Samsung Pro Smartphone

Samsung launches GALAXY Pro, the smartphone that keeps your work and social lives at your fingertips

Samsung GALAXY Pro Puts You Ahead of Your Business Life

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - April 23, 2011 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a leading mobile phone provider, announced today the GALAXY Pro Smartphone. Featuring Samsung's integrated Social Hub Premium and the innovative dual-input control via a touch-screen and full QWERTY keyboard, the GALAXY Pro is the perfect business partner for your Smart Life. The Samsung GALAXY Pro is available now across GCC countries.

Samsung Social Hub Premium gives one-touch access to all of your emails, instant messages and social networking accounts; coupled with the speed and control of the GALAXY Pro's dual-input interface, you have the power to stay on top of your work and social lives. Powered by the Android™ 2.2 "Froyo" platform, the GALAXY Pro also gives you access to over 150,000 apps on Android Market™, opening your mobile life to a world of new possibilities.

"The Samsung GALAXY Pro is the perfect Arabic supporting device for professionals looking to manage their busy work and social lives" said Ashraf Fawakherji, General Manager of the Telecommunications Group at Samsung Electronics. "When you want to get ahead - and stay ahead - of the game, you want a Smartphone that can give you the edge. With immediate access to your work and social communities via Social Hub Premium, and the endless application experiences afforded by Android Market, the GALAXY Pro gives you that edge."

The GALAXY Pro is equipped with the "Think Free" Office Document Editor, allowing you to view and edit MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents on-the-move. This also makes the GALAXY Pro more effective and productive in the workplace. In addition, the Galaxy Pro's 800Mhz processor enables users to enjoy very fast browsing, access to files and email downloads.

Social Hub Premium

Samsung Social Hub Premium is the ideal solution for users who constantly juggle their work and personal communications, manage multiple social networks and receive high volumes of messages and emails. To simplify your life, the Social Hub Premium brings together all of your email, SNS and IM accounts to a single spot, giving you instant access to your communications. Check Twitter feeds and Facebook updates, answer emails from your boss and text friends all from your central contact list. Also, Samsung Apps offers the Whats App application, a cross-platform mobile application that allows users to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. With the GALAXY Pro you can stay in touch, reply quickly and never miss a thing.

Applications & Services

Powered by the Android™ 2.2 "Froyo" platform, the GALAXY Pro gives you access to over 150,000 high-quality apps and services from Android Market™. This means that you can customize your GALAXY Pro with the applications to suit your smart life. Download the latest games to keep you entertained on your commute, use maps and location-based services to get you to your meetings in good time and manage your news feeds to be better informed than the competition.

Dual-Input control

With the Samsung GALAXY Pro's dual-input combination of a touch-screen and QWERTY keyboard, you are equipped to react, respond or reply in double-quick time. For swift, accurate typing, the QWERTY keyboard provides desktop-computing accuracy. For intuitive ease-of-use, the touch-screen gives fingertip control. Together, they provide a swift, enhanced user experience capable of keeping pace with your busy life.

Ensuring that you can share your experiences with all of your networks, the Samsung GALAXY Pro is equipped with a 3.0 Megapixel camera for still image or video capture. Pictures can be viewed on the clear and bright 2.8" display before being uploaded online. WiFi and Bluetooth support ensures you can stay constantly connected and ready to share.

The GALAXY Pro will retail at AED 999 and will be available in all major retail outlets.