Samsung may launch the phone in the fourth quarter of this year
This is no new news that Samsung is working on an Android Go phone to launch later this year. Until now, reports were that the Samsung’s Android Go powered phone will have a stock Android interface. But now, a new report reveals that the Android Go phone will come with slimmed down — Android Go apps installed over Samsung’s usual Experience UX. Meaning, no stock Android for Samsung Android Go phone.
The South Korean smartphone maker is yet to reveal details about the phone. Rumours say that Samsung may call the Android Go phone — J2 Core. However, as this isn’t officially confirmed, this bit of information should be taken with a pinch of salt.
SamMobiles has got hold of some images of the Android Go-powered Samsung phone. The images show the phone running on Go versions with official Google apps installed. Apart from revealing that the phone will not run on stock Android, the images also highlight the design of the device.
The images show the Android Go phone with on-screen navigation keys and no physical buttons found in most cheap or affordable Samsung phones. This may be an indication that the South Korean manufacturer will soon get rid of the physical home keys on all phones whether or not they sport an all-screen display.
The Samsung Android Go phone, much like most Samsung phones these days, will not come with infinity display, obviously because of the price. Android Go phones are always cheap and affordable, similar will be the case with J2 Core or Samsung’s Android Go phone.
The images show the Android Go phone with Android 8.1 software with an outdated security patch dated December 5 2017. We, however, hope to see the phone launch with the latest security patch.
As for the design, the Samsung Android Go phone, going by the leaked images, come with very thick bezels on all side. On the top bezel, there’s the earpiece and the selfie camera, the bottom bezel is left as it is. There’s no fingerprint sensor or face unlock feature on the phone. On the rear panel, the phone will include a single camera sensor paired with LED flash aligned in a vertical direction. The camera setup on the rear panel will sit in the middle of the back camera.
The images show the Samsung Android Go phone in black colour, the company may bring more colours of the phone. As of now, there are no details on the launch timeline of the phone. Possibilities are Samsung may launch the phone in the fourth quarter of this year.
Specs sheet of the Samsung Android Go phone was leaked a week ago. According to the list, the phone will come with a 5-inch display, Exynos 7570 quad-core processor clocked at 1.4GHz, 1GB of RAM, 16GB storage, Android 8.1 Oreo, 5MP selfie cam, 8MP back camera and 2600 mAh battery.
