Samsung adds Dual SIM smartphones into its GALAXY smartphone line-up

SEOUL, Korea – December 22, 2011 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, today announced the latest additions to the GALAXY smartphone series, Samsung GALAXY Y DUOS and Samsung GALAXY Y Pro DUOS. Beginning in January 2012, these new devices will be available in Russia, and GALAXY Y DUOS will be gradually rolled out to Europe, CIS, Latin America, Southeast and Southwest Asia, Middle East, Africa and China. GALAXY Y Pro DUOS will be coming to Europe, CIS, Latin America, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Africa.

 

 

 

Samsung’s First Full Touch Smartphone with Dual SIM, GALAXY Y DUOS

 

GALAXY Y DUOS is for young and practical consumers who want to manage their professional career and busy social life with affordable price. Beyond the flexibility of its dual SIM card system, GALAXY Y DUOS is a beautifully designed smartphone contained in a 11.98mm polished metallic casing. Its ergonomic design is complemented by a 3.14’’ full touch display that provides optimal legibility for a smartphone of its size.

 

Powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread and running on a powerful 832MHz processor, GALAXY Y DUOS offers advanced performance and versatility needed to successfully manage busy professional and social lifestyles.

 

GALAXY Y DUOS also provides users with multiple options to enrich their social lives. It features ChatON, Samsung’s unique cross-platform communication service that connects all mobile users into a single community. Users can also stay connected through Social Hub, which supports email, social network integration and instant messaging, displaying all of your communication in a single inbox.

 

 

Samsung’s First QWERTY Smartphone with Dual SIM, GALAXY Y Pro DUOS

 

Samsung is also introducing GALAXY Y Pro DUOS, which offers additional benefits for young professionals with the combination of a full QWERTY keyboard with a 2.6’’ display, giving them more business-friendly experience with better flexibility and usability.

 

GALAXY Y Pro DUOS offers enhanced productivity with the inclusion of Polaris and Find My Mobile professional tools. Polaris offers easy viewing and editing of a wide range of Office documents, enabling you to work with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and even PDF files while on-the-move. Samsung’s Find My Mobile Service ensures peace-of-mind by letting users remotely lock the phone at anytime, as well as trace the phone or remotely wipe its contents in case of loss or theft.

 

The users can also enjoy Social Hub Premium, offering support for push email and messaging, and seamless calendar and contact synchronization between the phone and users’ Google, Yahoo and MSN accounts.

 

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Samsung GALAXY Y DUOS Product Specifications

 

Network	HSDPA  7.2Mbps  900/2100 EDGE/GPRS  850/900/1800/1900
Display	3.14” QVGA(240x320) TFT LCD
OS	Android 2.3(Gingerbread)
Camera	Main(Rear) : 3 Megapixel fixed-focus camera
Video	Video : MPEG4, H.263, H.264 Recording : QVGA@24fps,Playback : VGA@30fps"VGA@30fps
Audio	Codec : MP3, AAC, AAC＋, eAAC＋ Music Player with SoundAlive 3.5mm Ear Jack, Stereo FM Radio with RDS
Value-added Features	Dual SIM
	Samsung Apps
	Samsung Kies 2.0
	Samsung ChatON mobile communication service (Downloadable via Samsung Apps)
	Samsung TouchWiz
	Social Hub - Integrated Messaging(Email, SNS), Contacts/ Calendar Sync - Basic: POP3/IMAP Email
	Google™ Mobile Services- Android Market™, Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Maps™, Syncing with Google Calendar™
	A-GPS
Connectivity	Bluetooth® technology v 3.0 USB 2.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Sensor	Accelerometer, Digital compass, Proximity
Memory	160MB User Memory ＋ 2GB inbox microSD microSD (up to 32GB)
Size	109.8 x 60 x 11.98 mm, 109 g
Battery	Standard battery, Li-ion 1,300 mAh



＊ All functionality, features, specifications and other product information provided in this document including, but not limited to, the benefits, design, pricing, components, performance, availability, and capabilities of the product are subject to change without notice or obligation.

 

 

Samsung GALAXY Y Pro DUOS Product Specifications

 

Network	HSDPA  7.2Mbps  900/2100 EDGE/GPRS  850/900/1800/1900
Display	2.6” LQVGA TFT LCD
OS	Android 2.3(Gingerbread)
Camera	Main(Rear) : 3 Megapixel fixed-focus camera Front : VGA Camera
Video	Video : MPEG4, H.263, H.264 Recording : QVGA@24fps, Playback : VGA@30fps
Audio	Codec : MP3, AAC, AAC＋, eAAC＋ Music Player with SoundAlive 3.5mm Ear Jack, Stereo FM Radio with RDS
Dual SIM
	Samsung Apps
	Samsung Kies 2.0
	Samsung ChatON mobile communication service (Downloadable via Samsung Apps)
	Samsung TouchWiz
	Social Hub Premium - Integrated Messaging(Email, SNS), Contacts/ Calendar Sync - Premium: SNS push notification, Push Email & Push IM
	Google™ Mobile Services - Android Market™, Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Map™,  Syncing with Google Calendar™
	A-GPS
	Enterprise Solutions  - VPN, EAS, Afaria, CCX, Storage Encryption
	Polaris
	Find My Mobile Service
	Optical trackpad
Connectivity	Bluetooth® technology v 3.0 USB 2.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Sensor	Accelerometer, Digital compass, Proximity
Memory	160MB User Memory ＋ 2GB inbox microSD microSD (up to 32GB)
Size	110.8 x 63.5 x 11.9 mm, 112.3g
Battery	Standard battery, Li-ion 1,350 mAh



＊ All functionality, features, specifications and other product information provided in this document including, but not limited to, the benefits, design, pricing, components, performance, availability, and capabilities of the product are subject to change without notice or obligation.

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