As if there aren’t enough devices slapped with that cute little face already, news has now come in that the Touch Star, which recently crossed its 5-million mark in sales, will fall prey to the pink-bowed feline.  But rest assured that the S5230 remains unaffected on the inside and carries the same 3-inch touchscreen display, microSD support, 3.2 megapixel camera, and widget support with the same aplomb.  Luckily, the Hello Kitty version of the Samsung Star will be available only in Belgium going for 169 Euros (a little over $248), but you never know where the Kitty might turn up next!

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The number is certainly impressive but Samsung has even bigger plans for this very affordable touchscreen phone. The Star S5230 or the Tocco Lite is supposed to sell in 10 million units by the end of the year and Samsung has 4 month to go and 5 million units to sell. The phone has been available since May and Samsung has been selling it like hot cakes all over the world.

Here’s what Youg-hee Lee, Vice President of Marketing, Mobile Communications Division of Samsung Elecronics, had to say:

We’re very pleased by this success. We see the demand for touch screen phones increasing and we will continue to offer consumers a diverse range of products, supported by unique marketing campaigns

What about you? Are you pleased with your Samasung Star S5230?

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The Samsung Star S5230 or the Player One is a great featurephone, but as we all know, in France, home to the fashion capital of the world, great features just won’t do, right? So, to dress things up a little, Samsung joined forces with the popular French fashion house, Zadig and Voltaire, and the result is something that the French can tote around without being ostracized.  The Z&V version of the S5230 boasts of a full black metal finish with purple contours, a pair of silver wings above the display, and a crown on the navigation key (trademarks of Z&V).  No info on pricing or availability, but don’t have hopes to see this outside of France anytime soon.

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Rechristened the Star (S5230) and Preston (S5600), Samsung has now announced that the duo will be available in Europe and Asia starting immediately.  The Samsung Star has already crossed the 2-million mark in preorders and it only remains to be seen how hot both the handsets will sell now that they are available.  Mr. JK Shin, EVP and Head of Mobile Communications Division, Samsung Electronics, had this to say on the occasion:

Samsung Star and Samsung Preston are significant additions to our full-touch screen mobile portfolio, featuring all the essential functions in one single device. I am pretty confident that the products will be one of our historical best-selling mobiles. Focusing on our consumer-oriented strategy, Samsung will deliver various full touch products for every lifestyle.

There is still no word on pricing for both the devices, but we are guessing if you liked one of them and live in Europe/Asia, you would be heading out right now to a store near you to find out, right?
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UK customers will be able to choose a new Samsung phone this May. The Tocco Lite is a touchscreen phone which doesn’t have any 3G support. That’s a weird combination but the whole 3G-less feature will make people change their minds about buying one.

Nevertheless the Tocco Lite or the Samsung S5230 will offer you the following:

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity
• 3 inch TFT touchscreen display with 262K color and 240 x 400 pixels
• TouchWiz UI
• Accelerometer
• Facebook, MySpace and YouTube widgets
• Bluetooth 2.1
• Samsung DNSe 2.0 music technology
• FM Radio with RDS
• 3.2 MP camera
• 50 MB of built-in memory
• microSD card support, up to 8 GB
• 104 x 53 x 11.9 mm

All we need now are some prices and we expect the Tocco Lite to be available for a great price since it lacks that important 3G support.

via Pocket-lint