Samsung in India has announced the launch of its latest innovation – the Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone, which comes with a plethora of features that spill over to tablet type functionality as well. Targeted at people who need to do more with their smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Note offers the muscle of a smartphone in a form factor that is almost similar to that of a tablet.

The Galaxy Note is the first device to sport a 5.3 inch HD Super Amoled display. The display sports a native resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels and supports multi-touch and also comes with the S (Smart) Pen stylus that allows the users to go creative with all their might. The Galaxy Note runs the Android 2.3 Gingerbread along with a fully worked upon Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface.

For powering this massive device, Samsung has chosen a dual-core 1.4 GHz Exynos microprocessor with Mali-400 MP dedicated graphics processor. The Galaxy Note also features a 1 GB RAM along with 16 GB memory onboard as storage memory. Its 8 Megapixel camera comes with LED flash capable of recording 1080p full HD videos at 30 fps. There is a front facing 2 megapixel camera as well that can provide self-portrait shots and video calling.

The device was originally scheduled for a launch in the month of September itself but due to many reasons the launch of the device got delayed. But as the Samsung spokesperson has told sometime back about the launch of the Galaxy Note, the device is launched exactly on time as communicated back then.

The device is quite powerful as far as the specifications go but in terms of the price, it might be a downer for many buyers. The Samsung Galaxy Note has been priced at Rs 34,990 and this is the best price at which the device will be selling in the Indian market through Samsung stores and Samsung franchisee network for upcoming few weeks.

At present there are no network service providers tie ups given for this device but Samsung is in talks with a couple of service providers for a special tariff for the same and is expected to be announcing a few in the coming days.

iBall has announced the launch of two mobiles phones – IPS-261 and Long B261, enriched with superb features and aesthetics. These Dual-SIM iBall mobile phones have over 18 hours of talk time with long battery life and BIG 2.6 inch screen display for enhanced viewing experience with dual camera.

The iBall-IPS-261 is a touch and type mobile phone with a 2.6 inches IPS Screen -LCD Technology which allows you to view from any angle &#151wide and clear, wherein one need not adjust the phone to view clearly as compared to standard TFT Screens.

Both the models have 2.0 megapixel primary camera with Digital Zoom and Flash and a 0.3 megapixel secondary camera. It allows night vision and special photo effects. According to iBall, these phones support a talk time of over 18 hours and music playback time up to 40 hours from a single charge from its 2300 mAh battery pack.

These phones also have entertainment options built-in: the mobile phone has a video player, MP3 player, FM recording with wireless FM. They support Micro SD Card up to 16 GB thereby giving users immense flexibility to store as much as they want for video and music. They have Bluetooth support and also USB to connect both PC and also mobile peripherals. The phone also has built in e-book reader for its growing audience and LED Torch. The phones support EDGE and GPRS for connectivity.

Commenting on the launch of the IPS-261 and Long B261 mobile phones, Sandeep Parasrampuria, director of iBall said, “We are glad to bring these very exciting and useful mobile phones for those who need very long battery life with rich experience of design, aesthetics, big screen size and even touch and type feature. A strong battery support with talk time of over 18 hours will enable our consumers to keep talking and talking and talking….without worrying about the battery life of the phone!”

Both the iBall &#151 IPS 261 and Long B261, phones are available across India at all leading mobile stores. The iBall IPS-261 is priced at Rs 3,599 and is available in single colour IML Black and the Long B261 phone retails for a MRP price of Rs 2,999 available in single colour IML White.

Maxx Mobiles today launched a vibrant, touchscreen phone called Maxx Zippy (MT105) for Rs 2,599.

Commenting on the launch of Zippy MT105, Ajjay Agarwal, chairman and managing director, Maxx Group said, “Maxx Zippy is designed to be a fun mobile phone – not only it is colourful and compact but also packed with multimedia features, with a full touch experience. All this, for a highly affordable price! We have seen the preference for touchscreen phones skyrocket over the past few months. With the launch of Maxx Zippy, we wanted to keep “in touch” with the demands of today’s discerning Indian youth!”

Available in black with blue, metallic red and orange colour, with 2.4 inch TFT full touch screen, Maxx Zippy MT105 is equipped with a digital camera with LED flash. The sleek Dual-SIM phone is powered by 1000 mAh battery, offers a talk-time of up to 4.5 hours and a stand-by time of up to 350 hours.

With wire free FM radio, you can listen to your favourite program as well as record it without plugging in the earphones. Maxx Zippy MT105 is packed with audio player supported in MP3, AAC and WAV formats as well as video player supported by MP4, 3GPP, AVI formats.

The handset also comes with a complimentary 4 GB memory card that is pre-loaded with multimedia content including music and videos. The phone comes with an expandable memory up to 8 GB. The handset comes with easy connectivity options like Bluetooth and USB Mass storage.