Gigabyte GSmart G1355, a dual SIM Android phone

| Updated: Friday, February 17, 2012, 16:10 [IST]

Gigabyte proudly announced its new affordable droid handset model, Gigabyte GSmart G1355. It comes with many pleasant features and most interestingly, it’s a dual SIM compatible droid and unlike the others, it has a larger 4.3 inch WVGA screens. It will run an Android 2.3 Gingerbread with its Qualcomm MSM7227T chipset set aside to an 800 MHz ticking CPU. It’s said to have a 512 MB RAM to keep up with the rest of the highly configured software and hardware.

The specifications include a 5MP camera device with integrated features like autofocus, LED flash etc. Data can be accessed and shared via an efficient WiFi device and can be stored to an onboard memory and if necessary can also be stored externally in a microSD card.

DISTUINGUISHED FEATURES
Category	Availability
DISPLAY
Type	TFT capacitive touch screen, 256K colours
Size	480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches (~217 ppi pixel density)
CAMERA
Rear	5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Front	No
Video	Yes
STORAGE CAPACITY
Phone book	Unlimited
Call records	Unlimited
Internal	1 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
External	up to 32GB microSD
Card slot	microSD
DATA MANAGEMENT
GPRS	Supported
EDGE	Yes
3G	HSUPA, HSDPA
WLAN	802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth	v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared Port	Not available
USB	v2.0 microUSB
GPS FACILITY	A-GPS support
GENERAL FEATURES
Category	Availability
NETWORK SUPPORTS
2G Network	SIM 1 & SIM 2 (GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900)
3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only
ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES
Audio Player	MP3/AAC+ player
Video Player	MP4/H.264/H.263 player
Games	Available
FM Radio	No
POWER MANAGEMENT
Battery Type	1500 mAh Li-Ion
Stand By	105 hours maximum
Talk Time	6 hours maximum
Size
Dimension	129.8 x 69.8 x 11.5 mm
Weight	168 g
Operating system	Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
CPU	800 MHz
Browser	HTML

The thickness for the handset is limited to a 11.5mm which can be considered standard while the handset weighing to a 170g which is pretty heavy for a handset with a 4.3 inch screen. The specification for the Gigabyte GSmart G1355 shows similarity in to the ZTE Skate, also known as the Orange Monte Carlo. It also has the advantage of a second SIM card option.

Gsmart G1355 can be expected to hit the stores by the end of this month. This indicates to the possibility of finding the handset at the MWC where it can be expected to be introduced well to the world with its price and date of availability.