Samsung Galaxy Pro

samsung galaxy pro review

Release Date:  Q2 2011
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Samsung seems to be on a verge to announce new mobile phones. After announcing a few promising handsets in the Mobile World Congress like Samsung Galaxy S2, the company yet again revealed a new device, which is called Galaxy Pro. It is expected that Samsung Galaxy Pro will release in the UK market by the end of March 2011. If you prefer using the BlackBerry phones, but wish to upgrade to the features of Android™, then Galaxy Pro is what you are looking for. It loads the functionality of Android™ v2.2 along with the TouchWiz interface that provides access to various high-end services of Samsung. The inclusion of full QWERTY keyboard of this smart phone is perfect efficient messaging, chatting and emailing.

“Pro” is associated in the name of the handset and it includes a physical keyboard, which indicates the handset is made for the business users. However, the device is perfect for the entry-level to mid range users. The UK users can access this handset by the end of this month and it seems that Three UK will be the first major carrier to stock it. The release of this device in the other key markets like other European nations, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, etc. will take place afterwards. Samsung seems to be playing a good balancing act with its diverse range of devices. On one hand it has high-end tablet like Samsung-galaxy-tab, while on the other hand, it has simple and user friendly Galaxy Pro.

Samsung Galaxy Pro – Look and display

You have probably seen how the BlackBerry phones generally look like. The reason why we are saying this is because Galaxy Pro will remind you about the similar design. It looks a bit squarer and sleeker in comparison to most of the other low-mid range QWERTY phones. The lower part of the handset includes the physical keyboard. On top of the QWERTY, you can find the touch sensitive controls and above that the logo of Samsung is placed. You can find the company logo on the back of the handset as well. On the left-top corner of the back panel, the camera lens can be traced. The device is easy to carry and you can place it into tight pockets quite easily. It measures 108.6 x 66.7 x 10.7 mm and it weighs 103.4 grams.

Samsung Galaxy Pro – Display

Display is not a major highlight of Galaxy PRO like many latest handsets arriving in the market recently. Samsung Galaxy Pro mainly aims to capture the market that belongs to the texters and hence its main focus lies on the QWERTY keyboard factor. However, it doesn’t mean that the display of the handset is outright ordinary. It has a TFT capacitive touch screen of 2.8 inches with 320 x 240 pixels resolution and 256,000 colours visibility. Proximity sensor for auto turn off and accelerometer sensor for UI auto rotate are some of the highlights of the display. In fact, the combination of the touch screen display and physical keyboard looks quite appealing.

Samsung Galaxy Pro – Network and Connectivity

Galaxy PRO looks good at the basic features. As far as the network support is concerned, the users of the phone can access both 2G and 3G network options. The users of 2G network will get the support of quad band GSM 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 while the 3G users will get the support of dual band 3G HSDPA 900/ 1200. In terms of connectivity options, Samsung Galaxy Pro includes the functionality of both GPRS and EDGE. The speed of GPRS and EDGE are okay for average usage, but these days, high speed connectivity has become quite a necessity. Galaxy Pro does not disappoint in this aspect as it includes 3G HSDPA up to the speed of 7.2 mbps and Wi-Fi® 802.11. These features make sure that you can browse through the web and access various features of the Internet with the high connectivity options.

For any mobile phone, transferring data is quite essential these days. You can transfer data to/from other compatible handsets by using both with-wire and wireless connectivity features. For wire-based transfer, you can connect the other device with your Samsung Galaxy Pro by using microUSB v2.0 and for the wireless transfer you have Bluetooth® v2.1.

Samsung Galaxy Pro – Memory

One of the key essentials for any mobile phone is sound memory capacity. Nowadays, the mobile phones include several sophisticated features and functionalities that require large storage space. If the handset fails match with the required storage capacity, then it will not meet the basic requirements of your usage. So what is the storage highlights of Samsung Galaxy Pro? It has 512MB internal memory which is practically big enough to store unlimited entries of call records and contacts. However, you can definitely increase the memory capacity for better usage as the handset includes a microSD™ card slot that supports memory up to 32 GB. You will get 2 GB memory card for free when you buy this handset.

Samsung Galaxy Pro – Camera

Mobile phone camera has become an essential aspect for the users. It comes as a great handy to click any interesting moment on the move. When you plan to buy a new handset, you definitely watch out for the camera features. Samsung Galaxy Pro includes a 3.15 mega pixel camera, which may not be as superior as the snappers of the other high-end smart phones. However, this camera is quite decent considering its target market, which includes the entry-mid range users. The resolution of the images clicked with this camera is 2048 x 1536 pixels and it can record videos as well. The device also includes some entertainment features such as music player and video playback. The integrated music player can play MP3/ WAV/ eAAC+ while the video playback can play DivX/ Xvid/ MP4/ WMV/ H.264 files. There is stereo FM with RDS for more entertainment.