Samsung India’s 2ON Dual Standby CDMA cum GSM Phone unveiled

Samsung 2ON phone

Samsung has launched its first Dual Standby CDMA-cum-GSM mobile phone, called 2ON in the Indian market. The USP of the Samsung 2On is its ability to integrate two SIM cards into the slots, one each for GSM and CDMA respectively.

Besides, the handset supports all service providers in India, both GSM and CDMA, including Tata Indicom and Reliance Communications Value Added services. The features of the 2ON are a 2.3-inch TFT touch-screen, 2-megapixel camera, microSD Card Slot up to 1GB and MP3/ AAC+ Player.

Sunil Dutt, Country Head, Samsung Telecommunications India Pvt. Ltd., noted “At Samsung, our endeavour is to continuously provide our consumers with innovative, consumer friendly products and the Samsung ‘2ON’ is an example of the same .This phone aims to cater to the growing Dual Stand By market, wherein discerning consumers want the convenience of a single feature rich handset with two connections operating simultaneously. The availability of this handset in the open market will provide Indian consumers freedom to select service operator’s of their choice on GSM as well as CDMA networks.”

You will also find handwriting recognition, file viewer, sketch memo, advanced organizer capability with functional screen and special India specific applications of Indian Calendar, Hinglish, Mobile Prayer and Panchang. Running on a powerful 1200 ‘mAh’ battery, the multimedia phone is good for longer talk time and extra power for operating the 2 networks.

The 2ON handset can also work as a modem and deliver access to the internet at a speed of 153kbps on CDMA network. This is an ideal phone for consumers to prefer to use the benefits of both CDMA and GSM networks at the same time, and for CDMA consumers who use international roaming cards of CDMA operators for roaming on GSM networks in countries which support only GSM services.

Samsung’s 2ON mobile phone carries a price tag of Rs 16,500 and is available nationwide.


Posted on 4 April, 2008 By Feature Editor
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  • Posted By: George Mathew,Apr 7th, 2008 am30 12.44am

    Seems to be a nice pice.Where can I buy This in Cochin.
  • Posted By: DJ,Apr 7th, 2008 am30 01.31am

    Hey,

    This is great. Always wanted such a phone. I'd seriously consider this.

    I bet you'd get maximum pan-india Network coverage due to the simultaneous GSM and CDMA network.

    Great job Samsung. I hope the others will follow.

    -DJ
  • Posted By: devender,Apr 23rd, 2008 am30 08.12am

    in market there is demand of dual cdma phone , plz make phone by market research , regard's devender
  • Posted By: SKS,Apr 25th, 2008 pm30 01.33pm

    Features are ggod. But price tag so high.Should be in rage of 10-12K
  • Posted By: rahul gandhi,May 10th, 2008 am31 03.20am

    Using a Reliance CDMA connection and a BSNL GSM connection. Difficult to carry two separate handsets.
  • Posted By: darshan,May 19th, 2008 am31 05.47am

    Hi, I have one query,

    as thsi mobile can be use with Tataindicom and its a official mobile for Tataindicom then why it is not still there on Tataindicom site.

    please anybody help me...

    thanks
  • Posted By: Sameer,May 21st, 2008 am31 09.01am

    It seems to be a feature rich handset. If they ve added India specific applications like Indian calender, panchang etc, they shud know that Indian youth loves to listen FM radio as well. Since the handset has MP3 , they shud ve thot of providing FM radio as well as the cost is 16.5. Thats the only thing missing I suppose in this handset.
  • Posted By: nk.veeranna,May 29th, 2008 am31 10.55am

    i would like to by the 2on samsung phone .please let me know weahter it is availbale in bangalore and address of the same
  • Posted By: Karthik,Jun 23rd, 2008 pm30 11.26pm

    Hi,
    Karthik From Bangalore......Handset Features are Nice but i came to know from samsung helpline that it has been launched only in mumbai & Delhi.....
    but why it shows that its available nationwide...how can it be... i hereby requesting samsung to launch it Nationwide as early as possible......
    Thank You
  • Posted By: Amar Nath Ghsoh,Jun 24th, 2008 am30 08.48am

    Handset is nice, since it is duo i.e, CDMA as well as GSM. It is very helpful to Indian People. I would like to buy it provided it should have FM Radio, Blue tooth and FM3. One more thing I wanted to know is it available in Lucknow.

    Thanks and Regards
  • Posted By: Niranjan Kulkarni,Jun 25th, 2008 pm30 11.19pm

    which store will i get this mobile samsung 20N in pune and at what prise
  • Posted By: sunjoy,Jul 9th, 2008 am31 07.49am

    Hello, I have been for the past two weeks desparately looking for this mobile phone -- Samsung 2ON -- across Mumbai but no one has it or has heard of it, incl the biggest dealers. Obviously Samsung India needs to get its act together and if someone can pl inform where in Mumbai can I pick the same soon. Many thanks.
  • Posted By: Rajan,Jul 11th, 2008 pm31 04.27pm

    good features, nice model, but only in the picture, searching for a week in Mumbai to purcase this instrument, without mobile 2 simcards in my pocket but vendor says that "yeh model company ne bandh kar diya hai" just watch the picture and satisfy yourself, atlast I have finalised to buy Spice dual sim instrument.
  • Posted By: rajiv,Jul 22nd, 2008 pm31 12.08pm

    hi. where can i get this mobile in jabalpur madhya pradesh. i enquired for this set and its not available even in mumbai till 22nd july 2008. pls let me know where can i find it?
  • Posted By: mohsin,Sep 14th, 2008 am30 02.42am

    i cannot connect my phone to the pc via usb cable, what may be the problem????
  • Posted By: ahamed kutty,Sep 20th, 2008 am30 08.02am

    pls tell in which shop did this phone get in cochi
  • Posted By: sweety,Oct 7th, 2008 pm31 08.42pm

    hi,
    i am sweety from hyderabad,as the company stated that the cell is available nationwide but it is not so.
    may i know when this will be possible to get in hyderabad.
  • Posted By: PARVESH KAPOOR,Nov 21st, 2008 am30 12.04am

    I appreciate Samsung's effort for launching 2ON Mobile GSM+CDM in Indian market, full of features, elegant look and above all, powerful battery back-up. I am going to buy one right now.

    Further, can you tell me if Samsung is also manufacturing handsets working with Dual SIM i.e. CDMA+CDMA, but without GSM slot. In India, user can use Tata and Reliance at same time.

    Looking forward to your reply per return mail.

    Thanks and regards,

    Parvesh Kapoor / New Delhi / India
  • Posted By: ASHISH JAIN,Nov 29th, 2008 am30 10.35am

    HELLO PLEASE TELL THAT WHT IS BATTERY LIFE OF THIS SET. AND CAN I USE BOTH GSM OR BOTH CDMA SIM AT A TIME.
  • Posted By: ARAVIND REDDY,Dec 1st, 2008 am31 12.16am

    PLEASE ARRAGE THE FM FASILITY TO THIS MOBILE WITH SMALL MODIFICATIONS LIKE GOOD LOOKING AND ATTRACTIVE PL ..........
  • Posted By: Amit,Dec 18th, 2008 am31 04.12am

    Hey 2ON is really inspiring as there are very limited options of good feature reach mobile in CDMA section. That is the USP of 2ON.
    Can you tell me whether is it available in Kochi, Kerala
    Any contact no. of Address of the Dealer?
  • Posted By: Sarabjit CCIT,Dec 19th, 2008 pm31 04.09pm

    I am not finding this set available with any of the dealers in Ludhiana. Is it launched or not? No dealer tell anything about its availability. Should I wait for it or I should leave the hope of getting such handset!!!!
  • Posted By: parag,Dec 23rd, 2008 am31 11.31am

    i want to buy samsung dual simmobile so pleasegive me the prices
  • Posted By: Mukesh,Dec 24th, 2008 pm31 09.01pm

    Samsung 2on- I have been using this set from July. it has a battery life of one day. simultaneously u can use both cdma and gsm cards. when u get two simultaneous calls from two networks, it displays both the calls and asks ur permission to accept which call. nice. but it doesn't have a in built browser for gsm card and reliance doesn't allow u to browse in the phone hence its a waste regarding browsing. alternatively u can use tata indicome UIM card to browse. ring tones doesn't work well: pairing with computer and other mobiles becomes problematic some times. MP3 player hangs on and off: Not worth for the cost:
  • Posted By: Kartik Shah,Dec 27th, 2008 am31 01.14am

    I am using the 2ON dual SIM handset for almost 4 months with Relance CDMA & Vodafone GSM network. It is a great feature rich phone. I picked it up for Rs. 14,100 from a Samsung authorised dist. in Bombay. It DOES NOT have flash for camera & FM radio which I would have really liked for this type & price of phone. Stretch & zoom feature for photos is really great (like IPHONE). Samsung needs to enhance the micro-SD card capacity to beyond 1GB which is so essential for audio, video & photo storage capacity.

    The only problem that I encounter with the phone is that at times when the connectivity with CDMA breaks, the phone cannot seem to reconnect and you have to switch off & on the phone to reboot. Software is great & very userfriendly. Does not hang (unlike recent Nokia's). Backlit screen display is very crisp, sharp & bright. Love the touch phone feature.

    All-in-all; very satisfied & would recommend it.
    Samsung, just reduce the price to make it more reasonable & affordable.
  • Posted By: sanny arora,Dec 27th, 2008 pm31 11.14pm

    features are good. but price of phone is very high it should be 6000-7000rs.
  • Posted By: sanjay Bhagwankar,Dec 31st, 2008 am31 08.17am

    I would like to know that what is the phone book capacity and wht is the battery capacity. Can we used Airtel and Vodafone sim card same time.

    Please reply,

    Saanjay B.
  • Posted By: Anish,Jan 12th, 2009 am31 05.46am

    HALO
    I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE PHONE BOOK CAPACITY AND ALSO MESSAGE STORAGE CAPACTIY, PLEASE REPLY
    ALSO IF ANY OTHER DUAL GSM+CDMA MOBILE IS COMING UP WITH BETTER FEATURES AND FM RADIO AND FLAS FOR CAMERA ALSO MORE EXPANDABLE MEMORY THAN I SHALL WAIT FOR THAT
    PLEASE SOMEONE REPLY
  • Posted By: aniket kapoor,Jan 16th, 2009 pm31 12.29pm

    i want samsung dual sim mobile so plz gv me the prices,explain features ,and tell me abt batry backup and which shops available in delhi
  • Posted By: aniket kapoor,Jan 16th, 2009 pm31 12.32pm

    i want to abt batery backup, exlain features, hve 2 m.p. camera,price, which shops available in delhi plz tell me imidiately
  • Posted By: pradeep kumar ray,Jan 19th, 2009 am31 09.36am

    sir,
    i m from Orissa. I want to know for this product is not available in Cuttack (Orissa) I want to buy this Model (Sumsung 2 ON). Pls confirm me how i brpught this model.
  • Posted By: vishal singh,Jan 31st, 2009 pm31 12.22pm

    whats the current price for your this phone on todays date
    pls tell me the full feature along with software support.
  • Posted By: 7up,Feb 9th, 2009 pm28 12.54pm

    Hi i am Nikle, can i know the model name and price details of the above model.......i am quite interested in buying it.......please let me know the details........thx
  • Posted By: deepanshu,Feb 14th, 2009 pm28 11.33pm

    hi i want 2 know tht can dis phn work wid RIM cdma &
    IDEA gsm sim.
    thx.....
  • Posted By: Ankur,Mar 8th, 2009 am31 04.49am

    hi i'm ankur, can u tell me features, model no. and price of this phone .
    i want also know dis ph. work wid bsnl or virgin cdma sim.
    thax
  • Posted By: Mohan Kemkar,Mar 13th, 2009 am31 05.38am

    What is the price in india & how to make the payment if I want to purchase the same.
  • Posted By: Mao Nongdhar,Mar 16th, 2009 am31 11.07am

    I am eagerly waiting for the arrival of this Samsung 20N, presently am using Reliance & Aircel GSM and Tata Indicom CDMA. If this comes to town I can both use GSM & CDMA simultaneously. Kindly tel its features and Price.
  • Posted By: Er. R.K.Deswal,Mar 29th, 2009 am31 02.58am

    I want to know when its going to launch in chandigarh and in above details its mentioned that its work for internet with cdma. Is it for CDMA sim only or it can attach with GSM sim too with internet.
  • Posted By: Prasad,May 12th, 2009 am31 07.45am

    Hi,
    Want to know more on samsung 2ON. Which is the nearest outlet where i can pick up this phone. whats the best price.
  • Posted By: RH,Jun 28th, 2009 am30 10.34am

    Can anyone tell me what is the phone book capacity of the phone? I dont have music, pictures or anything else on my phone - only names and phones numbers. Can I store 1500 names with their phone numbers?
  • Posted By: Soloman Ghosh,Aug 17th, 2009 am31 02.02am

    I want to buy Samsung 2ON mobile.
  • Posted By: adil,Aug 25th, 2009 pm31 03.23pm

    i have heard about this phone for over a month but am not able to get it in any reliable store only available in the grey market .would also like to know the names of any Samsung gallery and where it is situated in mumbai
  • Posted By: manmohan,Apr 3rd, 2010 am30 03.43am

    i am using this device for last one year i am highly impressed

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