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Shane McGlaun (Blog) - January 30, 2012 12:25 PM

16 comment(s) - last by GulWestfale.. on Feb 3 at 9:22 PM

New smartphone rocks high-quality display

Samsung has debuted a new member of the Galaxy S smartphone family today called the Galaxy S Advance. The new smartphone is apparently not destined for the U.S. at the moment, but will be rolled out in Russia next month. After the Russian launch, the smartphone will be gradually be rolled out to other parts of the world including Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Southeast and Southwest Asia, Latin America, and China.

“The GALAXY S Advance adds to the successful track record of the GALAXY smartphone range with a phone that combines power and style with all the versatility of Samsung’s Hub services,” said JK Shin, President of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics.

The smartphone has a dual core 1 GHz processor inside and operates on HSPA 14.4 Mbps networks. In addition to the HSPA network connectivity, the smartphone also works on EDGE/GPRS networks. The Galaxy S Advance has a curved glass screen that measures 4 inches and uses Super AMOLED technology for high video quality and crisp visuals.

The smartphone also has a five-megapixel digital camera and uses the Android Gingerbread operating system with Samsung's own TouchWiz user interface plastered on top.

The front camera the phone is 1.3-megapixel resolution unit in the smartphone supports the playback of 720P HD video. Rounding out the features of the phone are Bluetooth, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi, and the range of sensors we expect from smartphones today. The phone will come with either 8GB or 16GB of internal memory along with 768MB of RAM and a microSD card slot for expansion.

Pricing information is unknown at this time.

Source: Samsung

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Looks a lot like an iPhone 3G

By HrilL on 1/30/2012 4:01:13 PM , Rating: 2

That phone looks really close to an iphone 3g or 3gs. Not impressed with the specs either. I wonder what the price difference is in a HSPA+ 14mbps chip and a HSPA+ 21Mbps chip.

RE: Looks a lot like an iPhone 3G

By DeluxeTea on 1/30/2012 10:47:54 PM , Rating: 3

Yes, it looks so much like the iPhone 3G with the rectangular home button, two capacitive buttons, homescreen widgets and the Samsung logo in front.

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RE: Looks a lot like an iPhone 3G

By messele on 1/31/2012 5:07:55 AM , Rating: 2

Must have taken them a lot of imagination to come up with that little lot.

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RE: Looks a lot like an iPhone 3G

By seamonkey79 on 1/31/2012 7:20:46 AM , Rating: 2

Well, they couldn't make it in the shape of a diamond or they'd get sued by both DC and the estates of Shuster and Siegel. Can't use a star or all of the people that cut themselves on the sharp edges would sue. Can't use a circle or every sport except American football would sue. Can't use an oval made of pig skin because American football would sue. Can't use amphibious landing craft shape or BBC would sue on behalf of Fawlty Towers.

So they took the easy way and designed a rectangular phone. How lame is that...

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RE: Looks a lot like an iPhone 3G

By priusone on 1/31/2012 7:30:51 AM , Rating: 3

... or a taco, as Nokia would sue them.

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Not so much Advanced....

By Cheesew1z69 on 1/30/2012 12:56:50 PM , Rating: 3

Is it? :o

RE: Not so much Advanced....

By dgingerich on 1/30/2012 4:00:34 PM , Rating: 2

It's nearly identical to my Captivate, except it's dual core and has a front facing camera. I think this may be a budget device for the market with lower personal income. It would probably do nicely in the US market, though, for people who want a smart phone, but can't afford $200-300 for one. Perhaps a $50 model?

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RE: Not so much Advanced....

By GulWestfale on 1/30/12, Rating: -1

RE: Not so much Advanced....

By seamonkey79 on 1/30/2012 5:51:52 PM , Rating: 2

Except for the other two buttons, the Samsung logo, the fact that it has a larger screen...

Really...?

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RE: Not so much Advanced....

By GulWestfale on 2/3/2012 9:22:25 PM , Rating: 2

i was being sarcastic, like an apple lawyer.

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RE: Not so much Advanced....

By kmmatney on 1/30/2012 7:15:18 PM , Rating: 3

The price of the phone is so low compared to the price you pay over the life of the contract, but I guess a lot of people don't think about that.

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Advanced...

By quiksilvr on 1/30/2012 1:57:18 PM , Rating: 2

For those that can't afford the S II for some reason.

RE: Advanced...

By Operandi on 1/30/2012 3:13:10 PM , Rating: 2

Given the way the American market works we'll probably never see this. Or, maybe this would be the free Galaxy with contract and they'll keep a premium price tag on the S II?

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