Samsung Galaxy R
| Industry | Consumer electronics |
|---|---|
| Founded | March 1, 1938 in Daegu, South Korea |
| Headquarters | Suwon , South Korea |
| Products | Smartphones, tablets, consumer electronics |
| Owner | Samsung Group |
| Website | www |
The Samsung Galaxy R (model GT-I9103), also known as Royal, is an Android smartphone unveiled by Samsung on August 10, 2011, serving as a variant of the Samsung Galaxy S II.
Launch
The Galaxy R made its debut in the Taiwanese market in September 2011.
Issues
A known problem with this device is its inability to boot up, which persists even after performing a reset.
Processor
The device is powered by Nvidia's Tegra 2 System on a Chip (SoC), which incorporates Nvidia's proprietary GeForce ultra-low power (ULP) graphics processing unit.
Tegra 2 supports the Tegra Zone platform, a service designed to enhance the Android gaming experience by offering users access to games specifically optimized for devices running on Tegra 2 hardware. Nvidia promotes this as delivering "console-quality gaming." Additionally, Tegra 2 provides hardware acceleration for Flash and Javascript content on websites and was among the first SoCs to receive native support from Android 3.0 "Honeycomb."
Memory
This model includes 1 GB of RAM alongside 8 GB of built-in storage. An external microSD card slot is located within the battery compartment for expandable storage options.
Display
Equipped with a 4.2-inch WVGA Super CLEAR LCD (SC-LCD) capacitive touchscreen, the Galaxy R features a 108.5-millimetre (4.27 in) display capable of rendering 16 million colors without utilizing a Pentile matrix.
Camera
The rear camera offers a 5-megapixel sensor accompanied by a single LED flash, capable of recording high-definition video at 720p resolution. On the front, there is a fixed-focus 1.3-megapixel camera intended for video calls, photography, and general video capture. However, the video recording functionality has faced criticism due to its lack of autofocus capability.
Connectivity
- GPRS: Class 33
- EDGE: Class 33
- HSDPA: Up to 21 Mbit/s; HSUPA up to 5.76 Mbit/s
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
- Bluetooth: Version 3.0 with A2DP and EDR support
- USB: MicroUSB version 2.0 available
Android 2.3 and 4.0
The Galaxy R comes pre-installed with Android 2.3.4 "Gingerbread". In August 2012, an update to Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" was made available for the Galaxy R.
After-market development
- Android Jelly Bean 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3
For the Galaxy R, official firmware versions such as CyanogenMod CM 10.1 (based on Android 4.2) and PAC man ROM (also Android 4.2) have been released.
Unofficial builds including CM 10 (Android 4.1) and CM 10.2 (Android 4.3) can be found on xda-developers.com. A variety of other unofficial custom ROMs are also accessible for download, including Paranoid Android, AOSP, MIUI, JellyBAM, Carbon ROM, Vanilla Rootbox, JellyBeer, Avatar, Resurrection Remix, and LiquidSmooth.
- Android KitKat 4.4
The Samsung Galaxy R has an official OmniROM release based on Android 4.4 KitKat available through the OmniROM website.
Additionally, unofficial versions of CyanogenMod CM 11 and CarbonRom 4.4 have been developed and are downloadable.
User interface
This device utilizes Samsung’s latest proprietary TouchWiz user interface version 4.0.
Bundled applications
At the 2011 Mobile World Congress, Samsung introduced four new 'Hub' applications for the Galaxy S II, which are also included with the Galaxy R:
- Social Hub
- Combines major social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter into a single interface rather than separate apps.
- Readers Hub
- Enables users to access, read, and download a wide variety of newspapers, ebooks, and magazines globally.
- Music Hub
- A marketplace for purchasing and downloading music tracks directly on the device, powered by a partnership with 7digital.
- Game Hub
- An app store dedicated to game downloads and purchases, supported by collaborations with partners like Gameloft.
- Additional applications
- The device also comes with Kies 2.0, Kies Air, AllShare for DLNA connectivity, Voice Recognition, Google Voice Translation, Google Maps featuring Latitude, Places, Navigation (beta), Lost Phone Management tools, Adobe Flash 10.2 support, the Polaris Office suite, and 'QuickType' developed by SWYPE.
Media support
The Galaxy R is compatible with a wide range of audio formats such as MP3, OGG, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WMA, WAV, MID, AC3, IMY, FLAC, and XMF. For video playback and recording, it supports formats including MPEG4, H.264, H.263, WMV, DivX, Xvid, and VC-1, with the capability to handle HD video files up to 720p resolution. In contrast to the Galaxy S II's Exynos 4210 processor, the Tegra 2 chipset powering the Galaxy R does not support 'high profile' H.264 encoding. Additionally, a custom kernel developed for Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) by a member of the xda developer community introduced HDMI output functionality through a micro USB to MHL adapter cable.
See also
Other smartphones equipped with the Tegra 2 system-on-chip include:
References
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