Samsung’s Galaxy line grows with four new entry-level Android phones

Gigaom

Samsung announced four additions to its line of Galaxy smartphones on Monday and all of them are aimed at both first-time smartphone buyers as well as those on a budget. The company didn’t share pricing details for the Galaxy Core II, Galaxy Star 2, Galaxy Ace 4, and Galaxy Young 2 but looking at the specifications, you can guess that Samsung means to compete harder for the low-cost phone market, which is the fastest growing smartphone segment. All four devices will ship with Android(s goog) 4.4 and Samsung’s TouchWiz software.

The Galaxy Core II has the fastest processor — a 1.2 GHz quad-core chip — and with a 4.5-inch WVGA display, has the largest screen in the bunch as well. Internal storage is only 4 GB but can be expanded up to 64 GB through a memory card. The phone supports HSPA networks up to 21 Mbps and has 768 megabytes of…

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