You have to give Samsung credit for trying different things. It has had great success in the ‘phablet’ space and may now be looking to repeat this with another form factor now. It is bringing back the classic flip phone form factor with the W2013 smartphone. Needless to say, it has been somewhat updated for the 21st century. For example, it sports some nice specifications and dual 3.7-inch displays.
Samsung W2013 specifications:
- Processor: 1.4GHz quad-core
- Operating system: Google Android 4.0 with Samsung TouchWiz UI
- Cellular connectivity: CDMA2000 & GSM
- Other connectivity: 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
- Display: Dual 3.7-inch WVGA (800×480) Super AMOLED
- Input: Numeric keypad and touchscreen
- Memory: 2GB RAM
- Storage: 16GB onboard and microSD cards up to 64GB
- Rear-facing camera: 8MP
- Front-facing camera: 2MP
- Dimensions / weight: 117.8 x 60 x 16.83 / 195 grams
The Samsung W2013 is currently available only in China. It remains to be seen if Samsung will launch it in other markets.
Read more: Samsung China (in Chinese) [Google translation] (Source: Phandroid)