Samsung’s latest budget Android smartphone, the Galaxy S Duos 2, is now official in India. The Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 was listed on the company’s online store in November this year, however there was no word on the availability of the device, with the page providing a ‘Notify Me’ option for consumers.
The Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 is the successor to the Galaxy S Duos, which was launched in September 2012 at a price of Rs. 17,900.
Samsung notes that the Galaxy S Duos 2 supports 10 regional languages, namely Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu.
The Galaxy S Duos 2 comes with a 4-inch WVGA (480×800) TFT display and is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor (unspecified chipset). It is a dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) smartphone and runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with TouchWiz UI on top.
The Galaxy S Duos 2 sports a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and also includes a VGA front-facing camera. The smartphone comes with 768MB of RAM and 4GB of inbuilt storage, which is further expandable up to 64GB via microSD card.
Connectivity features on the Galaxy S Duos 2 include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, EDGE, GPRS and 3G. There is a 1500mAh battery backing the device which the company claims can deliver up to 8 hours of talktime and up to 280 hours of standby time. The Galaxy S Duos 2 has dimensions of 121.5×63.1×10.57mm, and weighs 118 grams. The smartphone will be available in two colours – Black and White.
Recently, Samsung announced the successor to the Galaxy Grand, the Galaxy Grand 2. However, the South Korean handset maker has not revealed the price for Galaxy Grand 2, and has also not announced the availability details for the smartphone.
Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 key specifications
4-inch WVGA (480×800) TFT display
1.2GHz dual-core processor (unspecified chipset)
768MB of RAM
4GB inbuilt storage, expandable up to 64GB via microSD card
5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash
VGA front-facing camera
Dual-SIM (GSM+GSM)
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with TouchWiz UI
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, EDGE, GPRS and 3G
1500mAh battery
121.5×63.1×10.57mm
Source-NDTV
