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.
Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime
Samsung Galaxy Core Prime
Samsung Galaxy Grand Max
Samsung Galaxy J1 4G