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Samsung Star Wi-Fi is announced

on September 12, 2009 – 12:58 am33 Comments

You might have already seen that the Samsung Star sold 5 million units in record time. Now Samsung is doing something really smart to sell more Star phones. Its coming out with the Star WiFi which is technically the same as the Star except for the Wi-Fi.  The new phone has been announced in the middle east and is expected to be available in Asia and the Middle East soon.

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Mr. Sandeep Saihgal, General Manager, Mobile Phone Division, Samsung Gulf Electronics, said:

‘With the uptake of mobile Internet services growing rapidly, we’re increasingly seeing that it isn’t just business people who are utilising mobile internet. The rise in mobile social networking and cloud computing means that being connected to the internet via your mobile is a must have feature for everyone. After listening to initial feedback from consumers in the region we have decided to release a Wi-Fi enabled version of the Samsung Star.’

The phone will soon be available in India at a price very close to the Star but you might have to shell out a couple of thousands more of wireless power.  The word 3G literally does not exist in the Indian mobile space and many products which have 3G as the heart of the product including the Samsung Star 3G , iPhone 3G and most recently the Nokia Booklet 3G don’t seem interesting to the Indian consumer.
The price of the Star WiFi is most likely to be between the Star and the Star 3G and is expected in black, silver, pink and white colors.

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Varun Krish is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast and has been blogging about mobile phones since 2005. His current phones include the Nokia Lumia 800 and Apple iPhone 4S. You can follow him on Twitter @varunkrish and on Google+ You can also mail Varun Krish

  • http://www.samsungs5230star.nl/ Star

    I really hope that the wireless version will also be sold in Europe. I mean I really think that the Star is a very popular phone here so adding something like WiFi would be exactly the upgrade this phone needs. It would be nice if Samsung launches this phone in the near future so that is able to compete with the new Sony Ericsson phones that will be launched mid october.

  • amit manchanda

    i have star 3g. n its a waste of money and time.. its useless. i pitty myself for buying this phone .. would love to sell it off and settle for a nokia.
    samsung must learn few basics for success and beat the jinx.
    except for the low price which was once attractive nothing is now worth in the phone..
    i would reccomed ppl not to buy it instead take frm me its 28 days old only..

  • http://shekharsahu.blogspot.com Android Spirit

    Nice, what would be the cost?

  • karthik

    yeah sure amit………i m ready to buy from u………if ur comfortable with that tell me the price by mail.my id is karthik1991@rediffmail.com

  • http://fonearena.com Maxred

    Do this phone supports SKYFIRE browser?

  • Rajan

    yes amit i would like 2 buy it ! please mail me the price of ur phone at rajankuk @gmail.com tt

  • Sudhir raj

    Plz send ur samsuns price list and about star 3g.

  • anil paralakhemundi

    yeh i wld lik 2 buy samsung prdct but 2 thnk abt batary life is poor

  • mahipat

    i hv an star prty borng jst 3 days old…lokng 4wrd 4 new phn…

  • hemanth Reddy

    whats the price .. is it available. I want to buy the star wifi…

  • suchita

    but wat bt d existing users der shud b sum way dat v can get our phns upgraded 2 use dis facility

  • Atul

    Hi,
    I think ill buy this Samsung star wi-fi…? plz tell me its good to buy & its battery backup, its not an wasted money to buy this cel..?

  • nohid

    hi . can i go for samsung star touch of that range or i preffered some other brands.hows it performance, handling., camera clarity. formate support software. plz tell me becoz i want to buy in dewali.plz.

  • shoaib

    Want to sell samsung star wifi. Mobile zone Warranty staring from 30th OCT. 3 months warranty of battery and charger. Not just installed any SIM in it. No scratch no fault. Located in Karachi. Must sell this week for PKR 15,500.

  • ajit arora

    Hi,
    Want to know dat wat exactly the problem u r facing
    in samsung star. N if u want to sell it for Rs 5000
    then i definitely want to buy this handset.

  • umar

    Hello ,
    shoaib i am interested in this phone, but i wanted to know that if this cell supports multitasking . i.e. if u are using net and a message comes , can we switch between the two.
    thanks.

  • VINESH

    SIR I GOT SAMSUNG STAR IN THAT WI/FI IS THERE OR NOT CAN U TELL ME NOW

  • http://www.fonearena.com Shael (sudeep)

    What are the advantages and disadvantages of the samsung star series. Does it supports format’s like rm,java etc.
    Please inform me on shaelibm@gmail.com

  • akarsh

    Bought this phone on Nov.1 2009 Very nice phone at Rs 10000/- from saket New delhi.There is no 3G.

  • manjunath

    last week i purchased SAMSUNG STAR 3G mobile phone.

    after setting all i come to know that WIFI not avaialable in this phone.

    please suggest me what to do. any provision is there to download the wifi or upgrade this mobile.

  • neetu

    i want to buy a mobile that has all the basic functions extended memory slot ,bluetooth,internet access and if posible navigator, music etc if wifi then great,power backup BRANDED.
    cost not to exteed 6000rupees.

    i need a mobile as early as possible. Both my mobile have gone out of order lately.

    HElp someone.

    neetu

  • tj

    can any 1 tell me,is samsung star wifi is a nic phne 2 buy or not?
    & is it possible 2 upload new games or application on dis phone other dn preloaded ones.plz reply as early as possible…PLZZZZZZZZ

  • Venkatesh

    It is nice but it does not produce much sound .also its data transfer some what good but i hate that phone .

  • Anusha

    I dont like that and also i tell not buy that mobile .

  • Anusha

    That mobile is not nice .

  • http://www.indiatechnews.com Rash

    i got the star wifi phone too… Nice phone but dint like the browser in it

  • vishal

    This phone is available @ Rs.9500 in retail outlet but is available @ Rs.8000 @ Gaffar market.
    The phone is worth of it’s price.

  • Ranjan Bhardwaj

    give me the best prise of samsung star mob.

  • Mahek

    i have star 3g and after buying it i came to know that it does not have wifi….so can anyone sugget me what to do and if anybody who can tell me the software through i can get wifi in my phone…

  • KarthikeyanB

    i m also having the same problem. that is i m having samsung star 3g mobile. i want to access wifi. is possible to do that using any software/external device? pls anyone give me the idea if u know.

  • KarthikeyanB

    hai, i m also having the same problem. that is i m having samsung star 3g mobile. i want to access wifi. is possible to do that using any software/external device? pls anyone give me the idea if u know….

  • Jinachandra

    I have S5233.
    *Nice phone but concerned about the silent mode – Vibration is not strong enough and would have been better if there is some icon on the blank screen indicating that there is a missed call.
    *Single bleep call alert is useful when in a meeting- missing in S5233
    *Calculator should have % (percentage)function as well.

  • jule

    as noreciau pirkti toki telefona .
    ar apsimoka ?