Wednesday 11 June 2014

Samsung I8552 - Galaxy Grand Quattro Review

Samsung announced the Galaxy Grand Win (GT-I8550) and Win Duos (GT-I8552) back in April 2013. It was launched in India in as Galaxy Grand Quattro May 2013.Here we have the complete review of the device. The Galaxy Grand Quattro has a similar design as the other recent Galaxy phones with curved corners and chrome finish all around. It runs on the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. This is the first device from Samsung to be powered by the latest Snapdragon 200 8625Q processor. Let’s dive into the complete review.
BOX contains following Accessories
The box contents include
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro smartphone
  • 2000 mAh battery
  • In-ear earphone with earbuds
  • 2-pin charger
  • micro USB cable
  • Quick start guide
  • Warranty card

KEY FEATURES
  • 1.2 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A5 processor, Adreno 203 GPU, 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of internal storage
  • 4.7 inches TFT display with 480 x 800 pixels resolution @199 ppi pixel density
  • Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) OS with brilliant TouchWiz Nature UX UI
  • 5 MP AF camera with 720 x 480 recording, VGA front camera
  • 2000 mAh  battery
  • Dual SIM support with ‘Smart Dual SIM’ functionality
  • Market status: Available, released – May, 2013
Screensize and Android Version
The TFT Capacitive touch screen is 4.7 inches in size,making it quite a big screen.The multitouch WVGA screen has a resolution of 480 X 800 pixels.
It runs on Android Version of 4.1.2 JellyBean which can be further upgraded.

Processors and Camera 
The phone is equipped with 1.2 Ghz Cortex A-5 Quadcore Processor.A very good news for people like me who loves playing game on phones in their free time.It also comes with Adreno 203 graphics Chip.so better graphics while playing games.
The 5 MP primary camera is very well designed and is capable of high quality photography with access to photo editor,face recognition features and touch focus.
The secondary camera is 0.3 MP front facing camera which is satisfactory.
The lED flash in the phone is capable of lighting up dark subjects in a photo.The device is capable of recording videos at 30 fps.

Battery and Memory 
The Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery is capable of keeping the device powered up for adequate periods of time.
The phone comes with 1 GB Ram and 8 GB of Internal Memory which can be expanded upto 32 GB with micro SD-Cards.

Connectivity and Additional Features
The Galaxy Grand Quattro is capable of GPRS,EDGE,3G,Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.
The phone also supports additional features like Video editing and voice input.
The device supports a compass,accelerometer and a proximity sensor which will turn off the screen when you hold it to your ear during calls.

Summary of Device features
GENERAL
2G Network    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I8552 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network   HSDPA 900 / 2100
SIM  Optional Dual SIM (Mini-SIM and Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

BODY
Dimensions 133.3 x 70.7 x 9.7 mm (5.25 x 2.78 x 0.38 in)
Weight 143.9 g (5.04 oz)

DISPLAY
Type    TFT capacitive touchscreen
Size      480 x 800 pixels, 4.7 inches (~199 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes

SOUND
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker   Yes
3.5mm jack     Yes

MEMORY
Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

DATA
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Speed HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0

CAMERA
Primary 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection
Video Yes, 720p@15fps
Secondary Yes, VGA

FEATURES
OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5
GPU Adreno 203
Sensors Accelerometer, 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
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Ceramic White, Titan Gray
- 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 2000 mAh battery
Stand-by (2G) / Up to 210 h (3G)
Talk time (2G) / Up to 11 h (3G)

The features justifies it utilities and you can consider it for buying provided its in your budget.
Suggestions are most welcome. 


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