MUMBAI: Handset provider Samsung Electronics that deals in semiconductors, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies strengthens its Smartphone portfolio with the launch of Affordable Smartphone… duo – Galaxy 3 and Galaxy 5 in the Indian market Both the phones are based on the Android v2.1 platform.
The key common features and applications of Galaxy 3 and Galaxy 5 include Layar Reality Browse that enables the user to do real-time route calculation with this application while they are travelling and also discover places around them.
It also boasts of Social Hub which is a feature that integrates e-mails, contacts, messages and social networks in your phonebook and helps users enjoy full integration of their Google, and Facebook calendars. Also, Google Mobile Services provides an easy access to the all Google services like Gmail, Gtalk, Google Search and Google Maps. Further there over 60,000 apps on the Android market which the consumers can choose from.
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An application called Swype technology allows users to type message with one continuous finger motion across the screen keyboard making text inputs faster and easier. In addition, both enjoy powerful connectivity through Allshare through which users can share multimedia content between devices like the mobile and the PC as well as the TV. The phones can also function as TV QWERTY remote.
Announcing the launch, Samsung Electronics Mobile and IT director Ranjit Yadav said, The smartphone era has begun and is here to stay. We, at Samsung, are committed to making smartphones available for everyone. We have been focusing on open OS mobiles recently since many key characteristics of smartphones are becoming more and more relevant – especially mobile internet, messaging features, strong third party applications and flexibility for customization. In the open OS area, our strategy is to offer consumers with whatever they want. As a result we are offering mobiles based on the Android, Windows and our own proprietary OS bada in the Indian market. While Samsung WAVE is based on the bada platform, the Galaxy series is based on the Android platform…
The Samsung Galaxy 3 (15801) is endowed with preinstalled ThinkFree Office Mobile which lets the user create, view and edit word documents, spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations. With the File Manager in ThinkFree Office feature, consumers can organize the documents with ease. The mobile is also compatible with all movie files with multi codec support and plays DivX, Xvid, MPEG4, Real and WMV movie files. Users can also enjoy music with a simplified music list and player.
With a 3.2… WQVGA 16M TFT hi –resolution screen, the Galaxy 3 has a youthful design has a 3MP auto focus camera and a wi-fi connectivity speed of upto 74mbps. The phone comes with a 1500 mAH battery and an internal memory of 130MB which is further expandable to 32GB. Users can also download applications from Samsung Apps store. The handset is priced at Rs 12,300.
The smartphone experience in Samsung Galaxy 5 (15503) is enhanced by the 2.8…QVGA TFT screen and a 2MP fixed focus camera. The handset offers excellent connectivity options through Bluetooth 2.1 to connect to other device and mobile peripherals helping easy file transfers and data downloads. The phone also has wi-fi connectivity, 3G HSDPA with speeds up to 7.2 mbps, 3.5 mm Ear jack, FM radio and A-GPS. The 90 MB internal of the phone memory is further upgradeable to 16GB. The phone is priced at Rs 10,200.
With the launch of these two smartphones, Samsung’s smartphone portfolio now consists of 4 feature-rich models at a price range of Rs 10,200 to Rs 31,500. By the end of 2010, we plan to a have a portfolio of eight to nine smartphone models and expect to notch up a 20% market share in the smartphone market,… revealed Yadav
Moreover Samsung also announced the launch of Samsung Guru Power with a Long Battery Life of 2,000mAh providing a whopping 22 hours talk time and two months standby time priced at Rs 3150 and Samsung Champ, an affordable touch phone that builds in the feature functionality of a Music player priced at Rs 4500.
