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Samsung launches more powerful Grand 2; bigger display

Last updated on: November 26, 2013 14:01 IST

Inspired by the success of Galaxy Grand smartphone, Samsung has unveiled the all-new Grand 2.

The phone sports a bigger screen compared to its predecessor, has better screen resolution, and a quad core processor.

Samsung says that the upgrades include better viewing experience, enhanced performance, and many other intuitive features.

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Samsung launches more powerful Grand 2; bigger display

Last updated on: November 26, 2013 14:01 IST

Display

To make it a better viewing experience, Galaxy Grand 2 sports a 5.25-inch HD display. Samsung says that the size and aspect ratio makes it an apt device for watching movies, playing games and e-reading.

Under the hood

Galaxy Grand 2 comes with has a more powerful Quad Core 1.2GHz processor and 1.5GB RAM.

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Samsung launches more powerful Grand 2; bigger display

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The dual-SIM phone packs 2,600mAh battery that allows up to 10 hours of playback and 17 hours of calls. Primary camera is 8MP and the front one is 1.9MP.

Grand 2 comes with 8GB internal memory, which is expandable up to 64GB. The phone has Android 4.3 Jelly Bean out of the box.

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Samsung launches more powerful Grand 2; bigger display

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Software

Samsung has included software features that usually came with the premium phones. Here are few of them:

Story Album: Organise pictures by timeline, and create and print albums all from your device

S Translator: A translation service that provides instantaneous translations at any time

S Travel: Provides guides and travel information

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Samsung launches more powerful Grand 2; bigger display

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Sound & Shot: Record up to nine seconds of audio with your photos

Group Play: To listen to music , share documents or play games together

Sensors

Other than the usual sensors such as proximity, accelerometer, compass, and light sensors, Grand 2 also has Hall Sensor. This sensor detects whether the cover is open or closed.