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Samsung Galaxy J5, Galaxy J7 launched in India; Price starts at Rs 11,999

Lakshmi Rajan — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 06:04:06 +0000

Of course you cannot expect the Korean giant to match the likes of Xiaomi and Lenovo in the pricing war but the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 looks pretty good on specs and price comparatively in the galaxy of Samsung backed by the company’s strong distribution and service network and brand name. To be available exclusively on Flipkart, the Pre-booking starts 4PM today and sale starts on July 23rd. Boasting a 5MP front camera, Samsung focuses both the phones to the selfie audience. Both the phones also supports 4G and are dual-SIM. Galaxy J5 is priced at Rs 11,999 and the Galaxy J7 at Rs 14,999. In terms of specifications, the Galaxy J5 features a 5-inch TFT display with a 1280 x 720 pixel resolution. It is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor paired with 1.5GB RAM. A 8GB of internal storage can be further expanded up to 128GB via microSD card. The dual-SIM smartphone runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Samsung’s own TouchWiz UI layered on top of it. On the camera side, the focus is on the slefie with a 5-MP front facing camera and a 13MP rear camera with autofocus. In terms of connectivity, the smartphone supports 4G, 3G, Bluetooth v4.1, Wi-Fi, NFC, GPS, Glonass and microUSB. The J5 comes with a 2600mAh battery, the company claims it to give a standby time of 342 hours. On the other hand, the Galaxy J7 has a still better specs. It features a 5.5-inch TFT display with a 1280 x 720 pixel resolution. Powered by a 1.5GHz octa-core Exynos 7580 processor paired with 1.5GB RAM, the dual-SIM smartphone runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with TouchWiz layered on top. Like the J5, the J7 also gets only a 8GB of internal storage with an option for microSD card that can equip up to 128GB. The camera is similar to the J5 with a 13MP rear autofocus camera along with a 5MP front facing camera. In terms of connectivity, the smartphone offers 4G, 3G, Bluetooth v4.1, Wi-Fi, NFC, GPS, Glonass and Micro-USB. A 3000mAh battery is claimed by Samsung to deliver 354 hours of standby time. As an introductory offer, Samsung is offering Rs. 999 worth flip cover for Rs. 199 for these smartphones. Samsung also has bundled Rs 3200 worth in-app purchase credit from Gameloft, double data for Airtel customers on 4G for 6 months and unlimited music downloads on Airtel’s Wynk music worth Rs 595 for 6 months. ]]>

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 launched in India, to be available from January

Lakshmi Rajan — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 09:26:51 +0000

unveiled in November, we know it would hit the Indian market shortly. The original Galaxy Grand had a good outing here and with mid-segment phablets gaining momentum in the Indian market, the new upgraded Grand 2 with 5.25 inch looks like a potential blockbuster. At the launch event today the company announced the device would be available in the market from January. Though there was no mention on the price of the product, Samsung has indicated a price range between Rs. 22,900 and Rs. 24,900. The dual-SIM device Galaxy Grand 2 is the successor to Galaxy Grand and features a 5.25-inch HD TFT display with a resolution of 720×1280 pixels compared with the 5-inch WVGA display on the former. The hardware specs also sees a push with a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm processor alongside 1.5GB of RAM. A 8GB internal memory expandable upto 64GB should be pretty enough for media consumptions. It runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. The camera specs include a 8-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash and a 1.9 megapixel front-facing camera. Other hardware mentions include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, dual-SIM support and 2600mAh battery that promises up to 10 hours of playback and 17 hours of calls. As usual Samsung’s TouchWiz UI finds place and software features like S Translator, S Travel, Story Album, Samsung Hub, Group Play and Samsung link finds way in. Also Sound and Shot features which enables to record audio snippet to your picture is included in the camera features. The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 will be available in Black, Pink and White colour variants in select regions. ]]>

Watch Live: Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 India Launch Webcast

Lakshmi Rajan — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 05:30:26 +0000

The new device offers a 5.25-inch display and provides dual-SIM capability, fullHD display with a 16:9 aspect ratio Barely a month back Samsung unveiled the second-generation Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 armed with updated specs and better display, today on December 23, the device would be launched officially in India at an event in Mumbai. You can watch the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 India launch webcast live here and it will begin at 12 noon.

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Samsung Galaxy Grand might be launched in January 17 in India, to be priced under Rs. 25,000

Lakshmi Rajan — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 10:58:38 +0000

the recently unveiled Samsung Galaxy Grand is most likely to be launched in India on January 17 and would be priced under Rs.25,000 According to CNN-IBN news channel, the smartphone that sports an impressive 5″ screen real estate space and running on the latest Android Jelly Bean OS would make its January debut in India following the success of the other bigger smartphones from the Samsung Galaxy kitty, Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2 in India. Galaxy Grand also offers the real cool smart features that we see in Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note like direct call, smart alert, pop up video, S Voice and All Share Play finds its way into the Galaxy Grand. Also it sports a 8 MP camera in the rear and a 2 MB HD front facing camera. The let down in the specs is the dismal 800 x 480 resolution, which could have been bettered. Galaxy Grand will be available in dual SIM version which has a quiet a many takers in India. [gallery link="file" ids="1195,1199"]]]>

Samsung India creates new guinness word record for the most artists working on the same art installation

Lakshmi Rajan — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:01:36 +0000

Also read: Participate in Samsung Galaxy Note 2 – The Incredible Piece World Record Attempt

Samsung Note 2 Incredible Art Piece World Record closer to target, showcasing some entries

Congratulations Samsung India and all those who participated in the campaign!

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Samsung Note 2 Incredible Art Piece World Record closer to target, showcasing some entries

Lakshmi Rajan — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:51:34 +0000

Read: Participate in Samsung Galaxy Note 2 – The Incredible Piece World Record Attempt

At this time of publishing, the number of artistic contributions from India are 1,95,295 and very close to break the current record which is 2,01,948 artists.

The campaign received some really artistic contributions from people all over India and overwhelming response. Alongside the record attempt, every week one winner was chosen based on their artistic contribution, who received a Galaxy Note II.

Here are some of the artistic contributions from the Incredible Art-Piece campaign as well as the winners of the week 1 and week 2 of Samsung note 2 Incredible art piece world record campaign

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Here is an youtube video to showcase some of the entries received: ]]>