Samsung announced Galaxy Young & Galaxy Fame

Samsung has announced two new smartphones - Galaxy Young and Galaxy Fame; both the devices are powered by Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and resemble predecessors Galaxy S III and Note II in looks.

Galaxy Young

• 3.27-inch TFT touchscreen with 480x320p resolution
• 768MB RAM, 4GB built-in storage & support for 64GB microSD card
• 3MP rear camera without flash
• Wi-Fi, 2G, 3G, Bluetooth 3.0 and microUSB 2.0
• 1300mAh battery

Galaxy Fame

• 3.5-inch screen
• 1GHz processor coupled with 512MB RAM
• 4GB built-in storage & support for 64GB microSD card
• 1300mAh battery
• 5MP primary camera with LED flash and a VGA front camera
• 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0 and (optional) NFC

Both Galaxy Young & Galaxy Fame are loaded with proprietary features like S Cloud, Motion UI, Samsung games Hub and ChatOn. There is no official comments on pricing and availability of the two devices.

Samsung smartphones to get Jelly Bean upgrade

South Korean multinational conglomerate has begun rolling out its first official Jelly Bean upgrade. Galaxy S III, one of the most coveted handset will get the first Jelly-Bean (Android v4.1.1) update. 

Here's the list of Samsung smartphones to get Jelly Bean upgrade:

Galaxy S II

Galaxy Note

Galaxy S Advance

Galaxy S II LTE

Galaxy Chat

Galaxy Ace 2

Galaxy Beam

Galaxy Ace Plus

Galaxy Mini 2,

Galaxy S Duos

4 tablets: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, and Galaxy Note 10.1

First, the upgrade will be rolled for Poland users. Subsequently, the upgrade will be rolled out to other countries. 

Device can be upgraded to the latest version of Android by KIES or OTA (Over-The-Air). WIFI connectivity and at least 50% battery are required to get update the software successfully. Flashing can also be done by downloading the firmware.  

Here's the major highlight of Jelly Bean OS: 

Project Butter - Aims to make the operating system extremely smooth

Text Input: Faster keyboard with more accuracy.

Camera - The new OS brings to the table new UI and gestures, allowing users to swipe sideways, if they want to access a gallery. Images can be deleted by swiping them off the screen.

Notifications - The notifications bar has also received an upgrade.

HTC Windows 8 Phone

Apple iphone 5 vs. Galaxy S III vs. HTC One X vs. Nokia PureView 808

 Samsung Galaxy SII V/s SIII - comparison & features 

Samsung Galaxy S II Plus may surface the market soon

After the tremendous fruition of Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung is planning to take hold on the smartphone market with the new version of S II, called as Galaxy S II Plus. 

Although, most of the specification will remain the unaltered but there will be some changes in Display, CPU, GPU, and operating system. It is being heard that the S II Plus I9105) will be packing a dual-core 1.4GHz CPU and PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU. Running Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, the new Galaxy S II sibling will perhaps get the Jelly Bean update soon after the launch. To remind you the old Galaxy S II sports dual core 1.2 GHz CPU and Mali-400MP GPU, and it runs on Android Gingerbread OS.  According to rumour, it sports a 4.52-inch Super AMOLED Plus display.  

Samsung Galaxy SII V/s SIII - comparison & features   

Comparison: Samsung Galaxy S III vs. HTC One X