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Samsung sent its latest Android into orbit today, announcing the Galaxy Pocket, a low-end handset said to be geared towards those who use their phone on the move. Surely marketing can do better than that? The Samsung Galaxy Pocket packs a 2.8in, 240 x 320 display with 3GB of built-in storage that's expandable to 32GB using …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    Geared towards those who use their phone on the move

    I'm struggling to get my head around this.

    A mobile phone geared towards those who use their phone on the move. Not geared towards crash victims in traction, or galactic heroes encased in carbonite. Not sat on a desk, and tethered by a wire.

    Nope, it's pocket sized, battery powered, and wireless.

    What will they think of next?

    1. dotdavid
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      Re: Geared towards those who use their phone on the move

      As the article implies, the Marketing Department are seriously at a loss.

      "Look guys, there must be *something* this phone is particularly good at?"

      "Well, er, it has a camera..."

      "A crap camera"

      "OK, fine, well it's got expandable SD memory"

      "Like every other Android phone! Well, apart from those new Nexuses"

      "Um, it has a small screen"

      "A small *low-resolution* screen. But you do have a point with small"

      "Small it is then. So who wants small things?"

      "I dunno. Children? Backpackers? Pixies?"

      "Ah I give up - just say "people on the move will love the pocketability". Now, what can we say about the Galaxy SIII..."

    2. Anonymous Coward
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      WHY?

      The point of this model is?

      1. Guildencrantz

        Re: WHY?

        I think you've accidentally explained "Y":

        The specs of this phone match the Galaxy Y - which stands for "Young". Yet da yoot likely want Blackberries, iPhones or the ilk, imho, and yet those who might want such a phone - those migrating from a non-smartphone, are alienated by the marketing. Just a guess.

  2. DrXym

    It will have to be cheap

    It's already possible to get PAYG phones with 800x480 screens for less than £100 (e.g. ZTE Blade / Crescent). I would hope that this phone which is pretty weedy spec wise would sit around £70 or less PAYG.

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