Galaxy S4, S Duos, Core And Mega 5.8: Samsung Offering Special Discounts on Friendship Day

| Updated: Monday, August 5, 2013, 12:15 [IST]

On the auspicious occasion of Friendship's day, the South Korean smartphone vendor has extended it's "Samsung Galaxy Own Now" campaign and has officially brought the prices of its lately launched four handsets.

As spotted by the folks at FoneArena first, the four devices are Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy S Duos, Samsung Galaxy Core and Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8. While, Samsung Galaxy S4 which was initially price at Rs. 41,500, it is now being offered at Rs. 34,000. On the other hand, Samsung Galaxy S Duos , Samsung Galaxy Core and Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 comes with a discounted price of Rs. 9,990, Rs. 13,200 and Rs 23,400 respectively.

Taking reference from the past records and strategies followed by many mobile manufacturers who brought down the prices of their older devices before launching another one, it seems the South Korean tech titan is also following the same strategy.

Moreover, Galaxy Note 3 and Smart Watch are also reportedly set for launch in the forthcoming IFA Berlin 2013 sometime around September 4. Hence, analysts are predicting that this could be one more reason why the official price cut has taken place.

Samsung has already ruled the samrtphone market in India and to be more precise, it owns the mid range phablet section to the roots owing to it's price range and a variety of choices. At the same time, Apple has also tried to break in the market several times but has not been able to reach the major smartphone hubs because of its higher price.

However, waves could change, after the Cupertino tech giant announces the long time rumored iPhone Lite or iPhone 5C which will supposedly the cheaper variant of the iPhone 5. Likewise BlackBerry had its chance to crack it open, but unfortunately it also could not go lesser than the price of Q5.

Nevertheless, since there are deep rooted Android fanboys in India, Samsung will keep flourishing. Thus, here below in the sliders is a brief rundown on the specs of the four handsets followed by the last slide which reveals the best buy among the four. Here have a look:

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Samsung Galaxy S4

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Samsung Galaxy S4 boasts 5 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors display, Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 with 2GB RAM. The device runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, 13-mega pixel rear camera with advanced optics along with 2 megapixel front facing camera in addition to enhanced software additions. In terms of connectivity, you will get A-GPS, WI-Fi, 3G, LTE, DLNA, and Wi-Fi direct. The 16GB is the basic version in India which can expanded up to 64GB via microSD cards and is available at Rs 39,499. Also, Samsung Galaxy S4 is powered by a 2600mAh Li Ion battery.

Samsung Galaxy S Duos

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The Galaxy S Duos sports a 4-inch WVGA TFT screen with 480 x 800 resolution, 5MP camera, 4GB of built-in storage, microSD card slot and 1,500 mAh battery. The handset runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and is powered by 1GHz Cortex A5 single-core processor. On the connectivity front, the Samsung Galaxy S Duos supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB 2.0. The device comes preloaded with Samsung's ChatOn communication services.

Samsung Galaxy Core

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Going by the specs, the latest Samsung Galaxy Core has a dual SIM support with a dual GSM standby mode along with a downloadable VoIP client. 2G is taken care by quadband (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) while 3G runs on HSUPA 900/2100. Samsung Galaxy Core comes with a 4.3-inch TFT LCD touchscreen display with the resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. Samsung Galaxy Core runs on Android v4.1 Jelly Bean platform and is equipped with dual-core processing chip clocked to 1.2GHz and backed by 1GB RAM. Galaxy Core includes a 5-megapixel rear camera with a LED flash, autofocus and has the capability to shoot @30fps. It also sports a front facing VGA camera for video calling. The Galaxy Core comes with the internal storage capacity of 8GB which can be enhanced up to 32 GB via microSD card. Connectivity options include, GPRS, 3G, Bluetooth, A-GPS, Wi-Fi, EDGE and USB. The Galaxy Core is powered by Li-ion 1,800 mAh battery for longer life. Other features include music player, FM radio, Android browser, native IM & social networking. Several other popular functions also feature on this device including S-Voice, Smart and Smart Stay Alert and more.

Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8

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To elaborate on the specs the Galaxy Mega 5.8 has a dual SIM support with a qHD resolution. Then of course, as the name suggests Mega 5.8 comes with the 5.8 TFT capacitive touchscreen that gives a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels and 190 PPI pixel density. Further, the device is flavored by Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS with Samsung's TouchWiz and powered by 1.4GHz dual-core processor along with 1.5GB RAM. It houses an 8 megapixel rear-facing camera with LED flash to record 1080p HD videos along with 1.9 megapixel front-facing shooter to make video calls. The internal memory of the phone is 8GB onboard storage and it is accompanied by microSD card slot to accept up to 64GB storage expansion. Connectivity factors of the phone include micro USB 2.0, 802.11 Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and it has a massive battery of 2,600mAH battery. As far as other, features are concerned, just like Samsung Galaxy S4, the new Mega series device will come pre-installed with a set of Samsung Smart apps - S Voice 2.0, S Travel, Story Album, S Translator, Multi Window, Pop Up Play, Samsung ChatON, Samsung WatchON, Samsung Link and more.

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Keeping in mind the ongoing trend of using larger phablets and also focusing on the price point, and analyzing the specs of all the handsets, it is a pretty fair to go with the Galaxy Mega 5.8. On the other hand, in case of facing a tight budget problem, Galaxy S Duos is also not a bad option. Moreover, if you look at the larger picture taking all the smartphones in the market, Samsung's range is pretty much decent and affordable. However, consumers with deep pocket may go for Galaxy S4, which is claimed to be one of the best handsets in the market so far. But according to GizBot although Galaxy Mega 5.8 comes with a lower screen resolution, it fits the trend in the current market and comes in a affordable price.