Yesterday, Samsung announced the launch of a new line of low-cost touch-sensitive phones REX. The series includes four mobile devices: REX 60, REX 70, REX 80 and REX 90. The devices operate on a Samsung proprietary platform with the proprietary TouchWiz interface. One of the key advantages of the line is the support for working with two SIM cards (in the REX 90 and REX 70 there is also the possibility of hot-swappable SIM cards).
The simplest model of the line - the REX 60 has a 2.8-inch QVGA LCD (320x240 pixels) LCD screen, a 1.3-megapixel camera, 30 megabytes of internal memory, expandable to 16 GB (microSD slot), and a 1000 mA battery * h, which will provide up to 15 hours of talk time.
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Technical characteristics of REX 60:
- Support communication standards: GSM GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- Support two SIM cards (optional)
- Dimensions: 55x101,8x12,2 mm
- Platform: Samsung TouchWiz Lite
- Display: 2.8-inch QVGA, TFT, 320x240 resolution
- Camera: 1.3 megapixels
- Java application support
- Memory: 30 MB of internal memory, slot for microSD memory cards (up to 16 GB)
- Communications: WiFi b / g / n, Bluetooth v3.0 HS, USB 2.0 Host
- Battery: 1000 mAh
- Other: Proximity Sensor, Opera Mini Browsers and Access NF
The REX 70 model is equipped with a 3-inch QVGA capacitive LCD screen (320x240 pixels), a 2-megapixel camera, 10 megabytes of internal memory, a microSD slot (up to 32 GB), a 1000 mAh battery. Talk time - 13 hours.
Technical characteristics of REX 70:
- Support communication standards: GSM GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- Support two SIM cards (optional) hot-swappable
- Dimensions: 57.2x104.9x11.99 mm
- Platform: Samsung TouchWiz
- Display: 3-inch QVGA, TFT, 320x240 resolution
- Camera: 2 megapixels
- Java application support
- Memory: 10 MB of internal memory, slot for microSD memory cards (up to 32 GB)
- Communications: WiFi b / g / n, Bluetooth v3.0 HS, USB 2.0 Host
- Battery: 1000 mAh
- Other: Proximity Sensor, Opera Mini Browsers and Access NF
The REX 80 boasts a 3-inch QVGA capacitive LCD screen (320x480 pixels), a 3.2 megapixel camera, 20 megabytes of internal memory, a microSD slot (up to 16 GB), a 1000 mAh battery. The phone is designed for 14.7 hours of talk time.
Technical characteristics of REX 80:
- Support communication standards: GSM GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- support for two SIM cards (optional) hot-swappable
- Dimensions: 58x102x11.5 mm
- Platform: Samsung TouchWiz Lite
- Display: 3-inch QVGA, TFT, 320x480 resolution
- Camera: 3.2 megapixels
- Java application support
- Memory: 20 MB of internal memory, slot for microSD memory cards (up to 16 GB)
- Communications: WiFi b / g / n, Bluetooth v3.0 HS, USB 2.0 Host
- Battery: 1000 mAh
- Other: Proximity Sensor, Opera Mini Browsers and Access NF
And finally, the REX 90 model comes with a 3.5-inch HVGA display (320x480 pixels), a 3.2-megapixel camera, 10 MB of internal memory, expandability through a microSD slot up to 32 GB, and a battery that lasts 15 hours of talking. .
Technical characteristics of REX 90:
- Support communication standards: GSM GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- Support two SIM cards (optional) hot-swappable
- Dimensions: 61.9x113x11.84 mm
- Platform: Samsung TouchWiz
- Display: 3.5-inch HVGA, TFT, 320x480 resolution
- Camera: 3.2 megapixels
- Java application support
- Memory: 10 MB of internal memory, slot for microSD memory cards (up to 32 GB)
- Communications: WiFi b / g / n, Bluetooth v3.0 HS, USB 2.0 Host
- Battery: 1000 mAh
- Other: Proximity Sensor, Opera Mini Browsers and Access NF
In addition to the above characteristics, great emphasis is placed on the communicative capabilities of the REX series: all phones have pre-installed applications for Facebook and Twitter, Opera Mini browser, Facebook messaging clients, Samsung's ChatOn, Gtalk and Yahoo.
Undoubtedly, new mobile phones will appeal to all users who need a very simple device that performs the basic functions and tasks at an affordable price. And the prices for Samsung's budget line abroad will vary from 79 to 120 American presidents. Another nice bonus for future owners of mobile devices REX will be the ability to download up to 10 mobile masterpieces from Gameloft.
Exact information about the launch of the REX series in Russia, as well as the prices of new low-end devices are not yet known.