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Samsung sells 50 million touchscreen devices

Samsung sells 50 million touchscreen devices

 
With plethora of touchscreen handsets available from Samsung, this milestone was somewhat expected. They’ve announced to sell its 50 millionth unit this month ensuring touchscreen handset market is where the volume (and money) is. The total figure is cumulative of 10m units from 2008 and 40m this year.
However, if we consider the growth percent-wise, Samsung’s [...]

Samsung Star S5230 sales surpass 10m units

 
Samsung’s hot selling S5230 Star has reached the iconic milestone. The phone has surpassed sales of 10m units and is the fastest selling Samsung device till date. Star achieved this figure in just 6 months, about 4 months faster than Samsung’s E250 that reached the 10 million landmark.
Star boasts a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen, TouchWiz [...]

Airtel gives free data usage with Samsung phones in India

 
Own a Samsung touchscreen equipped phone? Use an Airtel connection? If you answered yes to both the questions, there’s some good news for you. Airtel is offering three months of free data usage up to 100MB on Samsung phones. The phones include Corby S3653, Star (S5233), StarW, S5603, F480 and i8910. To activate, send an [...]

Samsung E2210 and Star: Hello Kitty Edition

Samsung E2210 and Star: Hello Kitty Edition

 
Hello Kitty lovers in Belgium are in for a treat as Samsung has launched E2210 and Star (S5230) Hello Kitty Edition exclusively available at The Phone House. With its affordable price tag of €69 ($100), the simple E2210 comes in white and pink shade with the Hello Kitty pictured on the phone while spending €169 [...]

Just what the doctor ordered – Samsung releases Star with Wi-Fi

 
Samsung Star (S5230/S5233) is doing well but to propel its sales further, they’ve released the phone with Wi-Fi connectivity. Star WiFi has been officially outed in Middle East and there’s a fair chance this baby will roll out in other regions soon.
Rest of the specs remain the same – quad-band GSM/EDGE support, 3-inch touchscreen [...]

Samsung creates Think-Pink Star (S5230) Edition to fight breast cancer

Samsung creates Think-Pink Star (S5230) Edition to fight breast cancer

 
Samsung has launched a limited edition of its fastest selling touch phone in Belgium. The Star Think-Pink limited edition will be available from October 1 and has been created to support Think-Pink, an organization that spreads awareness against breast cancer. Every limited edition phone bears a cancer ribbon at the back and for every phone [...]

Samsung Star S5230 sales pass 5m units, on track for 10m by Nov

 
Samsung today announced that their cheapest touchscreen, Star (S5230) sales have surpassed the 5 million mark making it the fastest selling model in Samsung’s history. In fact, if sales continue to thrive at this rate, Star is well on track to achieve the next the 10 million milestone by November, very much in line with [...]

Samsung Star (S5230 / S5233) Review

Samsung Star (S5230 / S5233) Review

 
If you want me to describe Samsung’s Star in a few words, that would be “a touchscreen phone for the masses.” Today, touchscreen phones are not a novelty as it was used to be a few years back and Samsung is only trying to give a touchscreen experience at an affordable price. We had a [...]

Samsung introduces Star (S5230) and Preston (S5600)

Samsung introduces Star (S5230) and Preston (S5600)

 
Samsung’s previously announced S5230 and S5600 have got an easy to remember name. S5230 also known as Tocco Lite in the UK will go as Star in rest of the markets while S5600 has been christened as Preston.
Star as we know, has a 3-inch WQVGA screen, TouchWiz UI, EDGE, 3.2MP camera, DNSe, accelerometer, Gesture Lock [...]