Samsung unveiled the Galaxy J3 smartphone in India today. The device is rated at Rs 8,990 and will be exclusively retailed via Snapdeal, starting today. It will be offered in gold, black and white color variants.

The device is specially made for bikers and also introduces a new 'Bike Mode' for interruption free rides. When the mode is enabled the smartphone will automatically answer calls with pre-recorded messages in 14 languages and riders can select a few contacts as important, so that they can be informed even while riding.

Specifications wise, the device features a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display. It is driven by a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and packs 1.5 GB RAM. It rocks an 8MP rear camera and a 5MP front facing camera. The phone comes with 16GB of internal storage, which is expandable upto 128GB through microSD card.

The new smartphone runs Samsung TouchWiz UI built atop Android 5.1 Lollipop.

Connectivity features include 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and microUSB. A 2600mAh battery completes the deal.