Samsung Unveils the 2ON Phone

Samsung Telecommunications India (STI) today announced the launch of Samsung 2ON, described as the first Dual Standby CDMA cum GSM handset. What's different about the phone, Samsung claims, is its 2 SIM slots -- one for GSM and the other for CDMA. The 2ON is capable of operating on almost all telecom services (GSM and CDMA) in the country. Samsung also claims it is the first CDMA phone to support both Tata Indicom and Reliance Communications (RCom) value-added services (VAS) on the same handset.


Housed in a stylish metallic design, the 2ON comes with a 2.3-inches TFT touch-screen, a 2 mega pixels camera, micro SD card slot up to 1GB, and MP3/AAC+ player. The handset packs a slew of software including Handwriting Recognition, File Viewer, Sketch Memo, Advanced Organiser Capability with Functional Screen, plus India-specific Hinglish, Mobile Prayer, and Panchang. The phone comes with a 1200mAh battery for extra power for switching between two networks. It doubles as modem to access Internet at speeds of 153kbps on CDMA network.
Sunil Dutt, country head of Samsung Telecommunications India, said the phone caters to the growing Dual Stand By market where discerning customers want the convenience of a single feature-rich handset with two connections operating simultaneously. Dutt said the handset would give Indian consumers freedom to select service operators of their choice on both GSM and CDMA networks. He added it's a must-have for CDMA customers who use international roaming cards of CDMA operators for roaming on GSM networks in countries that support only GSM services.
The Samsung 2ON is immediately available for Rs 16,500. Source