Samsung Galaxy Core up for pre-booking at Rs 15,350, ships on 1 July

Samsung’s new smartphone, the Galaxy Core, has been spotted on the company’s estore website. The price of the device is listed as Rs 15,350 and according to the listing the shipping will start on 1 July.

The smartphone has a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, along with 8GB Internal memory and 1GB RAM. It has a 4.3 inch (480800 pixels) TFT LCD display. It also comes equipped with a 5-megapixel rear camera, while the front camera is a VGA one. It has a 1,800mAh battery. The smartphone runs theAndroid 4.1 version of Jelly Bean.

In terms of connectivity, the device supports 3G and 2G Internet, along with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 3.0. The device will be sold in two different versions - a single SIM is out in July and a dual-SIM variant will be available from this month.

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Smart features of the Galaxy Core include:

• Smart Stay: Recognises when a user is looking at the phone, when a user looks away and dims the screen.
• Smart Alert: Alerts the user to missed calls and messages when the device is picked up.
• Motion UI: Activates common functions such as refresh or mute with simple motion commands.
• S Voice: Provides voice command functionality.

The Galaxy Core is thus a mid-ranged smartphone with some of the key software features that are also there in the Galaxy S4.