Samsung Galaxy Camera Up For Pre Order in India Starting Today; Is Galaxy S3 Mini Also Coming Soon?

A couple of days back, Gizbot carried a news stating that Samsung Galaxy Camera is already available for pre-order in UK for a price of £400 (approx Rs 35,000). It was also reported that with the confirmation of the UK release, it is clear that the camera will land in India soon.

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Now, there is exciting news for all the camera enthusiasts in India. Yes! The guess is right. Samsung has opened the pre-orders for Galaxy Camera based on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS in India as well. Interested consumers can book the Android camera from the official Samsung store by paying Rs 3,000 in advance, to get a coupon. The coupon will be mailed to the users and it is to be noted that this pre-order coupon is not refundable. Moreover, Samsung is offering a free 16GB micro SD card with every pre-booking.

Talking about specs, the camera houses a 4.8 inch HD Super Clear LCD touchscreen display of 1280 x 720 pixel resolution, 1.4GHz processor, 16MP camera with 21x optical zoom, 8GB internal memory, micro SD card supporting up to 32GB expandable memory, 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity features and a 1,650 Li-ion battery.

Moving ahead to the talk regarding availability of Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini in India, the miniature version of smartphone king – Galaxy S3 has already made it debut in the UK market. Reportedly, Several retailers have started receiving the pre-orders of Galaxy S3 Mini smartphone and the handset is available for £300 (approx. Rs 26,000) without contract and £20.5 (approx. Rs 1,780) per month with a two year contract from the major carriers in UK.

Galaxy S3 Mini sports a 4 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display with 800 x 480 pixel resolution, dual core 1GHz processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB or 16GB internal storage, micro SD card slot supporting up to 32GB, 5MP rear camera with LED flash and VGA front facing camera for video calling. Running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS, the smartphone comes packed with connectivity features including Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth and a 1,500 mAh Li-ion battery.

Regarding release date, it can be reportedly estimated that the mini S3 phone will reach the Indian retail shelves sometime around the Christmas holidays that is December 2012 end. The price is being speculated as half the price tag of Samsung Galaxy S3, which would be approximately Rs 19,000 to around Rs 25,000 depending on the preferable memory capacity.

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