Samsung launches Omnia W, Wave III and Galaxy Y in India

Samsung has just announced the launch of three new smartphones - Omnia W, Wave III and Galaxy Y in India. The Omnia W smartphone is the very first one from Samsung based on Windows Phone aka Mango. The launch of the Omnia W (GT-18350) ends a long, dry spell, which began eversince the last Windows Phone-based smartphone launched in the country. The Wave III is Samsung’s flagship smartphone, which runs on Samsung’s new Bada 2.0 platform. The Galaxy Y (SS5630) smartphone, which is targeted at the younger audiences runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It comes packed with Samsung’s TouchWiz interface, and includes SWYPE, too.

Here’s a detailed look at the specifications of the Omnia W:

Marks Samsung’s debut in WP aka Mango sphere

The Samsung Omnia W will feature -

• Windows Phone 7.5 Mango running on a 1.4GHz processor
• 3.7-inch, Super AMOLED cpacitive touchscreen with a 480 x 800 pixel resoluton
• 3G, EDGE/GPRS, WiFi
• GPS with a-GPS Support
• Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP and USB 2.0
• 5MP AF acmera with LED flash (image stabilisation, geo-tagging) and 720p video recording
• FM Radio
• 8GB internal storage

Here’s a detailed look at the specifications of the Wave III:

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All set to create waves?

This next-gen Wave model is equipped with -

• Bada 2.0 running on a 1.4GHz Processor
• 4-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 480 x 800 pixel resolution )gorilla Glass)
• 3G, EDGE/GPRS, WiFi with WiFi Direct and Hot Spot creation
• GPS with a-GPS Support
• Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP and USB 2.0
• 5MP AF acmera with LED flash (face, smile, blink detection, geo-tagging) and 720p video recording
• FM Radio
• 3GB internal storage with microSD card support up to 32GB
• TV out
• Samsung ChatOn

Here’s a detailed look at the specifications of the Galaxy Y:

Galaxy Y for the “Young”

Samsung’s Galaxy Y handset will come with -

• Android OS v2.3 (Gingerbread) on an 800MHz processor
• 3-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen with a 240 x 320 pixel resolution
• 3G, EDGE/GPRS, WiFi and Hot Spot creation
• GPS with a-GPS Support
• Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP and USB 2.0
• 2MP camera (geo-tagging) and QVGA video recording
• FM Radio
• microSD card support up to 32GB
• Image editor

The Omnia W is available in India for a price tag of Rs. 19,990, while the Wave III comes with a price tag of Rs. 19,600 and the Galaxy Y comes with a price tag of Rs. 7,830.