Samsung Galaxy Star officially launched in India for Rs. 5240



Samsung has officially launched the Samsung Galaxy Star (GT-S5282). It was announced last month along with the Galaxy Pocket Neo and went on sale online earlier this week. It  packs a 3-inch (320 x 240 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz  processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera,  2G (EDGE) support and has Dual SIM support with Smart Dual SIM feature that enables the user to receive calls on one SIM number while taking a call from the other.

It has Intelligent Motion UI that maximizes smart features for the most responsive, intuitive user experience. It comes pre-loaded with ChatOn, Samsung’s cross-platform messaging service and has Google Now. It has pre-loaded apps from various categories including e-books, games, news, navigation, productivity, social networking and more.

Samsung Galaxy Star (GT-S5282) specifications

  • 3.0-inch ( 320 × 240 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
  • 1 GHz processor
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
  • Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
  • 2MP camera
  • 11.90 mm thick and weighs 100.5 grams
  • 2G (EDGE), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, micro USB
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with RDS and Recording
  • 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32 GB with micro SD
  • 1200 mAh battery

The Samsung Galaxy Star is priced at Rs. 5,240 (MRP), but it available at a market price of Rs. 4990. It comes with 250MB of free 2G data per month for 2 months from Vodafone. This offer is available for customers who purchase the the device within July 31 , 2013.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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