Samsung introduces the much awaited S3850 Corby II, due for late March release

08-03-2011

Samsung has finally officially announced the Samsung S3850 Corby II, boasting of a bigger screen and Wi-Fi b/g/n connectivity when compared to its extremely popular predecessor.

The Samsung S3850 Corby II has a 3.14-inch screen, which maintains the same QVGA resolution as its original. It also bears an identical 2MP camera onboard.

The phone features a new and improved version of Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface, bringing the Social hub from the full-fledged TouchWiz 4.0 interface of the Galaxy S II. Social networking will also be made easy with native Facebook and Twitter applications pre-installed.

Though Samsung has not made the Corby II a 3G-capable device, it has added a Wi-Fi b/g/n modem for improved WLAN connectivity, as well as Bluetooth 3.0. You can expect the phone to be priced at roughly the same level as the original Corby, and will launch in late March – starting with Germany, before moving on to Europe, India, China, Asia, Middle East, CIS, Africa and Latin America. It will be available in the same range of bright colours – “Carnival Yellow, Candy Pink and Fashion White.”

Check out the specifications of the phone below:

2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Dimensions	109.9 x 60.6 x 11.7 mm
Weight	102 g
Display	3.2 inches, 240 x 320 pixels, 256K colours, TFT capacitive touchscreen
Camera	2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, video VGA@15 fps
Storage	26MB internal, expandable up to 16GB with microSD card
GPRS	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE	Yes
3G	No
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, microUSB
Audio support	MP3/WMA/eAAC+ formats, 3.5mm jack, FM radio with RDS
Video support	H.263/H.264/MP4/WMV formats supported
Java	Yes, MIDP 2.1
GPS	No
Battery	Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh
Standby time	Up to 620 h
Talk time	Up to 9 h 30 min
Colours	Yellow/Black, White, Pink