When Phones Were Fun: Samsung's PalmOS Flip Phone (SPH-i500, 2002)

As this episode of "When Phones Were Fun" hits the server, Samsung has just announced its Galaxy Note20 device family, the tenth generation of its stylus-centric smartphone first announced in 2011. The subject of today’s throwback is not that first Galaxy Note … but rather, an 18-year-old forerunner that folds like the Galaxy Z Flip; packs a stylus like the Galaxy Note; and despite its age, runs a true smartphone OS. The year is 2002, and the phone is the Samsung SPH-i500 - a pioneering smartphone from back in the days when Palms would fold!
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[ABOUT WHEN PHONES WERE FUN - SAMSUNG SPH-i500]
This is the eighth in a series of MrMobile videos exploring the mobile tech world's most vibrant period in design and experimentation. In “When Phones Were Fun,” Michael Fisher re-reviews cellphones from the golden age of mobile, the decade-long span from the turn of the century to approximately 2009.
When Phones Were Fun: Episode 8 features a deactivated Samsung SPH-i500 device purchased on eBay by MrMoble/Future plc and a Kyocera 7135 purchased on eBay by MrMobile/Future plc. No company paid a fee or otherwise offered compensation in exchange for this coverage, nor did any company preview or approve this content before publication.
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Special thanks to Judie Stanford [GearDiary]:
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Sprint PCS Samsung SPH-i500 PalmOS-Powered Phone Review [The Gadgeteer]:
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Palm Officially Debuts the SPH-i500 [PalmInfoCenter]:
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Samsung SCH-i539 Smartphone Available in China [PalmInfoCenter]:
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Bringing PalmOS devices back online - A journey into vintage computing [Medium]:
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Samsung SPH-i500 [PhoneScoop]:
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Kyocera 7135 [PhoneScoop]:
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Samsung SPH-i550 [PhoneScoop]:
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New Samsung PalmOS Smartphone Comes to China [BrightHand]:
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The History of Us: A Sprint Story [YellowFan Studios]:
• The History of Us: A S...
Samsung Galaxy Note Unboxing [Pocketnow]:
• Samsung Galaxy Note Un...
Throwback Unboxing - Palm Pre [Pocketnow]:
• Throwback Unboxing: Pa...
Palm Holiday Commercial [The Phone Commercials HD]:
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Palm VII Commercial [scienceapps]:
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Handspring Treo 180 Commercial [scienceapps]:
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