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  • Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Dual sim Variant Launched In India

    Samsung has unveiled the dual sim variant of Galaxy Note 5 in India.  It accepts 2 nano sim cards. The price of the device is Rs.51,400 for the 32GB variant in India.

    Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Dual sim sports 5.7 inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display with a 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution and a pixel density of 518ppi. It runs on Android 5.1 based TouchWiz  UI.  The Note 5 Dual comes in 32GB and 64GB variant. As of now, only 32GB variant is launched in India. It does not supports microSD card.

    Samsung galaxy Note 5 Dual

    Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Dual is powered by Samsung’s 64-bit Exynos octa-core (2.1GHz quad-core + 1.5GHz quad-core) processor with LPDDR4 RAM. The connectivity features of the device are Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, GPS, Bluetooth 4.2 and support for NFC.  It packs with  Li-Po 3000 mAh battery .

    Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Dual is equipped with 16-megapixel rear camera with f/1.9 aperture and optical image stabilisation, along with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The dimensions of this phablet are 153.2×76.1×7.6mm, and weights 171 grams. It will be available in Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, and Silver Titanium colour variants.

    The 64GB of Galaxy Note 5 Dual is also due to launch in India soon and it is expected to be priced at Rs. 57,400. In addition, Samsung has announced price cut for the single sim variant of Galaxy Note 5. The 32GB variant of single sim Galaxy Note 5 is priced at 47,900 while the 64GB storage variant will be available for Rs 53,900.

    Samsung India, Mobile Business Director Manu Sharma said that “Samsung has always focused on driving innovation based on valuable customer insights. The evolution of the Note series since its launch in 2011 has been attuned to the changing consumer needs and is carried forward in the Galaxy Note5 Dual SIM, which delivers superior productivity packaged in a stylish design. The Dual SIM edition of the Galaxy Note5 complements today’s consumers’ lifestyles by seamlessly balancing their personal and professional lives.”.

    Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Dual Specification

    • 16 MP rear camera with f/1.9 aperture and optical image stabilisation.
    • 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
    • 4-bit Exynos octa-core (2.1GHz quad-core + 1.5GHz quad-core) processor with LPDDR4 RAM.
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, GPS, Bluetooth 4.2 and support for NFC.
    • Li-Po 3000 mAh battery.
    • 5.7 inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display
    • 32GB internal storage.
    • Android 5.1 Lollipop with Touchwiz UI.
    • Dual sim(Nano sim+Nano sim).

  • Samsung Galaxy A5 Cons and Pros- Review

    Samsung Galaxy A5 and A5 dual are the premium smartphones which comes with metal finish. With decent performance and great camera performance are the key features of the device. The Samsung Galaxy A5 price in India is Rs. 26,500 for the dual sim variant.

    Samsung Galaxy A5 is powered by Quad core 1.2GHz Cortex A53 CPU based on Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 chipset with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU. The device runs on Android 4.4.4 Kitkat along with customised Touchwiz UI.

    Dual sim Samsung Galaxy A5

    Samsung Galaxy A5 sports 5 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with screen resolution of 720×1280 pixels which results in 294 pixel density. The viewing angles are great on the display. The internal storage of the device is 16GB and supports microSD card upto 64GB.

    Samsung Galaxy A5 houses 13MP primary camera and 5MP front facing camera. Both the camera are capable of recording 1080p video. The camera performance great in good lighting conditions. The connectivity features of the device includes 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, USB, USB tethering and WiFi hotspot. Sadly, Galaxy A5 doesn’t supports USB OTG.

    Samsung Galaxy A5 is has non removable Li-ion 2300 mAh battery which is rated to provide 15 hours of talk time and 68 hours of standby time. In real time, with normal usage, it lasts single day. The dimension of this Android dual sim phone are 139.3×69.7×6.7mm and weighs 123 grams. Now we will see some of the pros and cons of Samsung Galaxy A5.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Samsung Galaxy A5

    Pros of Galaxy A5

    • The premium metal build quality
    • Super AMOLED screen and Great viewing angles
    • Good cellular call quality
    • 16GB of internal storage and support for microSD card
    • Decent performance.
    • Great primary and front facing Camera performance.

    Cons of Galaxy A5

    • No physical LED notification
    • No user replaceable battery
    • Average speaker volume
    • No USB OTG support
    • No optical image stabilization
    • You cannot use 2 sim with microSD cards: If you insert 2nd sim card on a dual sim variant, you can use microSD card or vice versa.
    • Too pricey: For the premium metal finish, the price of the device is too steep. The same specification device are available for much cheaper price of other brands.

    Samsung Galaxy A5 Tips and Tricks

    Galaxy A5 as modem: You can use Galaxy A5 as modem using the USB tethering and WiFi hotspot features. you can read detailed post on this in my post on How to use Samsung Galaxy smartphone as modem.

    Take screenshot on Galaxy A5: To take screenshot on Galaxy A5, you press and hold volume down key and home key simultaneously. The screenshot will be saved in the Gallery. You can read detailed methods of taking screenshot in my previous post how to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy smartphones.

    Samsung Galaxy A5 Specifications

    • 5 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with 720p resolution
    • 13MP primary camera and 5MP front facing camera
    • 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, USB, USB tethering and WiFi hotspot
    • Quad core 1.2GHz Cortex A53 CPU based on Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 chipset with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU
    • non removable Li-ion 2300 mAh battery
    • 16GB internal storage and microSD card support upto 64GB.

  • Comparison between Samsung budget phones

    Budget phones are the phone which are very low in price and serve the basic need of a phone with longer battery life. There are many budget phones are available. Here is the quick list and comparison of Samsung budget phones. Now the budget phones too provide basic music player, expandable memory and dual sim.  In this post, comparison given for Samsung Hero Music E1232B,Samsung Guru E1081,Samsung Guru E1085T,Samsung Guru FM E1220,Samsung Hero E2230. Except last one all other phones mentioned here are Samsung non camera phones.
    Samsung budget phones

    Samsung Budget phones

    1.Samsung Hero Music E1232B: This is a basic dual sim phone with music player and expandable memory. Samsung Hero Music also provides good battery backup.
    Features and Specs of Samsung Hero Music E1232B:

    • Dual Standby SIM (GSM + GSM)
    • 1.8-inch TFT LCD Screen
    • Alphanumeric Anti-dust Keypad
    • FM Radio, music player
    • Expandable Storage Capacity of 4 GB
    • Anti-Scratch and Anti-Fingerprint Pattern
    • Li-Ion, 1000 mAh battery
    • upto 11 hrs Talktime
    • Upto 580 hrs Standby Time

    Samsung Hero Music E1232B Price in India is ₹1599.
    2.Samsung Guru E1081:  It is basic phone with longer battery life and EDGE and USB  support.
    Features and Specs of Samsung Guru E1081:

    • EDGE Network Support
    • USB port
    • 1.43 inch CSTN Display
    • Alphanumeric Keypad
    • Polyphonic Ringtone
    • Predictive Text Input
    • Li-Ion, 800 mAh battery
    • Upto 12 hrs Talk time
    • Upto 550 hrs Standby Time

    Samsung Guru E1081 Price in India is ₹990.
    3.Samsung Guru E1085T: It is one more basic phone with USB and EDGE connectivity.
    Features and Specs of Samsung Guru E1085T:

    • 1.43-inch Screen
    • Alphanumeric Keypad
    • FM Radio
    • SMS Memory:300
    • Phonebook Memory:500
    • Li-Ion, 800 mAh battery
    • 12 hrs Talktime
    • 420 hrs Standby Time

    Samsung Guru E1085T Price in India is ₹1,190.
    4.Samsung Guru FM E1220:  This is a budget phone with fm player and anti dust keypad.
    Features and Specs of Samsung Guru FM E1220:

    • 1.8-inch TFT LCD Screen
    • Alphanumeric Keypad
    • FM Radio
    • Anti-dust Keypad
    • 800 mAh battery
    • upto 8 hrs of talk time

    Samsung Guru FM E1220 Price in India is ₹1290.
    5.Samsung Hero E2230: This is phone which has various connectivity options and expandable memory. This phone also features VGA rear camera.
    Features and Specs of  Samsung Hero E2230:

    • 0.3 MP Primary Camera
    • 1.77-inch TFT Screen
    • Alphanumeric Keypad
    • FM Radio with Recording
    • GPRS Enabled
    • Expandable Storage Capacity of 8 GB
    • Li-Ion, 1000 mAh battery
    • Upto 14 hrs of talktime
    • Upto 660 hrs of Standby Time

    Samsung Hero E2230 Price in India is ₹1950.

  • Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G Review Price Specification

    Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G is a affordable Android smartphone with good specs.  This new Samsung Galaxy phone runs on Android Gingerbread OS and runs on 1.5 GHz dual core processor with 1 GB RAM. Galaxy S Blaze has 4 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with a screen resolution of 480 x 800 pixels.

    Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G sports 5 Mega pixel rear camera and 1.3 MP front camera. Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G is powered by standard Li-ion battery which will provide a talk time upto 420 mins. Let us discuss Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G price, the good and the bad one by one.

    Summary of Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G

    • Runs on Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread OS
    • 1.5 GHz Dual core processor with 1 GB RAM
    • 5 MP rear camera and 1.3 MP front camera
    • Music and Video player
    • Rated talk time upto 420 mins
    • 16/32GB internal memory
    • Upto 32GB expandable memory through microSD card slot

    Pros and Cons of Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G

    Pros of Galaxy S Blaze 4G 

    • Large 4 inch super AMOLED screen
    • Fast dual core processor and 1 GB RAM
    • T Mobiles HSPA +42 speed support
    • Attractive price

    Cons of Galaxy S Blaze 4G

    • No latest Android ICS OS

    Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G Specification

    • Operating Freq:GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900;HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 2100
    • OS:Android v2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
    • User Interface:TouchWiz 4.0
    • Java:Yes
    • Processor:Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
    • Graphics: Adreno
    • RAM:1GB
    • Size:122 x 63 x 11 mm
    • Weight: 128g
    • Display: 3.97 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen
    • Screen Resolution: 480*800 pixels
    • Primary Camera:Yes, 5 Megapixel
    • Secondary Camera:Yes,1.3 Megapixel
    • Flash:LED
    • Video Recording:Yes.Yes, 720p@30fps
    • Camera Features:Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
    • Battery type:Li-Ion
    • Talktime:420 mins
    • GPRS:Yes, Class 12, 48 kbps
    • Edge:Yes, Class 12
    • 3G:Yes.HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA
    • Wifi:Yes, 802.11 b/g/n
    • USB connectivity:Yes, micro USB, v2
    • Tethering:USB, Wi-fi Hotspot
    • GPS Support:Yes, A-GPS with Google Maps
    • Bluetooth:Yes
    • Audio Jack:3.5 mm
    • DLNA:Yes
    • Internal memory:16 GB/32GB
    • Expandable Memory Slot: microSD, upto 32 GB
    • Music Player:Yes, Supports MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC, AC3
    • Video Player:Yes, Supports MP4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264, H.263, HD Video Playback
    • FM:Yes
    • Ringtone:MP3, WAV

    Cost of Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G: Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G is available for a price of $149.99 with T-mobile contract.

    Update: This device is no more available in the market.

  • Samsung Chat 222 Price-Dual Sim Samsung Phone

    Samsung Chat 222 is a dual sim phone with qwerty keypad. E222 has VGA rear camera with video recording features. Connectivity options of this phone are GPRS,USB and Bluetooth. Samsung E222 houses 1000 mAh battery which provides a talk time upto 11 hours and 550 hours of standby time.

    Quick summary of Samsung Chat E222 Features

    0.3 MP primary rear Camera

    • Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
    • 2.2-inch TFT Display
    • QWERTY Keypad
    • FM Radio with Recording
    • GPRS and EDGE Enabled
    • Expandable Storage Capacity of 8 GB

    Samsung E222 Sales box contents: Handset, Battery, Charger, Headset

    Samsung E222 Specification

    • Operating Freq:GSM – 850, 900, 1800, 1900
    • Java:Yes
    • Size:61.3 x 109.5 x 11.8 mm
    • Weight:90 g
    • Display: 2.2 inch TFT
    • Screen resolution:220*176
    • User Memory: 43MB
    • SMS Memory: 1,000 + SIM
    • Phone book entries: 1,000
    • External Memory: MicroSD (Up to 8GB)
    • Battery Type:Li-Ion, 1000 mAh
    • Talktime:11 hrs
    • Standby Time:550 hrs
    • GPRS:Yes, Class 10
    • WAP:Yes, v2
    • USB connectivity:Yes
    • Bluetooth:Yes, v2.1
    • Audio Jack:3.5 mm
    • FM:Yes, with Recording
    • Sound Enhancements:3D Sound Technology
    • Ringtone:MP3, 64 Polyphonic
    • Music Player:Yes, Supports MP3, eAAC+
    • Video Player:Yes, Supports MP4, H.264

    Cost of Samsung E222: Samsung E222 price in India is ₹3110.