Samsung has officially announced today the new Galaxy R smartphone which has a lightweight, slim and sleek metallic design. I am somehow confused as this model has a S-LCD screen and not the highly promoted super-AMOLED Plus display integrated in Galaxy S. The other most important technical details are:
-- DISPLAY: 4.19-inch Super Clear LCD capacitive touch WVGA 480 x 800 pixels screen, 16M colors.
-- CPU: Dual-core nVidia Tegra 2 1GHz processor.
-- GPU: nVidia GeForce
-- CPU: Dual-core nVidia Tegra 2 1GHz processor.
-- GPU: nVidia GeForce
-- STORAGE: 8GB for internal, microSD card slot up to 32GB.
-- CAMERA: Primary - 5MP camera for HD video recording (up to 720p, MPEG-4/H.264).
Secondary - 1.3MP video chat, video calling.
-- CONNECTIVITY: 3G HSPA+, HSUPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, micro-USB port v 2.0, 3.5 mm headphone jack, A-GPS.
-- SENSORS: Accelerometer, Proximity, Gyroscope, Light, Digital Compass.
-- BATTERY: Li-Po 1650 mAh
-- MULTIMEDIA: Touch sensitive controls.
-- OS: Android 2.3 Gingerbread, Adobe Flash support.
-- APPLICATIONS: Google Apps, social networking, Social Hub, Readers Hub, Music Hub, Game Hub, Samsung Kies 2.0, Samsung Kies Air, Voice Solution, Find My Mobile.
The same as Galaxy S this device has a powerful battery but we know is not enough for big touch screen phones. I like that has a metallic body and it appears that new Samsung Hub interface has some 3D effects. This is about all regarding the Galaxy R - should be available this fall.
