The Samsung Galaxy Grand is the latest big-screen Android smartphone . But this isn’t a handset that will have Galaxy S III or Galaxy Note II owners enviously eyeing the latest hardware. Although it gives you massive screen real estate, the specs look rather reserved, with a lowly 800 x 480 pixel resolution. Lets see if it meets up to the challenge of todays smartphones.
The Samsung Galaxy Grand is a pure mix of plastics and nothing else, the front display is made of glass which to the disappointment of some is not Gorilla glas
The bezel on the Samsung Galaxy Grand, just like the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, is a plastic bezel which has been coated to resemble metal.
The hardware on the Galaxy Grand has been of controversy since the day the phone was announced. Sporting a pesky 800 x 480 WVGA 5 inch display the Galaxy Grand was deemed as an underdog with a lowly display. Which we later found out was a Broadcom chipset with a dual core 1.2 GHz cpu and Broadcom GPU. The back and front have impressive 8MP and 2 Mp cameras, the rear one capable of 1080p video recording. the battery is an impressive 2100 mAh pack which works well, read more below.
The display is also an LCD Capacitive touchscreen with 16M colors, and not an AMOLED display.
