Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime specification and prices
The Galaxy Grand Prime by Samsung was announced on September 2014 and the first deals appeared on October 2014. This mobile phone belongs to the lowest price range: the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime price in USA for today is $99.99. The cell phone is on sale from carriers including AT&T Wireless, Boost Mobile, T-Mobile, Virgin Mobile USA as well as retailers like Best Buy, Wal-Mart.
The cell phone runs on the most popular OS on the market for today - Android OS. Galaxy Grand Prime was produced with the already outdated for today Android version: 4.4.4 (KitKat). It means that the cell phone owner will not be able to play the newest games and run the newest apps with this default OS version. The mobile phone has Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition) processor which shows a very high performance. The cell phone runs 1 GB RAM which is a common amount of memory for normal usage.
This mobile phone has good 8 megapixel rear camera. It will produce pictures and videos of a good quality but you won't be able to get really great photos. To take really cool pictures Specspro advices you to check the Samsung flagship Galaxy C7. Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime camera has 2.4 aperture that is a standard size for mobile phones. If you want to capture pictures in dark rooms, you won't capture quality pictures as the camera lets in low light. Galaxy Grand Prime also will not suit for getting blurred backgrounds. 5 megapixel front camera makes Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime a standard choice for selfie lovers selfies. Primary camera of Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime can shoot full HD high definition video, which image is not so amazing as 4K but is also very bright and clear.
The Galaxy Grand Prime has a typical 5 inch display size. This means that most part of users will not have any difficulties use the cell phone with one hand. Such display size has cool benefits in compare to the smaller one: it's more comfortable for making pictures , better for video chatting and perfect for quick typing.
Galaxy Grand Prime has removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery, which can guarantee about 17 hours of talk time and up to 75 hours of playing music. It is satisfactory battery life results.
The Galaxy Grand Prime weight is 156 grams (5.50 oz), it is 144.8 mm (5.70 in) high, 72.1 mm (2.84 in) wide and has a 8.6 mm (0.34 in) depth which means that this phone is rather thin.
You can purchase Galaxy Grand Prime in White, Gray or Gold colors.
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- 2014, September
- Available. Released 2014, October
- Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to v5.0.2/v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) - G531F
- Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Spreadtrum SC7730 (Value Edition)
- Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)
- Adreno 306 Mali-400 (Value Edition)
- 8 MP, f/2.4, autofocus, LED flash
- 5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p
- 1080p@30fps
- Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama
- 5.0 inches
- 540 x 960 pixels (~220 ppi pixel density)
- TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Yes
- Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery
- About 17 h
- About 75 h
- 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm (5.70 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)
- 156 g (5.50 oz, 0.34 lb)
- Single SIM
- White, Gray, Gold
- 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
- microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- v4.0, A2DP
- Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
- Yes (G530F, G530FZ models)
- FM radio
- microUSB v2.0
- Accelerometer, proximity, compass
- SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
- HTML5
- No
- Yes
- GSM / HSPA / LTE
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G530F, G530FZ, G530Y GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G530H, G530FZ/DS
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G530F, G530H, G530FZ, G530Y, G531F HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G530T (T-Mobile)
- LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - G530F LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G530FZ LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 28(700) - G530Y LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800)
- HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
- Yes
- Yes
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Rating 7.00 from 10
- Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Review John V., 2017-01-29
History has shown us that Samsung is notorious for giving some of its phones ridiculously long model names. Anyone remember the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch? As much as we’d like the practice to stop altogether, it’s still something that’s well and alive today – like the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime most recently, for example. With words like grand and prime, you’d envision something super spec’d, but alas, that’s not the case here, as it’s just an entry-level offering that aims to diversify Sammy’s portfolio to cover all segments of the smartphone space.
Read more - Mirror shot GSMArena team, 2017-01-29
Introduction
The Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime has an ambitious name, but behind it is an ordinary midrange phone. It puts functionality ahead of screen fidelity, throwing all the pixels they could afford at the front facing camera instead. As with other Galaxy Grands, dual-SIM is an option, this one though is the first 64-bit phone in the line.
Read more - Top of the sub-$200 Android class Jessica Dolcourt, 2017-01-29
THE GOOD The Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime has LTE and front and rear cameras that turn out decent photos.
THE BAD Its low screen resolution makes videos and games look pixelated, and download speeds are on the slow side.
THE BOTTOM LINE Feature-rich cameras and an attractive build help push Cricket's prepaid Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime past other budget rivals that also cost under $200.
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