As reported by The Mobile Indian earlier, Samsung has launched its new smartphone — Galaxy R for Rs 27,500.
Samsung has sent no official word, but the smartphone is now available across retail stores and online stores.
The Galaxy R Android smartphone is similar in design to the Galaxy S2. It has a slightly smaller display standing at 4.2 inches. The Galaxy R, however, misses out on the AMOLED Display but gets a super clear LCD like the one on the Samsung Galaxy I9003.
The Galaxy R runs Android Gingerbread v2.3 operating system with Samsung’s Touch Wiz user interface on top. The new smartphone will also feature Samsung Hubs for delivering content such as gaming, music, social media and video directly to the user.
Samsung Galaxy R comes with a dual core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor. The Galaxy R will come with 8 GB of internal storage along with a 32 GB expandable memory option as well.
A 5 Megapixel camera with power LED flash has been included in the device and it is capable of recording 720p high definition video at 30 frames per second. For video calling, the phone has a 1.3 megapixel front camera.
Samsung Galaxy R is priced at Rs 27,500 which is approximately Rs 2,500 cheaper than the big brother Galaxy SII.