier-exclusive	O
sub-variants	O
by	O
Orange	O
(	O
i5801	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
Optimus(i5801 )	O
in	O
Portugal	O
and	O
by	O
Telus	O
Mobility	O
(	O
i5800L	O
/	O
Samsung	B-Application
Apollo	O
)	O
in	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
normal	O
Apollo/I5800	O
,	O
the	O
carrier-exclusive	O
models	O
include	O
a	O
different	O
front	O
design	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
touch	O
sensitive	O
buttons	O
instead	O
of	O
physical	O
keys	O
,	O
a	O
more	O
rounded	O
home	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
slightly	O
different	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
3	I-Application
won	O
bronze	O
of	O
the	O
CNET	O
Asia	O
Reader	O
's	O
Choice	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Entry-Level	O
Smartphone	B-Application
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3.5G	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
offering	O
quad-band	O
GSM	O
and	O
announced	O
with	O
two-band	O
HSDPA	O
(	O
900/2100	O
)	O
at	O
3.6Mbit/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
features	O
a	O
3.2inch	O
TFT	O
LCD	O
capacitive	B-Device
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
3.2-megapixel	O
autofocus	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powered	O
by	O
a	O
Samsung	B-Application
667MHz	O
processor	O
running	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
256MB	O
of	O
RAM	O
and	O
the	O
display	O
resolution	O
is	O
240	O
x	O
400	O
with	O
16	O
million	O
colors	O
,	O
the	O
phone	O
runs	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
2.1	I-Application
Eclair	B-Application
and	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
for	O
its	O
social	O
network	O
integration	O
capabilities	O
and	O
multimedia	O
features	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
also	O
preloaded	O
with	O
Google	O
Mobile	O
Apps	O
and	O
Layar	O
to	O
provide	O
augmented	O
reality	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	I-Application
(	O
Froyo	B-Application
)	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
in	O
some	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	I-Application
(	O
Froyo	B-Application
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
13	O
April	O
2011	O
for	O
Indian	O
users	O
via	O
Samsung	B-Application
Kies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
updated	O
Quick	O
Guides	O
for	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
Cyprus	O
,	O
relating	O
to	O
a	O
Froyo	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
were	O
published	O
to	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
web	O
site	O
indicating	O
an	O
imminent	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
firmware	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Months	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Froyo	B-Application
update	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
Greece	O
and	O
the	O
UK	O
through	O
Kies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unofficially	O
,	O
members	O
at	O
XDA	B-Application
Developers	I-Application
have	O
ported	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
Jelly	O
Bean	O
–	O
Android	B-Application
version	I-Application
v4.1.1	O
is	O
being	O
worked	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
completing	O
this	O
project	O
,	O
developers	O
will	O
be	O
freed	O
from	O
using	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
kernel	O
source	O
,	O
which	O
lacks	O
required	O
drivers	O
making	O
earlier	O
ports	O
highly	O
complex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
will	O
also	O
ensure	O
that	O
any	O
future	O
Android	B-Application
version	I-Application
can	O
be	O
made	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
this	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
