Verizon Samsung Gem Spotted Again

By Justin Marden

Remember the Samsung Gem? We first found a photo of it along with some specs back in August, and then it popped up again in a leaked Verizon roadmap. Well, it’s reared it’s head again via an announcement from Sammy, and it’s not going to impress a lot of people. The Gem will feature:

  • Android 2.1 (what a surprise) with TouchWiz 3.0
  • a small-ish 3.2-inch WVGA display, presumably Super AMOLED, that apparently has scratch/smudge protection.
  • a 3.2MP camera
  • WiFi
  • Bluetooth
  • A MicroSD card slot
  • GPS
  • 800MHz processor
  • Swype and Samsung’s Social Hub preinstalled

No word on an official release date or pricing, but we’ll keep you posted. Keep in mind that the Samsung announcement doesn’t name a carrier, but we’re assuming it’s Verizon due to the leaked roadmap from August. More on this as it develops. Anyone else not impressed with this device?

Source PhoneScoop

Justin Marden
I've been an Android fanboy since day one, but I've never had a chance to truly express my voice and be a part of the Android Community. When AndroidGuys starting accepting applications for interns, I saw my opportunity. I joined the AndroidGuys team and haven't looked back!

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