Entry-level Samsung Galaxy Chat pairs ICS with hardware QWERTY

The Samsung Galaxy Chat just became official, a couple of days after we saw it in a leaked image. The QWERTY candybar phone will run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box with Sammy's traditional TouchWiz skin.

The Samsung Galaxy Chat measures 118.9 x 59.3 x 117mm and weighs 112g. Its touchscreen LCD is 3" big and has QVGA resolution (a low 133ppi pixel density) and there's a four-row hardware QWERTY underneath.

Other features include a 2MP camera, 4GB of built-in storage and a slot for a microSD card, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0. The Galaxy Chat will come with Quick Office editor and S Planner apps preinstalled.

The Samsung Galaxy Chat will launch this month in Spain first and will gradually be made available in other markets: Europe, Latin America, Middle East, China, Southeast Asia, and Southwest Asia. It will be sold at "a competitive price point".

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HTC admits Wi-Fi hardware issue on the international One X

Quite a few owners of th? HTC One X have reportedly noted connectivity issues with Wi-Fi and strangely, it's something that can be temporarily solved just by squeezing the handset in the right place.

Clearly then this is a hardware issue and not something that can be fixed with a software update. This reminds us of the HTC Sensation, which too suffered from Wi-Fi issues, although that was due to poorly thought-out antenna design rather than a glitch.

Thankfully, though, HTC has taken the blame onto itself this time instead of pretending there is nothing wrong with the phone. In a statement to Android Central, they said:

"After investigating isolated reports of WiFi connectivity issues in the HTC One X, we have identified a fix that strengthens the area of the phone around the WiFi antennae connection points. While many customers have not experienced any problems with signal strength, we have taken immediate steps to implement a solution in our production process to prevent this issue from happening in the future. HTC is committed to making sure every customer has a great experience and we apologize for any inconvenience this issue may have caused while we conducted a thorough investigation."

Although the statement says that the future version of the handsets will be free of this defect, there is no information on what the current owners will have to do. Luckily, it has not been long since the handset was out, so you could get it replaced under warranty. Hopefully, HTC provides more information on this particular issue soon.

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