Mobile Phone [Samsung Galaxy 551]
Maker and role
Samsung Group, Manufacturer
Production date
Circa 2010
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Object detail
Accession number
2021.41.5
Maker
Production period
Description
Samsung Galaxy 551 Mobile Phone.
Part 1: Black Samsung Galaxy 551 mobile phone. The front of the phone consists of a large glass screen and three silver buttons. “SAMSUNG” has been printed below the screen. The front of the phone slides across to reveal a full alphabetic keypad which includes numbers, signs, and special characters as well as arrow keys, indicated by white and red printed text.
Along the top edge of the device is a headphone jack and charging point. On the left side are volume control buttons, and on the right is a power button. The back of the phone has a camera set into it above the cavity for the battery. There are two slots, one for a SIM card, indicated by a symbol, the other is for a micro SD indicated by “microSD” which has been engraved above the port hole for it to be inserted into. “L11C” has been printed onto the top casing for the micro SD port. “SAMSUNG /MOBILE PHONE / MODEL: GT-I5510 / SSN: I5510GSMH / RATED: 3.7V=:1200mA / FCC ID: A3LGT15510 / MADE IN CHINA BY SAMSUNG / N363 / 0168 / IMEI: 356368/04/039222/8 / S/N: RVEB284319Z” is printed in black onto a white sticker in the battery cavity.
Part 2: Removable black back panel of Samsung Galaxy 551 mobile phone with space cut out to accommodate the phone's camera. “Google / SAMSUNG” is printed onto this in white. On the reverse of the back panel, “GI5510 / >PO<#3-2” has been engraved.
Part 3: Silver battery for Samsung Galaxy 551 mobile phone. The front of the battery has “SAMSUNG / Please refer to manual before using battery. / [text repeated in foreign languages] / EB494353VU 1200mAh / S/N: AA1B126kS/4B H5 / [foreign text]: 2011.01.26.” On the back of the battery “SAMSUNG / [foreign text] / MADE IN KOREA/FINISHED IN CHINA / [text repeated in foreign languages] / [foreign text]: GB/T18287-2000 [foreign text]: 3.7V / 3.7 V Li-ion BATTERY / / [text repeated in foreign languages] / [symbols and icons]” is printed in white.
Part 1: Black Samsung Galaxy 551 mobile phone. The front of the phone consists of a large glass screen and three silver buttons. “SAMSUNG” has been printed below the screen. The front of the phone slides across to reveal a full alphabetic keypad which includes numbers, signs, and special characters as well as arrow keys, indicated by white and red printed text.
Along the top edge of the device is a headphone jack and charging point. On the left side are volume control buttons, and on the right is a power button. The back of the phone has a camera set into it above the cavity for the battery. There are two slots, one for a SIM card, indicated by a symbol, the other is for a micro SD indicated by “microSD” which has been engraved above the port hole for it to be inserted into. “L11C” has been printed onto the top casing for the micro SD port. “SAMSUNG /MOBILE PHONE / MODEL: GT-I5510 / SSN: I5510GSMH / RATED: 3.7V=:1200mA / FCC ID: A3LGT15510 / MADE IN CHINA BY SAMSUNG / N363 / 0168 / IMEI: 356368/04/039222/8 / S/N: RVEB284319Z” is printed in black onto a white sticker in the battery cavity.
Part 2: Removable black back panel of Samsung Galaxy 551 mobile phone with space cut out to accommodate the phone's camera. “Google / SAMSUNG” is printed onto this in white. On the reverse of the back panel, “GI5510 / >PO<#3-2” has been engraved.
Part 3: Silver battery for Samsung Galaxy 551 mobile phone. The front of the battery has “SAMSUNG / Please refer to manual before using battery. / [text repeated in foreign languages] / EB494353VU 1200mAh / S/N: AA1B126kS/4B H5 / [foreign text]: 2011.01.26.” On the back of the battery “SAMSUNG / [foreign text] / MADE IN KOREA/FINISHED IN CHINA / [text repeated in foreign languages] / [foreign text]: GB/T18287-2000 [foreign text]: 3.7V / 3.7 V Li-ion BATTERY / / [text repeated in foreign languages] / [symbols and icons]” is printed in white.
Brief History
Korean manufacturer Samsung launched its first smartphone, using Google’s Android operating system, in 2009. Manufactured around a year later, this Samsung Galaxy 551 smartphone features a touch screen and an additional full keyboard that slides out which, like BlackBerry’s iconic full keyboard, made composing written messages such as text messages easier. Photos taken on this phone were more easily moved to another device than on earlier camera phones, using either a removable SD card or software provided on a CD which could be installed on a computer and allowed downloading from the phone to a computer.
Marks
SAMSUNG Printed
Google / SAMSUNG Printed
GI5510 / >PO<#3-2 Engraved
microSD Engraved
L11C Printed
SAMSUNG /MOBILE PHONE / MODEL: GT-I5510 / SSN: I5510GSMH / RATED: 3.7V=:1200mA / FCC ID: A3LGT15510 / MADE IN CHINA BY SAMSUNG / N363 / 0168 / IMEI: 356368/04/039222/8 / S/N: RVEB284319Z Printed
Google / SAMSUNG Printed
GI5510 / >PO<#3-2 Engraved
microSD Engraved
L11C Printed
SAMSUNG /MOBILE PHONE / MODEL: GT-I5510 / SSN: I5510GSMH / RATED: 3.7V=:1200mA / FCC ID: A3LGT15510 / MADE IN CHINA BY SAMSUNG / N363 / 0168 / IMEI: 356368/04/039222/8 / S/N: RVEB284319Z Printed
Media/Materials
Other name
Cell Phone
Cellular Phone
Smartphone
Cellular Phone
Smartphone
Credit Line
Samsung Group. Circa 2010. Mobile Phone [Samsung Galaxy 551], 2021.41.5. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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