The Samsung Galaxy S Advance is official -- click through the pics above to ogle this 4-inch budget Android blower from every which way.
The advantageous Advance S plays host to a dual-core processor, and if you take a look at the 4-inch screen you'll notice it's slightly curved. Neat!
Despite the Advance S looking very much like a mid-range mobile, it's rocking a Super AMOLED screen, so fingers crossed it'll look as colourful and classy as its more expensive older Galaxy cousins.
Around the back eagle-eyed readers will spy a 5-megapixel camera, which isn't an especially high resolution for a snapper these days, but is more evidence that the Advance S will be wallet-friendly.
It's not the slimmest smart phone around, measuring 9.69mm thick -- compare that with the iPhone 4S' 9.3mm depth. But the Advance S should be easily slim enough to slide into the tightest of jeans pockets. It looks like the Advance S will come in either 8GB or 16GB size options, but if that's not enough space for you you'll be able to bump up the capacity using a microSD card. Crafty.
The Advance S will arrive running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, as well as Samsung's hilariously-named TouchWiz user interface. While that means the phone will likely arrive will some unwanted bloatware, you will get a handy feature called Find My Mobile, which lets you trace the phone's location online, and wipe its data remotely if needs be.
It's a shame it won't be running Ice Cream Sandwich, which is the latest version of Android. Nevertheless, we're always happy to welcome a new pony into the Samsung Galaxy stable.
We'll likely get a chance to play with the Advance S at Mobile World Congress in a few weeks' time, where we're also hoping to see the Samsung Galaxy S3. An exciting time for mobiles, so stay tuned. In the meantime, tell us whether the Advance S tickles your fancy in the comments, or on our Facebook wall.
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anonymous 31 January, 2012 04:57
Looks a bit like s2 but whats the point? Dual core and no ice cream sandwich. Galaxy w would b a best bet I reckon until I see full specs. U can get SE live walkman for 100 quid with ics due in april/may time. Ok size is small and screen is iffy but what do you want for the price? Put ics on the phone samsung or the phone will be out of date b4 the first ones even been sold in this fast paced tech world!
roblightbody 31 January, 2012 10:20
Its a warmed over original Galaxy S with, as far as I can see, only an extra processor core and an LED to show for it. Its far more like the original S than the S2.
anonymous 31 January, 2012 14:05
This is simply smashing!
But will it be priced above the Galaxy R? If it is then I see no point in buying this phone.