Samsung Releases Smartphone GamePad Controller For Android Smartphones
Samsung today introduced the Smartphone GamePad
and Mobile Console app to enhance gaming on Samsung's line of
Galaxy devices.
The Smartphone GamePad transforms the user's
Galaxy smartphone or tablet into a portable gaming console or
even a home console. It is attachable to mobile devices ranging
from 4-inches to 6.3-inches, allowing users to play games
wherever they are. Users can also connect Galaxy devices to
their TV through an HDMI cable or AllShare Screen Mirroring for
video game console experience from their living room.
GamePad connects with smartphones and tablets through Bluetooth
pairing. Features optimized for Samsung Galaxy devices running
Android 4.3 such as Galaxy Note 3, S4, Note II, and S III
enable easy connectivity with GamePad via NFC tag and quicker
access to games via the "PLAY" button.
With a tap of the "PLAY" button, users can access the Mobile Console app, Samsung's new integrated game launching app that opens in conjunction with GamePad to allow users to browse and purchase game pad supported games.
Samsung is promising to offer reasonably priced console-quality games without the expense of additional gaming systems, as Mobile Console features games across a variety of categories including traditional racing titles such as EA's Need for Speed Most Wanted and Gameloft?s Asphalt8 : Airborne, first-person shooter titles such as Gameloft's Modern Combat 4 : Zero Hour, sports titles such as SEGA's Virtua Tennis Challenge, and action titles such as Ubisoft's Prince of Persia : The Shadow and the Flame.
The Mobile Console app is available for download through Samsung Apps or by tapping the GamePad's "PLAY" button, and offers 35 dedicated games at launch with more to come in 2014.
The GamePad is is currently available in select European markets and will be available in additional regions in the coming weeks.
Specifications
- Compatibility: Android OS 4.1 more (Optimized for Samsung devices with Android 4.3 more)
- Connectivity: Bluetooth v3.0, NFC (Samsung devices with Android 4.3 more), 3.0 class 2, HID
Control Keys
- D-Pad (8 way)
- 2 Analog Sticks
- 4 Action buttons and 2 Trigger buttons
- Select button and Start button
- PLAY button (Samsung devices with Android 4.3 more)
- Dimensions: 137.78 x 86.47 x 31.80mm, 195g
- Battery: Rechargeable 160mA
- Color: Black
GamePad connects with smartphones and tablets through Bluetooth
pairing. Features optimized for Samsung Galaxy devices running
Android 4.3 such as Galaxy Note 3, S4, Note II, and S III
enable easy connectivity with GamePad via NFC tag and quicker
access to games via the "PLAY" button.
With a tap of the "PLAY" button, users can access the Mobile Console app, Samsung's new integrated game launching app that opens in conjunction with GamePad to allow users to browse and purchase game pad supported games.
Samsung is promising to offer reasonably priced console-quality games without the expense of additional gaming systems, as Mobile Console features games across a variety of categories including traditional racing titles such as EA's Need for Speed Most Wanted and Gameloft?s Asphalt8 : Airborne, first-person shooter titles such as Gameloft's Modern Combat 4 : Zero Hour, sports titles such as SEGA's Virtua Tennis Challenge, and action titles such as Ubisoft's Prince of Persia : The Shadow and the Flame.
The Mobile Console app is available for download through Samsung Apps or by tapping the GamePad's "PLAY" button, and offers 35 dedicated games at launch with more to come in 2014.
The GamePad is is currently available in select European markets and will be available in additional regions in the coming weeks.
Specifications
- Compatibility: Android OS 4.1 more (Optimized for Samsung devices with Android 4.3 more)
- Connectivity: Bluetooth v3.0, NFC (Samsung devices with Android 4.3 more), 3.0 class 2, HID
Control Keys
- D-Pad (8 way)
- 2 Analog Sticks
- 4 Action buttons and 2 Trigger buttons
- Select button and Start button
- PLAY button (Samsung devices with Android 4.3 more)
- Dimensions: 137.78 x 86.47 x 31.80mm, 195g
- Battery: Rechargeable 160mA
- Color: Black
