Samsung’s tough guy has found its way to India. B2100 Marine aka Xplorer will sell for Rs. 7,030 that brings in the rugged advantages to withstand dust, shock and water (up to 30mins in 1m depth). To credit its rugged abilities, the phone is compliant with IP57 and 810F military standards.

On the normal features front, the Marine has quad-GSM support, 1.8-inch screen, loudspeaker, noise cancellation, FM Radio with RDS, Bluetooth, music player, 1.3MP camera and microSD card support.

Looks like Indians are in for a treat these two months. Samsung India’s Country Head, Guru Dutt has confirmed that they’ll bring about 7 new phones by July, including an Android phone. Their aim is to capture about 20 percent of the market by the end of this year and with the powerpacked list to support their cause, there is a chance they might achieve it.

June:
Samsung Jet in the last week for Rs. 24,150.

July:
This is the golden month. Three phones from the Omnia range, one an entry level rugged phone, 12MP Pixon and an Android phone.

Omnia HD – Rs. 36,000
OmniaPRO 7610 – Rs. 27,000
Omnia PRO 7320 – Rs. 17,500
Pixon12 – Rs. 34,000
B2100 and Galaxy (I7500) – Price unknown

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Samsung has officially announced the rugged B2100 phone as Xplorer. The phone is compliant with IP57 and an 810F military standard which protects it from shock, dust and water (up to 30 mins in 1m depth).

The technical features include quad GSM support, 1.8-inch screen, music player, loudspeaker, FM Radio with RDS, Bluetooth 2.1, 1.3MP camera and microSD card support.

The phone will be first released in Europe in April.

We first caught wind of this phone when eXpansys leaked the info apart from the other two phones. Now MobilMania has previewed the device which will be officially unveiled at the MWC next month. The phone adheres to IP57 standard and not IP54 as previously mentioned. The phone’s rugged body protects from shocks, dust and water (up to 30 minutes in 1m of depth).

B2100 will pack a 1.77” screen (120X160 pixels), 1.3MP camera, UMTS, tri-band GSM, Bluetooth, microSD and USB connectivity. The phone is expected to launch in March with the price to hover around $120.

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eXpansys on its Insider blog has leaked some information which I am sure Samsung wouldn’t want everyone of us know, at least for now. Three phones are expected to add in the Samsung portfolio. First is the B2100, which is said to be a follow up of M110 phone. It will also be a rugged phone like B2700 carrying an IP54 certification but will drop some features like 3G, flash and pedometer.

Next up is Louve (or Louvre?). It will be a WinMo 6.1 handset with looks resembling to TyTN II and having a 3.2 megapixel camera, widgetized interface and accelerometer.

Lastly, is Pivot which is the most interesting phone in this leak. This baby is going to have Windows Mobile 6.5, a 5MP cam with LED flash, QWERTY keypad, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi etc.

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