Samsung Guru 1175 Launched in India for Rs. 1690

Guru 1175, the latest low-end mobile phone from Samsung, has been launched in India. Speaking on the launch, Mr. Ranjit Yadav, Director, Mobile & IT, Samsung Indian Electronics Pvt. Ltd said, “The new, stylish Guru 1175 is a valuable addition to the popular Guru series of Samsung phones in the essential phone segment”.

The newest Guru handset offers an interesting mix of features including torch light, advanced mobile tracker, fake call, bike mode, Indian calendar and SOS messages. When “bike mode” is enabled, you will only receive calls from a select few contacts. Everyone else will automatically get a busy tone.

The stylish and ergonomic Guru 1175 has a 1.52-inch CSTN screen with 65K colours and measures in at 108.5×45.95×14.4 mm. All the standard features like FM Radio, MP3 ringtones, regional language input (with support for 9 regional languages) are present. Thanks to the inbuilt 1 MB memory, Guru 1175 is capable of storing 1000 contacts and 500 SMS messages. The 1000 mAh battery should provide up to 12 hours of talktime, 23 hours of FM radio playback and 38 hours of torch light.

The mobile segment in India has been growing at an explosive rate and everyone wants a piece of the cake. Guru is decently priced, looks good and even more importantly, it has a few unique gimmicks. Overall, if promoted well, Guru 1175 has the potential to be a winner for Samsung.

Samsung S5620 Monte Launched in India @ Rs. 8,850 Samsung S5620 Monte Launched in India @ Rs. 8,850

Packs in Wi-Fi, 3.2 MP camera, 3-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen and more!

Samsung has announced the launch of its latest touchscreen handset, the S5620 Monte in India.

The Monte is a mid-range touchscreen device that boasts of a 3-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen capable of displaying 256K colours at 240 x 400 pixels. It runs Samsung's proprietary OS over the TouchWiz 2.0 interface. The 3G Ready handset comes equipped with a host of features that include a 3.2 MP camera, Wi-Fi and FM radio. The Monte supports Bluetooth 2.1 and A-GPS. The phone is priced similarly to the existing Corby range and might be a good alternative to those who wants a phone that performs likes the Corby - but doesn't share the brand name. The Monte also packs in a Wi-Fi chip - a feature not commonly found on phones in its price range.

As for the other features of the Monte, it comes with 200 MB of internal memory - which mind you, is quite large - especially for a phone in its price range. Of course, you can expand the memory using microSD cards. The phone is multimedia ready and packs in a very capable MP3 and video player - and not to mention, a 3.5mm audio jack. The Monte also comes loaded with Google Maps. The phone will set you back by a cool Rs. 8,850 - which seems to be a very good price for the features you get with this device. You might want to rush to a Samsung dealer to check out this one in action.