The Samsung GALAXY S Duos is the dual-SIM handset, which looks like a more compact Galaxy S III and it has got all the low-end specifications and an out-dated hardware under the hood.
Samsung GALAXY S Duos runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS with TouchWiz sits on top of it, powered by a single-core 1GHz Cortex-A5 processor, sporting a 4-inch TFT display with 480 X 800 pixels of resolution, 512MB RAM to keep things running, equipped with 5MP rear-facing camera, a front-facing VGA camera for forwarding video chats, 4GB internal memory, microSD card slot for memory expansion up to 32GB, micro USB 2.0, 802.11 Wi-Fi b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot, 3.5mm headset jack, 1500mAh battery to power everything, a whole host of the Google services and all the regular features of an Android phone.
Galaxy S Duos has got ‘Dual SIM Always on’ feature, which lets the handset to keep both SIM cards active all the time. For ex, if you’re on a call using one SIM, the handset will still alert you when there’s a call coming in on the other SIM and you can forward that call to the active card and it also lets you to configure how incoming calls are managed while you’re using data on one of the SIM cards.
Full Technical Specifications Of Samsung GALAXY S Duos
Network | |
| 2G | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz – SIM 1 GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz – SIM 2 |
| 3G | HSPA/UMTS 900, 2100 MHz |
System Properties | |
| Operating System | Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS |
| CPU | 1GHz Cortex-A5 Single-Core Processor |
| GPU | Adreno 200 |
| RAM | 412MB |
Display | |
| Type | TFT Capacitive Touchscreen |
| Size | 4-inch |
| Colors & Resolution | 16M Colors & 480 X 800 Pixels |
| Pixel Density | 233 PPI (approx.) |
Design | |
| Form Factor | Candybar |
| Dimensions | 121.3×63.3×10.3 mm |
| Weight | 120 grams |
Input/ User Interface | |
| Input | – TouchWiz UI – Accelerometer – Proximity Sensor – Touch Sensitive Controls |
Camera | |
| Primary (Rear-Facing) | – 5 Megapixels – 2592х1944 pixels – LED Flash – Auto focus – Geotagging |
| Video Recording Capability | – Capable – VGA @ 30fps |
| Secondary (Front-Facing) | – VGA – 0.3 Megapixels |
Memory | |
| Internal Storage | 4GB Internal Storage |
| Expandable Storage | – microSD Card Slot Support – Up To 32GB |
Connectivity | |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 |
| HDMI | No |
| WLAN | – 802.11 Wi-Fi b/g/n – Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| GPS | Yes |
| 3G | HSDPA – Up to 7.2 Mbps HSUPA – Up To 5.76 Mbps |
| NFC | No |
| Radio | FM Radio with RDS |
| Headset | 3.5mm Audio Jack |
Browser & Messaging | HTML 5. WAP 2.0, Adobe Flash SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
Battery | |
| Capacity | Li-Ion 1500mAh Standard Battery |
| Standby Time | — |
| Talk Time | — |
Music & Video | |
| Audio Formats | FLAC, AAC, MP3, MIDI, M4A, AMR, WAV |
| Video Formats | MP4, 3GP, MOV, MKV, AVI, FLV, MPEG |
Other Features | Google Play Store Google Talk, Gmail, Google Maps, Google + Facebook, MySpace, Twitter Text to Speech, Google Voice Search Adobe Flash Digital Compass |
Colors | White |
Price & Availability
The Samsung GALAXY S Duos handset’s is set to hit the European markets next month for an unknown price point.