Samsung is planning to introduce a range of budget smartphones for the Indian market. These are Galaxy Core II, Galaxy Star 2, Galaxy Ace 4 and Galaxy Young 2, running on the Android KitKat operating system. The prices of these devices have not yet been announced.

The four phones will use simplified TouchWiz Essence user interface and will be available in charcoal black and classic white colour options. While the Core II, Star 2 and Young 2 are dual-SIM phones, the Galaxy Ace 4 is a single SIM phone.

Galaxy Core II has a 4.5 inch TFT display screen and a 2000 mAh battery. It runs on a 1.2GHz quad-core processor and has 768 MB of RAM. There is 4 GB of internal memory and 64 GB of expandable memory in the Core II. The phone supports a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash on the back side and a front VGA camera.

Galaxy Ace 4 has a 4.5 inch display and is available in two options of 3G and 4G-long term evolution network compatibility handsets. The 4G device will be powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor while the 3G one will be getting a 1 GHz dual-core processor. The 3G phone will run on 512 MB RAM, 4GB internal memory and 64 GB expandable memory. The 4G variant will run on 1 GB RAM and will carry 4GB internal memory and 64 GB expandable memory. The 4G handset will have a 1800 mAh battery while the 3G handset will depend on a 1500mAh battery. Both handsets will have a 5 megapixel camera on the back with a led flash to help in low light photography and a front VGA camera.

Galaxy Young 2 is powered by a 1 GHz single-core processor and features a ?long-lasting? 1300mAh battery. The 3.5-inch display smartphone will carry a 3 megapixel camera with no led and no front camera. The handset has got 512 MB RAM, 4 GB internal memory and 32 GB expandable memory.

Galaxy Star 2 sports a 1 GHz single-core processor, coupled with 512 MB RAM and 4 GB RAM. The handset has got 32 GB of expandable memory and a basic 2-megapixal camera. The handset supports a 1300 mAh battery and also brings eight downloadable Gameloft games for the consumer.

These devices are expected to compete with the recent entry-level devices from Motorola, Lava, Karbonn and others.