After showcasing its top of the line offering in the Galaxy S3, Korean tech giant Samsung now focuses on the entry-level segment of the smartphone market with the introduction of its most affordable Galaxy Android smartphone yet. It retails for a meagre R999.

Samsung’s Galaxy Pocket will certainly slip comfortably within most pockets since it measures 103.7 x 57.5 x 12 mm and weighs a mere 97 g. The Pocket boasts a 2.8" (240 x 320 pixel resolution) capacitive touchscreen, which features a low 143 pixels per inch count. This pixel density is at least better compared to that offered (125 ppi) on the display of the LG Optimus L3 E400 (R1500).

Powering this budget-friendly device is a ARM 11 single-core processor running at 832 MHz, which should ensure that things remain snappy whilst navigating the mobile operating system (OS). Speaking of which, the Pocket operates on Google’s Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) mobile OS along with Samsung’s TouchWiz interface.