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SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy Grand 2 review: A 5.25" mid-range follow-up with a sharper screen and quad-core power.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jan 2014·$330
Overall
42/100
Class rank
#21 of 32
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A sharper, faster Galaxy Grand.

Grand 2 sharpened the line to HD and added Snapdragon 400 with a bigger battery. The faux-leather Note-style back gave it premium-feel marketing on a budget body, and it sold strongly in mid-tier markets.

01Display

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2014.

TypeTFT LCD
Size5.25 inches
Resolution1,280 × 720 px (HD)

02Camera

54/100

54/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2014.

Main8 MP, autofocus, LED
Selfie1.9 MP

03Performance

46/100

46/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2014.

ChipsetSnapdragon 400 quad-core 1.2 GHz
RAM1.5 GB
Storage8 GB · microSD

04Battery

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2014.

Capacity2,600 mAh (removable)
Standby~ 460 hours

05Build

54/100

54/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2014.

06Value

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2014.

What works
  • HD screen and quad-core upgrade.
  • Bigger 2,600 mAh battery.
  • Faux-leather TouchWiz design.
  • Removable battery + microSD.
What doesn't
  • Snapdragon 400 still entry-tier.
  • Plastic build.
  • Mono speaker.
  • 3G only.
Cross-shop it against
Redmi 1S
$120 · score 66/100

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 32-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .