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  • New Samsung Galaxy SIII I9300 Launched

    Successor of Samsung Galaxy S2 launched  yesterday and it is named as Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300. It runs on Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS.  S3 is powered by quad core 1.4GHz Cortex A9 processor with Exynos 4212 chipset. It has 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with screen resolution of 720*480 pixels.

    Samsung Galaxy SIII sports 8MP rear camera with support for 1080p video recording at 30fps and 1.9MP front camera for video calls.  It has 1GB RAM and available in 16GB/32GB/64GB internal storage variants. Connectivity options available are Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, TV-out, USB-on-the-go and NFC support.  This new Samsung Galaxy phone is powered by 2100 mAh battery which promises to provide longer standby time and talk time.

    Samsung Galaxy S3 runs on Android 4.0 ICS with Touchwiz 4.0 user interface and support for DivX/Xvid codec. It has Swype text input and improved SNS integration.  The Camera has voice activated photo capture and burst shooting mode which takes 3.3 photos per second and suggests the best shot out of the bunch. The camera of the S3 has zero shutter lag and a less than a second shot-to-shot time. This smartphone will also be capable of snapping stills while recording a video.
    Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300

    Features of Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300

    1.4 GHz Quad core processor with 1GB RAM

    • Android 4.0 ICS OS
    • Touchwiz 4.0 User Interface
    • Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, TV-out, USB-on-the-go and NFC support
    • Swype text input and improved SNS integration
    • 8MP rear camera with LED flash, Auto focus and touch focus
    • Available in 16/32/64 GB internal memory variants
    • Expandable memory upto 64GB through microSD

    Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300 Specification Summary:

    • Operating Frequency: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 MHz, HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; 4G (regional))
    • Dimensions: 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm, 133 g
    • Display: 4.8″ 16M-color HD (720 x 1280 pixels) Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass
    • CPU: Quad-core 32nm ARM Cortex A9 1.4 GHz processor, Exynos 4212 Quad chipset
    • GPU: Mali-400MP
    • RAM: 1GB
    • OS: Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
    • Memory: 16/32/64GB storage, microSD card slot
    • Camera: 8 megapixel auto-focus camera with face detection, touch focus and image
    • stabilization; Full HD (1080p) video recording at 30fps, LED flash, 1.9MP front facing camera, video-calls
    • Connectivity: Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0+HS, standard microUSB port,
    • GLONASS/GPS SatNav receiver, 3.5mm audio jack, FM radio, TV-out, USB-on-the-go, NFC
    • Battery: 2100 mAh
    • Other Features: TouchWiz 4.0 UI, DivX/XviD codec support, built-in accelerometer, multi-touch input, proximity sensor, gyroscope sensor, barometer, Swype text input, RGB light sensor

    Cost of Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300: Samsung Galaxy SIII sim free version price is not yet revealed. However it is available for preorder. Orange,Vodafone and O2 are offering this smartphone with monthly deals contract for 2years as mentioned below.

    • Vodafone:£38.50/month for 800 minutes, 3000 texts
    • Orange:£36/month with for for 600 minutes, 3000 texts
    • O2: £99 upfront and  £37/month with unlimited texting along with 600 minutes

  • Samsung Guru E1205 Review Price Specification

    Samsung Guru E1205 is basic entry level phone. This is best suited phone for those are looking for a non camera Samsung phone good battery backup.  It has 1.52 inch TFT display and anti dust keypad made up of rubber for smooth typing.  Samsung E1205 is powered by 800mAh battery with standby time upto 33 days and talk time upto 8 hours 30 minutes.
    Samsung E1205
    Features of Samsung E1205:

    • 1.52 inch TFT Display
    • Anti dust keypad with 5 way navigation key
    • FM Radio
    • Upto 200 phone book memory and stores upto100 sms
    • Li-Ion 800 mAh battery
    • Upto 8 hours 30 minutes talk time and standby time upto 33days

    Samsung E1205 Sales box Content:Samsung E1200 handset,S20 headset,Battery,User manual
    Samsung E1205 Specification:

    • Operating Frequency: Dual band (GSM 900/1800)
    • Dimensions: 108 x 45 x 13.6 mm
    • Weight:65grams
    • Display: 1.52 inch TFT LCD
    • Screen Resolution: 128*128 pixel
    • FM Radio: Yes
    • Battery Type: Li- 800 mAh battery
    • Talk time: Upto 8 hours 30 minutes
    • Standby time: Upto 33days
    • Other Features: Calendar,Calculator,Alarm,Clock,Torch,Flight mode,Fake call – Simulate a fake incoming call to get out of unwanted conversations,SOS to send out emergency message on pre-designated numbers

    Cost of Samsung E1205: Samsung E1205 Price in India is ₹1190.

  • Top Samsung Galaxy Phones

    Samsung Galaxy has wide range of smartphone. The most affordable Galaxy smartphone starts from 7k and has range till 35k. The next much anticipated  Samsung Galaxy S3 is going to launch on 3rd May. Here is a quick best Galaxy smartphones available in the market.

    Samsung Galaxy Smartphones:
    1. Samsung Galaxy S2: This is the flagship model of Samsung. This is also great competitor for Apple iPhone s. It rocks with its superb display screen and great specs.
    Samsung Galaxy S2 Specs and Features:

    • Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) OS(Upgradable to ICS)
    • 4.27-inch Super AMOLED Plus Touchscreen
    • 8 MP Primary Camera
    • 2 MP Secondary Camera
    • 1.2 GHz Dual Core ARM Cortex A9 Processor
    • Full HD Recording
    • Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
    • Li-Ion, 1650 mAh battery wth 710 hrs of standby time and 8 hours of talk time

    Samsung Galaxy S2 Price:27,900.
    2. Samsung Galaxy Nexus: This smartphone runs on latest Android OS ice Cream Sandwich  and has 720×1,280-pixel resolution display screen. Like Galaxy S2 this smartphone too powered by 1.2GHz dual core processor.
    Samsung Galaxy Nexus Specs and Features:

    • Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.0.4
    • 4.65 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 720 x 1280 pixels resolution
    • 5 MP rear camera with auto focus and LED flash
    • 1.3MP front camera
    • 1.2 GHz Dual Core ARM Cortex A9 Processor
    • Full HD Recording
    • Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery with upto 290 hours standby time and upto 17hours of talk time

    Samsung Galaxy Nexus Price: ₹33,000.
    3.Samsung Galaxy Note: It is a hybrid of smartphone and a tablet. It has 5.29 inch capacitive touch screen with many enhanced features.
    Samsung Galaxy Note Specs and Features:

    • Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) OS
    • 8 MP Primary Camera
    • 2 MP Secondary Camera
    • 5.29-inch HD Super AMOLED Touchscreen
    • 1.4 GHz Dual Core ARM Cortex-A9 Processor
    • Full HD Recording
    • S Pen and S Memo
    • Li-Ion, 2500 mAh battery with upto 960 hr of standby time and 26 hrs of talk time

    Samsung Galaxy Note Price:₹32,700.
    4. Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500: This is the upgraded version of popular mid range Galaxy phone Galaxy ace.
    Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Specs and Features:

    • Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) OS
    • 5 MP Primary Camera
    • 3.65-inch TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
    • 1 GHz Scorpion Processor
    • FM Radio
    • Wi-Fi Enabled
    • Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
    • Li-Ion, 1300 mAh battery with upto 660 hours of standby time and 11 hours of talk time

    Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Price: ₹15,500.
    5. Samsung Galaxy Y Duos S6102: This is the most economical galaxy phone with dual sim features.Samsung Galaxy Y Duos Specs and Features:

    • Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) OS
    • 3 MP Primary Camera
    • Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
    • 3.14-inch Capacitive Touchscreen
    • 832 MHz Processor
    • Wi-Fi Enabled
    • Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
    • Li-Ion, 1300 mAh battery with upto 630 hrs standby time and 17hours of talk time

    Samsung Galaxy Y Duos Price: ₹8990.

  • Comparison between Samsung budget phones

    Budget phones are the phone which are very low in price and serve the basic need of a phone with longer battery life. There are many budget phones are available. Here is the quick list and comparison of Samsung budget phones. Now the budget phones too provide basic music player, expandable memory and dual sim.  In this post, comparison given for Samsung Hero Music E1232B,Samsung Guru E1081,Samsung Guru E1085T,Samsung Guru FM E1220,Samsung Hero E2230. Except last one all other phones mentioned here are Samsung non camera phones.
    Samsung budget phones

    Samsung Budget phones

    1.Samsung Hero Music E1232B: This is a basic dual sim phone with music player and expandable memory. Samsung Hero Music also provides good battery backup.
    Features and Specs of Samsung Hero Music E1232B:

    • Dual Standby SIM (GSM + GSM)
    • 1.8-inch TFT LCD Screen
    • Alphanumeric Anti-dust Keypad
    • FM Radio, music player
    • Expandable Storage Capacity of 4 GB
    • Anti-Scratch and Anti-Fingerprint Pattern
    • Li-Ion, 1000 mAh battery
    • upto 11 hrs Talktime
    • Upto 580 hrs Standby Time

    Samsung Hero Music E1232B Price in India is ₹1599.
    2.Samsung Guru E1081:  It is basic phone with longer battery life and EDGE and USB  support.
    Features and Specs of Samsung Guru E1081:

    • EDGE Network Support
    • USB port
    • 1.43 inch CSTN Display
    • Alphanumeric Keypad
    • Polyphonic Ringtone
    • Predictive Text Input
    • Li-Ion, 800 mAh battery
    • Upto 12 hrs Talk time
    • Upto 550 hrs Standby Time

    Samsung Guru E1081 Price in India is ₹990.
    3.Samsung Guru E1085T: It is one more basic phone with USB and EDGE connectivity.
    Features and Specs of Samsung Guru E1085T:

    • 1.43-inch Screen
    • Alphanumeric Keypad
    • FM Radio
    • SMS Memory:300
    • Phonebook Memory:500
    • Li-Ion, 800 mAh battery
    • 12 hrs Talktime
    • 420 hrs Standby Time

    Samsung Guru E1085T Price in India is ₹1,190.
    4.Samsung Guru FM E1220:  This is a budget phone with fm player and anti dust keypad.
    Features and Specs of Samsung Guru FM E1220:

    • 1.8-inch TFT LCD Screen
    • Alphanumeric Keypad
    • FM Radio
    • Anti-dust Keypad
    • 800 mAh battery
    • upto 8 hrs of talk time

    Samsung Guru FM E1220 Price in India is ₹1290.
    5.Samsung Hero E2230: This is phone which has various connectivity options and expandable memory. This phone also features VGA rear camera.
    Features and Specs of  Samsung Hero E2230:

    • 0.3 MP Primary Camera
    • 1.77-inch TFT Screen
    • Alphanumeric Keypad
    • FM Radio with Recording
    • GPRS Enabled
    • Expandable Storage Capacity of 8 GB
    • Li-Ion, 1000 mAh battery
    • Upto 14 hrs of talktime
    • Upto 660 hrs of Standby Time

    Samsung Hero E2230 Price in India is ₹1950.

  • Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Review Price Specification

    Samsung Galaxy Ace plus S7500 is the updated version of Samsung Galaxy Ace.  This new Galaxy smartphone runs on Android Gingerbread OS and has 1GHz Qualcomm Scorpion Processor with 512 MB RAM and Adreno GPU. It has 3.65 inch capacitive touch screen with a screen resolution of 320*480 pixels.

    Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus sports 5 mega pixel rear camera with LED flash which is capable of recording videos at 30fps.  Samsung Galaxy Ace plus is powered by 1300 mAh battery which provides a talk time upto 11 hours on 2G and  7 hours on 3G. Connectivity options of this smartphone are GPRS,EDGE, 3G, WiFi and USB. The Samsung Galaxy Ace plus also supports USB tethering. Price of the Samsung Galaxy Ace is given in the last part of the post.

    Summary of Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Features

    • Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) OS
    • 5 MP Primary Camera
    • 3.65-inch TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
    • 1 GHz Scorpion Processor
    • FM Radio
    • GPRS,EDGE, 3G, WiFi Enabled
    • 3GB internal memory and expandable Storage Capacity upto 32 GB

    Pros and Cons of Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500

    Pros of Galaxy Ace plus

    • Faster processor with GPU
    • Big capacitive touch screen
    • Good connectivity options
    • Huge internal memory

    Cons of Galaxy Ace Plus

    • No Front camera

    Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus sales box content:Handset, Battery, Charger, Headset, Data Cable

    Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Specification

    • Operating Freq:GSM – 850, 900, 1800, 1900; UMTS – 2100
    • OS:Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)
    • User Interface:TouchWiz
    • Java:Yes
    • Processor:1 GHz Qualcomm Scorpion
    • Graphics:Adreno 200
    • Size:62.5 x 114.7 x 11.2 mm
    • Weight: 14 g
    • Display:3.65 inch Capacitive touch screen
    • Screen Resolution:HVGA, 320 x 480 Pixels
    • Primary Camera:Yes, 5 Megapixel
    • Secondary Camera:No
    • Flash:LED
    • Video Recording:Yes, 640 x 480, 30 fps
    • Camera Features:Geo-tagging, Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Multi-shot Mode, Photo Effects, White Balance, ISO, Zoom – 3x, Image Editor
    • Battery type:Li-Ion, 1300 mAh
    • Talktime:11 hrs (2G), 7 hrs (3G)
    • Standby Time:660 hrs (2G), 420 hrs (3G)
    • GPRS:Yes
    • Edge:Yes
    • 3G:Yes, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA
    • Wifi:Yes, 802.11 b/g/n
    • USB connectivity:Yes, micro USB, v2
    • Tethering:Wi-fi Hotspot
    • GPS Support:Yes, A-GPS with Google Maps
    • Bluetooth:Yes, v3
    • Audio Jack:3.5 mm
    • DLNA:Yes
    • FM:Yes
    • Ringtone:MP3, WAV, 64 Polyphonic
    • Music Player:Yes, Supports MP3, WAV, eAAC+, MIDI
    • Video Player:Yes, Supports MP4, H.263, H.264, 3GP
    • Sensors:Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Digital Compass
    • Additional Features:Kies PC Sync Application, Swype, MMS Enabled, Voice Input
    • Important Apps:Social Hub, Android Market, Gmail, YouTube, Think Free, Instant Messaging, Samsung ChatON, Google Calendar

    Cost of Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500: Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus price in India is ₹16,275.