The '''Samsung Android GamePad''' is a [[gamepad]] produced by [[Samsung Electronics]]. Recently unveiled for the European Market, the device serves as a companion for [[Samsung Galaxy]] [[smartphone]]s thatrunning runon Android OS 4.1., Itand is more optimized for Samsung devices withrunning on Android 4.3. The gamepad was first introduced in [[Seoul, Korea]] and was said to provide consumers with a "fun, convenient, and advanced gaming experience anytime, anywhere."<ref name="Samsung">{{cite web | url=http://www.samsungmobilepress.com/2013/12/17/Samsung-Enhances-Consumer-Entertainment-Experience-with-Smartphone-GamePad-and-Mobile-Console-Application-1 | title=Samsung Enhances Consumer Entertainment Experience with Smartphone GamePad and Mobile Console Application | date=17 December 2013 | accessdate=17 December 2013 | author=Samsung | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217082014/http://www.samsungmobilepress.com/2013/12/17/Samsung-Enhances-Consumer-Entertainment-Experience-with-Smartphone-GamePad-and-Mobile-Console-Application-1 | archive-date=17 December 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
==History==
===Development===
TheSamsung's development of the smartphone gamepadGamePad began inat concurrencethe withsame time that [[Apple Inc]]. Applebegan allowedallowing third-party gamepads with theirthe implementation of iOS 7. Setting itself apart from the competition, Samsung's device uses Bluetooth connection to link with a smartphone. Android 4.3 Galaxy phones have extended features including NFC connect support.<ref name="Nextweb">{{cite web | url=https://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2013/12/17/samsung-launches-a-gamepad-for-android-thats-optimized-for-its-galaxy-phones/ | title=Nextweb | date=16 December 2013 | accessdate=17 December 2013 | author=Russell, John}}</ref>
====Games====
The Mobile console app allows users to use supported games. Some of these games, includeincluding Need For Speed Most Wanted, Asphalt8 Airborne, Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour, Virtua Tennis Challenge, Prince of Persia: The Shadow and the Flame, and 35 more games to launch in 2014others.<ref name="Slashgear">{{cite web | url=http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-gamepad-turns-mobile-devices-into-full-blown-gaming-consoles-16309026/ | title=Slashgear | date=16 December 2013 | accessdate=17 December 2013 | author=Conley, William}}</ref>
The Smartphone GamePad isalso notallows just limitedplayers to smalluse screen play. The GamePad allows usinga larger screen withfor yourmobile gaming through several different methods. A [[mobile device]] can be connect directly to an [[HDTV]] by an [[HDMI]] cable. In addition to that, a phone can be connected wirelessly through [[AllShare]] [[screen mirroring]]. Lastly, the device can be connected through Samsung's Smart Dock.<ref name="Slashgear" />
