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We’ve been hearing a bit about Samsung possibly launching an Android flip phone, which in all honesty is a bit of an odd choice given that customers are making a big deal about screen sizes these days. Well we’ve seen photos leaked, and possible names such as the Samsung Galaxy Golden and Galaxy Folder were suggested. The good news is that if you’ve always wanted an Android flip phone, Samsung has officially announced the Samsung Hennessy, which as you can see pictured above looks the same as the previously leaked photos.
The device goes by the model number W789 and was revealed on Samsung’s Chinese website. According to the specs, it will feature a pair of 3.3” 320×480 touchscreen displays with a 1.2GHz quad-core chipset under the hood. It will run on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and on the front of the phone, it will also sport a trio of capacitive buttons which can typically be found on regular Android devices. It will come with a 5MP rear-facing camera, a 1,500mAh battery, a microSD card slot, and dual-SIM support for GSM and CDMA radios.
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While we’d like to feign surprise at Samsung’s official reveal of another dual-screen Android flip phone, yesterday’s leak gave us ample warning. Samsung’s Chinese website has officially outed the Hennessy (W789), and it boasts a pair of 3.3-inch 320×480 touch displays and runs Android 4.1 on a 1.2GHz quad-core CPU. The outer screen is bordered by a trio of capacitive keys, allowing folks to zip through Google’s OS, as per usual. When it comes to other internals, the hardware packs a 1,500mAh battery, microSD slot, 5-megapixel rear camera and dual SIM support for CDMA and GSM radios. Naturally, the hardware also includes GPS and connectivity over Bluetooth and WiFi. Word on a release date, pricing or whether the device will see other territories still hasn’t surfaced, but its GSM compatibility may inspire hope that imported units could work stateside. Now that the Hennessy has made its debut, it can’t be long before the curtains are pulled back on the leak-prone Galaxy Folder.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Samsung
Via: Pocket-lint
Source: Samsung (Translated)
In the realm of Samsung flip-phone rumors, color us confused. Earlier, we saw a manual on Samsung’s site for a Galaxy Folder (SHF-E400K), with dual 800 x 480 displays, a dual-core Snapdragon 400 CPU, 2GB of RAM, gold trim and LTE support. Now, we’re seeing a so-called Samsung Hennessy (SCH-W789), another dual-screen clamshell model with 320 x 480 resolution on both of its 3.27-inch screens, a quad-core 1.2GHz CPU, 5-megapixel camera, dual-sim support and, yes, a “Luxury Gold” color trim option. The latter model has leaked multiple times from Asian rumor sites, while the presence of a manual and photos for the Folder seem to all but confirm that model. We remain skeptical, though, as the sources may have mixed up the similar-looking models, and in any case they may never arrive in the US. If they’re real, though, we’ve obviously underestimated the size of the cognac-and-cigar throwback market.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Samsung
Via: SamMobile
Source: Sammy Hub
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