<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Express	I-Application
(	O
GT-I8730	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
smartphone	O
made	O
by	O
Samsung	O
which	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
in	O
India	O
featuring	O
a	O
similar	O
design	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
Duos	I-Application
but	O
with	O
additional	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
4G	O
LTE	O
,	O
NFC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
bigger	O
4.5-inch	O
screen	O
with	O
Super	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
Plus	O
and	O
retains	O
all	O
the	O
features	O
which	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
phone	O
has	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	O
Express	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Linux-based	O
,	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
introduced	O
commercially	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
other	O
features	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
maintain	O
customized	O
home	O
screens	O
which	O
can	O
contain	O
shortcuts	O
to	O
applications	B-Application
and	O
widgets	B-Application
for	O
displaying	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
shortcuts	O
to	O
frequently	O
used	O
applications	B-Application
can	O
be	O
stored	O
on	O
a	O
dock	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
;	O
the	O
button	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
dock	O
opens	O
the	O
application	O
drawer	O
,	O
which	O
displays	O
a	O
menu	O
containing	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
apps	O
installed	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-loaded	O
apps	O
also	O
provide	O
access	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
various	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	O
Express	O
uses	O
Samsung	O
's	O
proprietary	B-Application
TouchWiz	B-Application
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
GUI	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
complement	O
the	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
interface	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
Apple	O
's	O
Siri	B-Application
,	O
the	O
phone	O
includes	O
the	O
S	B-General_Concept
Voice	I-General_Concept
which	O
is	O
Samsung	O
's	O
version	O
of	O
an	O
intelligent	B-Protocol
personal	I-Protocol
assistant	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
S	B-General_Concept
Voice	I-General_Concept
can	O
recognize	O
eight	O
languages	O
including	O
English	O
,	O
Korean	O
and	O
French	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Vlingo	O
,	O
S	B-General_Concept
Voice	I-General_Concept
enables	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
verbally	O
control	O
20	O
functions	O
such	O
as	O
playing	O
a	O
song	O
,	O
setting	O
the	O
alarm	O
,	O
or	O
activating	O
driving	O
mode	O
;	O
it	O
relies	O
on	O
Wolfram	B-Application
Alpha	I-Application
for	O
online	O
searches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	O
Express	O
comes	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
version	I-Application
4.1.2	I-Application
,	O
named	O
"	O
Jellybean	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
employs	O
Google	B-Application
Now	I-Application
,	O
a	O
voice-assistant	O
similar	O
to	O
S	B-General_Concept
Voice	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
incorporates	O
other	O
software	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
to	O
4.2.2	O
Jellybean	O
would	O
soon	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
Over-The-Air	O
upgrade	O
or	O
through	O
Samsung	B-Application
Kies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	O
Express	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
pre-installed	O
applications	B-Application
,	O
including	O
standard	O
Android	B-Application
ones	O
like	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
Google+	B-Application
,	O
Voice	O
Search	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
Map	O
,	O
and	O
Calendar	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Samsung-specific	O
apps	O
such	O
as	O
S	B-General_Concept
Voice	I-General_Concept
,	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
,	O
Game	O
Hub	O
,	O
Video	O
Hub	O
,	O
Social	O
Hub	O
and	O
Navigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
access	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
a	O
digital-distribution	O
multimedia-content	O
service	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
to	O
download	O
applications	B-Application
,	O
movies	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
TV	O
programs	O
,	O
games	O
,	O
books	O
,	O
and	O
magazines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	O
Express	O
can	O
access	O
and	O
play	O
traditional	O
media	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
music	O
,	O
movies	O
,	O
TV	O
programs	O
,	O
audiobooks	O
,	O
and	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
can	O
sort	O
its	O
media	O
library	O
alphabetically	O
by	O
song	O
title	O
,	O
artist	O
,	O
album	O
,	O
playlist	O
,	O
folder	O
,	O
and	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
Samsung	O
's	O
own	O
proprietary	B-Application
music	O
management	O
and	O
download	O
application	O
called	O
"	O
Music	O
Hub	O
"	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
iTunes	O
,	O
iCloud	B-Application
,	O
and	O
iTunes	O
Match	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
enables	O
video	B-Application
calling	I-Application
with	O
its	O
1.3	O
MP	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
aptX	B-Algorithm
codec	B-Algorithm
,	O
improves	O
Bluetooth-headset	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Texting	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
Express	O
does	O
not	O
embody	O
any	O
new	O
significant	O
features	O
from	O
other	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speech-to-text	O
is	O
aided	O
by	O
the	O
Vlingo	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
voice-recognition	O
assistant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
unlike	O
other	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
third-party	O
typing	O
applications	B-Application
available	O
that	O
could	O
complement	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
Express	O
 '	O
stock	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internally	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
Express	O
uses	O
Qualcomm	O
's	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
400	I-Architecture
SoC	O
featuring	O
a	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
1.2GHz	O
Krait	B-Application
CPU	I-Application
and	O
an	O
Adreno	B-General_Concept
305	O
GPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	O
Express	O
has	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
which	O
comes	O
with	O
8	O
GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
64	O
GB	O
version	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
internationally	O
;	O
additionally	O
,	O
microSDXC	O
storage	O
offers	O
a	O
further	O
32	O
GB	O
for	O
a	O
potential	O
total	O
of	O
40	O
GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	O
Express	O
 '	O
HD	O
Super	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
display	I-Algorithm
measures	O
which	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
480×	O
800-pixel	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
with	O
a	O
207.1	O
pixel	O
per	O
inch	O
(	O
PPI	O
,	O
a	O
measure	O
of	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	O
Express	O
has	O
a	O
5-megapixel	O
camera	O
which	O
can	O
take	O
2,592	O
×	O
1,944	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
photos	O
and	O
record	O
videos	O
in	O
(	O
720p	O
)	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
touchscreen	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
Express	O
has	O
several	O
physical	O
user	B-General_Concept
inputs	I-General_Concept
,	O
including	O
a	O
home	O
button	O
located	O
below	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
a	O
volume	O
key	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
and	O
a	O
power/lock	O
key	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	O
Express	O
 '	O
li-ion	O
2,000	O
mAh	O
battery	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
581-hour	O
standby	O
time	O
or	O
11	O
hours	O
of	O
talk	O
time	O
on	O
3G	B-Architecture
,	O
compared	O
to	O
586	O
hours	O
in	O
standby	O
and	O
19	O
hours	O
of	O
talk	O
time	O
on	O
2G	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Built	O
into	O
the	O
battery	O
is	O
near	O
field	O
communication	O
connectivity	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
share	O
map	O
directions	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
quickly	O
using	O
Wi-Fi	O
Direct	O
(	O
through	O
Android	B-Application
Beam	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
perform	O
non-touch	B-Application
payments	I-Application
at	O
shops	O
that	O
employ	O
specially	O
equipped	O
NFC	O
cash	O
registers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battery	O
can	O
be	O
wirelessly	B-Application
charged	I-Application
using	O
a	O
special	O
charging	O
pad	O
(	O
sold	O
separately	O
)	O
that	O
utilizes	O
magnetic	O
resonance	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
magnetic	O
field	O
through	O
which	O
electricity	O
could	O
be	O
transferred	O
.	O
</s>
