Samsung has announced Galaxy Chat, their first mid-range phone running on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 3.0-inch (240×320 pixels) QVGA touch screen display and a full QWERTY keyboard and is powered by a 850MHz processor. It has 2MP camera at the back and also lets you launch the camera or view your notifications directly from the lock screen. It has Samsung’s ChatON messenger and a dedicated key to access it. It weighs 112g and is just 11.7mm thick.
It has 4GB internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with microSD, but no details about the RAM yet. The connectivity features include, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0 WiFi 802.11 b/g/n. It has 3.5mm Ear Jack, FM Radio with RDS, AllShare Play to share media, Game Hub to download games, S Planner app to manage your schedule and Quick Office application to view Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files. It comes with 1200 mAh battery.
The Samsung Galaxy Chat is expected to ship from July starting in Spain and would gradually be rolled out to Europe, Latin America, Middle East, China, Southeast Asia, and Southwest Asia. There are no details about the price yet.