Samsung Champ C330 and Omnia Lite B7300 launched in India

Samsung launched two new handsets in India- Samsung Champ C330 and Samsung Omnia Lite B7300 phones. The Samsung Champ C330 costs Rs.4,500 making it the cheapest smartphone in India at present. The Samsung Omnia Lite B7300 is priced at Rs.17,560.

The Samsung Omnia Lite B7300 is a Windows Mobile 6.5 based phone. It is a smartphone with full touch bar. Measuring 107mm x51.8mm x 13.3mm, the phone weighs 109g and sports a 3" TFT WQVGA touchscreen with 65k colors and 240X400 resolution.

The phone has a 3 megapixel camera with digital zoom and autofocus. It has 150 MB integrated memory and can be expanded via microSD. It can also record video and support CIF/ QCIF/ QVGA format.

The Omnia Lite is powered by 1500mAh batter with a talk time of up to 680 minutes

in 2G, 390 minutes in 3G and 160 min VT call. It has a standby time of up to 610 hr in 2G and up to 600 hr in 3G.

The Samsung Champ C3300 measures 96.3mm x 53.8mm x 13mm and weighs 80gm. It has a 2.4 inch TFT resistive touchscreen with 256k colors and support 240X320 pixels. The mobile phone supports 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 networks. It has accelerometer sensor for auto-rotation of the user interface and has TouchWiz Lite User Interface.

The phone can store 1000 contacts and supports photocall. It has 30 MB integrated memory which can be expanded up to 8GB via Micro SD. It has a 3.5 mm audio jack for headphones.

The Samsung Champ C3300 is equipped with a 1.3 megapixel camera with a resolution up to 1280 x 1024 pixels. Other features include Stereo FM radio with RDS, MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player, MP4/H.263 player, Voice memo, Organizer, T9 and Social networking integration.

Samsung Galaxy S and Samsung Wave Smartphone Come to Bangladesh

Samsung has introduced two smartphone models for Bangladeshi consumers. Just like neighboring India, Bangladesh is becoming an attractive market for mobile phone companies. The number of people with a disposable income is growing and Samsung is aiming to target that market segment with its smartphone sets.  

Samsung Galaxy S and Samsung Wave are now available in the Bangladeshi market. The price of Galaxy S is Tk 46,900 while Wave will be sold at Tk 32,500.

According to a report of The Daily Star, Kanghyun Lee, managing director of Samsung Electronics Dhaka branch was present at the launching ceremony.

Mr. Lee said, "Built on the Android 2.1 Éclair OS, the Galaxy S has a 5.0 megapixel AF camera with a built-in-memory of 16 gigabyte. Its MicroSD is expandable up to 32GB.

This phone promises a future beyond experience for you that empowers you to live smarter, work better and play harder."  

Right now, Nokia is the market leader in Bangladesh. Bangladeshi consumers are yet to get the taste of Apple iPhone as no operator sells iPhone here. So, it is a good opportunity for other mobile phone manufacturers like Samsung to capitalize until iPhone hits the Bangladeshi market. 

Samsung Guru 1175 Priced 1,690 Launched in India

There is a price war going in India on among mobile phone manufacturing companies. Samsung has announced the launch of Guru at Rs. 1175 in India.

Its launch comes at a time when Vodafone Essar VF150 was launched at just Rs. 859 yesterday in the country. Samsung Guru 1175 comes with 1 GB memory, FM radio and some other features. The battery life is nearly 12 hours of talk time and 23 hours of FM radio.

The mobile phone set also supports 7 regional languages of India. Samsung Guru 1175 is an entry level phone.

According to the Mobile Store, it is possible to buy this handset with just Rs. 1459 if the consumer lives in Delhi. 

In December 2009, Samsung launched Corby Plus and Pro in the country. 

Samsung Caliber SCH-r860: Price and specification information

MetroPCS, a CDMA network carrier in the U.S and Samsung officially announced Samsung Caliber SCH-r860, a feature phone, on February 25, 2010. Later this year, MetroPCS is also going to introduce a new phone Samsung LTE that would support the 4^th generation network. Earlier, MetroPCS also launched the Samsung Stunt R100 and the Samsung Tint R420. The Samsung Caliber SCH-r860 is the first touchscreen phone launched by MetroPCS. The phone is also available on U.S Cellular.

Advanced Touchscreen with Widget Support and Full HTML Browser For Easy Access to Applications

The advanced touchscreen on the Samsung Caliber™ (SCH-r860) features Samsung’s unique TouchWiz™ interface. The TouchWiz interface incorporates specially-designed widgets that allow users to customize and personalize their phone. Users can access popular social networking applications like Facebook and MySpace by using the phones full HTML web browser and messaging features that include mobile IM and personal email. The 3.0 megapixel camera and camcorder is perfect for capturing images, while the stereo Bluetooth® wireless technology and a speakerphone make hands-free communication effortless. The Samsung Caliber offers MetroPCS applications and services including downloads, along with an array of other features to keep users connected. Additionally, the phone comes equipped with a built-in video and music player, and will support an optional external microSD up to 16GB.

PRODUCTIVITY

Samsung’s TouchWiz™ User Interface

Customizable Widgets

Full HTML Web Browser

Bluetooth® Wireless Technology

Advanced Voice Recognition

MetroNavigator® GPS navigation system*

Metro 411 Directory Assistance*

MetroWEB*

ENTERTAINMENT

Text Messaging (SMS), Multimedia Messaging (MMS)

E-mail and Mobile IM Applications*

MP3 player and video playback camcorder

3.0 megapixel camera

External memory up to 16GB

SPECIFICATIONS

CDMA 1x800 MHz/1900 MHz, EVDO Rev 0, AWS Band 1700/2100 MHz

Dimensions: 2.2” x 4.5” x 0.47” (standard battery)

Weight: 3.74 ounces (standard battery)

Display: 3.2” WQVGA, 262K TFT

Standard Battery: 3.7 Volt Lithium Ion, 1080mAh

Talk Time: Up to 4.5 hours*

Standby Time: up to 300 hours*

Samsung Jet 2 S8003 in India: Price and specification information

In 2009, Samsung launched Samsung Jet. Recently, Samsung announced Jet 2 S8003, the successor of Samsung Jet. The Samsung Jet 2 S8003 will come with modifications in the software while the hardware remains the same. The Samsung Jet 2 has multi-task capability. It supports multiple windows. The Samsung Jet 2 comes with Dolphin web browser. The phone enables user to close several widgets at once through motion control. Users can also install Opera Mini and other Java based browsers. What is interesting is that the Samsung Jet 2 does not come with Samsung’s latest TouchWiz UI. There is also the media gate UI that features one finger zoom while browsing the web, viewing photos, or TXT, PDF, and PPT. Other major features includes Google Push Email and media content sharing technology among DLNA certified devices. The phone also has advanced dictionary.

At a press conference, Ranjeet Yadav, told reporters that mobile users are always looking for new advanced features which are easy to use and Samsung Jet 2 has both the qualities. Here are the specifications of the phone:

• Length: 4.29 inches
• Width: 2.11 inches
• Breadth: 0.47 inches
• Weight: 110 gm.
• 800 MHz processor
• The Samsung Jet 2 sports a 3.1 inch 16m WVGA AMOLED touchscreen display with a resolution of 480X800 pixels.
• Touch Wiz 2.0 UI
• Microsoft Exchange Active Sync
• Wi-Fi
• GPS
• DNSe & SRS Sound Effect technology
• 5 megapixel high resolution camera, with 720×480 pixels featuring flash, autofocus, and digital zoom.
• It has a memory capacity of 2048 MB with microSD/microSDHC memory slots.
• It is powered by a Li-Ion 1100 mAh battery. It has a talk time of 8.2 hours and a standbytime of 8.2 hours
• Its contact list have 2000 names capacity.
• Other major features include Email, A-GPS, voice recording, speaker phone, Ring ID, Picture ID, Multiple numbers per contact, caller groups, alarm, calendar, To-Do / Tasks, Calculator, world clock, and stopwatch.
• The Samsung Jet 2 will cost Rs. 19500.

The Indian telecom industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world and also the second largest market in the world in terms of subscribers. Young people make up a significant portion of the Indian subscriber base. Hence, companies like Nokia, Samsung, LG are very much interested in establishing themselves in the Indian market. Recently, the Union budget 2010 has been announced but there is nothing special for the Indian telecom sector. The budget proposed to extend the benefit of exemption of “Special Additional Duty of Customs” of four percents on parts imported by mobile handset manufacturers. The budget also proposed a tax concession for mobile accessory manufacturers. It also proposed to remove the 24% import duty on raw materials for batteries, charger and other parts and accessories. These tax exemptions will further bring down the price of mobile phone sets and accessories in India.

Another great news for the Indian mobile phone users is that they would be able to access high speed Internet and data transfer through 3G technology and broadband wireless access after September 2010. Indian telecom department set September as the timeline. Within this time, bidders will be allowed to use their allotted airwaves for commercial operation. On February 25, 2010, Indian government issued a notice inviting bids from private telecom operators to participate in the auction of 3G airwaves. Government will allow three private operators.

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Sonal Chauhan unveils Samsung Giorgio Armani B7620 in India

On January 24, 2010, Samsung Mobile unveiled a luxury smartphone named “Samsung Giorgio Armani (B7620) in India. The Giorgio Armani Samsung B7620 is the third mobile phone jointly released by Samsung and Giorgio Armani. The first phone in Armani-Samsung collaboration was released in 2007. It was named Giorgio Armani Samsung. In 2008, a second phone, Emporio Armani Samsung Night Effect, was launched. At a Mumbai event, Bollywood actress, Sonal Chauhan, along with Ranjeet Yadav unveiled the phone. Designed in elegant bronze gold color to compliment Giorgio Armani’s suits, the Giorgio Armani Samsung B7620 is a Windows-based touch screen phone targeted towards business professionals. JK Shin, Executive Vice President and head of the Mobile Communications Division, Samsung Electronics, said:

“We are delighted to have reached another milestone in the collaboration between Giorgio Armani and Samsung Electronics. This latest-generation mobile masterfully combines our experience in technology with a design from one of the world’s best known designers, and the functions offered by Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. What’s more, the Giorgio Armani-Samsung smart phone is a demonstration of our commitment to offering customers cutting-edge technology in our products, along with exclusive design and fashion.”

Hardware specs:

• Processor: 800-MHz processor.
• User interface: It has TouchWiz 2.0 interface.
• Display: 3.5 inch ultra brilliant low power consuming AMOLED screen
• OS: Windows Mobile 6.5 Operating System
• Network: 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 5.76Mbps HSUPA
• Wireless: Wi-Fi
• Camera: 5-megapixel camera
• Memory: 8 GB internal memory.
• Memory extension: Memory can be extended through microSD slot up to 32GB.
• GPS: GPS navigation
• Keyboard: four-finger QWERTY keyboard in landscape mode.

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Samsung Corby Plus and Pro Price in India

Considering the potential of mobile phone market in India, Samsung has launched two Corby models: Corby Plus and Corby Pro. The prices are Rs. 10,500 and Rs. 13,900 respectively. Both these models come with QWERTY keypads. They are also ideal for Internet browsing. It is clear that the target market is the young generation as the users will be able to access Facebook, Twitter and MySpace very easily through the handsets. The price is surely not affordable to most consumers in India. In India, most people prefer to buy sub Rs. 3,000 handsets. Still, the market of touch screen phones is growing rapidly here.

Nokia is the market leader. Samsung wants to change that condition and they feel that they must target both ends of the spectrum. One thing is very interesting: iPhone is yet to become that much popular in the Indian market. One notable thing about Samsung mobile phones is that the company promotes their products aggressively.

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