Samsung updates handset portfolio

MUMBAI, INDIA: Samsung Electronics announced on Wednesday that it has enhanced its dual-SIM offering in the Indian market by announcing the launch of three new dual-SIM handsets which include Samsung Star Duos, 3G and 2G touch dual-SIM Active phone Guru Dual 25 (GT-E1225) and Guru Dual 26 (GT-E1252).

Ranjit Yadav, director-Mobile and IT, Samsung Electronics stated, “The dual-SIM market continues to be a strong focus area for us. We’re looking at enhancing our presence in this segment through innovation and excellence. The new product line up is an example of the same. Samsung’s dual-SIM offerings range from Duos, dual-SIM Active Touch, standby and dual-SIM shift advantage thereby giving consumers a wider choice in economical operator tariff plans and product benefits.”

The new Samsung Star Duos is the 3G + 2G Dual-Standby Touch phone expands communication networks by utilizing two SIM cards to expertly manage both work and life tasks in one unit, and allows switching between both without re-powering the handset, said a press release.

The Touch functionality helps in instant messaging, easy access to mobile applications and business related features. While dedicated widgets seamlessly manage switching between 2 SIM cards, the 3 page extended Menu and Touchwiz 2.0 plus provides intuitive UI for easy navigation.

The Samsung B-7722 has distinct Business Features and tools to maintain a mobile office: Active Sync which updates e-mails from the desktop to the user’s mobile, Phone Book 2000 for organizing contacts, Document viewer handles MS Office, PDF TXT and other files, Multi —language dictionary etc.

The versatile Multimedia experience of GT — B7722 is further accentuated by the SoundAlive feature, 5MP AF Camera with Power LED, FindMusic that tracks down new song titles for download on MP3 and Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP to enjoy music on wireless headset. It comes with a 250MB Internal memory, expandable upto 16GB.

It offers enhanced connectivity to various social networking sites through wi-fi connections, users can upload photos and videos to sites like Facebook, YouTube and Flickr and Multi IM created limitless chat opportunities to Palringo, Gtalk and AOL. The Samsung GT B7722 is priced at Rs.12,300.

The Samsung Guru Dual 25 (GT — E1225) and Samsung Guru Dual 26 ( GT —E 1252) features large display, stereo FM, Torch, 9 regional language support and phonebook and SMS memory to store upto 1000.

The Dual — SIM Shift feature of Guru Dual 25 allows users to carry 2 SIMS on the phone, however only one SIM is active at a time. Users can choose to switch between each SIM as per choice.

Guru Dual 25 has a large screen size of 1.8” inches QQVGA TFT, while Guru Dual 26 has wide display of 2” QQVGA 262K TFT LCD , with both phones designed to provide superior ergonomic comfort to users

The Samsung Guru Dual 25 (GT — E1225) is priced at: Rs. 2020/- and the Samsung Guru Dual 26 (GT — E 1252) is priced at Rs. 2240.