Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy R smartphone. The phone had leaked a while back, known as the Galaxy Z back then but it’s only now that Samsung has come clean with it.
The specifications are a 4.2-inch Super Clear LCD, unlike the Super AMOLED Plus on the Galaxy S II. It will also be running on a dual-core processor. Although Samsung does not specifically mention which processor it is we know for a fact that it is the Nvidia Tegra 2 chipset, which may not be as good as the Exynos but still packs a punch. It retains the 1GB RAM from the Galaxy S II and will have 8GB of internal memory that can be expanded up to 32GB using micro SD cards.
The camera has also been downgraded and can now capture 5 megapixel still images and 720p videos but the Galaxy R can still play 1080p videos. Connectivity includes HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11n and Bluetooth 3.0 support. The Samsung Galaxy R runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread and is powered by a 1650mAh Li-Ion battery.
No exact date has been mentioned regarding the launch but Samsung says the Galaxy R will be released in Europe by the end of July and will eventually be rolled out globally.
The Typical Specs are: -
General | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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3G Network | HSDPA | |
Announced | 2011, June | |
Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2011, Q3 |
Size | Dimensions | 125 x 66 x 9.5 mm |
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Weight | 135 g |
Display | Type | SC-LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
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Size | 480 x 800 pixels, 4.2 inches | |
- TouchWiz UI – Multi-touch input method – Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate – Touch-sensitive controls – Proximity sensor for auto turn-off – Gyroscope sensor |
Sound | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
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Loudspeaker | Yes | |
3.5mm jack | Yes |
Memory | Phonebook | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
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Call records | Practically unlimited | |
Internal | 8 GB storage | |
Card slot | microSD, up to 32GB |
Data | GPRS | Yes |
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EDGE | Yes | |
3G | HSDPA, HSUPA | |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot | |
Bluetooth | Yes, v3.0 + HS | |
Infrared port | No | |
USB | Yes, v2.0 microUSB |
Camera | Primary | 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
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Features | Video-calling, geo-tagging | |
Video | Yes, 720p | |
Secondary | Yes |
Features | OS | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) |
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CPU | Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, ULP GeForce GPU, Tegra 2 AP20H chipset | |
Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS | |
Browser | HTML | |
Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | |
Games | Yes | |
Colors | Black | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support | |
Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | |
- SNS integration – Digital compass – MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player – Organizer – Image/video editor – Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) – Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration – Adobe Flash support – Voice memo/dial/commands – Predictive text input (Swype) |
Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1650 mAh | |
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Stand-by | Up to 620 h | |
Talk time | Up to 9 h |