Nokia recently decided to change their own phone names from their ‘simplified’ C, X, and Nseries system to a collection of ever-increasing numbers, and now Samsung has gotten in on the act with a subtle revision to their Galaxy smartphone range.
What makes the move especially interesting is its similarity to Nokia’s way of using a letter and number combination to identify where in the range a phone will sit. You know, the system they dropped because it didn’t work. Here though, instead of X meaning entertainment and N meaning top-of-the-range; Samsung are using words like Wonder and Magical to differentiate between ranges. Yes, really.
Let’s start at the top where the S still reigns supreme, so we can expect a Galaxy S III, IV and eventually a Galaxy S MCMVII too. The big changes appear lower in the Galaxy range, which has now been spread out into four new categories, starting out with the premium R series. R series Galaxy devices will be Royal and Refined according to Samsung, and we presume the long-rumoured Galaxy R will be the first to appear.
Next we have the ‘high-tier’ W range, and as we mentioned a moment ago, the W stands for Wonder. Then the mid-tier M range of Galaxy phones (that’s M for magical, of course) and finally, the entry-level Galaxy Y devices are for the ‘young-minded’. Feeling wondrous? A Galaxy W will be for you, just don’t bother with a Galaxy Y unless you’re 12; and quite what a ‘royal and refined’ smartphone will be like has us really intrigued!
Got that? Basically, that’s S for expensive, R, W and M for not quite so expensive and Y for cheap. However, Samsung hasn’t finished yet, as they’ll be adding other words like Pro for an added keyboard, Plus for an updated feature list and LTE for high-speed data connectivity. We can all look forward to the Samsung Galaxy M IV Pro Plus LTE, then.
What’s slightly strange is Samsung hasn’t made any mention of the Galaxy X series, so seeing as they unveiled the mud-covered Galaxy Xcover recently, the naming convention seems to be falling apart already!
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Nokia To Announce First Mango Handset On 17 August?
Nokia and Microsoft have sent out invitations to a special event on 17 August, leading many to speculate that the Finnish firm could be lifting the lid on its debut Mango handset.
Tech site The Unwired received an invite to the occasion, set to be held at this month’s GamesCom in Cologne, Germany, and promises “exciting actions and surprises” and “an evening to remember.”
Industry insiders seem to think that the “surprise” element of the event refers to Nokia’s first Windows Phone 7 device showing up, especially since the invite also advertises a raffle where three Nokia Windows Phone handsets will be up for grabs.
Nokia has made it no secret that it intends to release its debut Mango handset by the end of the year, however, many would say that an August reveal would be wishful thinking. That said, Fujitsu has already announced its first Windows Phone 7 device, the IS12T, so it wouldn’t be that out of the ordinary for Nokia to follow suit in just over two weeks time.
In terms of which Mango smartphone Nokia could announce, all bets are on Sea Ray, subject of several leaks in the past couple of weeks. We last saw it in a factory in China where it appeared almost complete, so it could be ready for its public debut by now.
We’ll be keeping a close eye on the event come 17 August and will let you know what happens as we hear it.