The Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime is 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.
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| Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics |
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| Type | Touchscreen smartphone |
| Series | Samsung Galaxy |
| First 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 |
| Compatible 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 |
| Form factor | Slate |
| Dimensions | 144.8 mm (5.70 in) H 72.1 mm (2.84 in) W 8.6 mm (0.34 in) D |
| Weight | 156 g (5.5 oz) |
| Operating system | Original: Android 4.4.4 "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] |
| System-on-chip | 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 |
| Removable storage | microSD, microSDXC up to 256 GB |
| Battery | 2600 mAh Li-ion |
| Rear camera | 8 Megapixel with LED flash |
| Front camera | 5 Megapixel |
| Display | 5.0 in (130 mm) 540x960 px (220dpi) |
| 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) |
| Data inputs | Accelerometer Proximity sensor Geomagnetic sensor Compass |
| Model | 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) |
| Codename | fortuna grandprimeve |
| SAR | 0.412 W/kg (Head SAR) 0.382 W/kg (Body-worn SAR) |
| Other | Digital TV (SBTVD (SM-G530BT; SM-G531BT) USB On-The-Go (SM-G531F) |
| Website | Official Website |
| References | [2] [4] |
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 Mobile.
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
editThe Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime comprises:
- ARMv8 1.2 gigahertz quad-core central processing unit
- Eight gigabytes of storage
- One gigabyte of random-access memory
- 2600 milliampere-hour lithium-ion battery
- MicroSD slot
- Adreno 306 Vivante GC7000UL (Value Edition)
- SIM card slot
- Eight megapixel rear camera with light emitting diode flash
- Five megapixel front camera
Features
editThe 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]
References
edit- ^ "[ROM][11] LineageOS 18.1 GO for Galaxy Grand Prime". 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Samsung's Galaxy Grand Prime Full Help". Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Galaxy Grand Prime - SM-G530HZWDXTC". Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Value Edition". Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime - Full phone specifications". www.gsmarena.com. Retrieved 2018-12-18.