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Samsung adds Galaxy S Advance to its portfolio

February 1, 2012 Udit Malhotra 2 Comments

It has been raining Samsung Smartphones with the Korean manufacturer continuing to add loads of Android based devices to its portfolio. Samsung recently showcased the Galaxy S Advance which is yet another addition to the Galaxy series. The phone seems to fit in between the Galaxy S and the Galaxy S II with minor changes to the hardware specifications. The key upgrades include a 1 GHz dual core processor with added memory (RAM) to the device. The phone also includes HSPDA (3G) connectivity with up speeds to 14.4Mbit/s.

Samsung Galaxy S Advance (GT-i9070) Quick Specs:

4-inch Super AMOLED touch display (480×800 pixels)
1GHz Dual Core ARMv7 (VFPv3, NEON) CPU and a Mali-400 MP GPU
Android 2.3 Gingerbread with Samsung TouchWiz UI
768MB RAM
16GB internal memory with support for Micro SD card up to 32GB
5MP Auto Focus Camera with Led Flash (supports HD video recording)
1.3MP Front Camera
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Micro USB, HSPDA (14.4Mbit/s) connectivity
1500 mAh Battery

The phone is planned to be released in Russia early February followed by a worldwide release. The tentative product price is $536 which would vary as per local currency value.

via Hardware Zone and Android Community

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Samsung Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note get Android Ice Cream Sandwich by Q1

February 1, 2012 Udit Malhotra Leave a comment

It has been bubbly news since Samsung announced its plans about Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note by early Q1 2012. The company officially announced the release of the update via a wall post on Samsung Norway’s Facebook Page confirming ICS to be out by March end. The update is specific to European regions while developers would benefit to test it beyond country specific limitations. The plan to push the update worldwide is yet to be revealed. Lets hope that it arrives soon!

via Samsung Norway Facebook Page

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Samsung Galaxy Smartphones get Android ICS 4.0 Early 2012

December 23, 2011 Udit Malhotra Leave a comment

**Update**

Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab will not get updated to Android ICS 4.0

Samsung officially announced the list of Galaxy devices that would be officially upgradeable to the Android ICS. A good news for all of us who are using Galaxy Smartphones. The early implementers for the update would include the Samsung Note and Galaxy S II.

The complete list of other devices eligible for the update are:

GALAXY S II
GALAXY S II LTE
GALAXY Note
GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus
GALAXY Tab 7.7
GALAXY Tab 8.9
GALAXY Tab 10.1
GALAXY R

Android 4.0 ICS would bring some good features including facial unlock feature that can be easily fooled via your image as well and NFC data transfer capabilities.

Lets wait to get an early update and taste the flavor of Ice Cream Sandwich on our devices ;). We will keep you posted for any updates once they are rolled out.