Samsung is on a mission to leave no screen size left untouched. Adding yet another model to an already crowded lineup, Samsung today announced its latest smartphone – the 5" GALAXY Grand. The screen is a TFT LCD with pixel dimensions of 480x800. On the imaging front it features an 8 mp camera at the rear and supports 1080p video recording. The front has a modest 2 mp camera for video calling. 

The GALAXY Grand is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB internal memory with support for micro-SD card slot and a 2100 mAh battery and has the usual connectivity options. It runs the somewhat new Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS with Samsung TouchWiz UI skin on top of it. As seen with newer Samsung models, the GALAXY Grand will also have Samsung exclusive customisations such as S Voice, Direct Call and multi-window mode.

Screen size wise, the Grand with its 5" screen sits in between the 4.8" GALAXY S3 and the 5.55" GALAXY Note 2, but the rest of the specs are far lower than the S3 and the Note 2, leading us to believe that Samsung is trying to grab share in budget 'phablet' segment. The fact that the display is not touted to be anything spectacular (no SuperLCD, no AMOLED, just plain LCD) is another indication that this isn't a high-end device. Do the Mircomax A110 and similar 5" devices have cause for worry? Pricing will be the decider.

Here are the complete specs:

Samsung has two variants of the phone — dual-SIM (GT-I9082) and a single-SIM (GT-I9080). No brownie points to Samsung for the phone design as it is the usual you have to come to expect from them. 

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