Samsung I9103 Galaxy R review: Riding shotgun

25 January 2012
The Samsung I9103 Galaxy R rode in on the NVIDIA Tegra 2 platform and became the first affordable dual-core smartphone from the South Korean company. With a bright SC-LCD screen and brushed metal back, the Galaxy R is just different enough...

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  • jerrin
  • U2d
  • 24 Mar 2014

i got this mobile in my hand last week.i was using fb and all of a sudden,it got stuck.i restarted it .later on,its off.i tried charging the battery.but failed.dunnu whats wrong with it....

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    • otary
    • YUM
    • 11 Jan 2013

    anant, 06 Mar 2012hey guys m planning to buy this phone..??? but heard lots o... moreI ve had it for ovr a year. In my case its a perfect phone. I use ics official. And will soon get a jb from te net. Dnt listen to what ppl say. Normally Those who complain are te ones who cnt own it

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      • Anonymous
      • TpZ
      • 24 Sep 2012

      Does it have a wolfson DAC?

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        • Anonymous
        • uvn
        • 05 Jun 2012

        It is a good phone

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          • AnonD-14841
          • vI1
          • 07 Mar 2012

          Tegra zone has done great work

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            • anant
            • NGC
            • 06 Mar 2012

            hey guys m planning to buy this phone..??? but heard lots of issue with phone reagrding bug hanging and battery..is dat true???? shud i go for dis or not..help???

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              • masheer
              • PA8
              • 08 Feb 2012

              Im just buy this fon..this my 2nd samsung fon after wave bada os..very nice fon n worth to buy it.

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                • AnonD-16897
                • ut4
                • 02 Feb 2012

                Now that u have edited the comparison of Galaxy R with Optimus 2X by including the fact that it can play FullHD, please do the same in the review too...

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 3cm
                  • 30 Jan 2012

                  man this phone is a dream. this ULP Tegra2 can run demanding games without cuts.

                  seen that Galaxy sII phone in game tests not those useless benchmarks and man, on paper it looks good, but in real life, sometimes it cuts. Tegra 2 behaved as expected from a nNidia product.

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                    • AnonD-40030
                    • vbP
                    • 29 Jan 2012

                    Whats the use of this review. GSMarena.com is so late with this full review. This model has been discontinued and is not available anywhere in Mumbai.

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                      • KSf
                      • 28 Jan 2012

                      In response to query by "k!"

                      This phone is only available in one colour - and that is metallic grey. Sites that mention "black" as it's colour are just not being accurate :)

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                        • AnonD-39904
                        • KSf
                        • 28 Jan 2012

                        You forgot an important bit in the review: IT's GETTING AN UPDATE TO ICE CREAM SANDWICH!!!

                        Great phone, I've owned it for about two months now. Dual core and tegra 2 lets you play high res games and cam quality is great! Latest version of Droid gingerbread + IT's GETTING AN UPDATE TO ICE CREAM SANDWICH!

                        I bought it off Sulekha website and got it for about Rs. 11,000 cheaper than the S II (which is about €140 or $200 when converted). The S-II sells for Rs.30 K and this phone cost me Rs.19 K with a good deal.

                        Moreover, the S-plus is costlier than this phone in India. Sensation XL is almost as pricey as the S II so buying this phone was a no brainer!

                        Considering this phone is like a little brother to the S-II, you couldn't ask for more!

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                          • AnonD-14841
                          • vId
                          • 27 Jan 2012

                          kishanm77, 27 Jan 2012Hi tinku please tell me where you bought this fone from fo... moreFlip cart.com has it

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                            • Sagar
                            • 2@v
                            • 27 Jan 2012

                            KiesAir is complicated to set up.
                            And the normal Kies doens't connect.

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                              • AnonD-14841
                              • vId
                              • 27 Jan 2012

                              Anonymous, 25 Jan 2012A Samsung phone that's *gasp* Made in China? This is... moreThis is Samsung

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                                • kishanm77
                                • 9xE
                                • 27 Jan 2012

                                AnonD-20380, 26 Jan 2012Its a best mobile within 20,000 INR Or $400 price bracket.i... moreHi tinku
                                please tell me where you bought this fone from for less than 20000 INR
                                kishan

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • PUf
                                  • 27 Jan 2012

                                  Why is it that all these latest phones released by Samsung always so identical!

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                                    • uum
                                    • 27 Jan 2012

                                    Does it have Corning gorilla glass?

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                                      • AnonD-4204
                                      • nCd
                                      • 27 Jan 2012

                                      Anonymous, 26 Jan 2012Superb phone . . . ! Go grab one for yourself a Galaxy Roya... morecan u connect it to hd tv??

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                                        • AnonD-4204
                                        • nCd
                                        • 27 Jan 2012

                                        neon d god.., 26 Jan 2012Hey guys, i own this phone for abt a weak now, n i tell u, ... morehi,does it have HDMI out??