Samsung might soon announce the next iterations of two of its popular budget Android smartphones, the Galaxy Core and Galaxy Pocket, if a new online listing (now pulled) is to be believed.
The yet-to-be-announced Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Duos and Galaxy Pocket 2 were briefly listed at a Vietnamese online retailer named Mainguyen before being pulled down. However, GSMArena has obtained the complete specifications and also the press renders of both the rumoured Galaxy Core 2 Duos and Galaxy Pocket 2.
Notably, the Samsung Galaxy Core was launched in June last year, while the Galaxy Pocket wasannounced back in 2012.
According to the leaked specifications, both the briefly listed Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Duos and Galaxy Pocket 2 run Android 4.4 KitKat out-of-the-box. The Galaxy Core 2 Duos is said to come with dual-SIM support, as the name suggests. The smartphone will come with a 4.5-inch WVGA (480×800 pixels) display and will have a pixel density of 207ppi.
The other specifications listed of the yet-to-be-announced Galaxy Core 2 Duos include a quad-core Cortex A7 processor, 768MB of RAM. It features 4GB of inbuilt storage and comes with expandable storage via microSD card. It is said to sport a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and also include a VGA camera.
GSMArena, citing the online listing, claims that the Galaxy Core 2 Duos comes with 3G connectivity option in one SIM, apart from Bluetooth, GPRS/ EDGE and Wi-Fi. A 2000mAh battery is said to back the alleged Galaxy Core 2 Duos and it will measure 130.2×67.9×9.8mm and weigh 138 grams.
The other yet-to-be-announced smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Pocket 2, is said to come with dual-SIM support and a 3.2-inch QVGA (320×480 pixels). It is powered by 1GHz processor clubbed with 512MB of RAM, according to the online listing. There is a 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front camera on board. The rumoured Galaxy Pocket 2 is said to come with a 1200mAh battery and weigh 110 grams.
As of now, there is no word from Samsung on the launch of both the Galaxy Core 2 Duos and Galaxy Pocket 2 smartphones.
