Early this morning, Samsung announced that they were extending their technology partnership with Nvidia from tablets to smartphones with the creation of their newest smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy R. The monbile business manager from Nvidia says that the Galaxy R will show off Tegra’s multimedia power. The phone is now available but only in Sweden. No word has been said when it will be available in North America or Europe.

The Galaxy R will have a 4.19 inch touch screen display (800×400 resolution), run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and will include the same processor that is in the Galaxy Tab 10.1, a dual-core Nvidia Tegra processor. It will also come with 8GB of storage (expandable to 32GB), 1080p HD video playback, and 720p HD video capture. The Galaxy R is only 131 grams and less than 1cm thick!