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Galaxy Stellar review: 2012 Verizon entry Android.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2012·$100
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#16 of 29
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Galaxy Stellar.

Stellar was Samsung's Verizon prepaid LTE entry at $100 in 2012.

01Display

60/100

60/100 puts it above the 57-point average for budget phones of 2012.

TypeTFT
Size4.0"
Resolution800 x 480

02Performance

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2012.

ChipsetSnapdragon S4 Play
RAM1 GB
Storage4 GB + microSD

03Camera

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2012.

Main3 MP
FrontVGA

04Battery

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 65-point average for budget phones of 2012.

Capacity2,100 mAh (removable)

05Software

60/100

60/100 trails the 65-point cohort average for budget phones of 2012.

What works
  • Verizon LTE at $100 prepaid.
  • Removable battery.
  • 2,100 mAh.
  • Compact 4.0".
What doesn't
  • SD S4 Play weak.
  • 3 MP cam.
  • 4 GB storage.
  • Aged Android 4.0.
Cross-shop it against
Motorola Triumph WX435
$300 · score 64/100

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