Samsung launches the Galaxy M01 Core phone in India at a starting price of Rs 5,499

Samsung launched a new Android Go-packed affordable smartphone Galaxy M01 Core. This new variant (of 1GB RAM+2GB) comes at a starting price of Rs 5,499 in India.

The 2GB RAM+32GB variant is priced at Rs 6,499 and will be available from July 29, said the company.

"Galaxy M01 Core has been designed to deliver value for money with best-in-class performance and stylish proposition, targeting users seeking best performance, experience, and price,'' said Aditya Babbar, Director, Mobile Business, Samsung India.

The smartphone features ‘Intelligent Inputs' which includes Smart Paste and Suggest Notification features.

The 'Suggest Notification' feature warns users about low battery and allows them to open their running app or add other critical apps in Maximum Power Saving Mode for extended run time.

The ‘Smart Paste' tool helps paste the relevant text like pasting the website URL on a web browser, mobile number on phone dialer and email ID in mail application – all extracted from the same message automatically.

Meanwhile, ‘Intelligent Photos' detects similar or duplicate photos to keep the best photo while discarding other photos to free up space.

The smartphone houses a 5.3-inch HD+ display. The device comes with an 8MP rear camera and 5MP selfie camera.

It also features Dark Mode - One UI based Dark Mode integration, which is easier on the eyes and helps in battery saving.

Galaxy M01 Core is powered by a quad-core MediaTek 6739 processor and packs in a 3000mAh battery for usage of up to 11 hours.

*Edited from an IANS report