Samsung Galaxy R
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The Samsung Galaxy R I9103 is an Android smartphone
that was announced by Samsung
on August 10, 2011 as a variant to the Samsung Galaxy S II
.
's Tegra 2 System on a chip (SoC) uses Nvidia's own GeForce ultra-low power (ULP) for its GPU.
Nvidia's Tegra 2 supports the Tegra Zone application and service which is intended to give Android users an enhanced gaming experience by allowing users to download games that have been well optimized for Tegra 2 powered devices. This has been marketed as "console-quality gaming" by Nvidia. Tegra 2 also features support for hardware acceleration for Flash and Javascript within websites, and is one of the first SoCs to be natively supported by Android 3.0 (a.k.a Honeycomb).
. There is also a fixed focus front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera for video calling, taking photos as well as general video recording.
4.0 user interface.
for the Galaxy S II
and the Galaxy R includes the same:
Social Hub: Which integrates popular social networking services like Facebook
and Twitter
into one place rather than in separate applications.
Readers Hub: This hub provides the ability to access, read and download online newspapers, ebooks and magazines from a worldwide selection.
Music Hub: An application store for downloading and purchasing music tracks on the device. Samsung has teamed up with 7digital
to offer this service.
Game Hub: An application store for downloading and purchasing games. Samsung has teamed up with partners including Gameloft
to offer this service.
Other applications: More applications include Kies 2.0
, Kies Air, AllShare (for DLNA), Voice Recognition, Google Voice Translation, Google Maps
with Latitude, Places, Navigation (beta) and Lost Phone Management, Adobe Flash
10.2, QuickOffice
application and 'QuickType' by SWYPE.
HD video files.
Unlike the Exynos 4210 found in the Galaxy S II, the Tegra 2 has been found to not support 'high profile' encoded h.264 video.
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
that was announced by Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
on August 10, 2011 as a variant to the Samsung Galaxy S II
Samsung Galaxy S II
The Samsung Galaxy S II is a smartphone running under the Android operating system that was announced by Samsung on February 13, 2011 at the Mobile World Congress. It is the successor to the Samsung Galaxy S, with a different appearance and significantly improved hardware...
.
Processor
NvidiaNVIDIA
Nvidia is an American global technology company based in Santa Clara, California. Nvidia is best known for its graphics processors . Nvidia and chief rival AMD Graphics Techonologies have dominated the high performance GPU market, pushing other manufacturers to smaller, niche roles...
's Tegra 2 System on a chip (SoC) uses Nvidia's own GeForce ultra-low power (ULP) for its GPU.
Nvidia's Tegra 2 supports the Tegra Zone application and service which is intended to give Android users an enhanced gaming experience by allowing users to download games that have been well optimized for Tegra 2 powered devices. This has been marketed as "console-quality gaming" by Nvidia. Tegra 2 also features support for hardware acceleration for Flash and Javascript within websites, and is one of the first SoCs to be natively supported by Android 3.0 (a.k.a Honeycomb).
Display
The Samsung Galaxy R uses a 108.5 millimetres (4.3 in) WVGA Super CLEAR LCD (SC-LCD) capacitive touchscreen which is covered by Gorilla Glass that has a oleophobic coating to resist fingerprints.Camera
On the back of the device is an 5 megapixel camera with single LED flash that can record videos in high-definition 720p720p
720p is the shorthand name for 1280x720, a category of High-definition television video modes having a resolution of 1080 or 720p and a progressive scan...
. There is also a fixed focus front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera for video calling, taking photos as well as general video recording.
Android 2.3
The Galaxy R ships with Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) installed.User interface
The phone employs the latest proprietary Samsung TouchWizTouchWiz
TouchWiz is a touch interface developed by Samsung Electronics with partners, featuring a full touch user interface. It is sometimes incorrectly identified as an operating system. TouchWiz is used internally by Samsung for sophisticated feature phones, and is not available for licensing by external...
4.0 user interface.
Bundled applications
Four new Samsung 'Hub' applications were revealed at the 2011 Mobile World CongressMobile World Congress
The GSMA Mobile World Congress is the combination of the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry and a conference featuring prominent Chief Executives representing mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers, vendors and content owners from across the world...
for the Galaxy S II
Samsung Galaxy S II
The Samsung Galaxy S II is a smartphone running under the Android operating system that was announced by Samsung on February 13, 2011 at the Mobile World Congress. It is the successor to the Samsung Galaxy S, with a different appearance and significantly improved hardware...
and the Galaxy R includes the same:
Social Hub: Which integrates popular social networking services like Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
and Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
into one place rather than in separate applications.
Readers Hub: This hub provides the ability to access, read and download online newspapers, ebooks and magazines from a worldwide selection.
Music Hub: An application store for downloading and purchasing music tracks on the device. Samsung has teamed up with 7digital
7digital
7digital is a privately held digital media delivery company based in the United Kingdom, offering downloadable music, video and movies to customers primarily within major European markets...
to offer this service.
Game Hub: An application store for downloading and purchasing games. Samsung has teamed up with partners including Gameloft
Gameloft
Gameloft SA is a major French computer and video game developer and publisher headquartered in Paris, France. The company also has subsidiaries in 31 countries around the world....
to offer this service.
Other applications: More applications include Kies 2.0
Samsung Kies
Samsung Kies is a software application used to communicate between the latest Samsung devices.The latest version is v2.0.3.11082_152, and was released on Sept. 26, 2011...
, Kies Air, AllShare (for DLNA), Voice Recognition, Google Voice Translation, Google Maps
Google Maps
Google Maps is a web mapping service application and technology provided by Google, free , that powers many map-based services, including the Google Maps website, Google Ride Finder, Google Transit, and maps embedded on third-party websites via the Google Maps API...
with Latitude, Places, Navigation (beta) and Lost Phone Management, Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
10.2, QuickOffice
QuickOffice
Quickoffice is a productivity suite for mobile devices which allows users to view, create and edit text files, presentations and spreadsheets. It consist of Quickword , Quicksheet and QuickPoint . The programs are compatible with Microsoft Office.Quickoffice is commonly used in smartphones and PDAs...
application and 'QuickType' by SWYPE.
Media support
The Galaxy R supports various audio formats including MP3, OGG, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WMA, WAV, MID, AC3, IMY, FLAC, XMF audio formats and video formats support for MPEG4, H.264, H.263, WMV, DivX, Xvid, VC-1. Recording & Playback in up to 720p720p
720p is the shorthand name for 1280x720, a category of High-definition television video modes having a resolution of 1080 or 720p and a progressive scan...
HD video files.
Unlike the Exynos 4210 found in the Galaxy S II, the Tegra 2 has been found to not support 'high profile' encoded h.264 video.