Samsung announced additions to its Galaxy, Omnia and Wave
lineups at the CommunicAsia 2010 show in Singapore
June 15, according to multiple reports.
The two new Android smartphones, the Galaxy 3 and Galaxy 5, are lower-end spin-offs
of Samsung’s
newest flagship device, the Galaxy S, and each will each run Android 2.1
with Samsung’s TouchWiz 3.0 interface.
The Galaxy 3 is said to feature a 3.2-inch touch screen with a 240-by-400-pixel
display and include a 3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, WiFi and A-GPS
connectivity, and support for quad-band GSM and HSDPA networks.
The Galaxy 5, also dominated by its screen and not looking terribly different from
the Galaxy 3, reportedly features a 2.8-inch touch screen with a resolution of
240 by 320 pixels. Connectivity and network support are the same as with the
Galaxy 3, but the camera on the Galaxy 5 dips to 2 megapixels.
According to PC World, both offer WiFi surfing over 802.11n and HSDPA
(high-speed download packet access), though with the Galaxy 3 it’s at rates of
3.6M bps and with the Galaxy 5 it's at 7.2M bps. Each also includes an FM
radio.
PC World additionally reports that Samsung
also showed off a smartphone called the Galaxy Beam—the first Android
smartphone to include a pico projector. The Beam can project movies or images
at a resolution of 640 by 480, runs Android 2.1, and boasts a 3.7-inch
super-AMOLED display and an 8-megapixel camera.
Samsung, highlighting its multiplatform approach to the mobile market, also
showed off its very BlackBerry-esque Omnia Pro 4 and Omnia Pro 5, which will
run Windows Mobile 6.5. Connectivity options mimic the Galaxy handsets, and
camera options likewise vary, with the Omnia Pro 4 getting a 3.2-megapixel
camera and the Omnia Pro 5 getting a 2-megapixel version.
The new Wave 2 and Wave Pro, increasing the diversity lineup still further,
will run Samsung’s
Linux-based Bada platform. Connectivity options include Quad-band GSM
networks, WiFi, Bluetooth and A-GPS. While
each features a good-sized display, the difference appears to be that the Wave
2 Pro also has a slide-out QWERTY keypad.
On the Samsung Website, however, the big news is still the Galaxy S, which the company
says has been well-received around the globe and picked up by “over 100 mobile
operators.”
Billy Chen, director of Samsung’s Hong Kong
telecommunications team, said the Galaxy S will set a new standard for
smartphones.
“The Samsung Galaxy S is the perfect device for those who want more out of
their mobile life: to be more effective, productive, better connected and in
tune with life—both personal and professional,” said Chen. “All of this can be
achieved in a very easy and simple way.”
Cnet Asia reports that the Galaxy 3, Galaxy
5 and Omnia Pro will launch in July, followed by the Wave 2, Wave 2 Pro and
Omnia Pro 5 in August.
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