Deep down inside, I have a thing for ultra low end phones. How little money can I spend on a device that will do damn near everything my high end smartphone does? Earlier today I was delighted to find out that the Samsung Galaxy Pocket is now available for preorder here in Finland. At 140 Euros it’s an incredible value; for that you get Android 2.3, WiFi, GPS, 3G, and pretty much everything you’d need to be productive. While searching the internets for a review, I stumbled across an article on IBNLive that discusses the Pocket. At the end of said article they talk about the Galaxy Note:
“Samsung also announced an exciting consumer promotion on its premium Galaxy Note. Any consumer buying a Galaxy Note between today and May 31, 2012 can avail free Sennheiser headphones, download free music and games, download full version of Angry Birds Space free and get a free flip cover.”
That’s ridiculous! Sennheiser’s lowest end headphones are likely an order of magnitude better than whatever headphones that most companies package with their device. That’s one thing that deeply troubles me, the amount of garbage that comes with new phones that many people will never use. High end devices are the worst at this. Does Samsung think people who buy a Galaxy Nexus or a Galaxy Note need another charger around the house?
Anyway, if you’re in India, and are thinking of buying a Galaxy Note, now you have more reason to snatch one up. And if you don’t need the accessories, then don’t bother picking them up, since you’ll probably just throw them away.
If on the other hand you’re looking for a low end device, then do check out the Pocket. While I have no personal experience with it, I imagine that it’s probably built better than anything from lower cost Chinese vendors.