Cons of Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 and Tips

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 is a Dual sim Android phablet. It has 5.25 inch capacitive touch screen with screen resolution of 1280x720 pixels. The device measures 75.3x146.8x8.9 mm. The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 price in India is Rs.22,599.
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 is powered by 1.2GHz quad core processor with 1.5GB of RAM and runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean along with Touchwiz user interface. The internal storage of the device is 8GB and supports expandable storage upto 64GB via microSD card. Grand 2 sports 8MP primary camera and 1.9MP front camera.

The connectivity features of the device includes 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and USB. The device also supports USB tethering and WiFi hotspot features. This Samsung Dual sim phablet houses 2600 mAh battery.

Disadvantages of Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

• Average battery life: There is not much improvements on the battery inspite increased size on display screen.
• Still runs on Android 4.3 and no words on Kitkat update
• Over priced. 
• While playing heavy games, device gets heated up at times
• Internal storage feels less when tried play heavy games

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Tips and Tricks

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 tethering
Galaxy Grand 2 provides usb tethering and WiFi hotspots. Using these features, Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 can be used as modem to connect to internet from PC or other devices.
Galaxy Grand 2 PC suite free Download:
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 supports Samsung Kies 3.0 which is the latest PC suite for Samsung Galaxy devices. You can download it from the official support or you can refer my previous post on how to download free Samsung Mobile PC suite.
Take screen shot on Galaxy Grand 2
You can take screen shot on Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 by press and holding volume down key and power button.

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo With 5 inch Display Listed

Samsung's much awaited smartphone , the Galaxy Grand Neo has been listed on the official Samsung website of Jordan along with specification.  Though it is a mid range smartphone, there is no mention of Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Price details.
Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo features 5.1 inch TFT screen with WVGA resolution of 800x400 pixels and pixel density of 175 ppi. The device is powered by 1.2GHz quad core processor with 1GB RAM.  The Android version of the device is not yet confirmed. It will be either Android 4.2 Jelly Bean or Android 4.3.
Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo sports 5MP primary rear camera and a VGA front facing secondary camera. There is also LED flash support and auto focus feature for the primary camera with 720p video recording capability.

Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo is dual sim smartphone with internal storage of 16GB and support for expandable storage upto 64GB through microSD card.  The connectivity features of the device are 3G networks along with Wi-Fi b/g/n (2.4GHz support), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, GPS/AGPS. The compatible PC suite for Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo is Samsung Kies.
The Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo is powered by a 2100 mAh battery which is rated to provide upto 8 hours on 3G internet usage and upto 10 hours under WiFi usage.  This Dual sim Android smartphone measures 143.7x77.1x9.6mm in dimensions and weighs 163 grams.
Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo comes with lot of features such as multi window functionality which we have seen earlier on Samsung Galaxy Grand 2, Galaxy Note 3 etc. The device also comes with a modified one handed operation keypad designed to make calls and send text messages without using both the hands.
Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo price is not yet announced. However a Dutch online retailer is quoting the device for 260 euros  for the unlocked version of the device which is almost equal to 22,200 in India.
Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Specification:

• 5.1 inch TFT capacitive touch screen with WVGA screen resolution
• 5 MP primary camera with auto focus and LED flash
• VGA front facing camera
• 1.3GHz quad core processor with 1GB of RAM
• 16GB internal storage and expandable storage upto 64GB
•  3G, Wi-Fi b/g/n (2.4GHz support), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, GPS/AGPS
• Li-ion 2100 mAh battery

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