Samsung has officially launched the Samsung Galaxy Star 2, Galaxy Star Advance and Galaxy Ace NXT smartphones in India. The Galaxy Star 2 has a 3.5-inch HVGA display, powered by 1GHz single core processor and has 2-megapixel rear camera. The Galaxy Star Advance has a 4.3-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz single-core processor and comes with a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. The Galaxy Ace NXT went on sale earlier this month and packs a 4-inch WVGA screen and comes with a similar single-core processor and 3MP rear camera with LED flash as the Star Advance.
All these run on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Samsung TouchWiz Essence UI. It supports 12 Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Guajarati, Punjabi, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, and Assamese.
Commenting on the launch, Asim Warsi, Vice President, Marketing, Mobile & IT at Samsung India said
Samsung is committed to offer the best in technology and innovative products at an affordable price to the consumers. We believe in cutting across language and data cost barriers to ensure every consumer has access to the world of smartphones. Especially created for the Indian market Galaxy Star 2, Galaxy Star Advance and Galaxy Ace NXT have been launched to provide a larger set of consumers with the experience of superior mobile technologies and richer internet experience at an affordable price.
Samsung Galaxy Star 2 specifications
- 3.5-inch (320×480 pixels) display
- 1 GHz (SC6815A) single-core processor
- Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
- Dual SIM
- Dimensions: 109.8 x 59.9 x 11.8mm; Weight 107.6 grams
- 2MP rear camera
- 3.5 mm audio jack, FM Radio
- 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable up to 32GB with microSD
- 2G (EDGE), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
- 1300 mAh battery
Samsung Galaxy Star Advance specifications
- 4.3-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) LCD capacitive touch screen display
- 1.2 GHz dual-core processor
- Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
- Dual SIM
- Dimensions: 130.2 x 67.9 x 9.8 mm; Weight: 138 grams
- 3MP camera with LED Flash
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
- 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable with microSD
- 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v 4.0, GPS
- 1800 mAh battery
Samsung Galaxy Ace NXT
- 4-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display
- 1.2 GHz dual-core processor
- Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
- Dual SIM
- Dimensions: 121.4 x 62.9 x 10.7 mm
- 3MP camera with LED Flash
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
- 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable with microSD
- 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v 4.0, GPS
- 1500 mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy Star 2 comes in White and Grey colours and is priced at Rs. 5,100. Both the Samsung Galaxy Star Advance and Galaxy Ace NXT come in Black and White colors and are priced at Rs. 7,400 respectively. These smartphones also come with 200MB of free data per month for Vodafone users for six months.