Samsung launches the Galaxy Grand smartphone in India

Samsung India today, has launched it’s Galaxy Grand smartphone for the Indian market at a price of Rs.21,500 but would be available for a street price of anywhere in between of Rs.17,000-18,000. The smartphone bears a striking resemblance to company’s current flagship device, the Galaxy S3 but nonetheless, can be a decent option for those who don’t want to spend upwards of Rs.30,000 for the S3.

The Galaxy Grand is a dual-SIM smartphone and features a 5-inch display but only with a WVGA resolution. This is a bit disappointing as other smartphones in the same price segment already offer much better display than the Galaxy Grand. Powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor paired with 1GB of RAM, the device comes with 8GB of internal storage along with a micro-SD  card slot for storage expansion by up to 64GB.

Quick specifications of Samsung Galaxy Grand

• 5-inch WVGA display
• 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM
• 8 megapixel primary camera, 2 megapixel secondary camera
• 8GB internal storage, micro-SD card slot
• dual-SIM
• 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
• 2100 mAh battery

The Samsung Galaxy Grand features an 8 megapixel primary camera with LED flash and Samsung boasts highly about the enhanced camera optics in the device as it comes with zero shutter-lag and a backside illumination sensor, which according to the company, should provide better quality images in low light conditions. the front of the Galaxy Grand houses a neat, 2 megapixel camera which can be used for video calling. For connectivity, the Samsung Galaxy Grand features 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0

Some distinguishing features in the Samsung Galaxy Grand include “Direct Call”- which enables users to automatically dial a call by raising the smartphone to the ear, “Popup video” allows the users to watch a video in a pop-up window anywhere on the screen while running other tasks on the device and  the “AllShare Play” feature allows the users of the device to share content across different Samsung devices using just a single account.

The Samsung Galaxy grand would go on sale starting today and would be available via all the major online retailers as well as stores across the country.

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