Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo launched in India for Rs 40,900

New Delhi: Korean handset maker Samsung has launched two new smartphones in India – the Galaxy Note 3 Neo and Galaxy Grand Neo at Rs. 40,990 and Rs 18,450, respectively. Samsung Galaxy Note3 NeoThe Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo is phablet being offered with a S Pen stylus. The device features a 5.5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) Super AMOLED display and is powered by a hexa-core processor (dual-core 1.7GHz Cortex A15 + quad-core 1.3GHz Cortex A7). It runs Android 4.3 Jelly Bean out-of-the-box. The device comes with 2GB of RAM and has 16GB inbuilt storage, which is further expandable up to 64GB via microSD card. The device gets its juice from a 3100mAh battery. The phablet sports an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and BSI sensor, while there is a 2-megapixel front-facing camera also featuring BSI sensor. Connectivity options on the device include Wi-Fi, GPS, GLONASS, NFC, Bluetooth, Infrared and 3G.Galaxy Note 3 Neo will hit shelves in the last week of February, or early March.Key specs of Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo: Model: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 NeoDisplay: 5.5-inch HD (1280×720 pixels) Super AMOLED displayOS: Android 4.3 Jelly BeanProcessor: Hexa-core chipset with two 1.7GHz Cortex-A15 cores and four 1.3GHz Cortex A7 coresRAM: 2GBStorage capacity: 16GB, expandable up to 64 GBCamera: 8.0-megapixel camera with LED flash2.0-megapixel front-facing cameraBattery: 3,100 mAh;Network: 3GAdd-ons: Wi-Fi, GPS, GLONASS, NFC, Bluetooth, Infrared and 3GSamsung Galaxy NeoThe Galaxy Grand Neo is a dual-SIM dual standby device that comes with a 5.1-inch TFT display offering WVGA (480x800 pixel) resolution. The device is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Cortex A7 processor, alongside 1GB of RAM and runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. It comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera and a VGA (0.3-megapixel) front-facing camera. The smartphone offers LED-flash support and auto-focus feature for the rear camera, along with 720p video recording capability. The smartphone comes with 16GB in-built storage, which can be expanded up to 64GB via microSD card. Connectivity options include 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (2.4GHz), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, GPS/AGPS connectivity option. The Galaxy Neo gets its juice from a 2100mAh battery, which can run up to 8 hours on 3G Internet usage, and up to 10 hours with Wi-Fi Internet usage, according to the retail listing. The device is available for purchase from Tuesday.