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Samsung India has bolstered its smartphone portfolio with two new entrants – Wave and Galaxy S. Both the devices were launched today in New Delhi carrying competitive prices.
Samsung’s first bada-powered Wave phone is priced at Rs. 19,000 and features a 3.3-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display, TouchWiz UI, Social Hub, 1GHz CPU, 5MP camera, 720p HD video recording, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11n, microSD card slot, 3.5mm headphone jack and Samsung Apps support.
On the other hand, Galaxy S is an Android powerhouse with huge 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display, 1GHz CPU, TouchWiz UI, Social Hub, 5MP camera with 720p HD video recording, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11n, microSD card support, Samsung Apps and Android market.
Galaxy S will retail for Rs. 31,000.
as its said that wave is retailing at INR 19000, I am wondering, how cum its price is so low in India as in Europe when it was launched around 2 months ago carrying a price tag of around 25000 INR if converted in INR. Is it the same wave or an indian version is a different one??????
@Mayank: It’s the same Wave.
It is the same, Samsung strategy on bada is: smartphone for everyone…
But, any idea when it will hit stores?
It should be available in about week’s time. Maybe some retailers are already stocking it.
Thanks.
Been waiting for this since it was announced in February.
Hi – where will Samsung Galaxy S be available? I stay in Pune – would it be available at malls like Chroma etc?
@sanjeev: Yes
Wave is priced at 18000 in bangalore and the UI is simply amazing and the features are something to drool over for a long time.
Video quality is as good as any professional video rec device available and teh sound is also ultimate…I just had a sneak peek at it yesterday and was more than blown over by it..
Hey guys…I got the phone yesterday in Chennai for INR 17,500, damn good piece, it uses an ARM8 Cortex processes giving you 1GHz of clocking which is at par with the iPhone…The touch is fantastic but even more appealing is the high contrast ratio and the colour temperature. The best part is that you can chat with your friends in Orkut, Facebook, Yahoo, etc. in one window itself without the problem of constantly changing windows…haven’t seen anything like that in any other phone…Just waiting to try the Wi-Fi as well…
What is it priced at other places…?
Chao
Alien!
Hey guys i’m waiting for the galaxy s to hit the stores. I’m from Pune. so if anyone comes to know abt its availability (even mumbai would do) plz let me knoww. thanks in advance.
Kirat: I checked at Croma Mumbai today, they don’t have the Galaxy S. About 2 weeks is what they said
HI everyone. Any one who has bought the Wave and used all the features?
From some of the comments above i see that it is very fascinating device.
But from some tech forums, it is being said the the BADA OS applications are not as vast as the android market or the iphone OS.
Can any of the wave users inform on the application part.
I have looked at the hardware specs and they are awesome, this is the only thing that is stopping me from buying it–the BADA OS
Clarifications greatly appreciated. on ritzsolon@yahoo.com
Thanks —Ritz
@Ritz:
Dude, I bought Wave just 4 days ago. Yeah! you are right it’s the debut of the BADA OS – proprietary of Samsung.
So it’ll take some time for the apps to be comparable with the options available in Andriod or the iPhone OS. But, the vision is these and they already have quit a few already so I am sure as the time progresses BADA will be at least be respectable in terms of the apps number, in not comparable. But, The phone is simply awesome…
@kunal – oh damn! well croma is gonna take time to get the phone, I’ll try with the samsung stores and Alfa store. the wait is killing me!!
Hey guys what is the price of Galaxy S in market…
here it says 31k.
Ravi: Few users have bought it for around 28k.
if i need to buy a andriod based phone which one will be better?
any suggestion?
Ravi: Depends on your budget. Galaxy S is currently one of the best Android phones in the market.
galaxy S is trading somewhere between 26,300 to 29,000 in bangalore
my budget is 20k so which phone will be better?
any vendor but it should have android on it?
You can go for HTC Legend but if you can wait, Galaxy 3 and Galaxy 5 are expected to hit the market soon. It will apparently be cheaper than your budget.
i would suggest , dont just look at a vendor carrying android..look at who handles it best..android has a lot of potential uses but most players have just been giving the bare minimum functionality from it untill galaxy S.
Wait for a month (if u can) and the prices are bound to come down by 3-4K for the galaxy S (and by around 2k for wave).
@Mayank: Wave is already selling around 17k in some parts of Mumbai.
any idea when they(galaxy 3 & 5) will be available in indian market?
Galaxy 3 and 5 will hit European markets this month so I expect it to be available in India by Aug-Sept.
@kunal: aware of that.prices are to come down by another 2k once the intial euphoria subsides and will be retailing @15K and lower
@Mayank: True.
@mayank thanks for the info i am planning to take it after one moth only so i can wait..
that will be good to use android at its maximum functionality.
good to know that Galaxy offer maximum functionality.
Will the menu work while calling?. In previous version (STAR)it is not able to record call or any menu/application wont work while phone is busy in call.
hi how is the network connectivity in galaxy s. I think only BSNL offers 3G in india?
Can some tell detail about network connectivity which one is good if not BNSL.
@Ravi: If you happen to be a Delhiite or a Mumbaikar, u may opt for MTNL’s #g service which is much better than BSNL. You can chk their offering on http://mumbai.mtnl.net.in/3gweb/tariff_3Gmobile.html..However any other part of India has only BSNL.The service appears good as it has no competition but much is left to be desired. Anyway, BSNL has the cake for the moment
I am from Durgapur (Near to kolkata)
i think i should go for bsnl 3G.
If i am not using bsnl 3G and using other service so how will be connectivity and download and all?
yup..bsnl is the only option for u….if not using a 3g connection, download speeds could range between 5-15 kbps and browsing speed upto 100 kbps using a general GPRS/EDGE connection…but, i would suggest to give BSNL 3g a try as it is pretty light on the pocket.
thank you for this information..
hi I am looking for Samsung Wave, could you tell from where i can know fro which delaer i will get.
yup..bsnl is the only option for u….if not using a 3g connection, download speeds could range between 5-15 kbps and browsing speed upto 100 kbps using a general GPRS/EDGE connection…but, i would suggest to give BSNL 3g a try as it is pretty light on the pocket