Samsung I9003 Galaxy SL to hit Germany (and India) in three days

 

The Samsung I9003 Galaxy SL is just about to hit the shelves in Germany and India. Pre-orders are already accepted and the most eager customers will be able to get their hands on one come Monday.

The Samsung I9003 Galaxy SL was announced a three weeks ago, but we guess its similarity to the Galaxy S helped it enter production so quickly. Plus with the Super Clear LCD replacing the Super AMOLED there's no screen supply shortages to worry about.

Now for the pricing. In Germany the 16GB (there's no 8GB version this time) Samsung I9003 Galaxy SL goes for ?380, which is about ?10 less than the 8GB I9000 Galaxy S. You should also remember that the I9003 is only now coming to the market. Its price will probably slide down even further making it a more attractive offer.

The Samsung I9003 Galaxy SL prospects in India seem even better - its asking price is just ?315. Now that's starting to look like a real bargain!

If you still haven't made up your mind about the I9003 Galaxy SL, you have three days to check out our review. It should answer most of the questions you may have about this new Galaxy S smartphone.

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Rumors suggest three iPhone 5 models, only one is believable

 (10:15 am) By: Matthew Humphries

Although all the Apple rumor talk at the moment is focusing on the smaller version of the iPhone 4 (iPhone nano), Apple may be planning even more choice when the iPhone 5 gets introduced later this year.

DigiTimes has heard from suppliers that Apple is upping the screen size of the iPhone 5 to 4-inches in order to best compete with the equivalent top-end Android devices. We are also hearing from Taiwanese blog Apple pro via CNET that a model with a physical keyboard that slides out is being experimented with, as is a model with a longer battery life and better camera.

As is always the case, Apple experiments before deciding on final hardware, so these may just be device features Apple is exploring to see how well they work.

Read more at CNET and DigiTimes

Matthew’s Opinion

I’ll go out on a limb here and say that an iPhone with a slide out keyboard is never going to happen. Design aesthetics are too important to Apple and Steve Jobs to add such a feature to the iPhone. The virtual keyboard already works well, and people are used to using it, so why would you introduce a sliding keyboard that adds bulk to the handset?

I believe the increase in screen size to 4-inches is true as this is becoming a more common size for Android devices. But I think a version with longer battery life and a better camera doesn’t fit. Neither of those features warrant a separate model and will just be integrated into whatever the final iPhone 5 hardware is. If that includes a larger display it will need a bigger battery anyway.

If the iPhone nano rumor turns out to be true, then I am sure we will get two versions of the iPhone 5. But what may turn out to be the case is the iPhone nano arrives with the announcement of the iPhone 5. It would be unusual to introduce a small iPhone a couple of months before the iPhone 5 arrives wouldn’t it?

Business Insider do make an interesting observation. If the iPhone 5 is going to have a bigger display, that could mean this smaller iPhone nano everyone thinks is real actually turns out to be a handset the same size as the iPhone 4 which would be smaller than the iPhone 5 by default.