Conclusion
The Samsung Galaxy Grand is a well-equipped handset and is perhaps among the few at this price range that look complete with all requisite features. It is impressive with its user interface and battery life, while its display and camera quality were also good. There is enough storage in the Galaxy Grand; its performance is good, but not extraordinary. Although for Rs 20,000 there are many good handsets available in the market. For instance, the LG Optimus Vu, which comes with a 1.5 GHz quad core processor, is now available for Rs 21,999. You can also consider the Sony Xperia P and LG Optimus L9, which are available for a couple of thousands less than Galaxy Grand, but have almost the same features. There is of course the Micromax Canvas HD, which is good, but is currently not available in the market.
Specs:
General: 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
SIM: Mini-SIM
Body Dimensions: 143.5 x 76.9 x 9.6 mm (5.65 x 3.03 x 0.38 in)
Weight: 162 g (5.71 oz)
Display: Type Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 480 x 800 pixels, 5.0 inches (~187 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch: Yes
- TouchWiz UI
Sound Alert types: Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker: Yes
3.5mm jack: Yes
Memory: Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal: 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Data: GPRS Yes
EDGE: Yes
Speed: HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth: Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
USB: Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera: Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features: Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
Video: Yes, 1080p@30fps
Secondary: Yes, 2 MP
Features: OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
CPU: Dual-core 1.2 GHz
Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging: SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser: HTML5
Radio Stereo: FM radio with RDS
GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS
Java: Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors: Black, White
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- SNS integration
- MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document viewer
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input
Battery: Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
Stand-by
Talk time.
