Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro: The Poor Man’s Galaxy S3?

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AMSUNG launched the Galaxy Grand duos earlier this year.The Grand had strikingly similar appearance with the GALAXY NOTE 2 and was priced at around Rs.19500,whereas the note 2 retails for around Rs.33500.

Now Samsung has finally launched the Galaxy Grand Quattro which sports a 1.2 ghz “quad core” processor and comes with Samsung’s smart dual sim technology. The phone is smaller than the original Galaxy Grand at about 4.7” and borrows its appearance from the Galaxy S3 which has a slightly larger screen at 4.8”.However Samsung has done away with the curved lines which are seen in the Grand or the S3.

The phone which is officially priced at about Rs.16990 is easily available for about Rs.15250 and is a very good option for people who want to experience a good branded Smartphone at very competitive price.

It would be unfair to compare it with the Galaxy S3 as the S3 is about Rs.10000 dearer than the quattro but it would help you fulfill your desire to own a high-end smartphone as it would give you a somewhat similar experience.Obviously it doesn't have the flagship features which were offered in the S3 but has a few intelligent features like:- the phones goes on silent mode if it is placed upside down on the surface.

Here is a quick look at the specs:

GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I8550 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I8552 (SIM 1 & SIM 2) 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 SIM Optional Dual SIM (Mini-SIM and Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Announced 2013, April Status Available. Released 2013, May

BODY Dimensions 133.3 x 70.7 x 9.7 mm (5.25 x 2.78 x 0.38 in) Weight 143.9 g (5.04 oz)

DISPLAY Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Size 480 x 800 pixels, 4.7 inches (~199 ppi pixel density) Multitouch Yes

SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones Loudspeaker Yes 3.5mm jack Yes

MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

DATA GPRS Yes EDGE Yes Speed HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 USB Yes, microUSB v2.0

CAMERA Primary 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection Video Yes, 720p@15fps Secondary Yes, VGA

FEATURES OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Chipset Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5 GPU Adreno 203 Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS Browser HTML5 Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator Colors Ceramic White, Titan Gray - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - SNS integration - MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player - Organizer - Image/video editor - Document viewer - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input

BATTERY Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery Stand-by (2G) / Up to 210 h (3G) Talk time (2G) / Up to 11 h (3G)

MISC SAR US 0.26 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body) SAR EU 0.12 W/kg (head)

 Pros
         The quad core processor is good enough to handle the heavy games.

  

           

       The Micromax and Karbonn phones which are about 2000-3000 cheaper than the Quattro fail to offer the rich user experience which is available on the Quattro. Thanks to Samsungs very own touchwiz user interface.

•        Samsung’s very own “DUOS” smart dual sim technology that lets you manage your professional and   personal life
•          Competitively  priced,gives a premium look,Latest android jelly bean 4.1.2
•       Very light and easy to hold.fits your hand perfectly,making it easy to operate with one hand(which becomes difficult in the Grand)
•           Easy Mode helps you access key functions such as favourite contacts, apps, dialer, etc on the homescreen with ease.
•          Perfect for watching your faviourate videos

Cons

•           The phone however lacks in terms of camera performance and the 5mp snapper doesn’t do the job very well.so don’t expect any DSLR like quality from the mighty 5 mp camera.
•           The internal memory of the phone could have been better
•            Battery life
•          A bit of a lag in high end games..(but hey you haven’t paid for a Sony PSP,right? :P)
•           The phone lacks full HD support and the screen quality is very far from what the Indian brands like micromaxx and karbonn have on offer.At around ppi the screen is not the best which you can boast of about.

           

   

Reviewed and written by:

• Nitigya Batra
• Pratyush Oberoi

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