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Samsung roadmap points towards 5.29-inch Android handset, plus 7-inch Galaxy Tab

Windows Phone and bada devices also on board

Samsung roadmap points towards 5.29-inch Android handset, plus 7-inch Galaxy Tab
Though since pulled, a leaked roadmap purporting to lay out Samsung's future plans has hit the web, detailing the roll out of five new Android handsets, two new bada phones, and a Windows Phone device.

The document, which was sourced from Lithuanian retailer Mobili linija, also suggest a new 7-inch Galaxy Tab is on the way, despite its bigger brother's launch being delayed by an Apple lawsuit.

Big on Android

Of most note is the GT-I9220 – a 5.29-inch 1280x730 resolution device equipped with a 8-megapixel camera, running Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

Said device has a smaller cousin – the GT-I9250 – said to come with a 4.65-inch 1280 x 720 resolution display and a 5-megapixel camera, but interestingly, running yet-to-be-released Ice Cream Sandwich, otherwise known as Android 4.0.

Other Android handsets cited include the 4.5-inch, 800x400 resolution, 8MP camera equipped I9210, the GT-I8150 – a 3.7-inch LCD device with a 5MP camera – and an 'entry level' 2.8-inch touchscreen, keyboard equipped device dubbed Luisa.

All this, plus a follow-up to the original 7-inch Galaxy Tab, coming with much the same specs as the original - a 1024x600 display, HSPA+, twin cameras (3MP on the back, 2MP round the front) – but running Honeycomb.

Spreading the base

But Samsung's new devices aren't solely focused on Android. Also mentioned in the line-up are two bada devices – an entry level S5380, and the Wave III S8600.

There's also a follow up to Samsung's sole Windows Phone 7 handset, called Omnia W, which will have a 3.7-inch display, 5MP camera and 1GHz processor.

Though the exact split of Samsung's business is unknown, the Korean firm is largely regarded as being the leading Android manufacturer in most western territories, with sales of Galaxy S II having surpassed the 5.5 million mark before even launching in the US.

Numbers recently released by Nielsen suggest Android makes up 80 percent of Samsung's smartphone sales in the US, with Windows Phone falling in behind on 20 percent.

[source: SlashGear]

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