Samsung Galaxy Pro unveiled; low-end Android phone with BlackBerry form factor

By on Mar 7, 2011 at 9:34 AM
mobile March 7, 2011

British cellular carrier Three on Monday unveiled a new Android device from Samsung that will launch soon in the UK. While pricing and availability have not yet been detailed, the Samsung Galaxy Pro appears to be an entry-level Android smartphone that will target enterprise users. The phone features a 2.8-inch touchscreen display, Android 2.2 (Froyo), HSDPA, Samsung Hub compatibility, a 3-megapixel camera and a BlackBerry-like form factor with a full QWERTY keypad. Like many Nokia devices, however, the keypad layout on the Galaxy Pro places letters in columns instead of staggering them properly, which could be a problem for some potential customers. Hit the break for a video of the Samsung Galaxy Pro in action.

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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GP2WYAHXS6CRUREISWBGPUSUGE Michael

    Little 2.2 inch screen
    2.2 – outdated OS
    3MP camera ???

    Yep i’d say it’s blackberry in fit, form and function.

    • Anonymous

      Try again Michael. It’s a 2.8″ screen.

      • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GP2WYAHXS6CRUREISWBGPUSUGE Michael

        Fixed for ya…. And it’s still super small. and still fits the BB fit / form & function.

  • http://twitter.com/gnomehole The Gnome

    Because blackberry is doing so well…

    • RealDeal

      Doing well or not, BB is selling 50 million devices/year right now at an average price of over $300. Of which I am guessing over 80% have non-slider qwerty keyboards. Who even sells non-slider qwerty smartphones in volume other then RIM? Of course other companys want in on a piece of that pie.

    • http://twitter.com/NICKVALENTIN0 Nick Valentino

      I love it when the same people who probably can’t manage their own $500/week paycheck come on here and try to act like they manage RIM’s finances.

  • stranger

    I’ll be going with the BB Touch (Dakota/Montana)

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GP2WYAHXS6CRUREISWBGPUSUGE Michael

      I’ll pray for you.

      • Anonymous

        Don’t waste your breath.

      • Geust

        indeed… most of my friends been holding on to 9000 cuz of its beautiful size… and ease of use… untill dakota goes on sale

  • John

    very low end*

  • http://twitter.com/DoubleONegative Nerdherder

    This form factor has promise but not this specific device. The specs are low end, the keyboard needs to be staggered and needs to not have the individual keys so rounded.

    With the Droid Pro, the keyboard did not have intuitive shortcuts built in, like BB’s do. Lets hope this new device does.

  • http://twitter.com/smartphone_info Smartphone Report

    Very low end, but great for business users or BlackBerry converts. We have to remember that not everyone want’s a 4.5″ touch screen phone – some people still want buttons.

    Also, anyone notice the somewhat similar pattern for the Galaxy line to the Omnia line? Great, develop all the hardware for Windows Mobile over the last 3 years, pop a new processor in to bring it up to date and throw Android on it… Galaxy line is complete!

  • Anonymous

    Considering you can normally get a flagship Android device for free anymore, stuff like this only exists to take advantage of the ignorant.

  • unknown

    Yikes!

  • http://www.themacuniverse.com TMU-Kelly

    For some reason, I kind of like the way it looks. I know I wouldn’t buy it, but it’s still kind of decently designed..

  • Anonymous

    I don’t know why people call this low end. For Android yes, but for this form factor No. No one to date has fitted blazing specs in a portrait qwerty handset, so I feel allowing for the space limitations this is a powerful device. Heck 2.2 was released for far slower and larger devices in the past, so for some this will work great.

  • http://www.saholic.com/ Tarita k

    nice phone with QWERTY key board and touch navigation. It is a good Android Froyo device.

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