UPDATE: Corby II will arrive in Russia in late April for 6,490 rubles (US$230).

Galaxy Pro was not the only phone announced yesterday at the Samsung SEA Forum in Singapore. Previously leaked Corby II (GT-S3850) also got the official acknowledgement that will ride on the success of the original colourful Corby series.

Corby II comes in a revamped design and features quad-band GSM/EDGE support, 3.14-inch touchscreen display, TouchWiz UI, Social Hub, email and Microsoft Exchange support, 2MP camera, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, FM Radio, 3.5mm headphone jack, microSD card slot up to 16GB, 1000mAh battery giving talk time of up to 9.5 hours. One interesting addition is the integration of T9 QuickType keyboard which is currently found in few other Samsung phones.

Corby II will be launched in White, Pink and Yellow in late March in Germany followed by countries in Europe, Latin America, Asia, India, China, Middle East and Africa.

We knew Corby II was coming but now we’ve an image to put against Samsung’s low-end Corby successor. GSMArena managed to scoop it up from a (now-defunct) Samsung website that has been identified as S3850 and S3853.

Details about the device are slim at the moment but Samsung will follow the same strategy like they did for Star II by integrating a Java-based proprietary OS. Additionally, the phone will have TouchWiz UI, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

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Just like last month, Samsung has published its sales figures for phones sold in South Korea. A total of 1.89 million Samsung handsets were sold in November, which is a tad low as compared to October sales.

Samsung also announced cumulative sales figures of some of its devices, including the Galaxy Tab and Galaxy S Series. Since Galaxy Tab’s launch, the tablet sales have surpassed 100,000 units.

As for Galaxy S variants for SKT, KT and LG U+, the series has surpassed the 2 million mark by selling about 2.3 million units in about 5 months of its launch.

The Corby series recorded cumulative sales of 1,600,000 units, SHW-A130 650,000 units and Nori Series selling about 450,000 units.

Samsung Electronics has announced that they’ve sold 820,000 smartphones in South Korea in the month of October, capturing a market share of 43.2 percent in the smartphone arena. Although the market share is impressive it is low by Samsung’s standards who had maintained a 50 percent plus market share since December 2009.

Samsung also confirmed cumulative sales figures of its Galaxy S phones. Since its launch SKT’s Galaxy S has managed to sell about 1.6m units whereas Galaxy U and Galaxy K have accounted for 200,000 units. Samsung is expecting to reach 2 million Galaxy units soon.

On the non-smartphone side, the Corby series sales have surpassed 1.6 million units, SHW-A130 sales of 570,000 units and Nori Series phones managing to sell 370,000 units.

After a series of leaks, Samsung has made the I5500 official in Italy. It will be sold as Corby Smartphone making it the first Corby device to run a proper smartphone OS. The phone runs on Android 2.1 OS and comes with a 2.8-inch QVGA LCD touchscreen, 3G, quad-band GSM, 600MHz Application CPU, 2MP camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS, Android market and other Google services access, social networking widgets, 1200mAh battery and microSD card slot supporting up to 16GB.

The phone is targeted at the masses and carries a 199 euro price tag. It will arrive in mid-June on TIM and Wind.

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A new device’s existence recently came to light with the certifications from the Bluetooth SIG, Wi-Fi Alliance and even the FCC. And though not many details are out, a new rumor is swirling that this phone will be an Android device. More interestingly, it will be an Android from the Corby family, which means youthful color options and cheaper price tag.

The confirmed specs for now are Bluetooth 3.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11n whereas the rumored ones are Android 2.1 OS, GPS, 3G, touchscreen display and at least 3MP camera. All this is expected in around 200 Euros ($250).

This is a rumor for now but if turns out to be true, Samsung Galaxy Spica’s successor, GT-I5801 might have a problem selling since both these phones are similarly spec’d but I5500 will apparently have a cheaper price.

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Samsung S3370 that has surfaced time and again has officially been announced in Russia. The phone’s known as Corby 3G (or Acton in Belgium and few other European countries) and features a 2.6-inch QVGA touchscreen display, TouchWiz UI 2.0, 3G, Bluetooth, music player, FM Radio, SOS, DNSe 2.0, 1.3MP camera and microSD support up to 16GB.

Samsung will retail the device in Russia from May 10 for 5790 Rubles or for about $190.

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Samsung Nigeria is running a special promotion related to its Corby range of devices. Nigerians buying up any below mentioned Corby devices are eligible for a free 2GB microSD card from any Samsung retailer displaying the above banner. The offer is valid till June 30, 2010.

Corby phones on which the offer is applicable are Corby(S3653), Corby POP (C3510), Corby PRO (B5310) and Corby TXT (B3210).

Samsung is selling a limited edition SpongeBob Squarepants Corby phone in Hong Kong. The phone is same as the original S3650C but if bought by April 23, consumers can either get a Spongebob or his best friend Patrick Star’s battery cover set. The set includes two battery covers with the cartoon’s pictures on it, a mobile pouch and a Spongebob token.

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Samsung has announced two new variants of its CDMA Corby and Metro phones. The Corby TV and Metro TV now features a customized application that will allow users to watch Live TV or recorded content. The app known as MimobiTV Mobile TV is developed by Apalya and gives users on-demand content streaming of more than 40 channels on both CDMA 1X and 3G networks.

The Corby TV features a 2.8-inch QVGA display, OMH-enabled, 2MP camera, FM Radio, Bluetooth and microSD card slot. Corby Speed users can also avail of a free software upgrade. Corby TV will be priced at Rs. 9,699.

The Metro TV also comes with the MimobiTV app and features a 2-inch display, 2MP camera, Bluetooth, FM Radio, microSD card slot, mobile tracker and 9 Indian regional languages support. Metro TV will sell for Rs. 6,999.