Samsung
has silently launched the Galaxy Core 2 smartphone in India at a price
of Rs. 11,900. The Galaxy Core 2 is now available in Black and White
colours via
Samsung's official online India
store.
The
Galaxy Core 2 (also known as the Galaxy Core II) is the successor to
the popular Galaxy
Core
launched in June last year at Rs. 15,690.
(Also see: Samsung
Galaxy Core 2 vs. Samsung Galaxy
Core)
The
Samsung Galaxy Core 2 supports dual-SIM and runs Android 4.4 KitKat
out-of-the-box with the company's TouchWiz Essence UI on top. It comes
with a 4.5-inch WVGA (480x800 pixels) TFT display.
It is powered
by a quad-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz coupled with 768MB of RAM.
The Galaxy Core 2 sports a 5-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED
flash and VGA (0.3-megapixel) front-facing camera. The 4GB of inbuilt
storage on the Galaxy Core 2 is expandable via microSD card (up to
64GB).
Connectivity options on the smartphone include Wi-Fi b/g/n,
Bluetooth 4.0, Micro-USB and 3G. The Samsung Galaxy Core 2 is powered
by a 2000mAh battery. The handset measures in 130.3x68x9.8mm and weighs
138 grams.
Notably, Samsung had announced
the Galaxy Core 2, Galaxy Star 2, Galaxy Ace 4, and Galaxy Young 2 last
month. Samsung Netherlands had this month also
revealed
the pricing of three out of the four new Galaxy smartphones - the
Galaxy Core 2, Galaxy Ace 4, and Galaxy Young 2.
On Monday,
Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom had also tweeted a live picture of
the
Galaxy Core 2 along with a suggested selling price of Rs. 11,599,
against an MRP of Rs. 13,950, and stock availability starting Tuesday.

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