The smartphone is available for purchase for only $180/€135 outright

Jun 19, 2013 15:31 GMT  ·  By

Samsung and Virgin Mobile USA have just announced the immediate availability of the new Galaxy Ring smartphone.

The Galaxy Ring is now available for purchase for only $180/€135 without a monthly contract from US carrier Virgin Mobile. Check it out here.

For this price, customers will receive a smartphone that runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system out of the box and comes equipped with a 1.4 GHz single-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.

Although it does not offer LTE support, the Galaxy Ring offers 3G connectivity, along with a 5-megapixel rear camera with autofocus, LED flash and HD (720p) video recording, and a secondary 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video calls.

It also sports a 4.0-inch capacitive touchscreen display possibly supporting 480 x 800 pixels resolution, as well as a battery that can provide up to 7 days of standby time or up to 8 hours of talk time.