Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 Dual SIM SmartPhone – Specs, Photos & Features
Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 is a dual SIM smart phone by Samsung Electronics, the Korean giant. Samsung Galaxy S Duos is launched as the dual SIM smart phone in competition with higher range dual SIM smart phones like HTC Desire VC.
Many of the smart phones are leaked just before the launch and one to bites the dust is the Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562. This a surprising news as the bigger dual SIM Android smart phone has been surfaced on the web with what looked liked to be the perfect specifications available on GSM Arena blog. This smart phone will be greater addition to the dual SIM smart phone line by Samsung.
Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562
Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 is the new phone striking similarities to Samsung’s flagship model Galaxy S III. If this turns out to be true, then it will extend the dual SIM capabilities to high end smart phones. Of small difference that we see is the slight modification of the home button.
Quickly going through the specifications of Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562, it has the following features –
Dual SIM capabilities of 3G support
4 inches WVGA TFT display screen
Android 4.0 ICS
1 Ghz MSM 7227A CPU
512 MB RAM
WiFi
1500 mAh battery
4 GB internal memory
5 mega pixel camera
VGA front facing camera
If the leaks regarding Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 happens to be true, then it will be the king of dual SIM smart phones as well. Until now Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos was ruling the market with next top being Samsung Galaxy Y Young Duos. Galaxy S Duos keeps you in touch with social and entertainment at an impressive.
We will hear about this device in the coming days. No official confirmation has been done by Samsung regarding this and we will learn more about this device in coming days. If this is reality then we might see this device being launched at IFA 2012 event Berlin next month.
Update
Samsung has officially announced this device on August 20, 2012.
Samsung Galaxy S Relay SGH-T669 4G T-Mobile – Specs & Features
Do you still wonder where does the touch and type with dedicated slide out keypad have went all of sudden? Two or three years back 70 % of the devices were with slide full keypad and touchscreen support but since the Android OS has arrived, the trend quickly changed to sole capacitive touch screen. One such device is Samsung Galaxy S Relay SGH-T669 which is finally headed to launch in United States via T-Mobile. The device first rumoured to be as Galaxy S Blaze Q has an interesting story since this first appeared on FCC and went pass through several leak information. Finally the device is expected to arrive in United States with launch possibly on T-Mobile with device name as Galaxy S Relay 4G.
Samsung Galaxy S Relay SGH-T669 4G
Samsung Galaxy S Relay SGH-T669 4G flaunt some of the good specifications and it just awaits the official launch either by Samsung or by T-Mobile. Samsung site support pages shows the description about the Galaxy S Relay 4G device but nothing has been pretty much clear what it would include in the hardware profile like the screen size or the processor included.
Seeing through the images released by Samsung, the device will feature a slide out QWERTY layout keypad in full to allow users to go through faster typing and writing capabilities. The spacing between each of these keys is good enough that you don’t get your hands on the wrong key. The device will certainly feature some of the best feature spotted in Samsung mid-range smart phone like the Super LCD display, rear side camera, front facing camera, light and proximity sensors. It will include dedicated Home key at the Centre and Menu, Back key located on the extreme left and right bottom of the device.
A little bit of information is available at the source site by publishing everything via the pictures. Do check for more news coming out in couple of days as this device gears up for the big launch, might be during the IFA event this month. Fingers crossed!
How to Update Galaxy S2 GT I9100 with R25 AOKP Jellybean 4.1.1 Firmware
Bored of using the same looking firmware in your Samsung Galaxy S2 smartphone? Then we will be checking out on how you can install the new custom ROM firmwares which are not just high on the feature list but also comes with a host of add-on apps. So on the similar lines we will be checking out an all new custom ROM firmware dubbed as “R25 AOKP 4.1.1” custom ROM firmware which is dubbed as XXLPX firmware. You can refer to a detailed list of features which this custom ROM firmware comes along. The best part of this firmware is that it comes with the latest Jellybean 4.1.1 firmware base.
Please note that for applying this update you will have to root the device and with the help of below mentioned links you can root the device. If you feel that you have rooted your device before then you can check the same by downloading the “Root Checker” app from the Google PLAY Store. It’s not necessary that you will have to be on the rooted XXLQ5 firmware but you can be on any rooted firmware. We have also mentioned the screen captures on how this firmware looks like.
Caution: This update is strictly for the I9100 Model only and not for the devices which have the model number as I9100G. You can get the model number info from the “Settings > About Phone > Model Number”.
Once the device is rooted, the warranty will get void, to restore the lost warranty, you can revert back to the XXLQ5 firmware which will restore back the warranty.
Disclaimer: It will be solely your responsibility if any damage happens to your device caused due to not following of the instructions mentioned in this article. We should not be held responsible or liable for any damage done which is highly not possible if you follow all the instructions.
Download ROM Manager app from the Google PLAY Store, flash the Clock Work Mod recovery in your Galaxy S2. Data in your Galaxy S2 GT I9100 device should be backed up with the help of below steps. As soon as the backup of all the data is created, connect your device and place all the backup files in your computer. Once the backup files are copied to your computer, disconnect the same.
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
From the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”, you will have to enable the USB Debugging Mode. Also not to forget the minimum battery life should not be less than 40% or else there is a risk of device getting turned off in the middle of firmware update.
Once you are done with all the above mentioned steps, you can now head over to the next page where we have summed up a detailed guide on how to apply this firmware update in your device.
Procedure to Update Galaxy S2 GT I9100 with the latest Firmware of R25 AOKP Jellybean 4.1.1 Firmware:
Download the R25 AOKP Jellybean 4.1.1 Firmware Package from here to your computer. Once downloaded, you will now need to connect your device to the computer with the help of original USB cable and place the downloaded zip file in your phone.
Disconnect the device and turn off the device so that it can be then entered in the recovery mode. Recovery mode in Galaxy S II GT I9100 can be entered by holding the Volume Up button + the Home key button (the middle button).
While holding these both buttons, turn ON your device. In recovery mode, select “Wipe data/factory reset” & “Wipe Cache partition”. Also, select “advanced” and clear the Dalvik cache too if you are on the custom ROM firmware. If the device boots in the normal mode, then you need to retry entering the device in the recovery mode.
If the phone gets ON in the normal mode then you will have to again retry entering the device in the recovery mode. Alternatively you can also enter the device in the recovery mode via the Clock Work Mod recovery.
Select “install zip from sd card” > “choose zip from internal sd card” and then select the R25 Jellybean 4.1.1 AOKP Firmware Zip Package which you have placed in your device. Once you have selected the file, it will take around 4 -5 minutes for applying the same.
Note: If the device gets into the boot loop sequence or say gets stuck in the welcome screen, just re insert the battery and re follow the above instructions so as to again follow the above mentioned instructions.
So there you go, the firmware is successfully applied in your Galaxy S2 smartphone. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues in the process of firmware update. You can check on whether the firmware update is applied successfully or not from the path “Settings About Phone > Firmware Version”.
How to Update Galaxy S3 GT I9300 with WanamLite ICS Custom ROM Firmware
One of the most popular custom ROM firmware arrives for the Samsung Galaxy S III GT I9300 as well and in the due course of this article we will be checking out on how you can install the latest version of this custom ROM firmware XXBLG9 which is based on the ICS build. To make your things simple, we have summed up the express pre requisites which you will have to follow prior to heading towards the detailed guide on how to apply this firmware update. This update comes with a host of add-on features which you can find them in the corresponding link. This custom ROM firmware is dubbed as Wanam lite custom ROM firmware.
Over a period of this article, we will be checking out on how this custom ROM firmware looks like along with a detailed guide on how this one can be applied in your Galaxy S3. Basically there are two versions of the Wanam lite custom ROM firmware, one is the Jellybean 4.1 version which is still unstable as per the developer while the other one is the ICS one which is the one which we will be checking out in this article, the stable one. Full credits to the wanam developer for coming out with this update.
KIES doesn’t recognize the devices on the custom ROM firmware, so backup all your data with the help of below steps so as to make sure that all your data is safeguarded. Its better to backup the data with the help of below steps, once you back up the data, transfer all the backup target files to your computer.
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
Caution: This update is strictly for the I9300 Model only and not for the devices which have different model numbers. You can get the model number info from the “Settings > About Phone > Model Number”.
Minimum battery left in your Galaxy S3 should be at least 50% so as to make sure that it doesn’t get turned off in the middle of firmware update. Disable all the antivirus suites in your computer and in your device. Download “ROM Manager” app from the Google PLAY Store and flash the clock work mod recovery.
Disclaimer: It will be solely your responsibility if any damage happens to your device caused due to not following of the instructions mentioned in this article. We should not be held responsible or liable for any damage done which is highly not possible if you follow all the instructions.
So once all the instructions mentioned above are followed, you can now head to the next page where we have summed up a detailed guide on how to apply this firmware update in your Galaxy S3.
Procedure to Update Wanamlite Custom ROM Firmware in Galaxy S3 GT I9300:
Download the WanamLite Custom ROM firmware package from here to your computer. Once downloaded, connect your phone to the computer with the help of original USB cable and then place the downloaded zip file in your phone.
Once placed, disconnect the phone and turn off the device so that it can be entered in the recovery mode.
Recovery mode in Galaxy S III GT I9300 can be entered by holding the Volume Up button + the Home key button (the middle button).
While holding these both buttons, turn ON your device. In recovery mode, select “Wipe data/factory reset” & “Wipe Cache partition”. Also, select “advanced” and clear the Dalvik cache too if you are on the custom ROM firmware.
Select “install zip from sd card” > “choose zip from internal sd card” and then select the “Wanam lite Custom ROM Firmware Zip File”. Once you have selected the file, it will take around 3 – 4 minutes for applying the same.
It may take 2 – 3 minutes for turning ON the device and for showing the language selection and country selection options since it’s the first boot after the firmware update.
Note: If the device gets into the boot loop sequence or say gets stuck in the welcome screen, just re insert the battery and re follow the above instructions so as to again follow the above mentioned instructions.
Once you see the home screen, get over to the path “Settings > About Phone” where you will get to see the firmware version as Wanam Lite custom ROM firmware. Do leave a comment below if you come across with any of the unusual thing about this Wanam Lite custom ROM firmware
Samsung Galaxy S II Plus Leaked Specs, Photos & Features
For the IFA later this month, Samsung has certainly geared up for making it big. With Galaxy Note 2 schedule for the launch, there are other devices too expected to make it to IFA 2012 show at Berlin adding few more.
Samsung Galaxy S II Plus
We hear reports of Samsung Galaxy S II Plus shows up in the online results and benchmark test. Accordingly to the benchmark results and detailed description obtained on source link below. Going through the specifications obtained, Samsung Galaxy S II Plus will certainly be a high end device than the international Galaxy S II and it will be identical to its predecessor. It will have 4.52 inches Super AMOLED display screen. The regular Galaxy S II device is spotted with 1.2 Ghz dual core processor and so as Galaxy Nexus. The upgraded version will have 1.5 Ghz dual core processor as obtained from the benchmark results. Other than that it will be seen with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich pre installed on the device with 8 mega pixel camera on the rear side, front facing camera, 16 Gb internal memory, 32 GB expandable via memory card slot and lot more.According to the leaked image, the capacitive touch button looks to be very much different and doesn’t follow the Samsung Galaxy devices trends. This makes us to believe that it could be very well a fake image of the device.
To quickly go through the specifications of Samsung Galaxy S II Plus it has -
1.5 GHz Dual Core Processor
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS
Screen resolution as 480 x 800 pixels
8 Mega pixel camera
Super AMOLED HD 4.52 inches display screen
1 GB RAM
32 GB micro SD card supported
USB 2.0 Connectivity
Wi Fi, Wi Fi tether
16 Gb internal memory storage capacity
Interestingly the specifications of Galaxy S II plus coincides with Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket i727.
Best AirPlay Enabled Apps for Android to Wirelessly Stream Content
Apple’s AirPlay is one of the famous features of iOS which allows users to wirelessly stream content and media to different devices that you have. The good thing about AirPlay is that all iOS powered devices or the OS X devices are ready with AirPlay out of the box and you don’t need to go through any installation. The better advantage of AirPlay is that it eliminates the need to carry your music to every device.
Apple TV is extremely affordable when compared to other competing services Boxee, WDTV Media Live. Though there are some issues of practicality. You need to be fully integrated into the Apple’s eco system to really make use of the technology to the full potential. So any one of your family members is using non iOS based phone or tablet or PC then he can’t make use of the AirPlay. This is a bad news for the Apple TV owners.
As the Google Play Store has grown to serve highly used Android platform, there are thousands of Android applications available on the Google Play Store designed to take advantage of Apple’s AirPlay technology. We have tested out few applications and below is the list of the top 5 Android applications designed for wirelessly streaming of your content and media.
Android Application # 1 : Android HIFI
Android HIFI is purposely designed Android applications to stream media and content to your Android device directly from the Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, iTunes to the Android powered device that you have. Using the Apple’s bespoke streaming technology one can easily stream what they find useful on your PC’s iTunes library on to their tablet or phone. There is only one requirement is that both of the devices should be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
Features of Android HIFI
Stream media from Airplay clients like iOS, iTunes
Auto mute when there is an incoming call
Auto volume lowering if there is an SMS or headset unplugged
Runs in the background as service
Android HIFI is a newly launched Android application available for free download at Google Play Store for Free.
How to Update Galaxy S2 GT I9100 with JRO03H Jellybean 4.1.1 Firmware
Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9100 users can now experience an all-new custom ROM firmware which is dubbed as Jellybean 4.1.1 firmware which ropes in the goodness of 4.1.1 and also comes with a host of features which we will be discussing in the due course of this article. Please be informed that this is not an Official firmware version released by Samsung Electronics and is a custom ROM firmware released by the XDA recognized developer cile381. For your convenience, we have mentioned the detailed list of features which this ROM comes along and also the screen captures on how this custom ROM firmware looks like. The best part of this update is that it comes with all the latest apps of Jellybean and also looks like the native version of firmware. As of now there is no ETA on by when there will be an official update of Jellybean 4.1.1 firmware. In the coming days we will be coming up with many more custom ROM firmwares based on the ICS as well s on the Jellybean 4.1.1 firmware based.
Note: This firmware of Jellybean 4.1.1 ropes in the latest JRO03H version of firmware and is only compatible with the Samsung Galaxy SII GT I9100 model and it doesn’t support I9100G model. You can find the model number from the path “Settings > About Phone”.
Disclaimer: Follow all the instructions mentioned in this article as if there is any damage caused due to not following instructions then we shall not be held liable or responsible. Just in case if you face any issues then we will try our level best to address the same.
All the data in your Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9100 smartphone will have to be backed up so as to make sure that just in case if the data gets lost or corrupted, the same can be restored with the help of below mentioned steps. Don’t use KIES for backing up the data as it doesn’t support the beta / custom firmwares.
SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”, Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application, Call Log - Call Log and Restore Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card, APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
USB Debugging Mode will have to be turned ON from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. All the security suites in your computer should be turned Off or uninstalled as these interrupt the process of firmware update. Minimum charge left in your device should be 50% so as to make sure that the device doesn’t get turned Off in the middle of firmware update.
Screen Captures of JRO03H Jellybean 4.1.1 Firmware:
So assuming that you have followed all the above mentioned instructions, you can now proceed to the next page where we have summed up a detailed instructions.
Procedure to Update Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9100 with JRO03H Jellybean 4.1.1 Firmware:
First up you need to ensure that you are on the rooted firmware which you can check by downloading the app called “Root Checker”. If your device is not rooted then you will have to root the same.
If your device is not rooted then you will have to root the same with the help of below mentioned steps. You can be on any rooted firmware and not necessarily on a particular firmware, only thing you need to ensure is that its preferred to be on the ICS based firmware.
Once the device is rooted, the warranty is void. To regain the lost warranty apply the update of XXLQ5 update in your device.
So now once you have rooted your device, download JRO03H Jellybean 4.1.1 Firmware package and Google Apps Package from here to your computer. Once downloaded, connect your phone to the computer with the original USB cable and place the downloaded zip file in your device. Don’t place the file deep into the sub folders.
Disconnect the device and turn off the device so that it can be then entered in the recovery mode.
Recovery mode in Galaxy S2 GT I9100 can be entered by holding the Volume Up button + the Home key button (the middle button). While holding these both buttons, turn ON your device. In recovery mode, select “Wipe data/factory reset” & “Wipe Cache partition”. Additionally, select “advanced” and clear the Dalvik cache too if you are on the custom ROM firmware. If the device boots in the normal mode, then you need to retry entering the device in the recovery mode. You can also enter into recovery mode with the help of CWM application in ROM Manager app.
Select “install zip from sd card” > “choose zip from internal sd card” and then choose the JRO03H Jellybean 4.1.1 Firmware package & Google Apps Package which you placed in your device. Once you have selected the file, it will take around 4 -5 minutes for applying the same.
Note: If the device gets into the boot loop sequence or say gets stuck in the welcome screen, just re insert the battery and re follow the above instructions so as to again follow the above mentioned instructions.
So congratulations you have successfully applied the update of JRO03H Jellybean 4.1.1 Firmware in your device. You can check the same from the path “Settings > About Phone” to check whether it has been updated or not. Do share with us in the comments section just in case if you face any issues and we will try out level best to sort out the same.
How to Update Galaxy S PLUS I9001 with ICS Nexus Styled Custom ROM Firmware
Users of rooted Samsung Galaxy S Plus I9001 can now smile as an all new Galaxy Nexus styled custom ROM firmware can now be installed in your device. Please be informed that this is not an Official firmware released by Samsung Electronics and unfortunately there won’t be any ICS or Jellybean 4.1 update release by Samsung Officially. This custom firmware comes with host of features which we have listed below, along with this we have also showed you the screen captures on how this firmware will look like in your Samsung Galaxy S Plus I9001. Full credits to the recognized XDA developer pierpa86 for coming up with this custom ROM named “My Simple ROM”. This firmware is visually very appealing and also is quite smooth compared to other custom ROM firmwares.
Features of My Simple ROM:
Rooted
Busybox
Bash Shell
Nano editor
Deodexed
Zipaligned
Extended Status Bar
Extended Power Menu
Stock Kernel
Deep State
GPU driver update
removed a lot of stock app
all app update to last version for NOW
video player replaced with MX Player free version (first time you download video codec)
archive replaced with Total Commander
Quick Panel Setting
only Holo Launcher ! (first time move you icon to dock)
Luchy Patcher
Calculator replaced
Lock Screen and Launcher default wallpaper changed
No boot sound
Screen Captures of My Simple ROM:
Disclaimer: Follow all the instructions mentioned in this article as if there is any damage caused due to not following instructions then we shall not be held liable or responsible. Just in case if you face any issues then we will try our level best to address the same.
All the data in your device should be backed up so that just in case if the data gets erased or corrupted, the same can be restored with the help of below mentioned steps. Don’t backup the data with the help of KIES PC Suite as it doesn’t detect the
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”
Enable USB Debugging Mode in your Samsung Galaxy S PLUS I9001 from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. Disable / uninstall all the security suites installed in your device as these interrupt the process of firmware update.
Ensure that the minimum battery left in your device is not less than 40% or else it may turn off the device in middle which is dangerous.
Rooting Information: This can only be applied on the rooted devices, to check on whether your phone is rooted or not, you can check the same by downloading the app called “Root Checker” from Google PLAY Store. Once rooted, the warranty will get void. To restore the lost warranty you will have to update with any of the Stock Firmware.
So once you are done with all the above steps, you now can proceed to next page where we have summed up a detailed guide on how to apply this update of My Simple Custom ROM firmware in your Galaxy S Plus I9001.
Procedure to Update Galaxy S PLUS I9001 with My Simple ROM Firmware:
Download My Simple Custom ROM firmware Package in your computer. Once downloaded, connect your Galaxy S PLUS I9001 from here to your computer and place the downloaded zip file in your phone, Ensure that you are not placing the zip file deep into the sub folders.
Disconnect the device and turn off the device so that it can be then entered in the recovery mode.
Recovery mode in Galaxy S PLUS I9001 can be entered by holding the Volume Up button + the Home key button (the middle button). While holding these both buttons, turn ON your device. In recovery mode, select “Wipe data/factory reset” & “Wipe Cache partition”. Additionally, select “advanced” and clear the Dalvik cache too if you are on the custom ROM firmware.
Select “install zip from sd card” > “choose zip from internal sd card” and then choose the My Simple Custom ROM firmware Package which you placed in your device. Once you have selected the file, it will take around 3 – 4 minutes for applying the same. Also, it will take more time than usual for rebooting the device in the normal mode. Don’t press the power button or reinsert the battery at this point of time
Note: If the device gets into the boot loop sequence or say gets stuck in the welcome screen, just re insert the battery and re follow the above instructions so as to again follow the above mentioned instructions.
So congratulations you have successfully applied the update of My Simple Custom ROM firmware in your Galaxy S PLUS I9001. You can check the same from the path “Settings > About Phone” to check whether it has been updated or not. Do share with us in the comments section just in case if you face any issues and we will try out level best to sort out the same.
