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! [SPECIAL THANKS] Judie Stanford [GearDiary]: https://geardiary.com/ PhoneScoop: https://phonescoop.com/ [SUBSCRIBE TO MRMOBILE] null. [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. [LINKS] 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 [SOCIALIZE] http://facebook.com/themrmobile http://instagram.com/themrmobile http://twitter.com/themrmobile http://mrmobile.tech/ [DISCLOSURES] This post may contain affiliate links, which afford MrMobile / Future plc a commission if you make a purchase. See our affiliate link policy for more details: https://www.mobilenations.com/external-links Additional information concerning MrMobile’s ethics policy can be found here: https://mrmobile.tech/ethics #samsung #palmos #palmpilot #vintagephone #vintagetech #i500 #sprintpcs #pda #whenphoneswerefun