Samsung Galaxy R/Z i9103 is Tegra 2-powered Galaxy S II

 

 

Samsung is launching in some markets its Galaxy R (aka Galaxy Z) i9103 smartphone, which is the little brother of the Galaxy S II. Instead of Samsung Exynos processor and Super AMOLED touchscreen, the Galaxy R gets NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core 1GHz processor and SC-LCD touchscreen with 480×800 resolution, making it a more affordable option.


The Samsung i9103 has 1GB RAM, 2GB ROM and comes with a 8GB microSD card. It features a 4.2-inch touchscreen, a 5 Megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and 720p HD video recording, 1.3 Megapixel front camera, AGPS/GPS support, Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi 802.11b/g/b connectivity and FM radio. The phone runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS with TouchWiz 4.0, Swype input and Office suite. The Galaxy R comes with a 1650mAh battery.

 

Orange San Francisco Android Phone

Orange releases in the UK the ZTE-made San Francisco (aka V800)  Android smartphone. The budget-priced phone is powered by a 600MHz processor and runs Android 2.1 OS. It has a 3.5-inch 480×800 capacitive touchscreen, a 3 Megapixel camera, Bluetooth, GPS support and WiFi connectivity.

T-Mobile Samsung Gravity 3, Gravity T and :) Smiley Messaging Phones

T-Mobile brings three new messaging-friendly QWERTY mobile phones by Samsung, the Gravity 3 (SGH-T479), Gravity T (SGH-T669) and the Samsung (Smiley SGH-T359). In addition to messaging capabilities, these handsets also offer easy access to the Web and include T-Mobile Social Buzz social networking feature.