Samsung, South Korean mobile phone maker, has officially unveiled another version of its Samsung Star handset, called Samsung S5230W Star WiFi. As its name suggests, the main feature is inclusion of WiFi connectivity in the package, and it is expected to launch to the market as the Samsung S5233W.

Samsung have already sold the original Star in more than 5 million units. Therefore, this movement is a strategy to boost the sales even further. Except for the WiFi, the rest of the specifications of S5230W remain the same as the original Star - even the dimensions and weight are the same.

The “Star with Wi-Fi” will hit the markets in Asia and Africa as well but under a slightly different model number - the Samsung S5233W - nevertheless it is still the same Samsung Star. The colors in which the Samsung Star WiFi comes to the mobile phone market are silver, pink, black and white.

The new S5230W Star WiFi is already on sale in some retail sites (eBay including) and it runs around 250 US dollars, which is only a tad higher than the unsubsidized price of the original Star. The Samsung Star WiFi will be available in black, silver, pink and white colors.

Below are the key features of the Samsung S5230W Star WiFi:

• Display: TFT resistive touchscreen - 256K colors; 240 x 400 pixels - 3.0 inches; Handwriting recognition; Accelerometer sensor; Smart unlock
• Memory: 50 MB built-in internal; microSD (TransFlash) card slot - up to 16GB (verified); Phonebook with Photo Contact
• Network: (2G) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• Camera: 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels
• Video: QVGA@15fps
• Sound: [Alert types] Vibration, Downloadable polyphonic / MP3 / WAV ringtones; [Speakerphone] Yes; DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
• Dimensions: 104 x 53 x 11.9 mm
• Weight: 92 g
• Battery: Standard battery - Li-Ion 1000 mAh; [Stand-by] Up to 700 h; [Talk time] Up to 10 h
• Features: WMA / MP3 / AAC player; H.263 / H.264 / MP4 player; Document viewer (Word / Excel / PowerPoint / PDF); Shazam Find Music service; Organizer; Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS; GPS
• Data: GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps; HSCSD; 3G; EDGE Class 12; Wireless Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g; Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP; USB v2.0

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