Category: Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S II Sets Sales Record

Samsung’s new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S II, is working to bring that company back into the mobile spotlight and the recent announcement that it has quickly hit the 3 million mark in sales is proof that that work is creating fruit.

Samsung first introduced the line with the original Galaxy S, a popular device that reached 3 million units sold after 85 days on the market; the Galaxy S II has done the same in only 55 days. Considering the fact that the American market has yet to see a carrier release the device, Samsung is surely extra-pleased with these numbers.

The Samsung Galaxy S II is a popular smartphone sporting speedy performance, a slew of excellent features and a beautiful Super AMOLED Plus display.

Samung Set to Announce Galaxy S Successor

Smartphone maker Samsung has launched a new web site offering sparse details on the upcoming successor to their popular Galaxy S smartphone, offering visitors the change to “join us to discover the next evolution in Samsung Mobile.”

Promising a full announcement on February 13, 2011, the site depicts a Galaxy S handset next to the mystery device, but details are otherwise unavailable. A more thorough teaser is promised on the site to be arriving, presumably on the same site, on February 1.

Samsung to Reveal New Tablets

Samsung will be announcing several new tablet devices among an array an announcements expected from the company at the upcoming Mobile World Congress event in Spain next month.

Inside reports from The Wall Street Journal indicate that Samsung has a full line of Android-powered tablets in the works, ranging in screen size from 6″ to 10.1″. The MWC trade show is also expected to be the launching point for the 10.1″ Samsung Galaxy Tab hinted at by Samsung officials in China last year.

Tablets aside, Samsung has also confirmed that it will be showcasing 4G smartphones destined for all four major carriers in the United States.

Samsung Wave II Coming to U.K.

A tweet spotted on Samsung’s dedicated United Kingdom Twitter account has indicated that mobile enthusiasts in that part of the world will soon have access to the Samsung Wave II, the company’s latest multimedia phone.

Announced earlier this month, the Samsung Wave 2 sports version 1.2 of the Bada mobile operating system and offers a slew of high-end multimedia features including the ability to take hi-definition 720p video via the phone’s five megapixel camera, all display on a 3.7″ 800×480 Super AMOLED screen.

Samsung Reveals Freeform II

Samsung has unveiled its latest phone, the SCH-r360 Freeform II, which will be soon headed to MetroPCS in the United States.

Something of a feature phone trapped in a smartphone’s body, the Samsung Freeform II sports a full QWERTY keyboard alongside a 2.2″ QVGA display; organizational buttons located on the body for one-click access to calendars and reminders, text messaging and email and the speakerphone function, earning the phone its title of “messaging device.” Other features include a 1.3 megapixel camera, built-in media player and a microSD card slot for expanded storage space up to 16GB.

Samsung has stated that the phone is currently available from MetroPCS though that company’s web site has yet to be updated with the offering so further technical and pricing details are not yet available.