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Samsung Unveils Dual SIM Android Phones, Galaxy Y Duos & Y Pro Duos

arm — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:16:05 +0000

Samsung has unveiled the latest additions to the Galaxy Y smartphone series, Samsung Galaxy Y Duos and Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos new dual-SIM Android smartphones. The two SIM cards indicate that you have got 2 phone numbers at your disposal, for instance: one for work and one for your personal life. You can use data according to your plan, regardless of the SIM. Samsung Galaxy’s Duos and Duos Pro phones run on the GSM technology (850/900/1800/1900 MHz bands) and are armed with Samsung’s TouchWiz software.

Samsung Galaxy Y Duos is equipped with a 3.1-inch QVGA (243 x 320) touchscreen, with a 3-megapixel camera, HSDPA modem, microSD storage expandable up to 32GB and an powerful 832MHz processor that runs on all-touch Android 2.3 Gingerbread, armed with a 1,300mAh battery. Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos runs the same Android version and has a full QWERTY keyboard on its candy-bar frame. Thus, the screen is a smaller 2.6 inches, further the smartphone is packed with a 3-megapixel camera on the back, with a front-facing VGA camera and armed with1, 350mAh battery.

Samsung’s Duos and Duos Pro are equipped with almost same features, under the hood. The company states that both the phones at first will launch in Russia in January. Later, the Galaxy Y Duos will strike the Europe, Latin America, CIS, Africa, Southeast and Southwest Asia, the Middle East, and China. While, the Galaxy Y Pro Duos will strike the Europe, Latin America, Southwest Asia, the Middle East, CIS, and Africa. Unfortunately, at the moment Samsung did not revealed any exact information regarding the price tag of Duos and Duos Pro smartphones.

Samsung W999 Android Clamshell Style Smartphone

arm — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:28:02 +0000

Here strikes a new entry into the phone market from Samsung, which has released a dual-screen, clamshell Android smartphone known as Samsung W999. The new expensive Clamshell smartphone allow the user to opt either as a full touch screen phone, or you can use it as a regular clamshell phone, Flip to open. W999 is equipped with two OLED 3.5-inch displays, both of them at 800 x 480 resolution, running Android Gingerbread 2.3, powered by 1.2 GHz dual core processor. Samsung W999 Android smartphone measures at 17.8mm, weighing 206 grams, equipped with a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera, capable to record 1080p video, with a 1.3 megapixel front facing camera. Armed with a 16 GB internal memory and features a micro-SD card slot for expansion, supporting Bluetooth 3.0, powered by 1500mAh battery. The most fascinating thing about the phone is the screen, where in the W999 unit not only flips up and out, it flips back. The new Samsung W999 Clamshell smartphone is set to go on sale in next month.

The King of the Android Smartphones

arm — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 04:51:44 +0000

The Samsung Galaxy S II, which went on sale through Sprint, just might be the nicest smartphone currently available running Google’s Android operating system. The Galaxy S II’s biggest rival to the title of king of the Androids? That would be the Motorola Droid Bionic, in my opinion. I’ve tested and used both of the 4G handsets, and although the Droid Bionic feels like a more premium, upscale product than the Galaxy S II, in terms of materials and finishes used, the Bionic also is a bit thicker, heavier and more expensive. The Droid Bionic sells for $300 on a two-year contract exclusively through Verizon Wireless.

The Galaxy S II sells for $200 on a two-year contract through Sprint and will soon launch on T-Mobile and AT&T. Both the Droid Bionic and the Galaxy S II have similar specs with dual-core processors, 16 gigabytes of on-board storage, 8-megapixel cameras and nice, large touch displays. The Samsung Galaxy S II also is considered by many to be the largest threat at this point to the Apple iPhone 4. Want proof? Apple is suing Samsung in the U.S., Europe and Asia in an attempt to get the Galaxy S II stripped for store shelves, alleging patent infringement.

Samsung will stop making Windows Phone devices by the end of 2012

arm — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:32:29 +0000

Is Samsung planning to ditch Microsoft’s mobile operating system already? Over the weekend, a Samsung-focused tech blog triggered speculation around the blogosphere that Samsung will stop making Windows Phone devices by 2013. Samsung will end Windows Phone support by the end of 2012. Responding to an avalanche of responses, Windows Phone market is smaller than Samsung’s own OS bada. The Samsung Focus S and Flash are follow-ups to the best-selling Windows Phone in the U.S., 2010′s Samsung Focus. AT&T also plans to launch the HTC Titan, another Mango device, in the fall. The next version of Windows Phone, codenamed Mango, will feature a host of new features, including the ability to create groups in the People hub. Facebook will be deeply integrated into many aspects of the OS, and email and Office will all receive an upgrade. Additionally, Mango will feature support for multitasking, which can ultimately lead to home-screen tiles being updated with data from apps running in the background.

Samsung Continues Hitting The World

arm — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 06:22:01 +0000

The same week I bought myself a shiny new Galaxy S II, they launched a solar-powered netbook for use in the developing world. Unlike any American or European company, Samsung Electronics manufactures smartphones and their memory chips, TVs and their screens, computers and their hard drives. They’re the only entity that’s both arms dealer and aggressor in the midst of the biggest arms race the tech world has ever seen. (Meanwhile, their sister companies in theSamsung Group build both ships and skyscrapers, sell life insurance, and operate theme parks.) Their revenue exceeds that of Apple or Microsoft, and their global reach is unparalleled.

Sure, they’re fighting a massive patent war with Apple around the world – but at the same time,every iPhone is 26% Samsung; even if they lose every legal battle, every iPad/iPhone/iTouch sale will still cha-ching in part into Samsung’s coffers. Their flagship phones and devices are Android, but they also maintain their own entirely separate Bada smartphone platform, and have even kept one finger in the MeeGo pie, while declining to acquire it. Oh, yes, and they’re also apparently launching a Windows 8 tablet any day now.

3 new Wave Series Gadgets by Sansung: Wave 3, Wave M, Wave Y

arm — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:40:50 +0000

Samsung Electronics has announced the launch of the flagship 4-inch smartphone Wave 3, the social-powerhouse Wave M and the smart-start Wave Y. Where in all the 3 smartphones are powered by Samsung’s own new Bada 2.0 platform and will come under the arc lights when curtains go up on the much awaited IFA Berlin. Samsung’s new Bada 2.0 platform provides a wide variety of latest capabilities including Wi-Fi Direct, voice recognition, multi-tasking, and NFC (optional). Further, the new feature allows users to experience advanced services like photo and file sharing without Internet networking. New Wave series gadgets Wave 3, Wave M and Wave Y are integrated with Samsung’s new ChatON service and also Samsung Apps with an improved UI and enhanced store features.

The Samsung Wave 3 is a beautiful, chic smartphone and the hottest of the trio, measures 125.9 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm and weighs 122 g. Wave 3 is equipped with a 4-inch WVGA Super AMOLED display, dual cameras a 5 megapixel shooter with LED flash at the back and a VGA snapper in the front, a 1.4GHz processor and HSPA connectivity into a 9.9mm brushed-metal case, with integrated Samsung’s Social Hub and Music Hub, push notification, Wi-Fi Direct and so on.

The Samsung Wave M is the first ChatON equipped smartphone, which features a 3.65-inch HVGA screen made from tempered glass, an 832 MHz chip and a metallic body, dual cameras- a 5 megapixel snapper with LED flash at the rear and a VGA in front. Wave M supports other features like streamlined messaging feeds, enhanced on-the-go web browsing and Wi-Fi Direct and NFC (optional) and much more.

The Samsung Wave Y is the perfect phone to introduce new users to the world of smartphone experiences. The new Samsung Wave is designed with a stylish metallic hairline body, with a 3.2-inch HVGA screen, 2 megapixel cameras with LED flash and further supports ChatON, Social Hub, Bluetooth 3.0, and Wi-Fi Direct and so on. Quite interestingly, personalization is enabled through the Live Panel, Lock Screen and Folder management, at the same time Music Hub, a portable music manager, gives users a jukebox in their pocket.

Hybrid Tabphone, Smartlet or Phoneblet?

arm — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:28:23 +0000

Samsung Electronics is going to presenmt a new Android mobile device: something in the middle of the Samsung Infuse 4G (wich comes with 4.5 inches Super AMOLED Plus Capacitative Touchscreen display, ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz processor and runs on Android 2.2 Froyo) and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

I cant understand is this gadget a tabphone, smartlet or phoneblet, I thing this is a hybrid device. They call it Samsung Galaxy Q. This smartphone weights 108G and its dimensions are 120x68x9.3 MM. The phone has Full QWERTY keybord and 3.0 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display, with 480 x 720 px resolution. There is a 8.0 Megapixels rear camera on the back of this pretty gadget and a 1.3 MP front camera on the face for video calling. The phone runs on Android OS v2.2 codenamed Froyo. Galaxy Q comes with 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor, PowerVR SGX540 GPU and Hummingbird chipset, has 16GB internal memory and a memory slot wich gives a chanse for 32GB external memory.

Samsung is preparing three new smartphones running Bada OS

arm — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:14:58 +0000

Samsung has preclaimed this week that it will produce three new Bada smartphones in the coming months. Bada is Samsung ‘s own smartphone OS. It was first launched last year. Today we have very little information about the new gadgets, but one appears to be the Samsung Wave 3, successor to the well known line of Bada devices. The other two mobile devices are the Samsung GT-S5360 and the Samsung GT-S7250D, which will run on Bada 2.0 software. Samsung said last year it would remove some support from Android and Windows Mobile in an effort to try their hand at Bada. The phones are expected to launch in September.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to launch in TWELVE separate hardware options

arm — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:59:13 +0000

The imminent launch of Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab 10.1 is going to be a rather confusing affair, as the hardware maker is planning to launch an unbelievable TWELVE separate memory/radio versions of the new Android tablet. According to the individual listings, you’ll be able to buy black or white versions of the 10.1, with each model also coming in 3G and wi-fi only options. Which means you can have any of the below configurations:

16GB, wi-fi only, black
16GB, wi-fi only, white
16GB, 3G, black
16GB, 3G, white
32GB, wi-fi only, black
32GB, wi-fi only, white
32GB, 3G, black
32GB, 3G, white
64GB, wi-fi only, black
64GB, wi-fi only, white
64GB, 3G, black
64GB, 3G, white

Absolutely insane. A total logistical nightmare for the boys in the warehouse. The August 4th launch date only applies to the cheaper black & white wi-fi only models, which will arrive on that day for £399. The 3G models and the larger capacity variants will launch throughout August, with the top-spec 64GB 3G model costing a whopping £659.99 and arriving on August 23rd.

Samsung Mobile Phones Now Without Any Contract

arm — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 06:05:29 +0000

Samsung mobile phones without any contract are available in the mobile market. Samsung’s cell phones without contract are provided by the dealers, only you are to search over internet and you will find many dealers. Mobile phones are the example of the information technology. In today’s world, mobile phone has become an essential gadget for all class of people. There was a time when mobile phones were so rare and all the phones were basic one. Nowdays, with the advanced technology and the demand from the consumers, latest mobiles phones are being launched in the market. These phones not only serve your communication purpose rather it also takes care of your mood with lots of entertainment features. To sustain in the cut-throat mobile market, all manufacturers concentrate on bringing power packed handsets at affordable rates.

Samsung is different from all the other mobile manufacturers. When it comes to the matter of features and affordability, no one could forget the name of Samsung, the South Korean Electronic giant is one of the leading mobile phone manufacturers in the world. All the latest and newborn technologies are available in Samsung Mobile Phones. From D-Series to E-Series, from X-Series to U-Series, all Samsung mobile phones come with the latest features. High resolution cameras, dedicated music players, high resolution display screens, reliable connectivity options, memory slots, gaming activity, web access facility are some of the common features in the Samsung mobile phones. Samsung mobile phone manufacturers are in their business for a long time.

Samsung Nexus S 4G

arm — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 06:36:57 +0000

Android phones just keep getting better. They still have some of the same problems, but the phones are increasingly becoming more powerful and user-friendly. One of the most recent to hit the market is the Nexus S 4G from Samsung. It’s available from Sprint for $149.99 with a two-year contract. The Nexus S 4G is a beautiful gadget with a sleek black casing that frames a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen. The smartphone has two cameras: one is a 5 mega-pixel camera on the back and the other is a VGA camera facing from the front of the phone. The Nexus S 4G doesn’t have a slot.This phon e handles Sprint’s 4G network, which is the next generation of connection speeds.

The Nexus S 4G runs the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. My favorite is the improved keyboard. It feels faster, more responsive, and makes coping and pasting a little easier. I actually had to search the internet to find other changes Gingerbread brought to the Android platform. The Nexus S 4G is among the best Android phones I’ve tested ever. It looks great and features an improved version of the Android platform. Aspiring photographers will find it can take some really great HD videos. I wish it had a memory card slot and that the camera did better with bad lighting. But its ability to handle 3G and 4G gives it a longer life and gets you ready for when Phoenix makes the Sprint 4G.

Samsung goes DualCore with this heavy hitting Smartphone

arm — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:48:44 +0000

Dualcore smartphones are the big mobile story of 2011 and the Samsung Galaxy SII is leading the charge, adding a 1GHz dualcore processor to its slick Android 2.3 OS. Not simply quick, the Galaxy SII is also beautiful, with a better-than-AMOLED. 4.3-inch screen and a home screen that automatically locates your most-used apps and places them at your firgertips in an easy to navigate, magazine-like format. There’s an eight-meg camera capable of shooting 1080p video on board and A-grade connectivity including HSDPA at up to 21Mbps, N Wi-Fi, USB and AllShare, Samsung’s DLNA streaming function.

Samsung Grabs Top Spot Among Cell Phone Sellers

arm — Tue, 17 May 2011 16:03:50 +0000

According to a report released by Strategy Analytics, Samsung Electronics Co emerged as the top seller of mobile phones in the North American market during the January-March period of 2011. Samsung sold 12.6 million units of cell phones in the United States and Canada which accounted for 27.4% of the market. LG Electronics came second with the company selling 7.8 million units of cell phones. Apple Inc grabbed the third spot to become the third largest mobile phone vendor in the North American market.

However, the first quarter did not prove fruitful for RIM and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc as market share of these firms fell to less than 8%. The report also said that Samsung And Nokia were the top cell phone vendors in western Europe during the first quarter of 2011. Meanwhile, Samsung also plans to lift global sales of its mobiles phone this year by about 7% to 300 million units. The global cell phone market is witnessing rapid increase and with emerging markets like India, several cell phone vendors are expected to notch up higher business and revenues in coming days.

GALAXY is a Star

arm — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:47:51 +0000

The Samsung Galaxy Tab has attracted a lot of attention as th efirst serious rival to Apple’s iPad. Running Android 2.2 (Froyo), the seven-inch plasticencased tablet is half the weight of the iPad, at 380g, and you can make phone calls on it. It’s the missing link between the iPad and the Dell Streak, but will it be a success? First up, though it’s smaller than the iPad’s, the seven-inch screen is nonetheless bright, sharp and very responsive to pinches, taps and swipes.

Video playback – even of HD video scaled down to the Tab’s 1024×600-pixel resolution–is smooth and watchable thanks to the Tab’s 1GHz processor. Samsung obviously thinks video will be a big selling point as there’s a dedicated Samsung Movies app on hand to access well-stocked video download service AceTrax. There’s plenty of storage for all that video too, with 16 or 32GB of onboard memory and a microSD slot for up to a further 32GB. Unlike on the iPad you can make calls and send texts using 3G and it takes a standard SIM not a micro one.

Hands-free voice quality isn’t bad, though it’s hard to picture anyone using the Tab for voice calls without a Bluetooth earpiece–it’s even bigger than the comically large Dell Streak. The supplied browser is swift and with Froyo you get Flash compatibility but, as with all Androids, a new browser such as Dolphin HD, free from Android Market, makes browsing a more pleasurable experience, adding tabs and customisable gesture controls. There’s a rear-facing three-meg camera and a front-facing 1.3-meg cam for video calling, although Skype doesn’t support video calls on Android, it’s voice only.

Samsung Galaxy Pro against BlackBerry gadgets (video)

arm — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 19:37:42 +0000

With RIM’s BlackBerry gadgets becoming more and more well-liked here in the UK, it is no revelation that other makers are looking to take pro of that triumph. Whereas they may not be able to imitate BBM or other BlackBerry-specific features, they are trying to reproduce one of the most stick out features of the phones – a full portrait QWERTY keyboard. Recently Nokia came out with the C3 and even HTC’s two Facebook phones sported the physical keyboards. Now Samsung has thrown the Galaxy Pro into the mix.
The Galaxy Pro has a 2.8in capacitive touchscreen display, runs Android Froyo (overlayed with Samsung’s TouchWiz UI) and is powered by a 800MHz processor of unfamiliar attribution. It comes with a 3 megapixel autofocus camera on the back and Wi-Fi but other than that provision are a little thin on the ground. Nevertheless we do know that carrier Three will be offering the Galaxy Pro when it arrives – though pricing or a specific release date are not known yet. Will this QWERTY keyboard phone be able to entice some BlackBerry customers to convert to Samsung or will the presence of Froyo and an 800MHz processor put them off?