Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 Philippines Price and Release Date Guesstimate, Specifications : Dual SIM Dual Standby Single Core Android ICS Smartphone

I know that there are already a number of new ultra-cheap Dual SIM Dual Standby Android handsets out in the market (and some even have Dual Core CPUs) but if you insist on only purchasing smartphones made by leading and trusted multinational OEMs, then I understand that there should be very few real options for you.

Here's one - hitting the Philippine market soon - that you might want to check it out.

I spotted this on display at a cellphone shop in SM San Lazaro in Manila last Friday. I entered the store and asked the sales lady how much their Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 is and she told me they don't have a price on it yet as their units won't arrive until November.

Dual SIM Dual Standby Samsung Galaxy S Duos, which looks like a smaller Samsung Galaxy S3 without the curves that give the flagship release a pebble-like feel in the hand, comes replete with a 4-inch 480 x 800 pixels TFT capacitive touchscreen display, a 5 MegaPixel autofocus camera with LED flash, and a VGA 30fps video recorder. The handset runs TouchWiz-skinned Android ICS operating system out of the box with a 1 GHz single core ARM Cortex A5 CPU in a MSM7227A Snapdragon chipset, handles multitasking with 768MB of RAM, and supports a variety of connectivity options including WiFi, Bluetooth and 3G.

Yes, it doesn't have a dual core CPU (unlike that super-cheap Dual SIM Android phone that we featured lately) but at least, Samsung has already disclosed that the handset will get Jelly Bean firmware upgrade in the future among other regular software updates and improvements. Now, if that kind of after-sales service is important to you (for your peace of mind), then I guess you shouldn't mind spending a bit more on your smartphone.

Samsung Galaxy S Duos has already been released in Europe and India with price tag of 255 Euros and 16,141 Rupees, respectively. I'm personally expecting it become available in the Philippines in time for our Yuletide gadget shopping season with SRP of around Php 12,500 to Php 13,500. (Again, that's just the TP Guesstimate.) Hopefully, Samsung Philippines can price it a bit below Php 10,000 - via a Christmas promo, maybe - just to have more people looking. Anyway, it's been out for quite a while in other territories so maybe it's also time for a slight price drop.

TechPinas Smartphone Technical Specs Table (TSTST)
Name	Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562
Type	Slate Form Factor (Full Touchscreen) Dual SIM Dual Standby Android Smartphone
Price Category	Midrange
Dimensions	121.5 x 63.1 x 10.5 mm
Weight	120 grams
Available Colors	White
Operating System	Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with planned upgrade to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Display	4.0 inches (~233 ppi pixel density), 480 x 800 pixels, TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Processor	1 GHz ARM Cortex-A5 Adreno 200 GPU Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon chipset
RAM	768MB RAM
Internal Storage	4 GB, expandable via microSD, supports up to 32GB
Camera	5 MegaPixels, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus and LED flash, 1.3 MegaPixels front camera, VGA front facing camera
Video Capture	VGA 30 frames per second
Audio and Video Playback	MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV/MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
Ports	microUSB v2.0, 3.5 mm audio jack
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, EDR, 3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Network	2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
Sensors	Accelerometer, Digital Compass, Proximity
Battery	Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Uptime	Standby of up to 445 hours, Talk time of up to 13 hours
Value-Added Features	TouchWiz UI, Dual SIM Dual Standby
Announcement	In the Philippines: Q4 2012
Availability	TP Guesstimate: Yuletide 2012
Price	Europe: 255 Euros India: 16,141 Rupees TP Guesstimate: Php 12,500 to Php 13,500