By Mohamed Adel & Magy Ghaly

Customers are still putting their trust in the Samsung Prime series to get distinctive features for good price, yet some still prefer the very first one of the Prime series (Samsung Grand Prime),which was considered a spectacular start back then. That is because of the Android Lollipop 5.1 operating system, 8 GB internal storage expandable with additional external memory card, and a good-performing rear camera. On top of all these features was the removable 2600 mAh battery. These features are what made the mobile a one-of-a-kind when it was introduced to the market.

Though the phone has been in the market for some time now, it is still considered a special one for Samsung fans. If you want to own the mobile phone, you can get to know its pros and cons through yaoota.com.

*Prices listed in the article are the ones provided when the article was published, and they are subject to change according to supply and demand of the market.

Pros of the Samsung Grand Prime

1. The design of the device is very easy to hold.
2. The user interface is simple and easy to get used to it.
3. The camera experience is satisfying.

Cons of the Samsung Grand Prime

1. The screen lacks the saturation of colors and its brightness level is low somehow.
2. The external speakers are low.
3. The sound level of calls is relatively low.
4. The performance of the device is lower than average.

Samsung Grand Prime review

Design

• The mobile phone’s design is all plastic.
• On the right side, you will find the power button; while on the left side you will find the volume control buttons.
• The earphones’ jack is on the top, and the charger’s slot is at the bottom.
• You will find the front-facing camera on the top of the screen along with the proximity sensor and LED notification light.
• While on the back side, you will find the rear camera, the flash and the external speakers beside it.
• The back cover of the mobile phone is removable to find the removable battery and three slots for the 2 SIM cards and a memory card.

User experience

• The design of the mobile phone is simple and plastic, yet it’s very easy to use with one hand and for long periods of time.

Screen

• 5.0 inches screen of quality 540 × 960 pixels of pixel density 220 ppi and brightness level of the screen is 407 points of light.

User experience

• The screen is somehow weak regarding its brightness level, so using it in sunlight would be hard. In addition, the brightness of the colors is also weak as the blue level dominates all others colors.

Performance

• The device runs Android Lollipop operating system.
• 1.3 GHz quad-core processor snapdragon 410, Adreno 306 GPU graphics processor in addition to 1 GB RAM, 8 GB internal storage expandable up to 64 GB with additional memory card.

User experience

• The performance of the device is good with apps that require low processing, but with multitasking and using many apps, the device starts to lag and process slowly somehow.
• Advanced-graphics games with the Galaxy Grand Prime will not leave you with a satisfactory experience.
• The storage space is very small especially when the Android system takes up half of it, which will force you to use an external memory card.

Camera

• Rear camera of quality 8 MP while the front-facing camera is of quality 5 MP.

User experience

• The camera experience is distinctive and clear in strong indoor light and so as in sunlight. However, in low light conditions, you will get less than average pictures with washed-out details.
• The camera app is a user-friendly one, and it also offers many shooting modes like the manual one.
• The camera cannot show the true contrast of colors in pictures.

Battery

• The battery capacity of the Galaxy Grand Prime is 2600 mAh.
• The battery is removable.
• It offers average performance of 6.5 hours of average use.
• The battery takes 175 minutes to fully recharge.

Price

Check out Samsung Grand Prime, price starts at 1870 EGP.

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