Samsung Mobile announced another phone from its famous Galaxy series, called the Galaxy Xcover. The Galaxy Xcover is the first Android rugged phone from Samsung, which boasts of a scratch resistant screen and also water resistant which can go for a dive in a 1 metre deep water for about 30 minutes.
The phone runs on the latest version of the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system, and also features a 32. megapixel camera, WIFi, Bluetooth, GPS, HSDPA support. The comes with a special casing in order to resist against dust, dirt, water, etc.
Check out the complete specifications of the new rugged phone from Samsung.
Samsung Galaxy Xcover Specifications
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS
- 122mmx66mmx12mm
- Weight: 116g
- GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- UMTS 900/2100
- 3.65 inch Capacitive multi-touch screen
- Gorilla Glass
- 512MB RAM
- 800Mhz processor
- 150MB internal memory
- MicroSD slot (expandable upto 32GB)
- 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash
- Geo tagging
- USB 2.0
- WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
- Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP
- 3G
- GPRS/EDGE
- GPS
- Accelerometer
- Proximity sensor
- Document viewer
- Digital compass
- Water resistant
- Shock resistant
- Dust and dirt resistant
- IP67 certified casing
- Battery: 1500mAh Li-ion
There has been no information regarding the pricing of the Galaxy Xcover, but we are expecting it to be in the range of € 250 (US$ 355 approx). The phone is expected to start shipping from October 30, 2011 in Germany.
