Nokia and Samsung today announced to launch their respective flagship devices in white hue. Nokia will start selling the Lumia 800 in white from later this month whereas the first Android 4.0 phone – Galaxy Nexus will be available from February 13 in UK.

Going by both the devices, I think Lumia 800 takes the cake with his one as its completely painted in white as opposed to Galaxy Nexus’ back paint job.

Keeping the OS and hardware features aside, which one would you pick?

Samsung has expanded its dual-SIM lineup with the new Champ Deluxe Duos. It’s an entry-level touchscreen phone that is light on the pocket yet gives functionality comparable to smartphones like surfing the web, quick access to social networks et al.

The phone also comes pre-loaded with Samsung’s own ChatON messaging service which is a cross-platform service like Whatsapp allowing users to have a 1:1 or a group conversation, share images and audio clips without any extra charge.

On the hardware front, Champ Deluxe Duos sports a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen display, 1.3MP camera, music player and FM Radio, microSD card slot up to 16GB, 3.5mm headphone jack and a 1000mAh battery.

Samsung has priced the device at Rs. 4,790 but retailers like Flipkart are selling the device at a discounted price of Rs. 3,925.

It was hours before we got the first glimpse of Galaxy S Advance but Samsung has decided to make it official. The Korean mobile manufacturer has officially announced the upgraded version of Galaxy S aka Galaxy S Advance.

Running the latest version of Android Gingerbread OS, Galaxy S Advance is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and 768MB RAM. It features 14.4Mbps HSPA support, 5MP camera with LED flash, 1.3MP front-facing camera, A-GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, Allshare DLNA, 8 / 16GB internal memory, FM Radio, microSD card slot, microSD card slot and 1500mAh battery. On the software front, Galaxy S Advance will be loaded with usual Samsung goodies like TouchWiz UI, Live Panels, different Hubs, ChatON messaging service, Samsung Apps and more.

Samsung has confirmed to release the device first in Russia in February followed by the rest of the world.

A rumor from yesterday suggested that Samsung will not show its Galaxy S III device at upcoming Mobile World Congress. Now an official statement during an earnings call says that they’re “reviewing” launch options for the flagship device.

This does not mean Samsung won’t show the device at next month’s mobile expo but considering the fact that the expo is exactly a month away and Samsung is yet to determine the launch date, the announcement looks a bit unlikely.

Samsung is apparently pushing the date to shorten the gap between the launch of an international and US variant.

[Via SammyHub]

The success of touchscreen-enabled feature phones was unprecedented when Android phones were available for over $300. However, things have changed now. We get better spec’d smartphones at under $200, which makes me wonder will these new feature phones stand a chance? We’re not sure but Samsung does reckon a market for it, which is why they’ve unveiled Star 3 and Star 3 Duos today – successor of its bestselling Star series.

Star 3 and Star 3 Duos are basically the same phones but the latter adds a dual-SIM functionality. On the features front, Star 3 comes with EDGE connectivity, 3-inch QVGA TFT LCD, 3.2MP camera with video recording support, music player, SoundAlive, 3.5mm headphone jack, Stereo FM with RDS, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, ChatON mobile messenger, microSD card slot (up to 16GB) and 1000mAh battery.

Samsung hasn’t released the price but will sell the phones from late January starting from Russia.

Transparent display market is estimated to grow big in the next few years and to cash in on the upcoming technology, Samsung has announced to mass produce its second and a larger transparent display from this month. The new 46-inch transparent displays will complement Samsung’s existing 22-inchers which can be used for various purposes like showcasing products, using it as a freezer door, information kiosk, medical equipment and more.

On the technical front, the 46-inch transparent display supports a resolution of 1366×768 pixels, has a contrast ratio of 4500:1 and a color gamut of 70 percent.

Samsung today announced the new entrant to their Galaxy series, the Galaxy M Style (SHW-M340). Powered by a single 1GHz single core processor running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) this phone is targeted to the entry level consumers who want to enjoy the Android experience without spending much.

The other specifications of the phone include, 4in super AMOLED screen, 3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth 3.0 and 4GB storage capacity. The phone gets the juice from the 1650 mAh battery that we believe is decent for a days’ work and play. The phone is just 9.9m thin featuring a metal body.

As of now the phone will only be available in Samsungs homeland, Korea and is priced around 500 US Dollars. It will be available in three colors of Platinum Silver, Blue Black and Lavender Pink.

source: www.sammyhub.com

Samsung has unraveled an enhanced version of its bestselling mid-range phone – Galaxy Ace. Dubbed as Galaxy Ace Plus the phone is tad different in looks as well as specs from the original version. The new phone adopts a smoother exterior as compared to Galaxy Ace’s textured back and features Android 2.3 OS, 1GHz processor, 7.2Mbps HSDPA support, 512MB RAM, 3.65-inch HVGA (320×480) display, 5MP camera with LED flash, A-GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, microSD card slot and 1300mAh battery. Additionally, the phone also supports Samsung services like Social / Music Hub and ChatON messaging service.

Galaxy Ace Plus will first arrive in Russia this month followed by other regions.

[Via Sammy Hub]

Those apprehensive about Samsung’s phone / tablet combo device should take a look at the figure released by Samsung today. They’ve shipped over a million Galaxy Note units to distributors, resellers etc and that too in under two months.

Although Galaxy Note was well received in most countries, major demand was in countries like France, Germany, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Samsung also confirmed to launch the device in United States next year, which we presume should be in the next couple of weeks.

Galaxy Note is Samsung’s first device to sport a huge 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED HD (1280×800), 1.4GHz Exynos dual-core processor, 8MP camera, full HD playback and recording, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, microSD card slot and 2500mAh battery.

[Via Sammy Hub]

Samsung and Sony today dissolved their partnership to manufacture LCD panels. The joint venture known as S-LCD will be taken over by Samsung Electronics after a payment of about $940 million for the share transfer.

Meanwhile, Sony and Samsung also entered into a new agreement where Sony will have a regular supply of LCD panels manufactured by S-LCD. The move is in fact a smart one by Sony as they’ll be free from production or any other overhead costs and will pay according to prevalent market prices.

Samsung on the other hand, expects to streamline the production and business operations of the subsidiary which will enable them to meet their own as well as customer demands in a timely manner.

[Sony via Sammy Hub]