Recently we have been hearing rumblings of a new addition to Samsung’s Galaxy range in the form of the Samsung Galaxy R, and we have even seen a couple of videos surface showing the Android smartphone, but now it appears that the Samsung Galaxy R has received the official stamp from both Samsung and NVIDIA.

According to the guys over at Engadget, Sammy and NVIDIA have now officially announced the Samsung Galaxy R will be heading for Europe and Asia at some point in the future, while the smartphone is already available in Sweden under the moniker of the Samsung Galaxy Z.

The general manager of mobile business at NVIDIA, Michael Rayfield says, “Samsung’s newest super phone shows off Tegra’s multimedia power, and is a great example of what consumers expect from one of the world’s top phone makers.”

Spec wise the Samsung Galaxy R offers the user a 4.19-inch WVGA Super Clear LCD touch screen, 5 megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash, 720p HD video capture, 1080p HD video playback, 2 megapixel front facing camera, Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system, NVIDIA Tegra 2 1GHz dual core processor, 8GB built in memory and microSD expansion up to 32GB.

The Galaxy R measures 125.7 x 66.7 x 9.55mm and weighs in at 131 grams and will become available in North and Eastern Europe, Middle East Asia, Southeast and West Asia and China at some unspecified time in the future.

Obviously there’s no word on any pricing for the Galaxy R or whether it will ever see the light of day over in the good old US of A, but we do have a video demo of the Samsung Galaxy R in action for your viewing consideration below, so feel free to check that out, and let us know your opinions on the Galaxy R by dropping us a line to our comments area…enjoy.