We already know Samsung will sell their Galaxy S II with two processor variants – one with Exynos and one with Nvidia’s Tegra 2. While the Exynos variant has already gone on sale in some regions, the Tegra 2 version (GT-I9103) has just been certified by Bluetooth SIG and Wi-Fi Alliance, hinting its on its way out.

Like the I9100, this one too will have similar features including Bluetooth 3.0 and dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n but could have a Super Clear LCD.

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We did speculate earlier but now Nvidia has confirmed that the Samsung phone using the Tegra 2 chip is indeed their upcoming Galaxy S II. ITProPortal was shown a presentation slide where Nvidia mentioned “three smartphone design wins for the Tegra 2 SoC,” including Samsung Galaxy S II.

The regions where Samsung will switch the processor from their own Exynos 4210 SoC is unknown.

Rest of the features in the Tegra 2-equipped Galaxy S II (I9103) is expected to be the same.

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Remember when we told you about Samsung preparing a Tegra 2-powered super phone with Nvidia? Well, here is the first piece of info that has come by way of a benchmarking app for Android and was uploaded to its database.

The Tegra 2-powered Samsung device goes by the model number GT-I9103 and though we don’t have an image yet to go with the device, there is a high possibility I9103 could be be a variant of Galaxy S II considering Galaxy S II’s model number is GT-I9100 and Samsung’s statement on Galaxy S II’s specification page of not having a Samsung dual-core AP in some regions.

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Galaxy Tab 10.1 is the only Samsung device that currently uses a dual-core chip from Nvidia. However, Nvidia’s release for the same revealed an interesting tidbit confirming about the development of a phone with an Nvidia chip.

The upcoming “Super Phone” from Samsung will be based on Android OS and though it will have a dual-core processor, it is still unclear if we’ll see the same Tegra 2 we’ve seen in other competitive devices. Speculations suggest the “never-before-seen experiences” statement could mean a 1.2GHz Tegra 2 3D processor.

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There has been some murmur about the Galaxy Tab 2 having Nvidia’s Tegra 2 chipset and we’re hearing it again, this time from an analyst. Ambrish Srivastava who is a semiconductors analyst with BMO Capital Markets recently spent a week visiting more than 30 tech companies and is of the opinion that Nvidia Tegra will have a busy 2011.

What’s more interesting is that Srivastava thinks that the next version of Samsung’s tablet will be “based on an Nvidia chip.”

This, if true will be a surprising move by Samsung because they’ve developed a dual-core successor of Hummingbird (which powers the current-gen Galaxy Tab). One apparent reason could be to segregate the smartphones and tablets with different choice of processors.

Let’s hope Samsung will reveal more information at the CES in few weeks.

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If black and white colored N510 are too dull for your taste Samsung has prepared a red special edition one too. Spotted at the IFA, this special edition notebook comes in red color with glossy black wavy lines to give it an artistic impression. Under the hood, it is still the same with a 11.6-inch screen (1366×768), 1.6GHz Atom N270 CPU, ION LE chipset, Nvidia GeForce 9400M GPU, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI-out, USB ports with one capable of charging USB gadgets even when the notebook is powered off, 1.3MP camera and a 6-cell battery that gives about 6.5 hours of runtime.

The price of this special edition is not known but it will be initially available in Korea.

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Samsung has already put YP-R1’s UI demo on video and now it’s time for Tegra enabled YP-M1 to shows its slick interface. Yes, its more or less similar to previous Samsung PMPs but its smoother and faster. Watch it by yourself. Hit the play button of all the videos below to see it go head to head with Samsung’s YP-P3 PMP.

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I don’t know what is more surprising – the price Samsung is quoting for its first ION powered netbook or the existence of ION LE chip? NetbookChoice unearthed the manual on Samsung’s website that shows ION LE will handle the graphics for N510.

For starters, ION LE is designed mainly for Windows XP and supports DirectX9 as compared to the ION that has DX10 support and Lenovo S12 happens to be the netbook that houses it.

As far as other features are concerned, it will have 1.66GHz N280 Atom processor, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Nvidia GeForce 9400M GPU, HDMI, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth etc.

Download the manual to see more pictures of the netbook (page 51 onwards).

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Samsung America has confirmed the release and the price of its first Nvidia ION-powered N510 netbook. As told to Liliputing, the N510 will grace the US stores from September at a price of $599. That’s of course less then what the French e-tailer had listed the netbook a week ago.

N510 features a 11.6-inch display (1366×768 pixels), 1.66GHz N280 Atom processor, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Nvidia GeForce 9400M GPU, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Bluetooth, HDMI-out, 1.3MP webcam and 3-in-1 card reader.

M1 has been in the news because of its integration of an Nvidia chipset and we’re happy to confirm that Samsung new PMP boast the powerful Tegra chip inside. The rest of the specs are appealing too. The lightweight 91g and sleek PMP will come in capacities of 8/16/32GB and feature a 3.3-inch AMOLED touchscreen, T-DMB, E-Dictionary, Bluetooth, FM Radio, Voice recorder, DNSe 3.0, Text to Speech, integrated speakers.

With the wide variety of format support, you’ll be free from the hassles of converting content. On the music front, it supports MP3/WMA/OGG/ASF/AAC/M4A/FLAC whereas on video WMV/DivX/Xvid/SWF/H.264/ASF/MPEG4 and JPEG/BMP/PNG for images.

Despite the overwhelming spec sheet, the lack of Wi-Fi and a web browser kinda breaks the deal.

The M1 PMP will sell soon in South Korea and will be bundled with EP390 earphones.

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