Samsung Galaxy Fame duos with 1GHz processor, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 11,120

Samsung has quietly launched the Galaxy Fame duos smartphone in the Indian market. This smartphone is now retailing for Rs. 11,120. Samsung Galaxy Fame duos was spotted a month earlier on the Samsung mobile's India website but at that time there was no price mentioned. However, a retailer had tweeted that this smartphone will cost Rs. 10,999.

Samsung Galaxy Fame duos was announced in February 2013 along with Samsung Galaxy Young. Samsung Galaxy Fame duos comes with 3.5-inch HVGA display, 1GHz processor with 512 MB of RAM. The smartphone also has a 4GB of internal storage, which can be expanded by up to 32GB. It runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) along with a layer of Samsung's TouchWiz Nature UX.

Samsung Galaxy Fame duos is a dual-SIM smartphone that packs in a 1,300 mAh battery, which as per the company delivers 6 hours of talk time and 300 hours of standby time. The smartphone is 11.6 mm thick and weighs 120 grams. This smartphone is likely to compete head-on with the Sony Xperia E duos smartphone.

Samsung had recently launched the Galaxy Young smartphone in India for Rs. 8,010. It is also a dual-SIM smartphone that is powered by a 1GHz processor and has 728 MB RAM. It runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and sports a 3-megapixel camera. With a 3.27-inch display, it is slightly bigger than the Galaxy Star and has a resolution of 320x480 pixels. It comes with 4GB of internal storage which is expandable up to 64GB and has a 1,300mAh battery.

The device comes with the Samsung TouchWiz UI. It supports the Samsung Motion UI and comes pre-loaded with Samsung applications such as ChatOn, S Cloud and Game Hub Lite.

Mobiles launched in May 2013

Samsung Galaxy Fame duos key specifications

• 3.5-inch HVGA display
• 1 GHz processor
• 512 MB of RAM
• 4GB of internal storage, expandable by up to 32GB via microSD card
• 5-megapixel auto focus camera
• VGA front camera
• 1,300mAh battery
• Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)