Samsung Galaxy Xcover rugged Android phone announced

Samsung has announced its first rugged phone, Samsung Galaxy Xcover, which is the new addition to the Galaxy series . It runs Android 2.3 and comes with scratch resistant display, and it is dirt and water-resistant up to 1 meter for 30 minutes. This phone would compete with Motorola’s rugged phone,Motorola Defy that was launched last year.

Features of Samsung Galaxy Xcover

• 3.6 TFT scratch resistant Touch screen
• Android 2.3 with Samsung TouchWiz UI
• 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash
• 11.95 mm thick and weighs 116 g
• 3G HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA up to 5.76 Mbps
• Wi-Fi n, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS, USB 2.0
• 3.5mm audio jack
• 150 MB internal memory and the expandable external memory up to 32GB with MicroSD
• Waterproof up to 1 meter depth
• 1500 mAh Li-Ion battery

Some of the specifications like processor is still unknown.The price is still not available, but it is expected to be around € 250 (US$ 355). It would be available in Germany starting this October.

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Windows Phone ‘Tango’ to bring the OS to the masses

When Nokia and Microsoft announced their partnership both the companies promised to out WP devices at all price points including the budget segment. If rumors are to be believed , the Tango update will do just that by bringing the same Windoes Phone experience at a lower than ever price point.

This latest comes from Marey Jo Foley who states that the update might mostly or exclusively target the Asian markets. The Tango update is expected to be available sometime early next year. What is your opinion of Windows Phone 7 ? Are you excited about the Nokia – Microsoft partnership ? Sound off in the comments below !

[Via-Engadget]