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Galaxy R will also receive the ICS update within this month

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The much awaited ICS update for the high end Galaxy phones is finally here. Samsung has officially updated their status on the development if the ICS for their high end galaxy series of phones. The first Galaxy series phone to receive ICS update is Galaxy S2 that too will be available in limited areas only. Most of the area where it will be available includes some parts Europe and South Korea.

Other phones which will receive the update includes Galaxy Note, Galaxy S Plus. The hardware on these device is almost equal to or exceed the hardware of Galaxy S2. So from hardware point of view these all devices are compatible with upcoming ICS.

Galaxy R comes preloaded with Android Gingerbread 2.3.5. It is one of the first Smart Phone from Samsung in India to feature a dual core processor from Nvidia. It gives a direct competition to the world’s first dual core phone LG Optimus 2X. LG being a less popular mobile brand in India can’t reap great profits from 2X.

As far as the latest reviews go one cannot directly see what the new ICS will bring extra as this one also features the same old Touch Wiz interface from Samsung. But under the hood improvements will definitely be there in the form of battery improvements and over all speed.

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Samsung Galaxy R now out of stock at almost all retail outlets and online shopping sites

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Samsung Galaxy R is definitely one of the best Rs. 20,000 range in the Indian market right now. It is one of the two Dual Core smart phones available in that range, thought the chipset on both the phones is same. The other one is LG Optimus 2X. LG is not a favorite option among many Indians and hence it resale value is much lower as compared to brands like Nokia and Samsung.

In spite of the fact that Galaxy R boasts a 1GHz Dual Core processor and is doing well with the sales, Samsung decided to put a stop on the production of such a good smart phone. Initially it was launched at a price of Rs. 27,000 which results in the decreasing popularity of Galaxy R. As a result Samsung perform a series of price cuts and than ultimately getting stable at Rs.  20,999. Some of the online web sites like Sulekha priced Galaxy R at Rs. 18,000 before it was shit down by Samsung. After shut down the online retailer like LetsBuy raise the price of the few remaining pieces to Rs. 23,000 i.e. Rs. 2,000 black. But still at that price it was a steal.

Now it is out of stock at LetsBuy also. If you still want a Dual Core phone and don’t want to go for Galaxy S2 than look for some second hand Galaxy R.