New York, Nov 9: World's second largest mobile phone manufacturer, Samsung has announced the launch of new Galaxy dual display smartphone, Continuum in New York.

Samsung Continuum has a 3.4-inch Super AMOLED display and a secondary 1.8-inch 'Ticker Display' below it. The Ticker Display is dedicated to show social network feeds, news and alerts.

This Ticker Display can be activated by squeezing the grip sensors at the sides of the device. Users can read news and social feeds on the Ticker Display while the phone is in stanby state and this feature helps to save battery.

Samsung Continuum runs on Android 2.1 OS and use Microsoft"s Bing as the primary search provider. It is powered with 1Ghz Hummingbird processor. It also boasts a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash.

Samsung Continuum specifications:

* 3.4-inch Super AMOLED display
* 1.8-inch Ticker Display
* Android 2.1 OS
* 1GHz Hummingbird Application Processor
* 5 Megapixel CMOS Camera with flash
* 8GB micro SD preloaded
* 32 GB memory expansion
* Wi-Fi 803.11 b/g/n
* Bluetooth 3.0
* 336 MB RAM / 512 MB ROM
* Facebook, MySpace, Twitter applications
* A-GPS

Samsung Continuum will be available in United States through Verizon by Nov 11, 2010. The price and international availability are not yet announced.

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