Samsung Galaxy Core Lite With LTE Support and Quad-Core SoC Launched

Samsung has announced a new Android smartphone, dubbed Galaxy Core Lite. The company has revealed that the Galaxy Core Lite will be available in Korea starting this month and will be priced at TWD 7,988, translating roughly to Rs. 15,800. Unfortunately, the company as of now has not revealed plans to launch the Galaxy Core Lite in more markets.

The Samsung Galaxy Core Lite is part of the company's Galaxy Core lineup which includes the Galaxy Core Advance launched in December; the Galaxy Core launched in May last year and the Galaxy Core Plus announced in November.

The Samsung Galaxy Core Lite runs Android 4.3 Jelly Bean with Samsung's TouchWiz UI on top. It features a 4.7-inch TFT display with 480x800 (WVGA) pixels resolution. Powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor, the Galaxy Core Lite has 1GB of RAM. It sports a 5-megapixel rear autofocus camera with a LED flash.

The Galaxy Core Lite offers 8GB of inbuilt storage which can be expanded with a microSD card (up to 64GB). Apart from LTE connectivity, it also offers Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, NFC, 3G and GPS connectivity options. The phone comes with a 2000mAh battery.

The Samsung Galaxy Core Lite launch was first picked up by Phone Arena from a Chinese publication.

Earlier in May, Samsung announced the ruggedised version of the Galaxy S5, the Galaxy S5 Active. Like the flagship, the Galaxy S5 Active packs a heart rate sensor on its back panel.

The South Korean giant launched the Galaxy S5 Active on AT&T and till now there has been no word whether when the Galaxy S5 Active would be available outside the US or on other mobile carriers apart from AT&T.

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