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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Judie Stanford [GearDiary]:
https://geardiary.com

PhoneScoop:
https://phonescoop.com
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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]:
https://geardiary.com/

Sprint PCS Samsung SPH-i500 PalmOS-Powered Phone Review [The Gadgeteer]:
https://the-gadgeteer.com/2003/10/14/sprint_pcs_samsung_sph_i500_palm_os_powered_phone_review/

Palm Officially Debuts the SPH-i500 [PalmInfoCenter]:
http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=4840

Samsung SCH-i539 Smartphone Available in China [PalmInfoCenter]:
http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/7823/samsung-schi539-smartphone-available-in-china/

Bringing PalmOS devices back online – A journey into vintage computing [Medium]:
https://medium.com/@jankammerath/bringing-palm-os-devices-back-online-a-journey-into-vintage-computing-1282d27406e9

Samsung SPH-i500 [PhoneScoop]:
https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=187

Kyocera 7135 [PhoneScoop]:
https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?id=173

Samsung SPH-i550 [PhoneScoop]:
https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=522

New Samsung PalmOS Smartphone Comes to China [BrightHand]:
http://www.brighthand.com/news/new-samsung-palm-os-smartphone-comes-to-china/

The History of Us: A Sprint Story [YellowFan Studios]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGPtWXGpqUw

Samsung Galaxy Note Unboxing [Pocketnow]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nR2ad0Pn-E

Throwback Unboxing – Palm Pre [Pocketnow]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZgdTuv6ylI

Palm Holiday Commercial [The Phone Commercials HD]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NatcefK02L4

Palm VII Commercial [scienceapps]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXEnblNKfvA

Handspring Treo 180 Commercial [scienceapps]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H58FMSne4U4
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