Samsung renames galaxy GT-I9070 as Galaxy S Advanced

Samsung Galaxy series smartphones – One of the coolest smartphones series, which outsold many a few tough competitors, is apparently Samsung’s trump card. So it is quite obvious that Samsung will work on making new and powerful additions to the Galaxy line-up.

So anticipations have risen over the news that Samsung is working on Galaxy SIII, which is nicknamed the “iPhone Killer”. But you might not have noticed another new member of the Samsung Galaxy family which was launched in Philippines, this is Galaxy S Advanced.

Actually, the new Samsung smartphone named Samsung Galaxy GT-I9070 was first believed to be released in China first. Now, reports claim that the handset will be released in a few other markets of other countries as well, but with a new name which has already been made public.

Samsung GT-I9070 is now renamed as the Samsung Galaxy S Advanced. Samsung Galaxy S Advanced is packed with powerful specifications, as expected. A few photos of the handset and a video footage are now out and are already creating a lot of hype.

KNOWN FEATURES of SAMSUNG GALAXY S ADVANCED

Category

Availability

DISPLAY

Type

 Screen is of something advanced in nature; a Super WVGA Touch Screen (AMOLED)

Size

 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches

CAMERA

Rear

5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus,

Front

Still waiting for details on this

Video

Standard feature

STORAGE CAPACITY

Phone book

Can have unlimited records 

Call records

Same

Internal

6 GB Memory, RAM and ROM specs not revealed

DATA MANAGEMENT

GPRS

To be confirmed

EDGE

No information

3G and WLAN

Enabled

GENERAL FEATURES

Category

Availability

NETWORK SUPPORTS

2G Network

 GSM frequencies

3G Network

HSDPA 

ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES

3.5 mm jack

Yes

Audio Player

Yet to confirm on these features availability

Video Player

Games

FM Radio

POWER MANAGEMENT

Battery Type

 Li-Ion 1500 mAh

Stand By

No information

Talk Time

Information not available

SIZE

Dimension

Not known

Weight

Not known

Operating system

 Android OS, v2.3.6

CPU

1GHz new NOVATHOR dual core processor

Browser

Not announced

The Samsung Galaxy S Advanced is almost similar to the Samsung Galaxy R in terms of specifications, as far as it is known. The 1 GHz dual core NOVATHOR U8500 processor is the power factor in the hardware. Although the RAM and ROM specs aren’t known, the Galaxy S Advanced is said to feature 6 GB internal memory.

The 3.5mm jack and the microUSB 2.0 port are visible in the posted images of the handset. It has also been confirmed that the Galaxy S Advanced will have a 5 Megapixel camera with a video recording capability of 720p HD, probably at 30 fps. Secondary camera is of course there, but no details have been announced yet. The most noted in the specifications is the latest version Operating system. The Galaxy S Advanced runs in Android v2.3.6 Gingerbread OS.

The 4 inch Super AMOLED WVGA capacitive multi touchscreen adds to the style of the handset which would be launched hopefully at the MWC this year or earlier. The expected price of Samsung Galaxy S Advanced in India is approximately more than Rs 25,000/- but we’d better wait for the official announcement.