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Samsung Galaxy Pop Plus S5570i (a Galaxy Mini version) shows up in India

Florin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:40:11 +0000

Last year, Samsung launched the Galaxy Mini S5570 under a different name in India: Galaxy Pop. Now it looks like a slightly upgraded version of the handset is about to be introduced.

Called Samsung Galaxy Pop Plus S5570i, the new phone has appeared over at Indian retailer Flipkart, and it doesn’t look different from the original model. However, it comes with a more powerful processor (832MHz vs. 600MHz).

The weird part is that Flipkart says the Galaxy Pop Plus S5570i runs Android 2.2 Froyo – but this has to be a mistake, since the older S5570 has been already updated to Android 2.3 Gignerbread in some markets.

Flipkart is asking 8,330 INR (about $169) for the Samsung Galaxy Pop Plus S5570i, without saying when the device will be available. I guess it will happen soon anyway.

Via AndroidOS.in

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New 7 inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 with Andorid 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich announced

Florin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:16:18 +0000

Samsung has officially unveiled its seventh Android tablet – the Galaxy Tab 2, which is the first to come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich from day one (and the first in the company’s 2012 lineup).

Like the original Galaxy Tab P1000 and the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, the Galaxy Tab 2 has a 7 inch display with 1024 x 600 pixels. Measuring 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm and weighing 344 grams, the new device features:

TouchWiz / L!ve Panel UX
HSPA+ 21Mbps (850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz)
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
A-GPS
Bluetooth v 3.0
3.5mm headset jack
USB 2.0
Samsung Hub
Samsung ChatON
S Suggest – a new service that provides “recommendations of apps suited to users’ tastes directly on a home screen”
3MP rear camera
VGA front-facing camera
1GHz dual-core processor
1GB (RAM)
8 / 16 / 32GB user memory
microSD (up to 32GB)
4,000 mAh battery

Samsung says the Galaxy Tab 2 will be available globally starting March (for an unknown price). Most likely, the new tablet is going to be showcased at MWC 2012 later this month – we’ll be there to check it out.

Via Press release

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 launched in India as Galaxy Tab 680

Florin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:49:00 +0000

Samsung has introduced its thinnest Android tablet – the Galaxy Tab 7.7 – in India, where the device is being sold under a different name: Samsung Galaxy Tab 680.

The Galaxy Tab 680 costs 33,600 INR (about $678), and should be available via major Indian retailer as of today.

The new tablet runs Android Honeycomb (upgradeable to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich), and features a 7.7 inch Super AMOLED Plus display with 1280 x 800 pixels, 1.4GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, HSDPA, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, 3.2MP rear camera, 2MP front-facing camera, and a 5,100 mAh battery – all in a 7.9mm thin case.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 will also be released in the US (via Verizon, with 4G LTE connectivity), and in Canada (Wi-Fi-only version).

Via AndroidOS.in

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Unlocked white Samsung Galaxy Nexus now available for $659.50

Vlad Bobleanta — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:59:37 +0000

The white Samsung Galaxy Nexus that’s supposed to go on sale in the UK this coming Monday appears to already be available in the US. Though if you were thinking about getting it in subsidized form from Verizon, you’ll be disappointed.

Negri Electronics is the retailer where you can find the white Galaxy Nexus, but it’s an unlocked international model (i9250). However, because this SKU has pentaband 3G/HSPA, it will work on both AT&T and T-Mobile with HSPA+ connectivity (because it’s not an LTE device, it can’t connect to AT&T’s 4G LTE network, but will work just fine on that carrier’s HSPA 4G network). Working on T-Mobile is pretty rare for unlocked devices, so those of you who’ve chosen the magenta carrier over any other company should be happy.

Which is probably completely different from the feeling you’ll have once you find out the price you’ll have to pay for this white GNex: not one penny less than $659.50.

Crazy, right? On the other hand, you won’t be tied down by any long-term contracts, and you’ll be among the first people in North America to sport the white version of this superphone. If that makes you interested, go to Negri Electronics now and order yours.

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Samsung Galaxy Ace, C3322 and C3520 La Fleur editions announced

Florin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:14:50 +0000

Not long after we’ve seen the Samsung Wave Y S5380 La Fleur, now Samsung has announced three more phones that have been included in the La Fleur collection.

The new phones are: Samsung Galaxy Ace La Fleur, Samsung C3322 Duos La Fleur, and Samsung C3520 La Fleur. They’re all available now in Russia, and Samsung didn’t say if it plans to offer them in other markets.

The Galaxy Ace La Fleur is the most expensive among the three handsets, costing 9,990 rubles (about €252). It runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and has all the features the regular Galaxy Ace has.

The Samsung C3322 Duos La Fleur costs 3,990 rubles (about €100) and, as its name suggest, is a dual SIM phone. The Samsung C3520 La Fleur is a simple flip phone, and costs 3,490 rubles (about €88).

Via Press release (in Russian)

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Pink Samsung Galaxy Note coming soon

Florin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:32:29 +0000

Already available in black and white, the Samsung Galaxy Note will be released soon in a new color, and that is pink.

According to GSM Arena, the pink Galaxy Note should be launched in a few weeks – although it’s not clear in what markets this will happen.

The Galaxy Note will be among Samsung’s first handsets to get an update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (it should happen starting March 21). It features a large 5.3 inch Super AMOLED HD (1280 x 800) display, TouchWiz UI 4.0, S Pen technology, 1.4GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 8MP rear camera with 1080p video recording, 2MP front-facing camera, and a 2,500 mAh battery.

In the US, AT&T will launch the Galaxy Note on February 19, for $299 on contract, in carbon blue and ceramic white.

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Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 S6500 to be launched soon

Florin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:55:48 +0000

Samsung seems to have a new Galaxy Mini Android smartphone up its sleeve, which should be the successor to the original Galaxy Mini S5570, released last year at MWC 2011.

Called Galaxy Mini 2 S6500, the new handset is, unsurprisingly, an entry-level one. Its features include a 3.3 inch HVGA display, HSDPA, ChatON messaging service, 800MHz processor, 3MP camera, and 3GB of internal memory. Android 2.3 Gingerbread will run the show.

The exact price and launch date of the Galaxy Mini 2 aren’t known for now, but we might see the smartphone at Samsung’s booth at MWC 2012 later this month in Barcelona – we’ll let you know if it happens.

Via GSM Arena

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Android 4 ICS updates coming to Samsung Galaxy S2 and Note from March 1st

Staska — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:57:31 +0000

Good news for Samsung Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Note owners.

According to Eldar Murtazin, Samsung has almost finished tweaking its own Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich version and TouchWiz interface. And will start rolling out the updates for Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Note on the first day of March. The handsets can be updated over the air or via Samsung’s Kies software.

Most of you probably won’t get ICS on your Galaxy that early, since it will be your mobile operator who decides when it is ready to deploy the update. It will take until May with many carriers, and, if history is any guide, may be even longer for U.S. Galaxy versions.

Still – if you have Samsung flagship smartphone, you should get Android 4 much earlier then your friends carrying phones from other brands.

Wonder how Samsung was able to leapfrog its rivals and get the Ice Cream Sandwich a month or more ahead of them? It’s because of the Galaxy Nexus.

When Google selects vendor to make Nexus with the next generation of Android, he gets the access to the operating system code under development. And can start tweaking it’s own branded device and customized apps in parallel. Everyone else has to wait until Google finishes its work, and makes the next generation Android available publicly.

The early access to Android code usually allows Nexus device maker to ship next generation OS updates, and next generation devices, weeks ahead of rivals. That’s how in 2010 HTC was able to release Desire, Droid Incredible and EVO Android 2.0 smartphones weeks before Samsung got its first Galaxy S ready. And that’s why this time HTC will start updating its smartphones about a month later then Sammy.

And that is why I think Samsung Galaxy S3 will be the first branded Android 4.0 smartphone to ship. Even if others will announce their own ICS smartphones first.

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Telus Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE and LG Optimus LTE outright prices unveiled

Florin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:59:18 +0000

The LG Optimus LTE and Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE will be among Telus’ first LTE devices, and should be released tomorrow, February 10.

Although one is a tablet and the other one is a smartphone, both will have about the same price when bought outright: $649.99 for the Galaxy Tab 8.9, and $629.99 for the Optimus LTE.

The price for the Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE on contract is not known for now. But we know how much the LG Optimus LTE will be on contract: $99.99 (3-yr), $529.99 (2-yr), or $579.99 (1-yr).

Starting February 14, Telus will offer yet another LTE Android device – the Samsung Galaxy Note (which should cost $249.99 with a new 3-y contract agreement).

Via Mobile Syrup

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T-Mobile’s smartphones (including HTC Amaze 4G and Samsung Galaxy S II) will be free on February 11

Florin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:18:12 +0000

T-Mobile USA has announced the Valentine’s Day Sale, which will let customers buy any 4G handset and other select devices for free (after major mail-in rebates, and with a qualifying 2-yr plan).

The sale will take place this Saturday, February 11. Among the devices that will be offered for a $0 net down payment after rebates, we must mention: Samsung Galaxy S II, HTC Amaze 4G, HTC Sensation 4G, T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide, BlackBerry Bold 9900, HTC Amaze 4G, Nokia Lumia 710, and the T-Mobile SpringBoard tablet.

Remember that the sale will be available only throughout February 11, so it’s a Valentine’s Day Sale without actually taking place on Valentine’s Day. Anyway, more details about it can be found in this press release.

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No Samsung Galaxy S III announcement on March 22 after all

Florin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:24:09 +0000

Just yesterday, we reported that Samsung may officially announce its Galaxy S III Android smartphone on March 22. However, although there will be an event on that day, it looks like we’re not going to see the S III then.

The Next Web is reporting that Samsung confirmed there will be “no new products” announced during the March 22 event. So the event will probably focus on showcasing existing devices.

This being said, the Galaxy S III will likely be announced in April, or even May.

The Samsung Galaxy S III should come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a quad-core processor, a large Super AMOLED HD display, enhanced battery life, and a case that’s only 7mm thin.

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Samsung Star 3 announced in the UK as the Toco Lite 2

Florin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:43:41 +0000

Officially introduced in January as the successor to the Star II S5260, the Samsung Star 3 has been announced now in the UK, where it’s going to be commercialized under the name of Samsung Toco Lite 2.

The new Toco Lite 2 is an affordable featurephone that comes with a 3 inch QVGA touchscreen display, TouchWiz Lite UI, Samsung’s ChatON messaging service, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, 3.2MP camera, and MicroSD card support. It doesn’t have 3G, in case you’re wondering.

The Samsung Toco Lite 2 will be available in the UK starting March, in two color versions: black and white. For the moment, there’s no word on the price of the new phone. The Star 3 has a dual SIM version, but it’s not clear if the Toco Lite 2 will have one as well.

Via SoMobile

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White Samsung Galaxy Nexus officially announced, hits the streets in the UK on February 13

Vlad Bobleanta — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:30:37 +0000

The white Samsung Galaxy Nexus got semi-official last month when it went on pre-order at several retailers in the UK. But despite that, it is only today that Samsung decided to actually put out a press release announcing the new device.

It is, of course, identical to its black sibling. It looks like it will also come in two versions, one with 16 GB of built-in storage, the other with double that space. So for all intents and purposes, the only difference here is the color. And even that isn’t 100% new, since, as you can see from the image below, it’s not all-white unfortunately.

Still, it’s a lot whiter than the black Galaxy Nexus, and that alone will probably please many of you. The official release date is February 13, which is next Monday (one week from today) and conveniently the day before Valentine’s Day. So Samsung clearly expects many people to buy it for a loved one.

Via Phone Arena

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Samsung event scheduled for March 22. Galaxy S III could be announced then

Florin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:49:08 +0000

Last week, Samsung informed the world that it would not unveil its new Galaxy S III Android smartphone at MWC 2012, but at a later event (for which it didn’t provide a date).

Now, according to Frandroid, Samsung has a mysterious event scheduled for March 22. There’s no way of telling what this is about, but it could very well be about the Galaxy S III. Of course, at the same time the company could unveil something for the French market only (since the invite to the event is in French).

As the successor to the Galaxy S II, the Samsung Galaxy S III will be the company’s flagship Android handset of 2012. It will undoubtedly run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, while its other features are rumored to include a large Super AMOLED HD display, quad-core processor, 12MP rear camera, and improved battery life.

Well, now let’s wait and see if March 22 is (or is not) the day when the handset finally gets official.

Update: Korean website ET News has it that the new Galaxy will become available in May, featuring a 7mm thin case.

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AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy Note available for pre-order at Best Buy tomorrow, free flip cover case included

Florin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:40:02 +0000

If you want AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy Note, you’ll have to wait until February 19, because that’s when the handset is going to be released. However, AT&T is taking pre-orders starting tomorrow (February 5).

Best Buy has announced that it’s taking pre-orders for the Note tomorrow, too. Unlike AT&T, Best Buy is offering a free Protective Flip Cover Case (which otherwise costs $29.99) to customers who order and activate the smartphone.

As you may already know, the Galaxy Note will cost $299.99 with a new 2-yr contract agreement.

Running Android 2.3 Gingerbread (upgradeable to 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich), the Samsung Galaxy Note features a huge 5.3 inch Super AMOLED HD (1280 x 800) display, dual-core 1.5GHz processor, LTE connectivity, S Pen technology, 8MP rear camera, 2MP front-facing camera, and 16GB of internal memory.

Via Best Buy

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Canada: Samsung Galaxy Nexus hits Videotron on February 8, HTC Radar goes to SaskTel soon

Vlad Bobleanta — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:43:32 +0000

As we heard before, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is going to be sold by Videotron in Canada too, alongside basically every other carrier. With Wind and Mobilicity starting sales these days, Videotron doesn’t want to be left far behind. So it will release the newest ‘pure Google’ phone on February 8, which is next Wednesday.

Videotron didn’t out any pricing details just yet, saying that it will make all the necessary announcements on launch day itself, but promising to have competitive rates. We’ll see.

Also in Canada, the HTC Radar is on its way to SaskTel too. Videotron is also getting ready to launch this midrange second-generation Windows Phone device, as we found out last month.

Unfortunately, SaskTel is keeping the release date and price for the Radar close to its chest at the moment. But if that’s your carrier of choice and you’ve been meaning to pick up a new Windows Phone, soon you’ll be able to do just that. We’ll keep you posted.

Via MobileSyrup here and here

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Sprint’s HTC Evo Shift 4G and Samsung Replenish also get some update love

Vlad Bobleanta — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:17:55 +0000

The updates, they just come pouring in these days. No to be outdone by Verizon or AT&T, Sprint also has a couple of updates up its sleeves – for the HTC Evo Shift 4G and the Samsung Replenish. Neither of these updates is anything big like, you know, Ice Cream Sandwich, but they’re still probably worth installing anyway.

The HTC Evo Shift 4G is getting a security update, alongside an updated version of HTC Peep (the company’s built-in social networking client), as well as much needed battery life improvements. The update will make your Evo Shift 4G run software version 2.77.651.3. The Samsung Replenish, on the other hand, only gets some security patches brought to it by the FA19 update.

The update is already rolling out over-the-air for the Replenish. If your phone hasn’t yet received the notification that the update is available, then know that the rollout will take a few days to complete.

For the HTC Evo Shift 4G, the update notification will start showing up on February 7. However, if you’re impatient you can manually check for the update right now and it should be there waiting for you.

Full update instructions for the Evo Shift 4G are available here, and for the Samsung Replenish here.

Via Sprint here and here

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UK: Samsung Galaxy S Advance will also be sold by T-Mobile and O2

Vlad Bobleanta — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:13:39 +0000

After Three recently announced that it would be soon offering the Samsung Galaxy S Advance to its customers, two more UK operators have stepped up and revealed plans to sell the newest Samsung Android-powered smartphone.

Both T-Mobile and O2 will feature the curvy Galaxy S Advance sometime in the future. Unfortunately though, neither company gave any further details, so for now it’s ‘wait and see’. Still, if your operator is either Three, T-Mobile, or O2, and you’d like to purchase a Galaxy S Advance when it becomes available, at least you now know for sure that you’ll be able to get it subsidized (read:free).

If on the other hand you loathe long-term contracts, know that the Samsung Galaxy S Advance can now be pre-ordered in SIM-free and unlocked form at Clove as well. A couple of days ago we told you that MobileFun started taking pre-orders, and Clove is a bit more expensive asking for £354 for the device (compared to £349.95).

The fact that it’s starting to pop up at more and more retailers can only mean that we’re nearing the launch of the Galaxy S Advance, so be ready.

Via SoMobile

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus launched by Mobility Canada, free HM1100 Bluetooth headset included

Florin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:41:11 +0000

Mobilicity initially announced that it would release the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on February 6. However, the Canadian carrier has surprised its customers by launching the smartphone today (February 2) – possibly because Wind, one of its rival carriers, will start selling it tomorrow.

Mobilicity is asking $599.99 for the Galaxy Nexus (no contract required), and is offering a free Samsung HM1100 Bluetooth headset with the smartphone – while supplies last.

You can go here to buy the Galaxy Nexus from Mobilicity.

Introduced as the world’s first Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich device, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus features a 4.65 inch Super AMOLED HD (1280 x 720) display, NFC, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 5MP rear camera with 1080p video recording, and 1.3MP front-facing camera.

Via Press release

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Samsung Galaxy S II Plus press photo leaked, it’s running Ice Cream Sandwich

Vlad Bobleanta — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:17:52 +0000

Despite saying that it won’t announce the successor to the Galaxy S II (which we all assume will be called Galaxy S III) at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month, that doesn’t mean that Samsung will show up there empty handed.

In fact, it looks like the Korean company will unveil a smartphone over there, and it will be the Galaxy S II Plus we first heard about yesterday. That phone popped up in a benchmark revealing that its processor clock has been bumped to 1.5 GHz (up from 1.2 in the Galaxy S II). And now we have its leaked press photo to look at:

The photo comes courtesy of (in)famous Russian journalist Eldar Murtazin. Being asked if this was the Galaxy S III or the Galaxy S II Plus, he confirmed it was the latter. And that it will be unveiled in Barcelona.

Aside from the bump in processor speed, the Galaxy S II Plus seems to have another trick up its sleeve: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. As you can see in the picture, the phone’s Android menu buttons are now all capacitive and closely mimic the styling of the on-screen buttons seen in Android 4.0 on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. You can also see a round folder on the homescreen, something that has only been introduced in version 4.0 of Google’s OS.

It’s unclear why the Galaxy S II Plus that showed up in the benchmark yesterday appeared to be running Android 2.3 Gingerbread – perhaps it was just an older test unit that wasn’t upgraded to the shipping version of the OS.

Anyway, it will be interesting to see how Samsung prices the ICS-running Galaxy S II Plus. After all, at the moment it’s higher-end than the vanilla Galaxy S II, which means it should probably be more expensive. On the other hand, the Galaxy S II Plus should obviously be cheaper than the Galaxy S III, and that’s coming in the first half of this year.

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Dual SIM Samsung Champ Deluxe Duos C3312 introduced in India

Florin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:09:04 +0000

Samsung has announced another member of its Champ series of feature phones – the Champ Deluxe Duos C3312.

As its name suggest, the new handset is a dual SIM one. It should become available in India soon, reportedly for only 4,790 INR (about $98).

The Champ Deluxe Duos doesn’t have 3G, and features a 2.8 inch QVGA touchscreen display, TouchWiz Lite UI, Samsung ChatON, Bluetooth 3.0, FM radio, music player, 1.3MP camera, MicroSD card support (up to 16GB), and a 1000 mAh battery.

Apparently, there will be a non dual SIM version of the new handset, too, simply called Samsung Champ Deluxe. This one should be cheaper than the Champ Deluxe Duos, but we don’t know where or when it’s going to be released.

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Samsung Galaxy S II Plus may be in the works

Vlad Bobleanta — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:26:48 +0000

Remember the possible slightly upgraded Samsung Galaxy Nexus that was spotted in a benchmark a couple of days ago? Well, it turns out that it may not be the only Samsung smartphone to get some minor hardware improvements in the near future.

Samsung did say it won’t announce the successor to the Galaxy S II during Mobile World Congress later this month, but that won’t stop it from introducing a slightly better version of the Galaxy S II for example.

And that seems like it has managed to leak via a benchmark too. This time it’s An3DBenchXL, which has unearthed a device calling itself Samsung Galaxy S 2+, which has a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor. Since the ‘vanilla’ Galaxy S II comes with a CPU clocked at 1.2 GHz, the “+” in that name sort of makes sense.

The other details that the benchmark has registered are all identical to the Galaxy S II we all know and love, namely a screen with a 480×800 resolution, and Android 2.3.4 running the show.

We speculated that the new and improved Samsung Galaxy Nexus could come with a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, and the Galaxy S II+ may as well. However, it’s still likely that they’ll be using different chipsets. The new Galaxy Nexus was spotted with TI’s OMAP 4470, and the Galaxy S II+ will probably keep the in-house developed Exynos, just come with a higher clock. And maybe some other differences that can’t be inferred from a mere benchmark. We’ll let you know when (or if) we find out more.

Via PocketNow

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Samsung Galaxy S Aviator and Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be US Cellular’s first LTE devices

Vlad Bobleanta — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:01:09 +0000

Last month, US Cellular let us know that it was getting ready to launch two LTE devices, a tablet and a smartphone. But that was all the carrier had to tease, as it didn’t mention the specific gadgets it would launch.

Here we are about a month later, and it’s finally decided to tell us that the Samsung Galaxy S Aviator and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will in fact be the first devices to support its nascent LTE network.

Fortunately, the initially announced release months of March for the tablet and April for the phone are still valid. We did kind of anticipate that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 was the tablet that US Cellular had in mind, yet the Galaxy S Aviator is new. At least in name, since upon first look it seems to be just a rebranded Samsung Droid Charge seen on Verizon.

We’ll know for sure when we get all the specs. For now, US Cellular has published the basics about each device. Unsurprisingly, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 will have a 10.1-inch touchscreen, a front-facing camera, HD gaming capabilities, Adobe Flash support, and will run Android 3.2 Honeycomb.

The Samsung Galaxy S Aviator will run Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread and will have a 4.3-inch 480×800 Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen, an 8 MP rear camera, a front-facing camera as well, and an HDMI out port.

The first markets to get US Cellular’s 4G LTE network will be cities in Iowa, Wisconsin, Maine, North Carolina, Texas and Oklahoma in March, with others to follow of course.

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AT&T Samsung Infuse 4G Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread update rolling out now

Florin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:32:00 +0000

AT&T has announced via its official forums that an update to Android Gingerbread for the Samsung Infuse 4G is being launched today.

The update – which brings Android 2.3.6 to the Infuse – provides a slew of enhancements, including: improved Copy & Paste functionality, new multitouch software keyboard, improved app control and power management, and new fonts.

Unfortunately, the download link provided by AT&T doesn’t seem to be live yet on Samsung’s website. Anyway, it should work soon.

The Samsung Infuse 4G was launched by AT&T in May last year, and is currently offered for $49.99 on contract (although Amazon lets you buy it for only $0.01).

Via Android Central

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Samsung Galaxy S Advance pre-orders start in the UK for £349.95

Vlad Bobleanta — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:31:52 +0000

The Samsung Galaxy S Advance was announced just two days ago, and it’s already up for pre-order in the UK. MobileFun is the retailer now taking pre-orders for this device in its SIM-free and unlocked form. The price being asked is £349.95. According to Phandroid, MobileFun will start shipping the Galaxy S Advance pre-orders on February 6, although we can’t find any mention of that on the retailer’s website. Still, if that turns out to be true, it means that if you pre-order one, you’ll get your Galaxy S Advance in your hands in less than a week from now. That has to be some kind of a record of time passed between announcement and release (at least for Samsung).

Granted, the Galaxy S Advance is basically just a smaller Samsung Galaxy R with a Super AMOLED screen, so it’s not that lustworthy (or is it?), which may be one of the reasons why Samsung has managed to keep it a secret all the way up until the official announcement.

On the other hand, the February 6 date may have appeared on MobileFun’s website in error, in which case we don’t know when the Galaxy S Advance will hit the streets. Still, it will happen in February, at least in Russia, for that’s what Samsung said a couple of days ago. We’ll keep you posted.

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Canada: Wind releases the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on February 3, white BlackBerry Curve 9360 tomorrow

Vlad Bobleanta — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:50:24 +0000

If you’ve been patiently waiting for Wind Mobile to release the Samsung Galaxy Nexus in Canada, your wait is almost over. It’s a similar situation if the smartphone you crave is the white BlackBerry Curve 9360.

The Galaxy Nexus will become available at Wind starting on February 3, which is this Friday. It will cost $249 on the WindTab+, $449 on the WindTab, and $599 outright.

As you can see from the flyer above, Wind expects the Galaxy Nexus to sell like hot cakes. Or maybe the stock levels will be really low at the beginning. Regardless, if you’ve always wanted a Galaxy Nexus from Wind, you should probably act fast on Friday – just so you make sure you’ll actually get one.

Also at Wind, the white version of the BlackBerry Curve 9360 will make its debut tomorrow. It will be free on the WindTab+, $99 on the WindTab, and $299 outright.

Via MobileSyrup here and here, Android Police

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It’s official: the Samsung Galaxy S III won’t be unveiled at MWC, but closer to its release date

Vlad Bobleanta — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:23:30 +0000

The Samsung Galaxy S III is probably what the successor to the Galaxy S II will end up being called. Regarding this device, which quite clearly will be launched this year, there’s been a bit of a saga going on recently. Let’s call it the will it/won’t it be announced at Mobile World Congress in February drama.

First we heard that it would be, then that it won’t, then Samsung said it wasn’t sure… and now the final verdict is in.

Again this comes straight from Samsung, which, regarding this issue, told TechRadar the following:

“Samsung is looking forward to introducing and demonstrating exciting new mobile products at Mobile World Congress 2012.

The successor to the Galaxy S2 smartphone will be unveiled at a separate Samsung-hosted event in the first half of the year, closer to commercial availability of the product.

Samsung stays committed to providing the best possible mobile experiences for customers around the world.”

Translation? As previously rumored, it looks like Samsung doesn’t want too much time to pass between the official presentation of the superphone and its arrival in stores. That’s something that we’ve been hoping all manufacturers would do (emulating Apple) for a very long time (the worst offender here having been Nokia over the past few years, but even the Finns are slowly cutting the time to release these days).

So on one hand we feel pretty sad that we won’t get to play with the Samsung Galaxy S III next month. On the other hand the hype which will be built by its announcement won’t have time to die down before its release, and you won’t forget it even exists before you’re able to pick one up. You win some, you lose some.

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Samsung Galaxy Y Duos and Y Pro Duos now available in Europe

Florin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:11:14 +0000

Officially announced in December as Samsung’s first dual SIM Android smartphones, the Galaxy Y Duos and Galaxy Y Pro Duos are now starting to hit the shelves across Europe.

In Greece, Wind is selling the Galaxy Y Pro Duos for €139 (about $181).

In Russia, both new handsets are available as of today. The Galaxy Y Pro Duos costs 9,990 RUB (about €252 or $330 – and yes, it’s a big different from the price for the Greek market), while the Galaxy Y Duos can be had for 7,990 RUB (€201 or $263).

The two dual SIM Galaxy smartphones run Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and come with entry-level features like 832MHz processors, 384MB of RAM, and 3MP or 2MP cameras. The Y Pro Duos sports a full QWERTY keyboard and a 2.6 inch touchscreen display with 400 x 240 pixels, while the Y Duos has a 3.2 inch QVGA touchscreen display. Both devices should be released in new markets from now on.

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Samsung Galaxy S Advance will be a part of Three’s portfolio in the UK

Vlad Bobleanta — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:10:00 +0000

Samsung officially unveiled the Galaxy S Advance yesterday. It’s basically a Galaxy R with a Super AMOLED touchscreen (yet a bit smaller) and a new, curved shape. This new smartphone is supposed to become available in Russia in February, and then slowly make its way to Europe, the Middle East, Southeast and Southwest Asia, China, Latin America and Africa at some point after that.

While we still don’t know exactly when that will happen, if you’re in the UK we do know that Three is the first operator to announce that it will sell the Galaxy S Advance.

As you’d expect at this stage, Three didn’t say exactly when you’ll be able to pick up a Galaxy S Advance from its stores, but expect more information to arrive closer to the actual event. That’s also when we’re hoping we’ll see some pricing details uncovered as well. For now, just understand that if Three is your operator of choice and you crave the Samsung Galaxy S Advance, all is well.

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AT&T’s Galaxy Note will be featured in Samsung’s first Super Bowl commercial

Florin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:52:13 +0000

Samsung has announced that its Galaxy Note Android handset (which should be launched by AT&T on February 19) will be the star in the company’s first-ever Super Bowl ad.

Directed by Bobby Farrelly, who is known for comedy films like “Dumb and Dumber” and “There’s something about Mary”, the ad that promotes the Galaxy Note “will air during the 4th quarter of Super Bowl XLVI on February 5th.” The commercial will use footage shot with the Note’s HD (1080p) rear camera.

The Samsung Galaxy Note features a 5.3 inch Super AMOLED display with 1280 x 800 pixels, LTE connectivity, S Pen technology, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory, 2MP front-facing camera, and a 2,500mAh battery. The handset is currently running Android Gingerbread, but an update to Ice Cream Sandwich has been promised for this quarter.

AT&T will sell the Galaxy Note for $299.99 on contract, in two color versions: white and carbon blue.

Via Mobile Burn

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Samsung P3100, P5100, and i9300 get Wi-Fi certified – two tablets and the Galaxy S III?

Vlad Bobleanta — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:50:39 +0000

As we approach the Mobile World Congress which will be held in Barcelona at the end of February, more and more of you are starting to wonder what Samsung will have in store for us. After all, they didn’t show anything really new at CES, so it’s natural that MWC will be where Samsung will choose to launch its new top of the line devices.

As we found out not long ago, the Galaxy S III may not get a MWC unveiling unfortunately. That hasn’t stopped what could be the Galaxy S III from getting its Wi-Fi certification. The Samsung GT-i9300 did, and this may turn out to be the Galaxy S III (after all, the original Galaxy S has the model number i9000, the Galaxy S II is the i9100, and the Galaxy Nexus is the i9250). We can’t be sure just yet, but at least it does closely follow Samsung’s model number logic.

Also getting Wi-Fi certified were two tablets, the P3100 and P5100. Other than the fact that they’re tablets (signified by the “P” in the model numbers), we don’t know anything about these devices either. Still, we hope that they will get shown at MWC. Judging from those model numbers (which are all we have to go on right now), we may see two variants of the same size device (perhaps a lower-end and a higher-end version), or two tablets with similar specs but different screen sizes. We’re betting on the latter, taking into account Samsung’s love of many different tablet sizes.

Via Blog of Mobile, Androinica, PocketNow

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Samsung Galaxy S III to be launched in March? New Galaxy S II Plus and Note S also in the rumors

Florin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:33:13 +0000

Until now, we’ve heard quite a few rumors about the Samsung Galaxy S III, and we’ll certainly hear more until the smartphone gets to be officially announced. The latest piece of info regarding the new Galaxy flagship comes from the Netherlands: According to MobileCowboys and a source of theirs (which claims to have seen a list of upcoming Samsung products), the S III should be released in Turkey on March 13.

Assuming this is true, the new handset should also be out in other European markets at about the same time, and, thus, an official announcement at MWC in late February would not be surprising. However, this contradicts previous reports, which had it that Samsung decided to postpone the unveiling of the device for another event, post MWC.

I’d say it’s rather improbable that we’ll actually see the S III hitting the shelves in March. But it’s not impossible, either. After all, Apple can announce iPhones (or iPads) and release them almost immediately after that. Why wouldn’t Samsung be able to do the same?

Anyway, when the S III will be finally out, it will come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on board. Its other rumored features include a quad-core processor (to match the power of HTC’s upcoming handsets), a large Super AMOLED HD display, some new software tweaks, enhanced battery life, and a 12MP camera on the back. Most likely, LTE connectivity will be included, too, at least in the versions for the North America market, where LTE is becoming a standard for high-end handsets.

Galaxy S III aside, MobileCowboys.nl also mentions two other unannounced devices: the Samsung Galaxy S II Plus, and the Samsung Galaxy Note S. There’s no word on what these might bring, but it’s said that they could be out in November or December – “no later than the end of the year”. I don’t really see the need for a Plus version of the S II (not with the S III coming soon, and the Galaxy S Advance just announced), but a new Galaxy Note is likely going to be unveiled at some point – the GT-N8000 and GT-N8010 possibly being two Galaxy Note successors.

We’ll dig for more details on Samsung’s upcoming Android devices, including that rumored higher-end Galaxy Nexus, and let you know as soon as we hear something of interest.

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus now just £449.41 at Amazon UK

Vlad Bobleanta — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:07:36 +0000

If you’re in the UK and don’t care whether or not there’s a new and slightly better-specced Samsung Galaxy Nexus on the way, here’s something for you. The currently selling pure Google phone has received an ever so slight price drop in its SIM-free and unlocked form over there.

You can now grab one straight from Amazon UK for just £449.41 with free shipping. That’s about £50 cheaper than anywhere else at the moment, and it’s more than £60 less than the price it was going for back when it launched.

Granted that’s not a great price difference, but it’s still early for the Galaxy Nexus. Conceivably it will only be late this year when its successor will appear, and until then, if you’re in the market for a pure Google Nexus device, this is the top of the line (unless of course that higher-spec version shows up in the meantime).

If you’ve become convinced that you absolutely should get a Galaxy Nexus right now, head over to Amazon and do just that.

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Amazon starts AT&T winter sale, many free or very cheap smartphones on offer until February 14

Vlad Bobleanta — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:50:36 +0000

Amazon has done it again, offering yet another great smartphone sale for a limited time. This time, it’s everything the retailer has on offer with AT&T contracts, and you can find most smartphones are just $0.01 (which seems to be Amazon’s odd version of free).

This offer will be available until February 14 at 11:59 pm PDT, however it’s also a “while supplies last” thing, so if your favorite smartphone is on the list you should probably act soon to get it at the heavily discounted price and not risk it going out of stock.

Yours for $0.01 with a new two-year contract with AT&T: BlackBerry Torch 4G 9810, BlackBerry Torch 9860, HTC Inspire 4G, Samsung Focus Flash 4G, Motorola Atrix 4G, HTC Freestyle, Samsung Captivate, HTC HD7 S, and the BlackBerry Torch 9800.

The Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket 4G is now $139.99, the Galaxy S II 4G is $94.99, the Samsung Focus S 4G is $19.99, the HTC Titan is $144.99, the Samsung Captivate Glide is $79.99, and the HTC Vivid 4G is $149.99. All these prices are only valid if you sign a new two-year contract with the carrier, of course.

So there you have it. Some of the best smartphones on the market are now cheaper, and some very decent performers are now almost free. Amazon’s full listing of the smartphones in this offer can be found here.

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Samsung Epic 2 SPH-D705 finally coming to Sprint?

Florin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:42 +0000

Remember that rumored Samsung Epic 2, which was supposed to arrive at Sprint in the third quarter of 2011? The handset still hasn’t been officially announced, but it looks like it may be soon.

The Epic 2 (model number SPH-D705) has recently appeared on CelleBrite’s system (which is used by Sprint to transfer phone data). Normally, this should mean that the handset is indeed coming soon, although we can’t be certain of anything until Sprint confirms it.

Like the original Samsung Epic 4G, the new Epic 2 has a sliding QWERTY keyboard, and reportedly looks like in the image below (posted back in August by PocketNow):

The Samsung Epic 2 should feature a 1.2GHz single-core processor, 4 inch qHD display, Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, and an 8MP camera on the back. It doesn’t seem to be a truly high-end device, so if it gets to be launched it could cost about $100 on contract.

Via AC Syndicate, The Verge

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Higher-end Samsung Galaxy Nexus coming soon?

Vlad Bobleanta — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:29:12 +0000

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is a high-end device as it is, that’s for sure. Still, even when it was announced a few months ago, it wasn’t the absolute top of the line smartphone. For those of you disappointed that, for example, its dual-core CPU is only clocked at 1.2 GHz, here’s something interesting.

The Galaxy Nexus which is currently the top performer in the NenaMark benchmark has a PowerVR SGX544 GPU under the hood. Which is odd, because the Samsung Galaxy Nexus we know and love has a 1.2 GHz dual-core TI OMAP 4460 CPU that is paired with a PowerVR SGX540 GPU.

The SGX544, in fact, is the GPU that’s sold by TI with its OMAP 4470 platform, announced last year during Mobile World Congress. The OMAP 4470 is, like the 4460, a dual-core part. However, it can go up to 1.8 GHz clocks, as opposed to its predecessor which is limited to 1.5 GHz (yes, the CPU in the Galaxy Nexus is effectively underclocked – for better battery life, we assume).

But that’s not the best part about the OMAP 4470. The SGX544 graphics chip apparently delivers performance up to 2.5 times better than that of the SGX540. The model number revision might indicate otherwise, but this is one graphics powerhouse compared to its predecessor.

Which brings us back to the aforementioned benchmark. Now sure, someone may have spoofed that device’s name (and this isn’t really a Galaxy Nexus after all). There’s also a small chance that someone at TI is testing their new processor using Galaxy Nexus hardware. Or someone could have spoofed those GPU results (although that’s far less likely, for it’s quite complicated). So, keeping all of that in mind, whilst having your average grain of salt nearby… consider that this could mean we’re about to see a new Galaxy Nexus arrive on the market with upgraded specs.

We doubt anything but the processor and GPU will be changed, but even so this would clearly be a better performing device than the currently selling Galaxy Nexus. We don’t know what clock speed Google and Samsung will choose in this version, but it’s probably safe to assume it won’t be the maximum 1.8 GHz (just like with the OMAP 4460 they didn’t go for the maximum of 1.5 GHz). That said, we may be seeing a jump in clock speed to 1.5 GHz. That together with the major GPU peformance improvements means this prospective device will be a very fast one.

Interestingly, Sprint has omitted the CPU and GPU specs from all its mentions of its upcoming Galaxy Nexus. So could what we saw in this benchmark actually be Sprint’s slightly tweaked version of the new pure Google phone? Maybe. We just can’t be sure at this point. But if there is a new and improved Galaxy Nexus on its way to the market (be it to Sprint or elsewhere), we’re bound to see many more leaks regarding it very soon. So stay tuned.

Via Droid Life

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Samsung Galaxy Note launches in Canada on February 14 for $249.99, pre-orders now available

Vlad Bobleanta — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:44:15 +0000

Earlier today, we let you know that the Samsung Galaxy Note is also headed to Rogers in Canada, alongside Bell and Telus. And now we have what certainly looks like the release date for this device up north.

According to Best Buy Canada which just put up a special page for the Galaxy Note, the phone/tablet hybrid will become available (at least at that particular retailer) on February 14. Best Buy will offer the Galaxy Note with contracts on Bell, Telus, and Rogers. That said, we only have pricing information for Bell’s and Telus’ Galaxy Note. It’s the same $249.99 with a three-year contract. That amount has to be some kind of a record for a subsidized device in Canada, so do expect the no-contract pricing to easily jump past $600. Best Buy hasn’t revealed any other prices, so we’re left guessing. As we are regarding Rogers’ price on contract – although do expect it to be identical to the other two.

If you’re impatient, you apparently can already pre-order a Samsung Galaxy Note at Best Buy in exchange for a $50 in-store deposit.

Via MobileSyrup

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AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note will be available on February 19 for $299.99, pre-orders start on February 5

Vlad Bobleanta — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:10:39 +0000

AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy Note finally has an official release date and price attached. The carrier just announced that Samsung’s first phone/tablet hybrid would be in stores on February 19. It will cost $299.99 with a new two-year contract and will be offered in two colors: carbon blue and ceramic white.

If you’d like to be among the first people to get one of these devices, you’ll be able to pre-order yours starting on February 5 by going to this link (which is dead until then) or just to your local AT&T store. Pre-orders processed by February 15 will arrive at your doorstep by February 17.

So after a few months of waiting (and some odd statements saying it wouldn’t ever make it across the ocean), the Samsung Galaxy Note is finally about to land in the US. Great news for those of you who think that the Galaxy Nexus is too small, yet a 7-inch tablet is too big for your taste.

Via Android and Me

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Samsung Galaxy Note headed to Rogers Canada

Florin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:42:40 +0000

Telus and Bell aren’t the only Canadian mobile carriers that will launch the Samsung Galaxy Note. Rogers is getting ready to do it, too.

According to Rogers, it will have the Galaxy Note starting February – thus at the same time with Bell and Telus.

You can already reserve the Galaxy Note by using the Rogers Reservation System. However, Rogers didn’t say anything about the price of the new device.

The Samsung Galaxy Note runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread (upgradeable to Android 4.0 ICS), and features a 5.3 inch HD (1280 x 800) Super AMOLED display, LTE connectivity, S Pen technology, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 2MP front-facing camera, and an 8MP rear camera with 1080p video recording.

Via Rogers

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Samsung Galaxy S Advance i9070 gets official, will be launched in February

Florin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:50:55 +0000

Seen last night in some leaked photos and a video, the Samsung Galaxy S Advance i9070 has now been officially announced.

Samsung has confirmed all the features unveiled yesterday: Android Gingerbread, TouchWiz UI, 4 inch WVGA Super AMOLED display (slightly curved), 1GHz dual-core processor, 5MP rear camera, 1.3MP front-facing camera, and a 1,500 mAh battery. In addition, we now know that the Galaxy S Advance measures 123.2 x 63.0 x 9.69 mm, and comes with HSPA (14.4Mbps), Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, Samsung Hub, Samsung ChatON, 768MB of RAM, and 8GB / 16GB of internal memory.

Another feature of the new smartphone is Find My Mobile – “a unique lost-phone management system that ensures secure phone data encryption in case of phone loss, and that enables users to trace their lost phone directly via the Web or even delete the device’s data remotely.”

There’s no word if the Galaxy S Advance will be updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

According to Samsung, the new Galaxy S Advance will be released in Russia next month (February). After that, the handset will reach other markets, including Europe, Middle East, Southeast and Southwest Asia, China, Latin America and Africa. Samsung didn’t unveil the price of the Galaxy S Advance.

Via Press release

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Dual core Samsung Galaxy S Advance i9070 leaks

Florin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:59:45 +0000

While it may not bring the Galaxy S III to MWC 2012, Samsung certainly has new products to showcase there. One of them is probably the Samsung Galaxy S Advance i9070, which has appeared somewhere in The Philippines, despite not being officially announced yet.

The Galaxy S Advance features a curved 4 inch WVGA Super AMOLED display, TouchWiz UI, 1GHz dual-core processor, 5MP rear camera, front-facing camera, and a 1,500 mAh battery.

At the moment, the new handset runs Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread. Assuming it has no less than 1GB of RAM, it will probably be updated to Android 4.0 ICS at some point.

Here’s a lengthy and dark video of the Galaxy S Advance i9070 (and some dogs!) in action:

We don’t know when, and neither for what price the new Galaxy will be launched. But more details should be unveiled soon, so stay tuned.

Via SammyHub

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Google now lets you register for Sprint’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Florin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:31:45 +0000

Announced at CES 2012 alongside the LG Viper 4G, Sprint’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus should be launched sometime in mid-2012 the latest. Until then, as a sign that the handset is coming soon, Google has put up a Registration page for it – obviously over at the official Nexus website.

As the Google webpage states, the Galaxy Nexus will be Sprint’s first LTE smartphone. It runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and features a 4.65 inch HD (1280 x 720) Super AMOLED display, Google Wallet, 5MP rear camera with 1080p video recording, 1.3MP front-facing camera, dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal memory.

Verizon is already selling the Samsung Galaxy Nexus in he US (since December 2011), asking $299.99 for it (on contract). It remains to be seen if Sprint is going to price the smartphone similarly. It probably will.

Via Android Central

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Samsung still reviewing launch options for the new Galaxy S III

Florin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:09:56 +0000

While announcing its financial results for Q4 2011 and full year 2011, Samsung has reportedly also mentioned the upcoming Galaxy S III – which should become its new flagship Android smartphone.

According to SammyHub, Younghee Lee (Samsung’s SVP of Global Marketing), said that the company is “still reviewing” launch options for the new handset, without providing further details.

This comes only one day after we’ve heard that the Galaxy S III may not be officially announced at MWC 2012 next month (as initially believed).

According to previous rumors, the Samsung Galaxy S III should run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, featuring a quad-core processor, a large Super AMOLED HD display, 12MP rear camera, enhanced software, and improved battery life.

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Samsung ships 31-36M smartphones in Q4 2011. Loses top smartphone maker spot to Apple

Staska — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:02:04 +0000

Samsung reported its Q4 2011 results today.

Unfortunately, with each quarterly report, Sammy is becoming more and more secretive about its mobile and smart phone shipment numbers. Leaving it to analyst houses to provide us with educated guesses. Which, for July-September quarter in smartphones, ranged from 23.6 million (IDC) to 27.8 million (Strategy Analytics) units shipped.

The only thing everyone agreed on in Q3, was that Samsung has passed Apple to become the #1 smartphone maker in the world. But they didn’t hold the top smartphone vendor title for long.

Today Samsung was strangely precise in telling us about its smartphone growth in Q4 2011. Approximately 30% QoQ. Which can be 29.8 or 30.2 – but let’s not get too greedy here. By being this precise – Samsung gives us little room for interpretation about what the analyst estimates about its smartphone shipments will be next week:

Canalys – 35.5M units shipped
IDC – 30.6M units shipped
iSupply – 35.5M units shipped
Gartner – 31.2M units sold (this number can be a bit different, since Gartner tracks actual units sold)
Strategy Analytics – 36.1M units shipped

The actual reported numbers may differ a bit (probably +-0.5M), depending on how the analyst interprets the “approximate” part of 30% increase.

Still, whichever way you look at it, after a monster Christmas quarter, Apple is again #1 smartphone maker in the world. In Q4. For the full year 2011, estimates of who owns the #1 spot will probably depend on how much particular analyst house likes Samsung.

Another interesting newsbit at Sammy’s earnings conference call, was their guidance for the overall 2012 mobile phone volume growth. Which they expect to be in the mid single digits. From a basis of “more then 300 million” phones shipped in 2011.

Which means that this year Samsung may overtake Nokia as the top mobile phone maker in the world, but I think it is unlikely. It will depend a lot on how much/whether Nokia mobile device shipments will fall in 2012. Nokia has slowed its overall phone unit volume decline to a trickle in the second half of 2011, and Samsung’s mid single digits growth should be too small to catch up with Finns before next year.

Overall, even though it’s again #2 both in smartphones and dumb phones, Samsung is killing it in wireless. During Christmas quarter, its mobile phone unit sales grew 54% YoY – to 17.82 trillion Won ($15.46 billion), while profits for all telecoms division increased by 79% to 2.64 trillion Won ($2.37B).

You can find official Samsung numbers here

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Rogers Samsung Galaxy S II LTE and Galaxy Tab 10.1 to be bundled for $249.99 starting tomorrow

Vlad Bobleanta — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:22:58 +0000

In Canada, well known retailer Future Shop is about to dive into the bundle deal space starting tomorrow. That’s when it will start offering two Samsung Android-powered gadgets for cheap if they’re bought together and used on Rogers.

The devices in question are the Samsung Galaxy S II LTE for Rogers and the 4G-enabled Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. The price you’ll get them together for will be just $249.99. But you will need to sign a three-year contract with Rogers for each, we’re assuming.

The Samsung Galaxy S II LTE currently retails for $149.99 with a three-year contract, while the tablet goes for $349.99. So this offer effectively gives you a 50% reduction if you get the bundle. Not too shabby.

Of course, you will have to actually have a need for both these devices, but if you do, remember to look for this deal at Future Shop starting tomorrow – Friday, January 27.

Via MobileSyrup

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White Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G for Sprint is now only $99.99

Vlad Bobleanta — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:35:58 +0000

The white-colored version of Sprint’s Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G has been available since January 8. So far the price has been $199.99 with a new two-year contract, which isn’t that bad considering how high-end this smartphone is even today.

That said, cheaper is always better, so how about getting the white Epic Touch 4G for 50% off? That’s exactly what you can do at Amazon today. The handset can be yours for just $99.99. You will of course still need to sign a new two-year contract with the carrier, but that’s just how things are.

This pricing applies to new customers only. Those who wish to upgrade will have to shell out $50 more, but $149.99 is still $50 less than what Sprint is asking, so that’s not a bad deal either.

If you’re interested, head on over to Amazon now and order yours. Or, if you’d rather grab the black version, it’s going for $79.99 instead.

Via The Mobile Fanatics

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Get Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus for just $99.99, Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX for $199.99

Vlad Bobleanta — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:00:55 +0000

Two of the top Android smartphones of the moment have seen important discounts. They’re both sold with Verizon contracts though, so you’ll have to agree to Big Red becoming your carrier if you’re to take advantage of either of these offers.

First off, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the latest ‘pure Google’ phone can now be had for just $99.99 with a new two-year contract. That pricing is in midrange phone territory, which makes buying a Galaxy Nexus now a no-brainer. Especially if you care about your Android smartphone getting all the updates first. This offer is available now at Amazon, for new customers.

Next up, we have the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX. This has only been available for a few hours, yet it’s already seen its price cut by no less than $70. It can now be had at Wirefly for just $229.99 and Amazon for $199.99. You’ll still need to sign a new two-year contract, but for a device being on the market less than a day, that’s a great deal. And don’t forget that the RAZR MAXX has a huge 3,300 mAh battery, which means it’s in a league of its own when it comes to battery life, at least compared to other Android devices with LTE support.

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be available at Mobilicity in Canada on February 6

Vlad Bobleanta — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:00:33 +0000

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is already available almost everywhere in Canada. That said, if your carrier of choice is Mobilicity, you simply can’t get one subsidized. At least not yet.

Earlier this month, we have heard that the Galaxy Nexus was headed to Mobilicity too. At that point though the only detail about the when was the very vague “coming soon”. That’s no longer the case.

As seen above, the carrier has let us know via Twitter that the newest Nexus device will be in its stores on February 6. The bad news is that we’re still left guessing price points. Oh, and for the impatient among you, there’s also the fact that you still have to wait a couple of weeks until you’ll be able to get a Galaxy Nexus on Mobilicity.

We are however hoping that pricing information will be made available (either officially or through a leak) soon. Until then, stay tuned.

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Samsung U380 dummy units arrive at Verizon stores, launch is near

Vlad Bobleanta — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:35:36 +0000

The Samsung U380, which we hope will get a more inspired name, is about to hit the streets. This is probably not a smartphone, but it does come with a touchscreen and side-sliding QWERTY combo, so may appeal to the text-addicted among you who don’t need a smartphone (or don’t want to pay for the necessary data plans). The U380 should also be very cheap (even free on contract from day one, if you ask us) in order to have any chance at selling well.

We first saw the Samsung U380 in December when it went through the FCC’s testing, and today dummy units of the device have started appearing at Verizon stores. That can only mean one thing: Big Red is gearing up for this phone’s launch.

When exactly that will happen is still a mystery, but the dummy units do strongly indicate that it could be within the next few days. Unfortunately we still have no hard data on this handset’s specs. The screen looks like it’s in the 3.2″-3.5″ range, and it obviously comes with a camera. That’s all we can say right now. Hopefully Verizon will announce it soon and we’ll find out everything there is to.

Via Phone Arena

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Samsung Wave Y S5380 LaFleur Edition spotted

Florin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:14:14 +0000

Samsung Wave Y S5380 – the cheapest among the new Bada 2.0 smartphones introduced last year – now has a La Fleur Edition.

Spotted in Ukraine, the Samsung Wave Y La Fleur seems to be already available for purchase – retailer Rozetka is offering it for about $165. The handset has a purple back case with a floral pattern, and – like the original Wave Y – features a 3.2 inch HVGA display, TochWiz UI, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, NFC, Bluetooth 3.0, an 832 MHz processor, 2MP rear camera, and a 2GB memory card pre-installed.

For the moment, we don’t know when (or if) Samsung will introduce the Wave Y La Fleur in other markets.

It’s not the first time when Samsung intros a La Fleur version of a Wave phone – it did it last year, too, with the Wave 525 and Wave 723.

Via Badaportal

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