Saturday, August 20, 2011

Samsung Galaxy Xcover review full specs price rugged android nature proof

Water Proof, Dust Proof, Scratch Resistant, Rugged Body



2G Network :GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network :HSDPA 900 / 2100

Display     Type :Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size :  3.65 inches
- Gorilla Glass display
- TouchWiz UI
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Touch-sensitive controls
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

OS :Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Messaging :SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser :WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Games: Yes
Colors:Gray
GPS :with A-GPS support
3.5mm jack :Yes

Phonebook :Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records :Practically unlimited
Card slot :microSD, up to 32GB

GPRS:Yes
EDGE :Yes
3G :HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN     Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth :with A2DP
Infrared port:No
USB :v2.0 microUSB



Camera :Primary :3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, LED flash
Features :Geo-tagging
Video :Yes

Java :via Java MIDP emulator
- IP67 certified - dust and water proof (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Digital compass
- Social networking integration
- MP4/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input (Swype)

Battery :Standard battery, Li-Ion

The new Samsung Galaxy Xcover
Samsung has finally announced the Galaxy Xcover, a ruggedised phone with IP67 protection against the elements.
It's not really a surprise that Samsung is bringing this phone, given the leaks all over the internet in the last day or two and the success of the Motorola Defy.
The Galaxy Xcover is likely to be a lot cheaper than Moto's challenger though, given the spec sheet shows some low-end choices.
For instance we're looking at a 3.65-inch screen with a 3MP camera (albeit with flash included) and an 800MHz processor pumping away under the hood.

However, Android 2.3 is included on the phone out of the box, which is one in the eye for the Defy, despite it's slightly higher spec sheet.
The Galaxy Xcover comes with full IP67 rating, which means its splash, dust and shockproof. There's also a 2GB microSD card in the box for media, helping to supplement the meagre 150MB internal memory.
Will be updated soon with full review...