Samsung Galaxy Star Pro Android smartphone with 4-inch display spotted selling for Rs 6,989

By Vijay

Here comes another Samsung Galaxy smartphone which falls in the 4-inch entry level smartphone segment to compete against the likes of Mircomax and other domestic handset vendors ruling this segment. Samsung’s unannounced Galaxy Star Pro S7262 has spotted selling on a popular online retail portal for as little as Rs 6,989. It becomes Samsung’s second 4-inch smartphone priced under Rs 10,000 after the Galaxy Trend Duos.

The Galaxy Smart Pro supports dual-SIM and comes with a 4-inch WVGA display (480×800 pixels) just like the Galaxy Trend Duos. It runs on the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and is powered by a 1GHz single-core cortex A5 processor coupled with 512MB of RAM. In addition to that, there is 4GB of internal storage which can be supplemented with a 32GB of microSD card. Basically, aside the display, it is an extension of the Galaxy Star smartphone launched earlier for Rs 5,240.

It also features a 2-megapixel rear camera which is capable of shooting videos but lacks a front-facing camera like the Galaxy Trend Duos. The Galaxy Star Pro supports Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, but doesn’t have 3G connectivity. Other features in the phone include an accelerometer and a 1500mAH battery, which is claimed to offer up to 15 hours of talktime and up to 370 hours of standby time. In addition to that the smartphone will come pre-loaded with several Samsung apps including ChatON, as well as other apps like mFluent IM, and ActiveSync.

With this phone, it is clear that Samsung has its eyes set on its domestic rivals, especially Micromax which with 22 percent smartphone market share has become a threat to Samsung’s 26 percent market share in India.

Samsung Galaxy Trend Duos with 4-inch display and Android 4.1 now available in India for Rs. 8490/-

By Vijay @ 02:03pm

Samsung India recently announced that they would release couple of Android mid-range Android smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy Trend Duos (GT-S7392) is now available in India from online retailer Snapdeal.

Even though Samsung has not announced the smartphone officially, it is available in China in a different name. The phone has a  4.0-inch WVGA(480×800) capacitive touch screen display similar to the Galaxy S Duos and also comes with Dual SIM support with Dual SIM always-on feature that automatically forwards calls from the phone number on SIM 2, even if a user is on the phone with SIM 1’s number.

It is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera without a front-facing camera. However this comes with proximity and ambient light sensors similar to the S Duos.

Samsung Galaxy Trend Duos Specifications

• 4.0-inch WVGA(480×800) capacitive touch screen display
• 1.2 GHz dual-core processor
• Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
• 11.1 mm thick and weighs 128.5 grams
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
• 3MP rear Camera
• 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with microSD
• 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v 3.0 and aGPS
• 1500mAh battery

The Samsung Galaxy Trend Duos comes in Black and White colors and is priced at Rs. 8,490.  The phone has not been listed on the Samsung India website or the Samsung eStore yet. The official launch is expected soon

 

Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8, Galaxy Core and Galaxy S Duos get a major price cut in India(updated)

By Vijay @ 03:32pm

Samsung has cut the price of the Samsung Galaxy S4, Galaxy Mega 5.8, Galaxy Core and Galaxy S Duos in India, on occassion of  Friendship Day. Samsung is calling it “Samsung Galaxy Own Now” offer. 

Samsung Galaxy S4’s price reduced to Rs. 34,500/- from Rs. 41,500/- and it is now available with zero percent EMI for 12 months (Rs. 2,875/- per month), but this offer is only applicable with exchange of your old smartphone only..

The Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 that launched in India for Rs. 25100 is now available Rs. 23,400 from the eStore, whereas the price of  Samsung Galaxy Core has dropped to Rs. 13,200 from its launch price Rs. 15,690.

The Samsung Galaxy S Duos that was launched in India for Rs. 17,900/- got a price cut to Rs. 14,900/- back in December. Later it dropped to Rs. 12,190. Now it is available from the eStore for just  Rs. 9,990/-. You can also buy these smartphones from other online retailers and select Samsung Smartphone Cafes at discounted rates. Samsung has also introduced EMI offers for these phones that lets you pay the amount in 6 EMIs with 0% interest on select credit cards.

Samsung introduced the Smart upgrade offer previously for the Galaxy S4 that offered Rs. 5000 discount on S4 in exchange for old smartphones. But now the company increased the discount amount to Rs. 7000 recently. The Smart upgrade offer for the Galaxy Note 2 is now valid till August 15th that offers Rs. 10,000 discount on select smartphones exchange.