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Samsung launches Omnia W, Wave III and Galaxy Y in India

03 Oct, 2011, 6:36 pm IST | by Anuradha Shetty | Smartphones

Samsung has just announced the launch of three new smartphones - Omnia W, Wave III and Galaxy Y in India. The Omnia W smartphone is the very first one from Samsung based on Windows Phone aka Mango. The launch of the Omnia W (GT-18350) ends a long, dry spell, which began eversince the last Windows Phone-based smartphone launched in the country. The Wave III is Samsung's flagship smartphone, which runs on Samsung's new Bada 2.0 platform. The Galaxy Y (SS5630) smartphone, which is targeted at the younger audiences runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It comes packed with Samsung's TouchWiz interface, and includes SWYPE, too.

 

Here's a detailed look at the specifications of the Omnia W:

Omnia W

Marks Samsung's debut in WP aka Mango sphere

 

 

The Samsung Omnia W will feature -

  • Windows Phone 7.5 Mango running on a 1.4GHz processor
  • 3.7-inch, Super AMOLED cpacitive touchscreen with a 480 x 800 pixel resoluton
  • 3G, EDGE/GPRS, WiFi
  • GPS with a-GPS Support
  • Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP and USB 2.0
  • 5MP AF acmera with LED flash (image stabilisation, geo-tagging) and 720p video recording
  • FM Radio
  • 8GB internal storage

 

Here's a detailed look at the specifications of the Wave III:

Wave III

All set to create waves?

 

 

This next-gen Wave model is equipped with -

  • Bada 2.0 running on a 1.4GHz Processor
  • 4-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 480 x 800 pixel resolution )gorilla Glass)
  • 3G, EDGE/GPRS, WiFi with WiFi Direct and Hot Spot creation
  • GPS with a-GPS Support
  • Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP and USB 2.0
  • 5MP AF acmera with LED flash (face, smile, blink detection, geo-tagging) and 720p video recording
  • FM Radio
  • 3GB internal storage with microSD card support up to 32GB
  • TV out
  • Samsung ChatOn

 

Here's a detailed look at the specifications of the Galaxy Y:

 

 

Galaxy Y

Galaxy Y for the "Young"

 

 

 

Samsung's Galaxy Y handset will come with -

  • Android OS v2.3 (Gingerbread) on an 800MHz processor
  • 3-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen with a 240 x 320 pixel resolution
  • 3G, EDGE/GPRS, WiFi and Hot Spot creation
  • GPS with a-GPS Support
  • Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP and USB 2.0
  • 2MP camera (geo-tagging) and QVGA video recording
  • FM Radio
  • microSD card support up to 32GB
  • Image editor

 

The Omnia W is available in India for a price tag of Rs. 19,990, while the Wave III comes with a price tag of Rs. 19,600 and the Galaxy Y comes with a price tag of Rs. 7,830. 

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