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Samsung Jet 2 announced in India; Looks like the original Jet

Categories: Announcements, Devices, Samsung
By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, February 25th, 2010 at 4:55 AM

Samsung Jet 2 has been announced in India. The device looks pretty much the same (identical?) as the original Jet S8000, making me think is this actually a new phone or some scam floating around the Interwebs.

In terms of the hardware, there are no any great (if any) enhancements. The CPU stays the same, clocking at 800 MHz, and so does the screen – it’s WVGA AMOLED. WiFi and GPS are on board too, and the camera sticks at 5 megapixels. So why they call it the Jet 2 is beyond me.

The software has been reportedly improved, packing a new 3D media gate UI along with TouchWIZ 2.0, and there’s also the “one finger zoom” feature that should reportedly enable “one hand operation to zoom in and out” while browsing the web, or just going around your photos and/or documents.

The price you ask? It’s 19,500 INR which is about $420. No words when the Jet 2 will hit other markets and honestly I’m not sure it should. If the only difference is in the software, Samsung should simply release a firmware update and that’s it… Any thoughts?

[Via: Unwired View, Tech2]

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • Eugenio Stallman

    i’ve the samsung jet s8000 and have trouble synchronising with outlook 2003. Electronic mail Sync icon on new pc studio 1.2.0 ID8 and 1.3.0 IJ1 are disabled and hence can not synchronise with my outlook 2003, laptop or computer operating method is windows xp sp3. will need enable on why the email sync icon is disabled and why sync doesn’t perform.