Samsung Galaxy R
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| Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics |
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| Related | Samsung Galaxy S II |
| Type | Touchscreen smartphone |
| Dimensions | 125.3 mm (4.93 in) H 66.1 mm (2.60 in) W 9.5 mm (0.37 in) D |
| Weight | 135 g (4.8 oz) |
| Operating system | Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) with TouchWiz UI 4.0 |
| CPU | 1 GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 250 AP20H SoC processor Ventana |
| GPU | GeForce ultra-low power (ULP) |
| Memory | 1 GB RAM |
| Storage | 8 GB flash memory |
| Removable storage | microSD (up to 32 GB) |
| Battery | Li-ion 1650 mAh |
| Data inputs | Multi-touch touch screen, headset controls, proximity and ambient light sensors, 3-axis gyroscope, magnetometer, accelerometer, aGPS, and stereo FM-radio[1] |
| Display | 800×480 px, 10.8 cm (4.27 in) at 218 ppi WVGA Super CLEAR (LCD) |
| Rear camera | 5 Mpx with auto focus, 720p 30fps HD video recording and stills. Single LED flash. |
| Front camera | 1.3 Mpx for video chatting, video recording (VGA), and stills |
| Connectivity | 3.5 mm TRRS; Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n); Wi-Fi Direct; Bluetooth 3.0; Micro USB 2.0; DLNA; |
| Other | Exchange ActiveSync, integrated messaging Social Hub, Readers Hub, Music Hub, and Game Hub |
The Samsung Galaxy R (I9103) is an Android smartphone that was announced by Samsung on August 10, 2011 as a variant to the Samsung Galaxy S II.[2]
Discontinuation
This mobile set suffered some problems and its production was stopped due to hardware problems. Many people reported that the phone had gone dead, and was not able to boot even after the re-setting the mobile phone and many other issues. Samsung started replacing the Galaxy R Handset with Galaxy S. This problem was specifically noticed in the phones released in India. There has been no official stance taken by Samsung. Limited stock release remains the reason stated by many of its dealers and Customer Service centers.
Hardware
Processor
Nvidia's Tegra 2 System on a chip (SoC) uses Nvidia's own GeForce ultra-low power (ULP) for its GPU.[4]
Nvidia's Tegra 2 supports the Tegra Zone application and service[5] which is intended to give Android users an enhanced gaming experience by allowing users to download games that have been well optimized for Tegra 2 powered devices. This has been marketed as "console-quality gaming" by Nvidia.[6] Tegra 2 also features support for hardware acceleration for Flash and Javascript within websites, and is one of the first SoCs to be natively supported by Android 3.0 (a.k.a. Honeycomb).[7]
Memory
The Galaxy R features 1 GB of dedicated RAM and 8 GB of internal mass storage. Within the battery compartment there is an external microSD card slot.
Display
The Samsung Galaxy R uses a 108.5-millimetre (4.27 in) WVGA Super CLEAR LCD (SC-LCD) capacitive touchscreen. It has a 4.2" 16 million colours screen, without using the Pentile matrix.
Camera
On the back of the device is an 5 megapixel camera with single LED flash that can record videos in high-definition 720p. There is also a fixed focus front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera for video calling, taking photos as well as general video recording. The video recording has been criticized for the lack of focus.
Connectivity
Software
Android 2.3 and 4.0
The Galaxy R ships with Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) installed. An Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) Update for the Galaxy R released in August 2012.[8] Official CM10 and CM10.1 firmware is also available.[9]
User interface
The phone employs the latest proprietary Samsung TouchWiz 4.0 user interface.
Bundled applications
Four new Samsung 'Hub' applications were revealed at the 2011 Mobile World Congress for the Galaxy S II and the Galaxy R includes the same:
- Social Hub
- Which integrates popular social networking services like Facebook and Twitter into one place rather than in separate applications.
- Readers Hub
- This hub provides the ability to access, read and download online newspapers, ebooks and magazines from a worldwide selection.
- Music Hub
- An application store for downloading and purchasing music tracks on the device. Samsung has teamed up with 7digital to offer this service.[10]
- Game Hub
- An application store for downloading and purchasing games. Samsung has teamed up with partners including Gameloft to offer this service.[10]
- Other applications
- More applications include Kies 2.0, Kies Air,[11] AllShare (for DLNA), Voice Recognition, Google Voice Translation,[12]Google Maps with Latitude, Places, Navigation (beta) and Lost Phone Management, Adobe Flash 10.2, Polaris Office application and 'QuickType' by SWYPE.
Media support
The Galaxy R supports various audio formats including MP3, OGG, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WMA, WAV, MID, AC3, IMY, FLAC, XMF audio formats and video formats support for MPEG4, H.264, H.263, WMV, DivX, Xvid, VC-1. Recording & Playback in up to 720p HD video files.[4] Unlike the Exynos 4210 found in the Galaxy S II, the Tegra 2 has been found to not support 'high profile' encoded h.264 video.[13][14] A recent kernel for ICS (developed by a xda developer) also enabled the mobile to support HDMI output support via micro USB to MHL cable..
References
- ^ "Samsung Announces the GALAXY S II, World’s Thinnest Smartphone that Will Let You Experience More with Less". Samsung.com. 15 February 2011.
- ^ "AnandTech - Samsung Galaxy R Announced - A Tegra 2 Smartphone". AnandTech. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Taiwan market: Samsung launches Galaxy R smartphone". DIGITIMES daily IT news. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ a b "NVIDIA Tegra 2". Nvidia.com. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ "Tegra Zone – Discover and Get the Best Games for Android and Tegra-Powered Devices". Nvidia.com. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
- ^ "Nvidia Tegra – The World’s First Mobile Super Chip". Nvidia.com. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
- ^ "Android 3.0 Honeycomb to use NVIDIA Tegra 2 as reference platform". Mobile Magazine. 16 December 2010.
- ^ Samsung Offers Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Upgrade for GALAXY devices
- ^ "Cyanogen Mod under Devellopment".
- ^ a b "Samsung Galaxy S2: what you need to know". TechRadar. 14 February 2011.
- ^ YouTube - Samsung Kies Air Demo (Samsung Galaxy II)
- ^ YouTube - Samsung Galaxy SII - Voice Translator Demo
- ^ "Boxee Box ditches NVIDIA's Tegra 2 for Intel CE4100, pre-orders start today at $199". Engadget. 13 September 2010.
- ^ "Samsung Galaxy SII (S2): Exynos 4210 VS Tegra 2 – Which Version Will Be Better". Inspired Geek. 13 March 2011.
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