UPDATE: The phone is available on retailers like Flipkart at a discounted price of Rs. 3,925. Thanks, @oviabhi.

Well, that was quick! Samsung has officially announced the Champ Deluxe Duos for the Indian market. The dual-SIM Champ device will give the liberty to use two phone numbers simultaneously at an affordable price of Rs. 4,790.

As mentioned before, the phone features 2.8-inch QVGA display, TouchWiz Lite UI, 1.3MP camera, music player, FM Radio, social network integration along with ChatON messaging service and microSD card slot.

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Samsung today flagged off their Wheels of Hope bus in India that will enable students from the lesser privileged sections of the society to learn with the aid of modern technology. Just like the Solar Powered Internet School, this too, is a part of Samsung’s CSR initiatives.

The Wheels of Hope bus is nothing but a converted computer lab fitted with Samsung netbooks, notebooks and tablets that will give students a first-hand experience of the latest technology. Samsung plans to reach about 7500 students from about 35 Municipal schools and government aided schools in Delhi/NCR region.

Looks like Samsung’s 8.9-inch Galaxy Tab is available in India albeit couple of months late. The price varies according to retailers where Flipkart has listed the tablet as coming soon for Rs. 30,900 but Lets Buy is already selling it for Rs. 32,445.

Galaxy Tab 730 sold in India is a 16GB model equipped with both Wi-Fi and 3G. It is spec’d similarly to the Galaxy Tab 750 and comes with 3MP and 2MP cameras, 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor, full HD video playback and 720p HD video recording, Bluetooth 3.0 and 6,100mAh battery.

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Samsung has inked a deal with BIGFlix that will enable Indian consumers with Galaxy S, Galaxy S II or Galaxy Tab 750 to enjoy videos on their devices anytime they want. Videos will be available via My Movies app which includes videos ranging from full length movies, trailers and music videos.

Right now, the service is free to use but Samsung and BIGFlix plan to roll out a subscription-based model wherein users will be able to watch full length movies without any ads.

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Samsung has introduced three new phones on three different platforms for Indian consumers. First up is the bada flagship Wave 3 that runs the latest bada 2.0 OS. Priced at Rs. 19,600, Wave 3 is powered by a 1.4GHz processor, 14.4Mbps HSDPA, 5MP camera, 720p HD video recording, Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi Direct support, GPS, Bluetooth and 1500mAh battery. The phone will be available from next month.

Next is the affordable Galaxy Y. Galaxy Y will go for a price of just over Rs. 7,800 and is targeted at first time smartphone users who does not want to spend much. Galaxy Y runs Android 2.3 OS. It comes with an 832MHz CPU, a 3-inch QVGA display, 2MP camera, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, 7.2Mbps, support for various Hubs, TouchWiz UI and 1200mAh battery.

Finally, it’s the Omnia W which is Samsung’s first Windows Phone 7 device for Indian users. Expected next month, the Omnia W is a decently spec’d phone that runs the latest version of Windows Phone aka Mango OS. For an asking price of Rs. 19,900, Omnia W brings a 1.4GHz processor, 14.4Mbps HSPA, 3.7-inch Super AMOLED display, 5MP camera with 720p HD video recording support, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 8GB internal memory, A-GPS, Hubs support and 1500mAh battery.

India is one of the top 3 mobile markets for Samsung and to emphasize its commitment to this burgeoning market, Korean giant has confirmed to invest $70m in a mobile manufacturing plant in Noida, India. The investment will allow Samsung to increase its manufacturing capacity by three-fold and also increase the employee head count to 4,000.

In addition to manufacturing mobile devices, the Noida plant also houses manufacturing facilities for Flat Panel TVs and Flat TVs , Refrigerators , Airconditioners and Washing machines.

I think it is a fitting tribute to the manufacturing prowess of our Indian employees that we are looking at making our Indian manufacturing centers as global manufacturing hubs for the region.

Samsung is planning to capture at least 40 percent of the smartphone market share in India by end of this year. Samsung currently holds a 23 percent market share in India but country head of Mobile and IT, Ranjit Yadav reckons they can achieve it due to a wide range of smartphones running on different operating systems. Samsung India sells devices based on Android and bada but Yadav also hinted to launch Windows Phone 7 devices, which is yet to launch in India.

Samsung is in second place in India after Nokia.

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If you are looking to pick up the cheaper Wi-Fi-only Galaxy Tab 750 and 730 in India, you’re in for some disappointment. At the launch today, Samsung exec confirmed that the Wi-Fi-only Galaxy Tabs won’t make it to India as Samsung wants consumers to experience “full connectivity” which is only possible with having Wi-Fi and 3G onboard.

We’re not sure about this decision but I think there are consumers who need a tablet at lower price point, irrespective of 3G or not.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 will sell in India for Rs. 36,200 and Galaxy Tab 730 for Rs. 33,990.

UPDATE: Just to clarify, the 3G version still has Wi-Fi. It’s the non-3G version like the one launched in US we’re talking about.

Samsung’s second tablet — the Galaxy Tab 750 has been launched in India. Priced at Rs. 36,200, the Galaxy Tab 750 will run Google’s tablet-specific Android Honeycomb OS. Despite the 8.6mm thickness, Galaxy Tab 750 is packed with features like Nvidia’s Tegra 2 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM, HSPA+ support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 3MP and 2MP cameras, HD video recording (720p) and playback (1080p), internal storage of 16GB and 7,000mAh battery with an estimated battery of 9 hours.

On the software front, the tablet has Samsung’s in-house developed TouchWiz UI that supports Live Panel, Mini Apps and various Hubs like Social and Readers Hub.

Galaxy Tab 750 will be available by end of this month.

It seems Samsung’s 10.1-inch tablet will get a name change when it will be announced next week in India. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be unveiled as Galaxy Tab 750 on August 10 at an event in New Delhi. The only possible reason we can think of rebranding it is Samsung’s recent strategy for naming devices (for instance GT-S5780 is Wave 578 whereas Galaxy Tab 10.1′s model number is GT-P7500).

Apart from the change in branding, we expect the same Galaxy Tab 10.1 with Android Honeycomb OS, 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor, Wi-Fi, 3G support, Bluetooth, GPS, 3MP and 2MP cameras, HD video recording and more.

Samsung will also live stream the launch on August 10, which you’ll be able to watch it here.