Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Samsung aims for iPod touch with WiFi-only Galaxy S variants

At Mobile World Congress taking place this week in Barcelona, Samsung was showing off two new WiFi-only Android devices based on the popular Galaxy S smartphone. Coming in both 4" and 5" display sizes, the models would serve as non-phone companions to Samsung's Galaxy S line, similar in many respects to the iPod touch.

Both new devices feature 1GHz Hummingbird processors, front-facing VGA video cameras, microSD slots, Bluetooth, and WiFi, and they run Android 2.2 (Froyo). A smaller device which looks almost identical to current Galaxy S smartphones features a 4" LCD touchscreen, a 3.2MP rear camera, and a 1200mAh battery. The larger version has an 800x480 pixel 5" touchscreen, a 5MP rear camera with flash, and a 2500mAh battery. Both devices are compatible with 32GB microSD cards, but it's not clear how much, if any, flash storage is built in.

Boy Genius Report noted that Samsung is not divulging pricing information at this time, though apparently representatives suggested it would be "extremely competitive with the iPod touch."

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