--By Bishwas Regmi
It’s no wonder why Samsung has become the golbal smartphone market leader. The Korean manufacturer has been continuously developing its products in a way that every successive one is better than the previous. Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 proves this. The latest 5.25 inch phablet is a major upgrade in terms of hardware specifications and features which were clearly lacking on the Galaxy Grand. The mid-range smartphone is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor with ARMv7 architecture along with 1.5 GB RAM. This results in faster processing time and smooth multitasking. Similarly, the Adreno 305 GPU can decently handle most of the graphics-demanding video games and applications.
Galaxy Grand 2 is a dual-window phablet which runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and Samsung TouchWiz UI. Users can choose programs with sliding window at right side and general window at middle. Compared to the first Galaxy Grand, it has a slimmer body which enhances its overall build quality and feels good in the hand. Galaxy Grand 2 comes with dimensions of 146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm and weighs 163 grams. Just like the Samsung Note 3, the phablet’s back cover is a removable plastic lid with a leather design on top. Adding to the refined look, Galaxy Grand 2 has a chrome finish plate placed around the phone.
The dual-SIM phablet houses a TFT capacitive touchscreen HD display (720 x 1280 pixels). With 280 ppi pixel density, the screen gives off sharp and crisp display. Colours look more real and vibrant as the phablet’s display has decent black levels. The display’s touch is also very smooth with brilliant response and provides good viewing angles.
Galaxy Grand 2 features an 8 megapixel autofocus LED-flash primary snapper and a 1.9 MP secondary camera. The primary snapper can take good quality photos in well-lit conditions. The camera has multiple shooting modes. Among them ‘best photo’ (for taking a series of photos and select the best one), ‘continuous shot’ (for taking photos every 2 seconds), ‘sound and shot’, HDR and ‘best face’ modes are notable.
Users can experience blazing fast internet speed as it has 42.2 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA. It houses different types of WLAN connections which include Wi-Fi, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct and Wi-Fi hotspots. The phablet also has Bluetooth 4.0 and a microUSB 2.0. Galaxy Grand 2 comes with 8 GB of internal storage and a card slot which can be used to expand its storage capacity up to 64 GB. Its battery backup is decent as it sports a 2,600 mAh Li-Ion battery.
International marketing services Pvt Ltd, the authorized dealer of Samsung mobiles in Nepal, has announced the price of Galaxy Grand 2 at Rs 36,900. It will come with 1 year global warranty for software and hardware. The company has also provided the 6 month warranty for the accessories. Nepali users also can exclusively enjoy the 900 MB free data provided by the network service provider Ncell.
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