Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Explained

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime
Codename:fortuna
grandprimeve
Manufacturer:Samsung Electronics
Series:Samsung Galaxy
Modelnumber:SM-G530H/DS (Dual SIM variant)
SM-G530F (LTE variant)
SM-G530BT (Brazilian variant)
SM-G530FZ
SM-G530M
SM-G531F (Value Edition LTE)
SM-G531H/DL (Value Edition Dual SIM)
SM-G531BT (Brazilian variant; SBTVD Dual SIM variant)
SM-G531F/DD (Value Edition LTE Dual SIM)
SM-G531Y (Value Edition)
Networks:iGSM/GPRS/EDGE): 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz;
3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbit/s): HSDPA 850, 900, 1900 and 2100 MHz;
4G LTE (Cat4 150/50 Mbit/s): 700, 800, 850, 900, 1700, 1800, 1900, 2100 and 2600 MHz
Released:October 2014
Discontinued:June 2017
Predecessor:Samsung Galaxy Core Prime
Successor:Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime/Grand Prime+
Related:Samsung Galaxy On5
Samsung Galaxy On7
Type:Touchscreen smartphone
Form:Slate
Size:144.8mm H
72.1mm W
8.6mm D
Weight:1561NaN1
Os:Original: Android 4.4.2 "KitKat"
Android 5.0-5.1.1 "Lollipop" (Value Edition variants)
Current: Android 5.1.1 "Lollipop"
Unofficial: up to Android 11 via LineageOS 18.1[1]
Soc:Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8916 410
Marvell PXA1908 (Value Edition LTE)
Spreadtrum SC7730 (SM-G531Y, SM-G531H/DS)
Cpu:ARMv8 1.2 GHz Quad-core CPU
ARMv7 1.3 GHz Quad-core CPU (SM-G531Y)
Gpu:Adreno 306
Vivante GC7000UL (Value Edition)
Mali-400 MP (SM-G531Y)
Memory:1 GB RAM
Storage:8 GB
Memory Card:microSD, microSDXC up to 256 GB
Battery:2600 mAh Li-ion
Input:Accelerometer
Proximity sensor
Geomagnetic sensor
Compass
Display:5inches 540x960 px (220dpi)
Rear Camera:8 Megapixel with LED flash
Front Camera:5 Megapixel
Connectivity:Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4 GHz)
GPS
Bluetooth LE 4.0 with ANT+
Bluetooth 4.1 with A2DP(G531F)
NFC (G530F/FZ; G531F)
Other:Digital TV (SBTVD (SM-G530BT; SM-G531BT)
USB On-The-Go (SM-G531F)
Sar:0.412 W/kg (Head SAR)
0.382 W/kg (Body-worn SAR)
Website:Official Website
References:[2] [3] [4]

The Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime was an entry-level Android smartphone manufactured and marketed by Samsung Electronics. The Grand Prime line served as a successor to the Core Prime line in 2015.

It was originally introduced in October 2014, exclusively for Indian and Pakistani markets, and the following year as a budget phone in a number of markets in Asia. It was also made available in the United States through mobile providers such as MetroPCS, Cricket, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint. In Canada, it was served by Freedom Mobile, Chatr Mobile, Koodo, SpeakOut and Public M.

In 2016, Samsung announced that it released the successor to the Grand Prime. It was launched as the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Plus, known as the J2 Prime in some territories.

Hardware

The Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime comprises:

Features

The Galaxy Grand Prime runs Android and comes with Android Lollipop. It has a five-inch touchscreen display with 540x960 resolution, a 3.5mm headphone jack and a micro-USB port for battery charging and data transfer.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [ROM][11] LineageOS 18.1 GO for Galaxy Grand Prime]. 12 March 2021 .
  2. Web site: Samsung's Galaxy Grand Prime Full Help. 3 January 2017. 1 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210201122555/https://phones.brain-start.tech/os/how-to-update-android-or-other-os-on-samsung-galaxy-grand-prime/. dead.
  3. Web site: Galaxy Grand Prime - SM-G530HZWDXTC. 9 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Value Edition. 22 April 2017. 1 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210201122555/https://phones.brain-start.tech/os/how-to-update-android-or-other-os-on-samsung-galaxy-grand-prime/. dead.
  5. Web site: Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime - Full phone specifications. www.gsmarena.com. 2018-12-18.