Galaxy Grand review: Big-screen dual-SIM volume seller of the early 2010s.
Emerging-market mega-seller.
Galaxy Grand brought a big 5" screen and dual-SIM to the masses across India and Southeast Asia in 2013. The low-res screen and weak chip didn't matter to buyers who wanted Samsung branding and a large display on a budget.
01Display
50/10050/100 is one of the weaker display results among mid-range phones of 2013 — 13 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
54/10054/100 trails the 56-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2013.
03Performance
44/10044/100 is one of the weaker performance results among mid-range phones of 2013 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
60/10060/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2013.
05Build
56/10056/100 is one of the weaker build results among mid-range phones of 2013 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- Big 5" screen + dual-SIM at the right price
- Removable battery + microSD
- Huge seller in emerging markets
- Low WVGA resolution even for 2013
- Weak dual-core chip
- Plastic build
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 28-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .