The Galaxy Grand comes with a 5-inch screen, for instance, which means users who are fans of the larger screen size will find something to love here. Let’s hope they haven’t clocked one of the aforementioned higher-res Galaxy models though, as the Grand has a shockingly low WVGA resolution on offer.
Further under the hood things really start to pick up, spec-wise. For instance, there’s a 1.2GHz dual-core processer with 1GB of RAM, and this keeps the Galaxy Grand ticking along nicely no matter what we threw at it. There are a bunch of new widgets to play with as well, which make it somewhat more of a desirable proposition.
The dual-SIM Galaxy Grand is powered by the same dual-core chipset as the recently released Galaxy S II Plus. Switching from Exynos to Broadcom looks like a minor step down in terms of GPU, but as we saw on the S II Plus the superior power efficiency more than makes up for it. In fact, combined with the low (by today’s standards) screen resolution this might turn the Galaxy Grand in one of the longest lasting smartphones on the market.
Inside Samsung Galaxy Grand You can find:
General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 – SIM 1 only
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 – SIM 1 only
SIM Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by)
Announced 2012, December
Status Available. Released 2013, January
Body Dimensions 143.5 x 76.9 x 9.6 mm (5.65 x 3.03 x 0.38 in)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz)
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 5.0 inches (~187 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
– TouchWiz UI
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Data GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Speed HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
Camera Primary 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., check quality
Secondary Yes, 2 MP
Features OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Broadcom VideoCore IV
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, 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 and GLONASS
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Black, White
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
– 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 2100 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 440 h
Talk time Up to 10 h 10 min
Misc SAR US 0.37 W/kg (head) 1.11 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.24 W/kg (head) 0.29 W/kg (body)
Price group [About 270 EUR]
Tests Display Contrast ratio: 948:1 (nominal) / 1.321:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 74dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -80.8dB / Crosstalk -80.7dB
Camera Photo / Video
Battery life Endurance rating 56h
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1. go to sim-unlock.net and choose Your Samsung model or go directly to unlock by code Samsung Galaxy Grand
2. press “Unlock Samsung Galaxy Grand”
3. Choose unlock product for Your Samsung ( in some cases only one product is available )
4. Enter your Samsung IMEI number and if needed other required information.
5. press “order code”
6. at shopping cart fill all needed information like name, e-mail and others
7. Pay for an unlock code
8. after average time (check how much it takes for chosen product) You will receive all codes and unlock guide to Your Samsung Galaxy Grand .
How to enter unlock code to Samsung Galaxy Grand ?
Unlock code You can enter in three different ways:
1. Insert foreign (Unaccepted) Sim card
2. The phone should ask for unlock code
3. Enter Unfreeze or Defreeze code
4. Enter NCK or Network code
The phone is now unlocked
If your phone does not ask for the unlock code:
1. Turn on the phone with original Sim card or without Sim card
2. Enter #7465625*638*NCK/Network#
The phone is now unlocked.
If your phone does not ask for the unlock code:
1. Turn on the phone with a foreign (Unaccepted) Sim card
2. Then enter the following sequence:
#0199*Unfreeze/Defreeze#
#0111*NCK/Network#
#0121*SCK/Subprovider#
#0133*SPCK/Provider#
The phone is now unlocked.
We need Your Samsung Galaxy Grand IMEI number to unlock it.
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