There’s nothing we love more than a vanilla build of Android, especially when it’s Android Gingerbread. Samsung has quietly announced ‘Conquer 4G’, its new entry level Android smartphone destined for a US release on Sprint’s 4G WiMax network.
When you hear entry level and Android used in the same sentence, the last thing you’d expect to hear is a 1 GHz processor. Surprisingly that’s exactly what’s inside the Conquer 4G, along with a 3.5-inch HVGA resolution touchscreen, 3.2-megapixel camera, 1.3-megapixel front facing camera and Tri-band CDMA support.
Sure, the Samsung Conquer 4G pales in comparison to the HTC EVO 3D, but in terms of the entry or even mid level market, the device raises the bar. Who would have thought that a 1 GHz smartphone with dual cameras and a 3.5-inch touchscreen display would become the smartphone baseline in 2011?
No word on whether we’ll see a 4G-less GSM version ship out to the rest of the world just yet. Hopefully other manufacturers take notice and ship all low and mid-range Android smartphones with vanilla builds of Android Gingerbread.
Coming Soon | Samsung | TBD
