Samsung Adds Galaxy S Advance To The Lineup, Brings Gingerbread, Dual-Core and Super AMOLED

As if Samsung’s portfolio wasn’t big enough already, they’ve now called into action the new kid on the block.  Joining Sammy’s deadly arsenal of successful devices is the new “Galaxy S Advance”.  The Galaxy S Advance appears to be more of the Galaxy Note’s little brother but without all of the heft.

“The GALAXY S Advance adds to the successful track record of the GALAXY smartphone range with a phone that combines power and style with all the versatility of Samsung’s Hub services,” said JK Shin, President of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics.

The device comes to the table with a 1GHz dual-core CPU under the hood, a 4-inch Super AMOLED display for crisp colors, 16GB of memory and 768 MB of RAM.  In addition, the handset will offer support for HSPA connections in the 14.4 Mbps range and touts a 5 meg rear facing camera and 1.3 meg front facing shooter.  And we already know what you’re going to ask, is ICS on board?  No, sorry.  The device will initially ship with Gingerbread 2.3 along with the usual Samsung apps variety.  We haven’t received word yet on how much the device will initially run price wise but we’re sure it will be revealed soon.  The device will initially see a gradual roll-out beginning with Russia some time next month.  Europe, Africa, Southeast and Southwest Asia, Latin America and China will soon follow suit.  Pretty much everywhere but the United States.  Feel free to scour the official press release below and don’t forget to let us know what you think in the comments as well.    

Press Release:

SEOUL, Korea – January 30, 2012 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, today announced the launch of the Samsung GALAXY S Advance. Designed for those who define themselves by the phone they carry, the GALAXY S Advance strikes a balance of style, power and performance. It will be available in Russia starting from February, and then be gradually rolled out in CIS, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Southeast and Southwest Asia, Latin America and China.
“The GALAXY S Advance adds to the successful track record of the GALAXY smartphone range with a phone that combines power and style with all the versatility of Samsung’s Hub services,” said JK Shin, President of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics.

Dual Core performance, curved design and Super AMOLED display

Powered by a dual core 1.0 GHz processor and HSPA 14.4 Mbps connectivity, the GALAXY S Advance has been built with power and connectivity in mind, delivering great versatility and a highly responsive user interface for easy multitasking. Application start-ups are faster with virtually no lag time, and the user experience is boosted with smoother screen transitions, faster image processing, and enhanced Web download and browsing performance.
The GALAXY S Advance’s curved glass design enhances handling of the phone and fits the user’s facial form easily and naturally. Its 4.0” Super AMOLED display provides the stunning visuals users have come to expect of Samsung GALAXY smartphones, offering unparalleled color reproduction and ensuring that photos and videos captured with the device’s 5MP camera can be enjoyed with vivid clarity.

The Samsung user experience

Running on Android Gingerbread and featuring Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface, the GALAXY S Advance enables users to stay connected through the Samsung Hubs and ChatON services. Music Hub offers a full music store experience with access to over 11 million tracks and the ability to fully personalize users’ own music catalogues. Readers Hub offers access to over 2.3 million e-books, 3,500 magazine and 200 newspaper titles; while the hugely popular Game Hub offers access to thousands of catalogued games supplemented by gamer news feeds and news.
Samsung’s cross platform communication service, ChatON connects all phone users into a single community using phone numbers instead of usernames and passwords, provides aneasy instant messaging, group chatting and sharing of content in multiple formats—images, video, voice, contacts, calendar—to make messaging simpler and more intuitive than ever.
The GALAXY S Advance also features Find My Mobile, a unique lost-phone management system that ensures secure phone data encryption in case of phone loss, and that enables users to trace their lost phone directly via the Web or even delete the device’s data remotely.
For multimedia content and more detailed information, please visitwww.samsungmobilepress.com
Note to Editors: Samsung GALAXY S Advance product specifications

Network	HSPA  14.4Mbps  850/900/1900/2100EDGE/GPRS  850/900/1800/1900
Process	1 GHz Dual-Core Processor
Display	4.0” WVGA(480×800) Super AMOLED display
OS	Android 2.3(Gingerbread)
Camera	Main(Rear) : 5 Megapixel Auto Focus Camera with LED FlashSub(Front) : 1.3 Megapixel Camera
Video	Codec : MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, DivX, VC-1 Recording/ Playback : 720@30fps
Audio	Codec : MP3, AAC, AAC＋, eAAC＋, WMA, AC3Music Player with SoundAlive 3.5mm Ear Jack, Stereo FM Radio with RDS
Value-added Features	Samsung TouchWiz/ Samsung L!ve Panel UX
	Samsung Apps
	Samsung Kies 2.0/ Samsung Kies air/ AllShare
	ChatON(Downloadable via Samsung Apps)Readers Hub(Downloadable via Samsung Apps)Music Hub Game Hub ＊Service availability differs by region
	GoogleTM Mobile Services- Android Market™, Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Maps™, Syncing with Google Calendar™
	Polaris Office
	Find My Mobile
	A-GPS
Connectivity	Bluetooth® technology v 3.0 High SpeedUSB 2.0Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Sensor	Proximity, Accelerometer, Geomagnetic, Light, Gyroscope
Memory	8/16GB User memory ＋ 768MB(RAM)microSD (up to 32GB)
Size	123.2 x 63.0 x 9.69 mm, 120g
Battery	Standard battery, Li-ion 1,500mAh

＊ All functionality, features, specifications and other product information provided in this document including, but not limited to, the benefits, design, pricing, components, performance, availability, and capabilities of the product are subject to change without notice or obligation.
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2010 consolidated sales of US$135.8 billion. Employing approximately 190,500 people in 206 offices across 68 countries, the company operates two separate organizations to coordinate its nine independent business units: Digital Media & Communications, comprising Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, and Digital Imaging; and Device Solutions, consisting of Memory, System LSI and LCD. Recognized for its industry-leading performance across a range of economic, environmental and social criteria, Samsung Electronics was named the world’s most sustainable technology company in the 2011 Dow Jones Sustainability Index. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.