Samsung Galaxy Grand

Samsung on 22nd of Jan 'released' Samsung Galaxy Grand, just a day after Micromax 'revealed' it's new to Canvas Series, Canvas A116 HD. The Samsung Galaxy Grand is the latest big-screen Android smartphone from the Korean company. We did not wanted to review this, but as we wanted to compare the two we had to review this one, to pursue ahead. This post will be followed by the comparison.
So here are the specs....

Design
Device Type - Smart Phone

Operation System - Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2

Display
Physical Size - 5-inch
Resolution - 480 X 800pixels
Pixel Density - 187 pixels
Technology - IPS LCD
Colors - 16 millions
Touch Screen - Capacitive, Multi-Touch
Sensors - Accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity, compass
Dimensions - 143.5 x 76.9 x 9.6mm
Others - TouchWiz User Interface

Battery 
Capacity - Li-Ion 2100 mAh

Hardware
Processor - Dual-Core, 1.2 GHz
Graphics - PowerVR 5XT
System Memory - 1 GB RAM
Built-In Storage - 8 GB
Storage Expansion - 64 GB microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

Camera
Camera - 8 MegaPixel
Flash - LED
Features - Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
Camcorder - Yes 1080p at 30fps
Front-Facing Camera - 2 MegaPixel

Multimedia
Speakers - Loudspeaker, Earpiece
3.5mm jack - Yes
Radio - Yes

Internet Browsing 
Browser - Yes
Built-in Online Support - YouTube, Picasa

Technology
SIM - 2 Slots ( GSM + GSM ) ( Single Sim Version also Available )
Positioning - A-GPS, GLONASS

Phone Features 
Phonebook - Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID Organizer: Calendar, Alarm, Calculator
Messaging - SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input E-mail: IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange

Connectivity
Bluetooth - 4.0
Wi-Fi - 802.11b/g/n
Wi-Fi- Hotspot - Yes
USB - USB 2.0, microUSB
Others - DLNA, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Other Features
Notifications - Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode
Voice - Voice dialling, Voice commands, Voice recorder

Availability  
Announced - December 18, 2012
Release - January 22, 2013

Conclusion :
This might impress those we are looking for Brand name, while not considering the specs. But, we are not too much impressed by this one. This might be great phone for the budget users. But this phone lacks important features like NFC and has a poor resolution, with a poor 187 ppi density. Moreover with a hefty price of Rs.21.000 it does not even have a quad-core processor. It's also a little heavy by weight. Despite this all samsung has always fascinated people, and this also might be a game changer, but if you go by specifications this is not the one we expected from the Korean Giant with this price tag.