Comparison: Samsung Galaxy Core 4G & Grand 4G phones vs. the competition

By Hardik Singh | Updated on 18-Feb-2015

18-Feb-2015

HIGHLIGHTS

We compare Samsung's latest 4G phones - the Samsung Galaxy J1, Core Prime, Grand Prime and Grand max against the Lenovo A6000 and Yu Yureka. Giving you a comparative picture on what Samsung's new 4G phones offer versus the competition.

Samsung launched its Galaxy A7 smartphone with an ‘all metal’ unibody design yesterday. Alongside the Galaxy A7, Samsung also launched four affordable 4G enabled smartphones in the market, the Samsung Galaxy Grand Max, Samsung Core Prime, Samsung Grand Prime and the Samsung Galaxy J1. As of now, only a few companies cater to the affordable 4G smartphone segment and Samsung has joined the ranks with the Galaxy Grand Max, Galaxy Grand Prime and the Galaxy Core Prime.

All these Galaxy Smartphones are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SoC. We compared these phones to the currently available affordable 4G enabled phones in the market bearing the same 64-bit chipset. We also added the Yu Yureka to the mix with its much more powerful 64-bit octa-core SoC since it also falls in the affordable category and since it stacks up well against the Samsung Galaxy Grand Max.

Take a look how the Galaxy phones stack up against the competition.

	Samsung Grand Prime 4G	Samsung Core Prime 4G	Samsung Galaxy Grand Max 4G	Samsung Galaxy J1 4G	Lenovo A6000	Yu Yureka
SoC	Qualcomm Snapdragon 410	Qualcomm Snapdragon 410	Qualcomm Snapdragon 410	Qualcomm Snapdragon 410	Qualcomm Snapdragon 410	Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
RAM	1GB	1GB	1.5GB	768MB	1GB	2GB
Screen Size	5-inch	4.5-inch	5.25-inch	1.3-inch	5-inch	5.5-inch
Resolution	540 x 960	480 x 800	720 x 1280	480 x 800	720 x 1280	720 x 1280
Display ppi	220	207	282	217	294	267
Storage	8GB	8GB	16GB	4GB	8GB	16GB
Rear Camera	8MP	5MP	13MP	5MP	8MP	13MP
Front Camera	5MP	2MP	5MP	2MP	2MP	5MP
Battery	2600mAh	2000mAh	2500mAh	1850mAh	2300mAh	2500mAh
OS	Android 4.4.4	Android 4.4.4	Android 4.4.4	Android 4.4.4	Android 4.4.4	Android 4.4.4
Price	Rs. 13,000	Rs. 9,100	Rs. 15,990	Rs. 7190	Rs. 6,999	Rs. 8,999

A quick rundown of specs shows us that the Samsung phones lag behind in terms of specs and yet are priced higher. We should also add that the Lenovo A6000 and the Yu Yureka are only available via a flash sale model whereas the Samsung Galaxy phones are available over the counter, with the exception of the Galaxy Grand Max which is currently a Snapdeal exclusive.