
Both the Samsung R0 (pictured below) & Samsung R1 (pictured above) have hit the U.K. and quite frankly the rest of the world, but North America has been kept waiting – until now. Just when we had all given up hope, Samsung has announced a Stateside release coupled width information relating to availability and pricing.

Both models will be available come April shipping in 8GB and 16GB capacities. Expect the Samsung R0 to be priced at $99.99 and $129.99 and the Samsung R1 to be in the region of $149.99 and $179.99 for the 8GB and 16GB models respectively.
Samsung R0 Specifications:- 2.6-inch TFT LCD screen displaying at 320 × 240 pixels
- 8GB or 16GB of storage expandable via microSD
- support for AAC, ASF, FLAC, MP3, OGG, WAV and WMA audio files
- support for MPEG4, Divx, Xvid, WMV, H.264, and RMVB video files
- continuous audio playback of 35 hours audio or 5 hours of continuous video playback
- FM Tuner and DNSe 3.0 sound engine with text/photo viewer
- dimensions of 93 x 52 x 8.8 mm and weighing in at 60 grams
| Samsung R1 Specifications:- 2.7-inch display touchscreen
- 8GB or 16GB of storage
- supports AAC, FLAC, MP3, WMA and OGG audio files
- supports Xvid, DivX, H.264, MPEG-4, WMV and Real Media Video video files
- lithium polymer battery lasts for 30 hours in musicmode, or 5 hours in video mode
- additional features include Bluetooth support, FM tuner, mixing deck functionality, DNSe 3.0 audio technology and a host of games
- measures in at 85.2 x 45.5 x 8.9mm and weighs just 50grams
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[via SlashGear]
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