Samsung takes the wraps off the Galaxy R smartphone

30 July, 2011
A cheaper alternative to the popular Galaxy S II with SC-LCD, 5 megapixel camera and Tegra 2 processor.

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  • AnonD-73881
  • tVn
  • 30 Sep 2012

The phone is available in malaysia?? I want to buy this phone..and how about the price in malaysia??

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    • AnonD-18975
    • uB{
    • 01 Sep 2011

    Gosh! can u guys stop arguing over nokia and galaxy....
    Dont u guys see the nokia guy is just pulling a fast one to make every1 hyper... n hell yeah it worked.. rofl... all r fighting now... :D

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      • karl
      • Mfx
      • 09 Aug 2011

      Galaxy, 02 Aug 2011What is a n70? :-) Galaxy S II is a true smartphone, i d... moreFYI: u can play TEGRA games with SGS2. I have all the TEGRA games in my SGS2. Just a few tweaks will do the trick.

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        • vGU
        • 02 Aug 2011

        hey n70me here is comparison between your best and the worlds best
        n9 features vs s2 features
        135g vs 116g
        amoled screen vs super amoled screen
        just 3.9 inch screen vs hav great 4.3 inch screen
        has no card slot vs it has card slot
        3g speed 14.4 mbps vs 3g speed of 21 mbps
        bluetooth 2.1 old version vs bluetooth 3.0 new version
        8 mp camera vs 8 mp camera
        cam has no image stabilization vs cam with image stabilization
        video 720p vs video 1080p
        secondary cam vga vs secondary cam 2 mp
        cpu single core 1 ghs vs dual core 1.2 ghs (the fastest)
        java 2.1 vs java 2.1 with midp emalator
        does not support flash player 10.1 vs support 10.1
        battery 1450 mah vs 1650 mah
        stand by Up to 380 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G) vs Up to 710 h (2G) / Up to 610 h (3G)
        talk time Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G vs Up to 18 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G
        os meego ( apps countable on finger tips ) vs android
        so grow up and accept the truth s2 way better than n9 and i would like to tell samsung users are quite rich so we dont have to use a phone for 4 years like you

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          • Pjx
          • 02 Aug 2011

          What is a n70? :-)

          Galaxy S II is a true smartphone, i dont like that apple-clone thing that samsung does but inside that cape there is a pretty damn good hardware...

          But i still want to see TegraZone games :-) So, Optimus 2x is the best right now :D

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            • AnonD-11294
            • t}4
            • 02 Aug 2011

            AnonD-12379, 31 Jul 2011My N70 is better value for money phone . I have bought... moreYou forgot to mention these..1080p video playback,usless,small,low resolution screen.rock like keypad(which can break anyone's finger....etc etc etc

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              • Yogi
              • 6C7
              • 02 Aug 2011

              AnonD-12379, 30 Jul 2011Yes symbian is the best mobile o.s. In the entire universe ... moreOnly problem I see with Symbian (which was my favorite phone OS) is it will not exist beyond a year or so. Nokia has already started moving all it future devices to WP7, which is a much better OS.

              Moreover technically Symbian was a phone only OS. and Android is a mobile device OS for any or every device you can find. I have used a Nokia phone with all those things that you mentioned. Did I like it? yes I did. Then why venture into Android. Simple, It just better and keeps getting better. As a developer its far more simpler to develop applications for other OSes than Symbian.

              Also, look at the technology we are talking about 4G, Sensors that are out there now, 3D, OpenGL, WebGL, WebM, etc. N70 for that matter even Symbian v2 and v3 are too outdated for all these.


              So don't resist and don't buy out of sympathy. You are paying for it and they are earning from you. So don't get emotional over it and make a sensible informed decision.

              Last quarter sales result are reflection of the general market situation and unless nokia/symbian does something radically different, they wouldn't be able to sale next phone to me.

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                • AnonD-11294
                • t}j
                • 02 Aug 2011

                AnonD-12379, 31 Jul 2011My N70 is better value for money phone . I have bought... moreStop behaving like a child man...SGS2 is a super phone..please don't insult it by comparing it to your N70..

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                  • SvB
                  • 01 Aug 2011

                  Anonymous, 01 Aug 2011yaaawwwwnnnn...why are you keep saying My N70 ME...My N70 M... moreME stands for music edition...the sound is very loud indeed...

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                    • nav_hunter
                    • vwe
                    • 01 Aug 2011

                    who is dis owner of n70,he comes from the ages of dinosaurus.......plz sm1 get him out of the cave..

                    are u mad comparing galaxy s 2 wid an ancient phone..

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                      • jam
                      • MIp
                      • 01 Aug 2011

                      there is no camera button :(

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                        • iwp
                        • 01 Aug 2011

                        AnonD-12379, 31 Jul 2011My N70 is better value for money phone . I have bought... moretake a look at GS2. it has almost all those softwares inside it. you dont need to install them again.

                        btw are you out of you mind to compare "My N70 ME" with GS2? you are A typical Indian who lives in a far away small village. "My N70 ME" is the only best phone available there. right?? ha ha ha..in my country N70 is a toy which kids are playing with now.

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                          • iwp
                          • 01 Aug 2011

                          AnonD-12379, 01 Aug 2011First of all my N70 ME is still working as the brand new ( ... morelook kid, your so-called great smartphone is also made with plastic..shame on you.isnt it??

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                            • Anonymous
                            • iwp
                            • 01 Aug 2011

                            AnonD-12379, 01 Aug 2011First of all my N70 ME is still working as the brand new ( ... moreyaaawwwwnnnn...why are you keep saying My N70 ME...My N70 ME...My N70 ME...???

                            define your hard use of N70??

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                              • AnonD-12379
                              • Xu9
                              • 01 Aug 2011

                              AnonD-14242, 01 Aug 2011First of all, learn to read and understand English properly... moreFirst of all my N70 ME is still working as the brand new ( i bought it in 2008 ) . But What about glassy s2 , after 3 years of heavy use like i had used N70 ME , Glassy s2 might not be able to put on any musiam .

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                                • SvB
                                • 01 Aug 2011

                                "Sure buddy".....enything else?....more interesting this time...Thanks for understanding....(if you do)....

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                                  • AnonD-10946
                                  • jAG
                                  • 01 Aug 2011

                                  [deleted post]As a Sensation 4G, G2x owner the reception issue with the Sensation is not due to software. It's due to locations placed on the rear casing in which the radios are located. These radios can be inhibited by human hand which absrobs radio frequency quite well. The problem with the Iphone 4 was due to a lack of magnetic insulation which was fixed easily with a bumper. I owned the Nokia E71, and it did indeed have a reception issue due to the placement of the antennae being at the bottom where a person would normally hold the phone when talking or texting. Also if you want to check out how durable Samsung's Plastic is check out this video:

                                  http://www.droid-life.com/2011/06/20/worried-about-the-flimsy-plastic-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-battery-cover-watch-this-video/

                                  the battery cover was able to bend over 135 degrees without breaking, I don't know about you but that's pretty darn good.

                                  http://www.bgr.com/2008/08/04/nokia-e71-2-reception-issues-mmm/

                                  E71 issue.

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                                    • Raj
                                    • qp4
                                    • 01 Aug 2011

                                    If they can price this at $450 USD they will have an amazing winner here.

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                                      • Laurynas
                                      • 0xM
                                      • 01 Aug 2011

                                      AnonD-10946, 01 Aug 2011By "we" im pretty sure you mean just you that don... more"By "we" im pretty sure you mean just you that don't know this as a fact, so please don't group others into the same group for your lack of knowledge..."

                                      First of all, I have said "we" in case that there can be more people like I which didn't heard about this supply constraint. And second, I have said "we" because everything you will post here will be seen not only by me. And I don't see anything wrong in it!

                                      "...don't try to pass this as my "assumption" one thing you should know about me, I always post my statements based on facts."

                                      And since I don't know you, I have made assumption that it MAYBE only your assumption, that's why in my question I have used word "or".

                                      Anyway thank you for information.

                                      Talking about Samsung Galaxy R (I9103), when Samsung Galaxy S II (I9100) was only announced (even not in production), there already was rumors that Samsung Galaxy R (I9103) will be supplied with SC-LCD and Tegra 2 SoC.



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                                        • ALonZo
                                        • 9EL
                                        • 01 Aug 2011

                                        You just have to admire Samsung....a new phone out every few weeks, which makes the previous model pointless. Best thing is to never buy a Samsung new, wait a few weeks and then the price will drop. Simples.