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Samsung S425G for TracFone, functional but not the greatest
If you are one of the select few who wished that smartphones did not venture beyond the QWERTY keyboard, and hope to see future models retain that bit of legacy hardware just for old times’ sake as well as practicality (since you love to text while your drive, and you cannot do so with a touchscreen phone since it is tricky trying to remember where the letters without any physical buttons to guide you), then you would be pleased to hear about the Samsung S425G for TracFone. This unique handset comes with a landscape sliding QWERTY keyboard, clearly targeting heavy texters.
As for the rest of its hardware specifications, we are clearly looking at a 2.4” QVGA display, a 2-megapixel shooter that is capable of performing video recording, Bluetooth connectivity, a speakerphone, music and video playback, and a microSD memory card slot for expansion purposes. The operating system of choice? Something out of the ordinary – in fact, it runs on a Java-based platform.
So, there is a new Samsung smartphone that is about to be released – big surprise, that, and I say this with full a sarcasm. Still, those who want something that looks to hang out on the high end side of things in terms of design and form factor, and yet having a mid-range performer within, can always settle for the Samsung Galaxy A9.
The handset has already appeared on the FCC database, which means it has been approved, and listed as the Samsung Galaxy A9. With the green light given, it is but a matter of time before it hits the market. While very little detail has been released so far, it should not be too long now before an official announcement is made. All that one can do now is to sit tight and wait. [FCC Page]
If you would like to fancy your chances with an upcoming mid-range device that seems to hover more on the higher end scheme of things, then the Samsung Galaxy A9 would certainly fit you to a ‘t’, so to speak. After all, accessory manufacturer ITSKINS has shared more details concerning this device, with the Galaxy A9 touted to be a wee bit more compact as opposed to the Galaxy S7 Plus, never mind that both handsets will come with 6.0″ screens.
Measurements of the Galaxy A9 include 161.9mm x 81.3mm x 7.34mm, where it would be slightly taller than the Galaxy Note5, while sporting a metal and glass design, a fingerprint reader that should be able to handle mobile payments, a Full HD Super AMOLED display, and a Snapdragon 620 chipset, among others.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 will no doubt be a smartphone that many people would look forward to picking up when it is ready, taking into consideration how flagship devices are always in demand. Well, the Galaxy S7 has been said to target an early 2016 release, and some photos of the alleged device has already been snapped, although one should take into consideration that the original Weibo post is no longer there.
Of course, do take this particular leak with a pinch of salt, since it could be one of the numerous smartphones from various manufacturers that could roll out a similar looking handset. In the leaked photos, you can see a wrap-around metal border design, which seems to be the in thing at least for the next couple of years. All that we can do now is to sit tight and wait for the real deal to surface.