Samsung Galaxy Grand full specs

Features at a glance

The Galaxy Grand is mostly about having a big screen at an affordable price. The screen is not HD, it is not a high-resolution display, but instead to arrive at that price Samsung had to pick a WVGA, or 480 x 800-pixel panel. That works out to a pixel density of around 186ppi, which is far from retina and decisively mid-range, so you’d be able to see some jagged edges on icons. Under the hood, the Samsung Galaxy Grand runs on a 1.2GHz dual-core processor of unknown breed, and on the back there is a capable 8-megapixel camera. Good news is there is little shutter-lag and start-up is allegedly quick. The camera features backside illumination sensor (BIS) for better shots in low-light conditions, and it is capable of recording 1080p video. The Grand also has a front-facing, 2-megapixel camera for video calling. It all runs on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, which should mean that performance is smooth lag-free with Project Butter.

Main specifications:

GENERAL            

2G Network:      GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network:      HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

                          HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100

SIM:                  Mini-SIM

Announced:      2012, December

Status:              Coming soon. Exp. release 2013, Q1

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

OTHER 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