Samsung Galaxy Chat gets Jelly Bean update in India

Here’s an interesting news for those who own the Samsung Galaxy Chat smartphone in India. News has it that the smartphone is the latest to receive a delicious Jelly Bean update. Mobigyaan has received information that the smartphone has got a Jelly Bean update with base firmware B5330XXUBMD2. Those in line for the update should note that it is roughly 322MB in size and requires a Wi-Fi connection. The Android 4.1.2 update is available both via Over-The-Air (OTA) and through Samsung Kies. 

Gets Jelly Bean

As for the Galaxy Chat smartphone, the brand focused its attention on a handset that would appeal to those who require a physical keyboard for all their typing purposes. The smartphone was launched with Android Ice Cream Sandwich and combines a 3-inch touchscreen with a full QWERTY keypad. Preloaded on the phone with its own dedicated launch key, Samsung’s ChatON communication service connects you and users from any phone platform into a single community, enabling spontaneous group chatting and messaging – with text, animations or images – in seconds.

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Here is a quick look at some of the highlighted features of Galaxy Chat:

• 3-inch QVGA TFT-LCD display with a resolution of 240 x 320
• HSDPA 7.2/ HSUPA 5.76 Mbps 900/2100, EDGE/GPRS 850/ 900/1800/1900
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, USB 2.0, Bluetooth technology v 3.0
• 2MP camera
• 4GB memory, external microSD slot (up to 32GB)

In addition to these, the Jelly Bean update will bring a host of goodies to the smartphone. Galaxy Chat incidentally was a part of the list of Samsung devices that were slated for a Jelly Bean upgrade. 

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