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Now that Samsung has commenced beaming Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean OTA toward deserving Galaxy S III customers, it’s announced a raft of other devices set to receive the buttery OS in the near future. On the list are the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and 10.1, Galaxy Note 10.1, Galaxy S II, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, Galaxy S Advance, Galaxy S II LTE, Galaxy Music, Galaxy Chat, Galaxy Ace 2, Galaxy Beam, Galaxy Ace Plus, Galaxy mini II and Galaxy S Duos. That should bring a bit of extra speed and smoothness to those devices, along with Google Now for search and Samsung’s own flourishes from the latest TouchWiz UX. As for the rest of us, there’s more than one way to skin a Smartphone — or avoid skinning one, as the case may be.

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Here we are with yet another smartphone device from South Korean manufacturer Samsung, and we are talking about the expansion of their Galaxy range in the form of the Samsung GALAXY Chat. The name itself makes plenty of sense though – it was specially designed for socially-active users, and the Samsung Galaxy Chat is said to enable users to hook folks up with the rest of their family and friends in a jiffy. There is no word on pricing just yet, but it is said that the Samsung Galaxy Chat will arrive on the soil of Euro 2012 winners first, Spain, in July, followed by a rollout in Europe, Latin America, Middle East, China, Southeast Asia, and Southwest Asia. Chances are this will be a low-end or mid-range smartphone at best.

Touted to come in a sleek and compact form factor, the Samsung Galaxy Chat will run on the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, but do not expect it to have the Jelly Bean update anytime soon. Other hardware specifications include a 3″ touchscreen display complete with a full QWERTY keypad for you to send out those text messages, emails and Facebook status updates in a jiffy.

The Samsung Galaxy Chat ensures that your social life will remain fun and easy to manage. It will come with its own dedicated launch key on the handset, accompanied by Samsung’s ChatON communication service that will hook you up with users of ChatON on other platforms. This is more or less Samsung’s version of WhatsApp, where it offers spontaneous group chatting and messaging, never mind if it is text, animations or images that you intend to share. Email is a snap to handle and manage, courtesy of its predictive search capabilities, where there is also a more visual action bar that delivers seamless navigation. in addition to the ability to nest mail folders.

If you love mobile gaming, then the Samsung Galaxy Chat should also be your cup of tea, where it comes preloaded with Game Hub, which is pre-packed with the most popular social games for endless hours of entertainment, at least this is what Samsung claims. Any takers?

Press Release

[ Samsung GALAXY Chat targets those who are socially active copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

It looks like Samsung has another Galaxy phone announced, but not along the lines of its flagship S3. Called the Galaxy Chat, the phone is designed for folks who love having physical buttons on their devices. It features a candy bar shape with a BlackBerry style QWERTY keyboard. The phone will run on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (with TouchWiz of course) and packs a 3.0″ touchscreen display. It packs a 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, WiFi, a microSD card slot, and a 1,200mAh battery.

It’s definitely not the phone for you if you’re looking for a high-end portable multimedia device, but it should suffice if you’re into texting and chatting a lot on your phone. No word on a release date or price but the phone will be targeted at Europe, Latin America, Middle East, China, Southeast Asia and Southwest Asia.

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