Samsung Jet achieves record pre-order with more than 2 million units

(11, Aug, 2009)

Samsung Jet extends available markets to more than 70 countries by end of July

Middle East, July 13^th, 2009 – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone and telecommunication provider, announced today that the Jet, the mobile smarter than a smartphone, achieved the fastest ever market expansion in Samsung mobile’s history by achieving a record-breaking pre-order with more than 2 million units.

“I am very pleased that Samsung Jet is proved and well accepted in the market with being expanded at fastest-ever speed in the markets. Thanks to strong anticipation and demands from operators and end-users, Samsung Jet would become another landmark mobile of Samsung’s history.” said Sandeep Saihgal, general manager of mobile phone at Samsung Gulf Electronics.

Samsung Jet was unveiled at the magnificent global launching ceremonies in London, Dubai, and Singapore on June 15^th. The mobile phone has actively been launched in global markets, becoming commercially available in more than 70 countries by end of July.

Samsung Jet takes the meaning of performance in full touch mobile phones to another level with its revolutionary speed, which is all thanks to the 800MHz Accelerated Application Processor. Packed with features, Samsung Jet delivers the very best in power, speed and brilliance, all housed in a sleek and stylish design, to produce a unique touch experience.

The Samsung Jet has a display which offers unrivalled quality and brilliance for its users. The 3.1” Samsung WVGA AMOLED display is four times sharper than a WQVGA screen. Samsung Jet’s screen provides stunning, super bright and vivid images in perfect natural colours, with the very best high resolution display for viewing multimedia on the go.

Samsung Jet is produced in the company’s home town manufacturing facility in Gumi, Korea. Currently, Samsung Gumi manufacturing center is fully operated for Samsung Jet production to meet the rushing demands from all around the world.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone and telecommunication equipment provider, announced the launch of Samsung Star otherwise known as Samsung S5233.

Boasting compact design and intuitive usability, the product answers today’s customer needs of full touch phone at affordable price. With this new introduction to the touch phone line-up. Samsung is able to expand its full touch product portfolio and target various consumers.

“Samsung Star is a significant addition to our full-touch screen mobile portfolio, featuring all the essential functions in one single device,” said Sandeep Saihgal, general manager of mobile phones at Samsung Gulf Electronics. “I am pretty confident that this product will be one of our best sellers. Focusing on our consumer-oriented strategy, Samsung will deliver various full touch products for every lifestyle,” he added.

Samsung Star comes with the latest multimedia features in a slim and compact body that measures a mere 11.9mm. Adopting a 3.0-inch WQVGA full-touch screen and Samsung’s TouchWiz v1.0 User Interface with Mobile Widgets, the phone enables its users to enjoy their mobile easily and intuitively.

Using “Photo Contact,” users can call a contact by simply touching an appointed image. Users will enjoy the full touch screen when navigating the mobile. Access is more intuitive than ever, allowing people to tap, drag and flick their way through the mobile’s features. Haptic feedback adds a sensory dimension, helping users know when their touch input is being received.

The Samsung Star boasts various multimedia features including a 3.2 mega-pixel camera and video recording supporting QVGA@15fps. It supports multi-format and DNSe for ease of use and better sound quality. The phone also features Music Recognition using Shazam’s “Find Music” service. Samsung Star supports 50MB memory capacity with an external memory slot up to 8GB. The users can enjoy full Internet browsing with an accelerometer sensor for auto-rotation. For convenience, the phone also supports a QWERTY soft keyboard, “Gesture Lock” and handwriting features.

Samsung Star features a full browser support that allows the user to surf the web and provides easy access to Google Mail, Google Search and Google Maps. The RSS Reader automatically streams news and entertainment directly to your mobile. User can always stay wired to the internet, even when they are on the go. The browser enables full internet browsing, accelerated by easy access to Google Mail, Google Search and Google Maps.

Samsung Star is available at all major electronics o