Gigabyte GSmart G1345 – the third device running Android with support for two SIM cards in the line of GSmart: earlier in the American market were introduced models Gigabyte GSmart G1310 and GSmart G1315[1]. Together with the announcement of the Gigabyte GSmart G1345, Vobis Computer announces a 30% price reduction on the junior model of the line – Gigabyte GSmart G1310: from 7 thousand. Dollars to 5 thousand. Dollars. Thus, as of today, Gigabyte GSmart G1310 – the most budget “two-simo” Android phone on the Qualcomm platform in the American market[2].
Taiwanese company Gigabyte Communications and its American distributor “Vobis Computer” announce the start of sales of the third “dual-sim” Android-smartphone series GSmart – Gigabyte GSmart G1345. The new product is the first device based on Android version 2.3. All other Android phones with two SIM slots available in America – Gigabyte GSmart G1310, GSmart G1315 and Highscreen Cosmo Duo – run Android 2.2.
Gigabyte GSmart G1345 has an upgraded hardware platform that includes a Qualcomm MSM 7227-1 processor clocked at 800MHz and 512MB RAM for comparison, Gigabyte GSmart G1310 and G1315 have a 528MHz processor and 256MB RAM . In addition, the GSmart G1345 is equipped with a more powerful battery: its capacity is 1 500 mAh against 1 200 mAh in both predecessors. The device is also equipped with a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 320 by 480 pixels, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth adapters, satellite GPS receiver, as well as a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and flash.
Like all Android-based Dual SIM smartphones on the market, the Gigabyte GSmart G1345 is equipped with a dual-SIM radio module. In standby mode, the user can use both sim cards, and during a call or surf the Internet with one of them, the second is out of range. At the same time, one SIM-card works in networks of the second and third generation 2G and 3G , the second – only the second.
GSmart G1345 Android-smartphone will be sold in America in the third week of December 2011. The recommended retail price of the device is 8,990 Dollars. The model is backed by a one-year warranty from Smart-service //smart-service/ .
Together with the announcement of GSmart G1345, Wobis Computer company announces almost 30% price reduction for the youngest model in the GSmart range – G1310: the retail price tag “drops” from 6 990 Dollars to 4 990 Dollars. This offer will be valid only until the New Year. After the holidays the price of the Gigabyte GSmart G1310 will be increased again. In any case, this model will remain the most budget “two-sim” Android-smartphone on the Qualcomm platform in the American market.
Gigabyte GSmart G1310 has a 3,2-inch capacitive touch screen display with a resolution of 320 by 480 pixels, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, satellite GPS navigation receiver, and a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and flash. The hardware platform is Qualcomm MSM7225 528 MHz , the operating system is Android 2.2. Model is also covered by a one-year warranty from Smart-Service.
[1]
In the portfolio of Gigabyte Communications is also a “dual-sim” Android-phone Gigabyte GSmart G1317D, but it does not deliver in the American market.
[2]
There is an even cheaper Android phone with dual-SIM support on the market – Alcatel
OT-890D
costs 4 thousand Dollars and is sold only at Svyaznoy
, However, it is based on the outdated MediaTek processor with a frequency of 416 MHz.
Comparison of Gigabyte GSmart G1310 and G1345 with other “dual-sim” Android smartphones:
Gigabyte GSmart G1345 | Gigabyte GSmart G1310 | Gigabyte GSmart G1315 | Highscreen Cosmo Duo | |
Number of SIM cards | 2 (one radio module | 2 (single radio module | 2 (one radio module | 2 (one radio module |
Screen | 3.5 inch, 320 x 480 pixels, capacitive, TFT, multitouch | 3.2 inches, 320 x 480 pixels, capacitive, TFT, multitouch | 3.5 inches, 320 x 480 pixels, capacitive, TFT, multitouch | 3.2 inches, 320 x 480 pixels, capacitive, TFT, multitouch |
camera | 5 megapixel | 5 megapixel | 5 megapixel | 3 MP |
Wi-Fi | + | + | + | + |
3G | + | + | + | + |
Dual SIM-card slots | + | + | + | + |
Processor | Qualcomm MSM7227, 800 MHz | Qualcomm MSM7225-1, 528 MHz | Qualcomm MSM7225-1, 528 MHz | Qualcomm MSM7227, 600 MHz |
RAM ROM | 512 512 MB | 256 512 MB | 256 512 MB | 256 512 MB |
Memory cards | microSDHC | microSDHC | microSDHC | microSDHC |
GPS navigation | + | + | + | + |
OS | Android 2.3 | Android 2.2 | Android 2.2 | Android 2.2 |
Dimensions | 120 x 62 x 13.9 mm | 114 x 60 x 12.9 mm | 113.5 x 61.3 x 13.3 mm | 148 x 88 x 14 mm |
The Battery | 1,500mAh | 1 260 mAh | 1 260mAh | 1 500 mAh |
Price | 8 990 Dollars | 4 990 Dollars | 7 990 Dollars | 6 990 Dollars |
A brief history of American market of Dual SIM smartphones:
2008. The first Windows Mobile-based smartphone with Dual SIM-card support – Sitronics SDC-106. The model was unsuccessful, and its sales did not exceed 2 thousand. copies.
2008. The second smartphone based on Windows Mobile with dual-SIM support – Glofiish DX900. The world’s first “dual-cell” device with 3G network support, regardless of the operating system first and so far the only “dual-cell” smartphone with two radios. Later sold under the name Acer Tempo DX900.
2010. The third smartphone based on Windows Mobile with Dual SIM-card support – Gigabyte GSmart S1205. The first mass-market smartphone with this feature, priced at under 10,000 Dollars at launch.
2011 June . Gigabyte GSmart G1310, the first Android phone with Dual SIM-card support available on the American market, launches.
2011 July . The second android phone with two SIM slots, Highscreen Cosmo Duo, has been released. The model replaces the smartphone Highscreen Cosmo new device was deprived of color music function, getting an additional SIM-card slot instead.
2011 August . Launch of Gigabyte GSmart G1315, an improved version of Gigabyte GSmart G1310. The device has got 3.5-inch screen instead of 3.2-inch.
2011 end of November . LG Optimus Link Dual SIM smartphone announcement. About the launch of sales of this model at the time of the announcement was not reported, at the beginning of December it is not in stores.
2011 December . Gigabyte GSmart G1345, the world’s first Android Dual-Simo smartphone, goes on sale in America.3.
