By Bethuel Kinyori
Samsung Limited is planning to score a first in the smartphones
league with its launch of the Galaxy S111 in Tanzania by the end of
July.
We have received confirmation from the head office
in Nairobi that the S11 will be officially launched in the Tanzanian
market by mid July,” said a source from Samsung who declined to be
mentioned since he is not the spokesperson.
“The phone will be sold to eager customers at a
price range of Tsh1.3 to 1.4 million,” he added. Tanzania will be the
fourth African country to have the phone being sold after South Africa,
Nigeria and Kenya.
The Galaxy S111 is android-powered with super
amoled display screen that enhances its high definition user interface
features, it has a front camera that recognises its user, thus can be
controlled by opening and closing one’s eyes to unlock it or lock it.
The handset itself is massive, measuring 136.6mm
tall, 70.6mm wide and boasting a waistline of 8.6mm - which is basically
as thin as its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S II, but much bigger.
It also has an S – Voice device that recognizes
human sounds hence allowing the user to customize it to suit his or her
needs. With the application, you can set it to respond with a “Hey ,
get up,” command.
The phone has a host of other embedded android and
Samsung applications and will be available at selected Samsung centres
in Dar es salaam.
“The phone enables for seamless human -phone
interaction with integrated superior hardware to enhance usability and
practicability,” said a Samsung East Africa business leader Robert Ngeru
recently
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