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Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Review

(SM-G355H) Score: 59.2 / 100

Samsung Galaxy Core 2 is a little bit outdated Android cellphone, packed with a Quad-Core processor speeding at 1200 MHz, a 4.5 inches multi-touch display, and two cameras, a 5 megapixels back facing camera and a 0.3 megapixels front-facing camera.

This cellphone comes with a fast Quad-Core processing unit running at 1200 MHz with 768 MB of RAM memory. The Core 2 has a moderate 4 GB internal memory, which is enough for most users having that it also has a slot for external memory cards to store songs, photographs and videos.

This cellphone is just 0.39 inches thick, making it one of the thinnest cellphones in the market. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Core 2 is only 5.13 inches long, it manages to contain a 4.5" display. Samsung appears to have forgotten about weight optimization in this 4.87 oz cellphone. This phone is offerred in two colors, black and white.

This cellphone is equipped with two cameras, a 5 megapixels back facing camera and a 0.3 MP front side camera. It also captures videos in 720x480 at 30 frames per second. In addition, this phone's camera also features some nice characteristics: auto-focus, flash, smile detection shooting, face detection shooting and geo tagging.

Samsung equipped the Samsung Galaxy Core 2 with a good level 4.5 inches display, and a resolution of 800 x 480 , providing this phone with a very good graphic quality. Its display uses TFT capacitive technology, and allows multi-touch for gestures like pinch and zoom.

This device includes Wi-Fi connection (and it can be provided to other devices acting as a wireless router or modem), 4G HSPA+ connectivity, which is not as fast as LTE networks and 3G fast internet connection, supported by HSDPA, HSUPA and EDGE technologies. This phone has 2 Micro SIM cards so it is able to work with two different phone lines and even different carriers.

This cellphone also features some interesting characteristics such as Bluetooth (4.0), GPS and FM Radio, and some sensors likeLight Sensor, Accelerometer and Compass.

The Core 2 counts with a medium sized 2000 mAh Li-Ion battery that provides this cellphone a quite short battery duration.

This cellphone costs 120 dollars, somewhat expensive for a phone this level. It doesn't matter whether you want it for work, want a phone to mainly use social networks and internet browsing or want a phone to play tons of games, this phone is a very good choice for you.



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Specifications

Device Type:Phone
Brand:Samsung
Operating System (OS):Android 4.4.2
Product code:SM-G355H
Dimensions:5.13 x 2.68 x 0.39 inchesMetric13.03 x 6.81 x 0.99 cmImperial
Weight:4.87 ouncesMetric138.06 gImperial
Colors:Black and White
Price:$ 120.00

Display

Screen Type:TFT (256K colors)
Size:4.5 inchesMetric11.4 cmImperial
Resolution:480 x 800 pixels
Pixel density:207 pixels per inchMetric81.5 pixels per cmImperial
Touch screen:Capacitive, Multi-touch

Hardware

Processor: Quad-Core 1200 MHz
RAM Memory:768 MB
Graphics Processor:Yes
Internal Memory:4 GB
SD Card Slot:microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB)

Battery

Battery type:Li-Ion
Removable:Yes
Capacity:2000 mAh

Camera

Back camera:5 megapixels
    Flash:Yes
Front camera:0.3 megapixels
Max video resolution:720 x 480 (30 fps)
Camera features:Auto-Focus, Face Detection Shooting, Geo Tagging and Smile Detection Shooting

Networks

Wi-Fi:Yes
    Mobile Hotspot:Yes
SIM Card Type:Micro SIM
Dual SIM:Yes
UMTS Bands:900, 1900, 2100
GSM Bands:850, 900, 1800, 1900
Technologies:HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM

Other Features

Bluetooth:Version 4.0
GPS:Yes
Radio:FM Radio
Sensors:Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor