Phone "Samsung Grand Prime": reviews and features

One of the most interesting novelties in the segment of entry-level smartphones is Samsung Grand Prime. Reviews Owners of this device distinguish a number of advantages against the competition: it is a large and high-quality display, a new generation processor and a productive video card. It is about him that will be further discussed.

Boxed version

The phone Samsung Grand Prime, as noted earlier, belongs to the entry-level segment. Therefore, it is not necessary to expect an impressive bundle from it. But nevertheless he has some peculiarities in this respect. In addition to the smartest phone, the package includes such components:

• Modest headphones of entry level. It is not necessary to expect a phenomenal sound from them, but for the majority of this it will be quite enough.
• Charger for 1A.
• A familiar interface cable, which is used either to charge the battery, or to exchange information with a PC.
• Rechargeable battery with a capacity of 2600 mAh.

On this list of all complete accessories is exhausted. There is nothing remarkable about it, but the list of documentation for this device is different. In addition to the standard operating manual and warranty card, there is also a list of supported accessories, and a list of hotline phones for the South Korean giant for different countries.

Appearance of the smartphone and the convenience of working on it

Much in common is the design of smartphones S2 and Samsung Grand Prime. Reviews necessarily indicate this feature of this device. All the same rectangular apparatus with rounded corners. The front panel is made of ordinary plastic. Spoil its surface is not difficult, and without a special protective film in this case can not do (it will have to be bought separately - it is not included in the delivery). On the front panel is a large 5-inch display. Under it three main control buttons (2 sensors and 1 mechanical) are displayed. The display has a speaker and a camera for making video calls. There is no light sensor in this device, and you need to adjust the brightness of the display manually using the slider in the upper menu of the operating system. Typical arrangement of controls and interface ports for this device, as for the device line "Galaxy." The 3.5-mm audio port is placed on its upper edge. In turn, on the lower edge of the device is a port of the microUSB format and a spoken microphone. On the left side of the smartphone there are swings of volume control, and on the right side there is a power button. On the back of the gadget there is a main camera, a normal LED backlight and a loud speaker. Also here is the logo of the manufacturer. The side faces and the back cover are made of plastic with a matte finish. To damage it is not difficult. Accordingly, without a cover the owner of this device will be difficult to manage, and with it the situation is exactly the same as with a protective film - it will have to be bought separately.

CPU

Snapdragon 410 is the computational basis of the Samsung Grand Prime gadget. Reviews Allocate its high enough level of productivity. This is the newest entry-level CPU from Qualcomm. It is based on 4 compute modules "A53", capable of operating at a maximum frequency of 1.2 GHz. Its important feature is that it can work with 64-bit programs. Now this feature can not be used because of the outdated version of the operating system. Otherwise, this chip allows you to run any applications to date. With confidence, it can be argued that its computing capabilities are more than enough for the next 2 years.

Graphics and I / O subsystem

Not bad is also the case with the graphics card at the phone "Samsung Grand Prime." The characteristics of its "stars from the sky do not suffice", but its computing performance is more than enough to solve the problem of any level of complexity. It's about Adreno 306. This video accelerator allows you to run any of the most demanding toys to date. And in the next 2 years problems with this should not arise. The diagonal of the display, as was indicated earlier, is exactly 5 inches. It is based on a qualitative TFT matrix. Of course, such a solution of the developers causes some criticism, but here the image quality of this smart phone is impeccable, and the angles are close to 180 degrees. The resolution is 540 x 960. Of course, this is not an "HD" quality, but the density of pixels is sufficient, and the graininess of the image is missing. The phone supports up to 5 touches to the screen at a time, and this is enough to solve any problem.

Photo, video and cameras

Excellent situation with the main camera in the device "Samsung Grand Prime". The characteristics of it are quite average, as of the current moment, but here the quality of the photo and video is good. There is autofocus, image stabilization system and LED backlight. It is also based on a sensor in 8 Mp. Not too lazy developers to equip its interface with a number of software settings that allow you to configure the camera in 2-3 clicks and get high quality pictures. Slightly weaker than the front camera. She has a 5 MP sensor element. With its help you can also get high-quality photos and quite good videos. But with her main task (making video calls) she copes simply with "excellent".

Memory subsystem

The memory subsystem is well organized in the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime model. Her characteristics in this regard are as follows:

• 1 GB of RAM is the most common to date DDR3 standard.
• 8 GB is the capacity of the built-in drive. At the same time the system software employs about 3 GB, and the remaining 5 GB are allocated to the needs of the user.
• There is also an extra slot for installing an external memory card. Its maximum capacity can be 64 GB.

In any case, these parameters are enough for comfortable work on this device.

How long will the batteries last?

Sufficiently capacious battery is used in the phone Samsung Grand Prime. The instruction indicates that its nominal capacity is 2600 mAh. If a battery with this characteristic were used in a smartphone with a 4-inch display diagonal and a 2-core processor, it could boast a phenomenal autonomy that would be 4-5 days at an average usage level. But this device is much larger. It has a diagonal screen of 5 inches and a 4-core processor. Therefore, the battery life will be shorter for the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime model. Characteristics in this regard are clearly more modest. With an average load level for this gadget, one battery charge will last for exactly 2-3 days. If you watch a movie on it, this value will decrease to 10 hours. But there is in this smartphone and a mode of the maximum economy of resources of the battery. In this case, one charge is enough for 4 days, but some of the functions in the device will be disabled.

System software

Under the management of the most popular operating system for mobile devices - "Android" - this gadget functions. Currently its version is 4.4. It is because of this nuance that it is impossible to fully reveal the full potential of this device. The 64-bit processor is installed in the Samsung Grand Prime phone. Reviews highlight this nuance in this gadget. But the current version of the firmware is 32-bit. To fully unlock the potential of this device, the OS version should be at least 5.0. Therefore, the owners of this smart phone model will have to wait for the update, which should appear soon enough. Only after this it will be possible to fully unlock the potential of this mobile device.

Gaming gaming features

In terms of supporting modern toys, there is no censure on the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime. Reviews Say that all gaming applications are currently running on it. This and "Subway Surfers", and "Asphalt 8", and "GTA: San Andreas." All this smart phone can do. Moreover, this situation, as noted earlier, will continue in the next two years. Its performance will be sufficient even for those applications that have not yet come out.

Interface set of this smart phone

Nothing unusual in the communication set is not on the background of similar devices in the smartphone "Samsung Grand Prime DUOS." The reviews highlight the following:

• Two SIM cards, which work flawlessly in the networks of the 2nd and 3rd generations. The transmission speed of information can reach up to 7.2 Mbps. This is enough to download a file of any size.
• Significantly more data transfer rate in case of using the technology "Wai-Fay". In this case, it can reach a decent 150 Mbps.
• Also there is a transmitter of the standard "Bluetooth" version 4.0. With its help, you can connect a wireless stereo headset to a smartphone or exchange a small amount of data with a similar mobile device.
• Do not forget the developers and about the "ZhPS". In this case, fully supported by the US GPS, and domestic "GLONASS."
• There are MicroUSBs. This port is universal. If you connect the smartphone to the PC via the interface cable through it, you can exchange data with it. But when you connect to the charger will be charging the battery.
• 3.5-mm audio port allows you to connect a smartphone to headphones with a microphone.

Cost of the phone

$ 180 is the average cost of the phone Samsung Grand Prime 530. Reviews say that it is slightly overpriced. But, on the other hand, the quality of this device is an order of magnitude better than that of competitors. Still, the brand is a brand. For the possession of a quality thing in any case, you have to overpay. So in this case: for a high-quality smartphone you need to pay an additional amount.

Pros and Cons of the phone based on reviews

Only two significant drawbacks in the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime model. Reviews highlight the low screen resolution (but for the entry-level device it's not so critical) and an outdated version of the system software that does not fully allow the use of smart phone's computing capabilities (it is expected in the foreseeable future the update will solve this issue). But the advantages of this gadget are much more - productive CPU and graphics adapter, an impressive amount of internal memory, a good degree of autonomy. This list can be continued further.

What is the result?

The Samsung Grand Prime turned out to be very balanced. Reviews indicate that this is an excellent budget smartphone. It has a 64-bit processor with 4 compute modules on board, and a graphics adapter capable of solving any problem, and memory is more than enough. With autonomy, he also has no problems. In general, marketers and engineers of the South Korean giant worked "perfectly" - the device turned out to be almost perfect.