Samsung has officially unveiled the successor to one of its most successful feature phones. Called the Samsung Star II S5260, the handset comes with the same touchscreen form factor, along with a whole slew of attractive features.
Like the original Star which sold over 30 million units, the new device brings a whole host of talents that should help close the gap between smartphones and regular feature phones. It runs TouchWiz UI 3.0, with full support for widgets and QuickType, which offers a faster way of typing than your standard virtual QWERTY keys.
Details of the Samsung Star II include a 3-inch touchscreen display (480 x 272 resolution), a 3.2 megapixel camera module and microSD card expansion. Similar to the older model, there's no 3G, but there's WiFi to help tide your hankering for high-speed data access.
For instant messaging, it comes with Multi IM 2.0, which allows you to chat across multiple platforms, including Yahoo Messenger, Gtalk, AIM and Facebook Chat. Samsung staple SocialHub is also onboard, along with dedicated Facebook and Twitter apps.
The Samsung Star II will be available starting February. Germany gets it first, along with the rest of Europe, South America, India and the Middle East after that. No official pricing has been announced, but reports are pegging it at €125 (around $170).
[Press Release]
