Samsung Galaxy Grand review: high price for mid range specs - Northern Voices Online

Samsung Galaxy Grand is making waves in many markets. But Sammy is charging high price for handset with mid range specs Samsung Galaxy Grand is making waves in many parts of the world. The handset that comes with a huge 5 inch display is expected to do well in many Asian and European markets. Despite great size and rather low specs, the handset is also considerably cheaper and attracts many people who want to flaunt a great looking handset with very reasonable price tag. But the handset is going to face tough competition from many handsets already available in the market and its low specs may be squarely beaten by many local smart-phone vendors. Nonetheless the brand name may ensure success of Galaxy Grand. In many Asian countries Samsung is already spending huge amount of money by opting for full front page advertisement, besides of course using Google Adwords in a big way to reach out to price conscious people in many countries. Though other smart-phone vendors may beat Sammy's Galaxy Grand, but when it comes to spending on ads, they can never compete with the Korean tech giant. Samsung surely has some grand vision and a promising line-up to complement its plan. Samsung recently unveiled the Galaxy Grand smartphone which has a 5 inch screen, and priced competitively. The phone looks promising on paper, and here's the low-down on its performance and specifications. Samsung Galaxy Grand is the latest device from Samsung exploiting the Galaxy brand at a new price point. The phablet carries some interesting features which it borrows from Samsung's premium range of smartphones, namely Galaxy S III and Note II. The phone which also has a dual-SIM version, called Galaxy Grand Duos, is priced at a comfortable Rs. 21,500, which makes a device hard to miss. Galaxy Grand has a Cortex A9 1.2 GHz dual-core processor with 1 GB of RAM. The phone comes with 8 GB memory in-built which is expandable to 64 GB with the help of a microSD card. The 5 inch screen has a WVGA resolution of 800×480 which looks just about fine, but the difference is evident when compared to the phone's elder siblings S III or Note II. The dual-SIM feature is one of the features which bends the scale towards this device. The smartphone packs in some really advanced optics such as an 8 megapixel CMOS camera which is capable of recording videos in 1920×1080 full HD resolution at 30 frames per second. The camera also has Auto Focus, Geo Tagging, Image Stabilization and other such features. The front camera is of 2 megapixels. Samsung competes with Micromax's A116 HD smartphone which also has a 5 inch screen with a better resolution.  The Micromax model retails at a much lesser Rs. 15k price bracket which makes it much more affordable to the masses, the category which both the companies are targeting with their devices. Micromax's design scheme is familiar to Grand or S III and it runs on the same Android platform as well. But Samsung's brand popularity and service support gives the Galaxy Grand an edge in the competition. But the market is spoilt for choice nowadays and Samsung should not take its brand image as an advantage point. The phone has a smooth finish which is prone to scratches if not handled well and that makes the use of a cover a necessity. The phone has a TFT LCD with Samsung's proprietary TouchWIZ interface and some of the features borrowed from S III and Note series, such as, Multi-window, Pop-up play, Smart Stay, S Voice and others. The phone offers good media playback support with quite good music and video output both from the headphones and the speaker. The connectivity options are also available in abundance with the provision of a dual band Wi-Fi, GPS with A-GPS and GLONASS, DLNA, Bluetooth 4.0. NFC, which has become a common feature in the smartphones nowadays, is unfortunately missing from the phone. The phone has a 2100 mAh battery which is ample to manage so many features and processes on the phone and last a day comfortably. The dual SIM mode will affect battery life but still won't be a cause of worry. Galaxy Grand has indeed made a grand debut and made its presence felt in the market. The initial response from customers has been good, which will further boost Samsung's confidence in the product and it may offer a better version at some later point with improved display and features. But even till then, this is a handsome new phone, deserving to be your ticket to the coveted smartphone club. Shortlink: Posted by admin on February 11, 2013. Filed under Business. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed. via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG6kpfULWU8PV8rF_O1KcfaSPyGYg&url=http://nvonews.com/2013/02/11/samsung-galaxy-grand-review-high-price-for-mid-range-specs/

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