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Samsung Adds 2 Phones to its Dual SIM Portfolio

18 Mar, 2010, 12:09 pm IST | by tech2 News Staff | Mobile phones

Samsung has announced two new Dual SIM handsets in the market – B 5722 GSM + GSM touch screen phone and Duos 259, a CDMA + GSM multimedia phone.


"Consumers are showing a growing preference for Dual SIM phones both in the GSM as well as the CDMA space. We are working at catering to this growing consumer need by introducing new differentiated Dual SIM handsets that come with the unique Samsung advantage of Dual Active mode", said Ranjit Yadav, Director – Mobile and IT. The Dual Active Mode implies that both the SIMs are active all the times. For example , if a user is talking to someone on SIM 1 and gets a call on SIM 2, then he/she will be able to see the person who is calling and can accept the call on SIM 2.

The B-5722 comes with a dedicated SIM switching key, a 7.11 cm (2.8") full touch screen, SNS Quick Links and Instant Messenger (IM). This Dual SIM phone comes with advanced features like Stereo FM with recording, 1200 mAH Battery with a talk time  of up to 13.4 hours, supports external memory up to 8GB and comes with Advanced Mobile Tracker feature. It is priced at Rs. 10,650.

The Duos 259 is a GSM + CDMA Dual SIM Active phone that comes with a 2.2" screen, 262K colour TFT display, 1.3MP Camera, Stereo FM Radio with recording, a powerful 1140mAH Battery and SD card support upto 8 GB. It is priced at Rs. 7,799.

In view of the growing preference of Indian consumers towards downloading applications and customizing them to meet their needs, Samsung has hosted a Java application store on Samsung Fun club, the site for popular games, music, ringtones, free content, wallpapers and videos.  

Currently users can download from 40 applications, and Samsung India is closely with the developer community to work on these applications which range from  – Communication (IP & VOIP), Messaging, Entertainment, Personal Finance, Lifestyle, Learning, Social Networking to Maps on Mobile and Mobile Internet.

The applications are available for top selling models of Samsung phones like Corby series, Metro, Star series and even the Dual SIM phones. "We plan to add at least 10 more applications on Samsung Fun Club by the end of this month" states Mr. Yadav. The Company plans to introduce its proprietary Bada platform in the country in Quarter 2 and will be working with Indian developers to develop applications for the same. 

Tags: Samsung

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