The Samsung Galaxy Z

This one is not available here in the UK yet and has only recently become ready for pre order on the Three network in Sweden. To sum the device up it is clearly a cheaper and not quite so well specced version of its big brother the Samsung Galaxy S II.

So how is the Galaxy Z different. To start with it is a smaller device with a 4.2 inch screen as opposed to the 4.5 on the SGSII. We also lose the Super AMOLED Plus screen and in place we get a S-LCD. The camera has been downgraded to a 5MP but is capable of recording video in 720P HD. It is not quite as sleek and slender but still packs a punch when it comes to specs. Running Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread this new Galaxy could well be what many people have been looking for that could not afford or justify splashing the cash on a SGSII.

Lets just hope we get a UK announcement for this one. If the price is right I see it doing real well.

More specs can be seen below:

General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, 3G with HSPA
Form factor: Touchscreen bar phone
Dimensions: 125 x 66.1 x 9.5 mm, 135g
Display: 4.2" 16M-color SC-LCD capacitive touchscreen, 480 x 800 pixels
CPU: Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, GeForce GPU, Tegra 2 chipset
Memory: 1GB RAM, 2GB ROM, 8GB storage, microSD card slot
OS: Android OS, v2.3.3 Gingerbread with TouchWiz 4.0
Camera: 5 megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash; face detection, geo-tagging; 1.3MP front-facing camera
Video recording: 720p video recording
Connectivity: Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, standard microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
Battery: 1650mAh
Misc: Built-in accelerometer, multi-touch input, proximity sensor, Swype text input, Office document viewer/editor