Samsung brings Galaxy Xcover in the fourth quarter from

Samsung has announced that Dutch consumers from the fourth quarter of the waterproof smartphone samsung Galaxy Xcover can buy. Earlier, the German branch of Samsung, the device is already on.

According to the Korean manufacturer is the Galaxy Xcover 299 euros in costs. A precise release date was by Samsung not given. The most striking features of the Galaxy Xcover is IP67-certification: this means that the unit is up to one meter depth and up to a half hour is water-resistant. Also, the phone can take a beating and dust out. Samsung has the glass on the display is scratch resistant made.

Furthermore, running the Galaxy Xcover on Android 2.3, where Samsung’s own interface over it. Inside housing is running a 800MHz processor, of which the type is not disclosed. The screen has a diagonal of 3.6″ and a resolution of 800×480 pixels. In addition, there is a 3-megapixel camera for shooting photos.

Samsung is not the first manufacturer with such a rugged smartphone. Motorola brought in the Netherlands, all of the Defy: also a solid device that is water – and impact-resistant. Will soon have a successor: the Defy+.