Samsung Corby II – Low-end with smartphone tendencies

Samsung Corby is one of the most well sold mobile phones of the South Korean producer but even it needed an update under the form of the new Corby II.
Opposed to the previous model, Samsung had to consider the potential market niche the new phone can attack, where smartphones have already started invading the market. This is why the new Corby II is a low end phone with smartphone tendencies that could be preferred by many users.

Here are its main technical characteristics:

3.2” touchscreen capacitive display with a resolution of 240×320 pixels
26 MB of internal memory, expandable to 16 GB with microSD cards
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth 3.0, microUSB
2 MP camera with QVGA video recording
FM radio with RDS
TouchWiz platform
Size: 109.9 x 60.6 x 11.7 mm, Weight: 102 grams

Design and build characteristics

Dedicated to youngsters the Samsung Corby II tries to adopt a daring design, which is why it has curved lines and is available in a large palette of colors including yellow and pink. Everything revolves around the touchscreen display which has a large enough diagonal for its class. Under the screen you will find the buttons for receiving and denying calls, framed by a long narrow key with the purpose of a menu key.

A low cost phone with smartphone characteristics

Technical specs

One thing is sure: as lively colored as the new Corby II can be as poor it is when it comes to its hardware. Even so, if we consider it is a low cost phone for youngsters we will see it still has a lot to offer.
The 3.2” display is large enough but it offers a modest resolution of only 240×320 pixels. However you should not worry about this because the phone does not run on Google Android, which is an operating system that is incompatible with low resolutions.
Internal memory is of only 26 MB, but it can be extended with the microSD slot card. At the connectivity chapter we must highlight there is no 3G connectivity, but there is Wi-Fi, so this low cost model should be appreciated. In the absence of a wireless connection you can use GPRS or EDGE. Local transfer of files is ensured through Bluetooth 3.0 and microUSB. Worth mentioning are the internet oriented apps for Twitter and Facebook, which are preinstalled for easy access to the social networks.
We recommend you use the Corby II camera only in extreme cases: it only has 2 MP, and a maximum resolution of 1600×1200 pixels. The only extra option is smile recognition. In addition to this video clips are done at QVGA resolution and 15 frames per second.
Samsung Corby II does not use any operating system, but it uses the TouchWiz Samsung platform, while the Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery ensures autonomy of up to 620 standby hours and 10 call hours.

Availability and price

First announced in March the Samsung Corby II will be available starting from the middle of the year, the beginning of the summer. The price has not been yet announced.
And this is a comprehensive video review of Samsung Corby II: