Samsung Galaxy Grand: 5” smartphones becoming a norm

Dec. 24, 2012 - PRLog -- Samsung has officially uncovered its newest 5” touchscreen smartphone, which is the Android powered mid range Galaxy Grand.

Developed for users who discover the Galaxy S3 & its 4.8” touchscreen a bit cramped, and for whom the 5.5inches Galaxy Note 2 is a tad too much, the Galaxy Grand sports a 5” screen in a housing developed around the similar themes as the Galaxy S3. Unfortunately, the South Korean mobile phone maker aims firmly at the mid range marketplace with this thingy. Instead of the high resolution 720 x 1,280 pixels screen discovered on the Galaxy S3, the Galaxy Grand comes with a larger but a lackluster 480 x 800 pixels.

Behind the screen, the mid range specs continue as well. The Galaxy grand comes with a 1.2GHz dual core central processing unit accompanied by 1GB of RAM, with 8 GB of internal memory space accessible & the facility of increasing more via an external micro SD card slot. The back of this smartphone houses an 8 MP snapper supporting 1080p high definition video recording, whilst a decent 2 MP snapper at the frontage can shoot 720p video. The device in question will come with Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, which the Asian manufacturer has affirmed.

Connectivity features consists of Wi Fi on the 2.4GHz band and Bluetooth 4.0. Location info is given by assisted Global Positioning System & support for the Glonass satellite system, though the smartphone is a 3G only thingy. There is no mention about the support for 4G networks.

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The most fascinating attribute, though, is the promise of a dual SIM variant. The Galaxy Grand GT I9082 will also release along with its less expensive cousin with dual active SIM slots, implying tech buffs can relish in two different numbers active on the phone at the same time, which is great news for users with two mobile connections.

Till this moment, the Asian manufacturer has been staying mum about the price or accessibility for the two Galaxy Grand smartphones, with more info anticipated to be disclosed at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013 in Las Vegas.