Samsung galaxy grand prime

" Groupfie ", the new buzzword in the South Korean company Samsung. This manufacturer has just presented its new Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime, a new smartphone focused mainly on self-profile photographs, and more specifically on groupfies (that is, panoramic self-profile photographs). The Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime features a front five megapixel camera that can take pictures with a maximum angle of 85 degrees, while according to says Samsung- the rest of the front cameras of competing mobiles only reach a maximum opening of 70 degrees. But the characteristics of this mobile do not end there, so let us know the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime in depth in the following analysis.

Display and layout

The Galaxy Grand Prime is presented with a screen TFT of five inches to reach a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels and a pixel density in screen 220 ppi. We are facing a fairly wide screen that corresponds to the conventional size that we are used to in the current mobile phone market. The resolution, for its part, is simple and we can expect from it a standard image quality that does not stand out beyond the sharpness that the screen can offer when displaying the interface and applications.

As regards dimensions, the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime has measures of 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm and weighing 156 grams. It is a bulky mobile whose size is quite similar to the measurements of some Samsung flagships such as, for example, the recently launched Samsung Galaxy S5. Even so, we are facing a reasonable size that allows you to handle the mobile with one hand without major problems.

If we analyze in more depth the design of the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime we will see that it is a smartphone that preserves the traditional plastic casing that Samsung incorporates in practically all its smartphones (except for the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, which presents as a novelty some metal sides). On the front of this mobile, specifically below the screen, we find a physical Home button accompanied by two touch buttons on the sides: one for Back and another for Menu. The Samsung Galaxy Grand PrimeIt will be available in stores in two housing colors: white and gray. The volume button is located on the left side, while on the right side we have the screen lock button. At the bottom of the terminal output we see a microUSB 2.0, and if we look at moving from the opposite perspective will see an exit minijack of 3.5 mm that allows you to play music through headphones or speakers.

Camera and multimedia

The main camera of the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime incorporates a sensor eight megapixels accompanied by an LED flash. The maximum resolution that can be obtained from pictures taken with this camera reaches 3,264 x 2,448 pixels, while videos can be recorded with a maximum resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels (at a rate of 30 frames per second). This camera incorporates additional options such as autofocus, digital zoom, geotagging, face detection or different scene modes.

But the really remarkable photographic aspect of the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime lies in the front camera. This camera incorporates sensor five megapixel that can take pictures with a maximum resolution of 2,560 x 1,920 pixels. In addition, Samsung ensures that while conventional front cameras offer a maximum image capture angle of 70 degrees, the front camera of the Galaxy Grand Prime is capable of reaching 85 degrees, thus allowing a greater portion of the scene to be captured in the image. that we are focusing with the camera. This front camera also has the option of groupfie , which allows taking panoramic self-profile photographs in which it is possible to pose with several people without having to use the main camera.

Power and memory

The Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime incorporates a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (model MSM8226) quad-core processor that operates at a clock speed of 1.2 GHz. RAM memory capacity is set at 1 GigaByte. These two data reveal that we are facing a very simple mobile that will probably respond correctly to daily use while, at the same time, it is also likely to offer us some problems when trying to run a large number of applications simultaneously.

The internal storage capacity reaches 8 GigaBytes, but we must bear in mind that when the terminal is turned on for the first time the real space available will be approximately 4 GigaBytes. For this reason, it is practically essential to use the microSD slot for external memory cards that this mobile has.

Operating system and applications

The operating system installed as standard in the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime is Android. The version that users will find when they turn on the mobile for the first time corresponds to Android 4.4.2 KitKat, one of the most recent updates to this operating system. The interface installed as standard is TouchWiz, so both the menu designs and the applications installed as standard are very similar to those incorporated into the interface of the Samsung Galaxy S5.

Applications such as Google Maps, Google Chrome, Gmail, Hangouts and YouTube, as well as simple tools such as Calendar, Calculator, Alarm or Stopwatch, correspond to some of the apps that the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime incorporates as standard. But the true variety of applications is obtained by accessing Google Play, the official Android app storein which it is possible to download hundreds of thousands of applications completely free, legal and safe. In this store it is possible to find such popular applications as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Spotify, Instagram and many other programs used by mobile phone users.

Connectivity and autonomy

The Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime, within the range of wireless connectivity, is presented with a WiFi connection, another 3G connection (it should be noted the absence of 4G LTE, that is, the ultra-fast Internet category that allows download speeds to be reached higher) and the usual Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS connections. As far as physical connectivity is concerned, this mobile incorporates a slot for Micro-SIM cards, another slot for microSD memory cards, a microUSB 2.0 output and a minijack output of3.5 mm.

The standard built-in battery in the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime has a capacity of 2,600 mAh, and it is a removable battery, which means that it can be replaced by any other battery simply by removing the back cover of the phone. According to official figures released by Samsung, this phone is capable of reaching a range of about 17 hours talk time.

Price and availability

At the moment the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime has only been confirmed to be distributed in India, but it should be a matter of weeks before Samsung announces more countries - including the European territory - for the launch of this smartphone. Its starting price is set at $ 250, so in the event that it reached the European market we would be talking about a mobile that would cost between 250 and 300 euros.