Meet the Galaxy S WiFi... Samsung taking aim at the iPod

[SunnyD]

Yes... a WiFi only Galaxy S - as in no cell radio.

At Mobile World Congress taking place this week in Barcelona, Samsung was showing off two new WiFi-only Android devices based on the popular Galaxy S smartphone. Coming in both 4" and 5" display sizes, the models would serve as non-phone companions to Samsung's Galaxy S line, similar in many respects to the iPod touch.

Both new devices feature 1GHz Hummingbird processors, front-facing VGA video cameras, microSD slots, Bluetooth, and WiFi, and they run Android 2.2 (Froyo). A smaller device which looks almost identical to current Galaxy S smartphones features a 4" LCD touchscreen, a 3.2MP rear camera, and a 1200mAh battery. The larger version has an 800x480 pixel 5" touchscreen, a 5MP rear camera with flash, and a 2500mAh battery. Both devices are compatible with 32GB microSD cards, but it's not clear how much, if any, flash storage is built in.

I'm not sure what to think, other than it's several years too late.

 

[KDOG]

So its like a small tablet. I'm cool with that....

 

[AstroManLuca]

Might be cool, although I'd rather see a Wifi-only Galaxy Tab.

 

[SunnyD]

Might be cool, although I'd rather see a Wifi-only Galaxy Tab.

I believe that is on its way as well.

 

[Deeko]

Its more like a competitor to the Dell Streak - its way too big to be a dedicated PMP competitor.

 

[senseamp]

Does it have a GPS?

 

[chocobosandwich]

Not too big as a PMP. Archos has been dishing out 5" and 7" PMPs for ages, so this falls in line with the rest of the market. I don't see much appeal in a device like this, since smartphones are already 4.3" and an extra 0.7" isn't gonna make the viewing that much more dramatic, but a 7" of a tablet would be a sizeable jump. Still, these iPod touch competitors seem popular internationally in and around Asia.

 

[Deeko]

Not too big as a PMP. Archos has been dishing out 5" and 7" PMPs for ages, so this falls in line with the rest of the market. I don't see much appeal in a device like this, since smartphones are already 4.3" and an extra 0.7" isn't gonna make the viewing that much more dramatic, but a 7" of a tablet would be a sizeable jump. Still, these iPod touch competitors seem popular internationally in and around Asia.

Let me rephrase - it can be a PMP, but not a mass-market one. This won't take noticable marketshare from the iPod touch, which the thread title pits it against.