Category: Samsung

News, tips and tricks and Reviews on various Samsung Smartphones.

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Large Screen Phablet
Samsung has launched its biggest smartphone of the year Galaxy Mega 2 in India. It will be the successor to the last years Galaxy Mega 6.3 and Galaxy Mega 5.8. The price of Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 in India is Rs.20,900.

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 is powered by 1.2 GHz quad core processor with 1.5 GB of RAM. Like all other recent smartphones, this time too Samsung not revealed the model of the chipset. The device comes with 8 GB of internal storage and supports microSD card upto 64 GB.

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 sports 6 inch TFT capacitive touch screen with 720p resolution. This large screen Galaxy device runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat along with Touchwiz UI. Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 houses 8MP primary rear camera and 5MP front facing camera. Connectivity features of the device includes 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and microUSB 2.0. It also supports USB tethering and WiFi hotspot features.

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 houses 2800 mAh battery. This new Samsung Selfie Phablet will compete with the likes of HTC Desire 816, Nokia Lumia 1320, Xperia C3 etc.

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Specifications
- 1.2 GHz quad core processor with 1.5 GB of RAM
- 6 inch TFT capacitive touch screen with 720p resolution
- 8 GB of internal storage and supports microSD card upto 64 GB
- Android 4.4 Kitkat along with Touchwiz UI
- 8MP primary rear camera and 5MP front facing camera
- 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and microUSB 2.0
- 2800 mAh battery
October 25, 2014
Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Pros and Cons
Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime is a selfie focused Android smartphone. It is current trend in smartphone to launch selfie focused smartphones. We have seen Sony Xperia C3, HTC Desire Eye, Lava Iris X5 etc which has good front facing camera. Let us a quick review on Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime to know where it stands in the crowd.

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime is dual sim and runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat. It is powered by 64 bit Quad core processor 1.2GHz with Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 chipset and Adreno 306 GPU. It has 1GB RAM and 8GB internal storage in which 5GB is user available. Grand Prime also supports microSD card upto 64GB.

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime has 5 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen with screen resolution of 540×960 pixels and 220 ppi pixel density. Connectivity features of the device includes 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and WiFi. As a android feature, it does supports USB tethering and WiFi hotspot to use Galaxy Grand Prime as modem.

Read:

How to use Samsung Galaxy smartphones as Modem

How to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy Smartphone.

How to download Samsung Kies PC Suite

Biggest attraction of the device is its camera segment. It has 5MP wide angle front facing camera and 8MP primary camera. The camera is capable of recording 1080p videos at 30fps. Comparing to Galaxy Grand 2 and Galaxy Grand which has only 2MP front facing camera, it is welcome move. Galaxy Grand Prime houses Li-ion 2600 mAh battery which is rated provide upto 17 hours of talk time and 75 hours of music playback.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime

Pros of Galaxy Grand Prime
- Display screen: The display screen has good viewing angles and good colour reproduction.
- Performance: Galaxy Grand Prime does performs great on day to day usage. The games like Asphalt 8 plays without any much lag or frame drop. Graphic intensive games like modern combat does shows some frame drops
- Price: Price of the Galaxy Grand Prime is competitive and good value for money.
- Good Camera: The front facing as well as secondary camera does takes good photos and records quality videos.
Cons of Galaxy Grand Prime
- No 720p HD Screen resolution: 5 inch screen without even 720p resolution, is downside. Considering many budget smartphones features 720p screen which are priced very much lower than this.
- No NFC and OTG support: It is not a deal breaker considering , it supports microSD card.
- Average battery life: In normal usage, it lasts one day. However, on heavy usage, need to charge twice.
Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Specification
- Dual sim and runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat
- 5 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen with screen resolution of 540×960 pixels
- 1GB RAM and 8GB internal storage
- Expandable storage support upto 64GB through microSD card.
- 5MP wide angle front facing camera
- 8MP primary camera with LED flash.
- Li-ion 2600 mAh battery
October 18, 2014
Pros and Cons of Samsung Galaxy Alpha
Samsung has launched a new smartphone in the name of Galaxy Alpha. The key highlight of this new Galaxy device is its premium build quality with metal frames. Though Galaxy Alpha still has a plastic back but it feels smoother and nicer than that of Galaxy S5. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha price in India is Rs.39,990. We will the specification part before moving on to the pros and cons of Galaxy Alpha.

Samsung Galaxy Alpha is powered by Octa Core Chipset based on Exynos 5 Octa 5430 chipset with 2GB of RAM and Mali -T628 MP6 GPU. The internal storage capacity is 32GB and unfortunately there is no provision to add microSD card. Galaxy Alpha sports 4.7 inch AMOLED 720p display screen with 312ppi pixel density. The device has 12MP primary camera and 2.1MP front facing camera. The primary camera is capable of recording UHD 4K resolution at 30fps.

The connectivity features of Galaxy Alpha includes WiFi, Bluetooth, 2G, 3G and USB. The device houses 1860 mAh user removable battery. It runs on latest Android Kitkat 4.4.4 OS with Touchwiz UI.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Pros of Galaxy Alpha
- Premium build feel: The metal frame makes Galaxy Alpha most luxurious Galaxy smartphone. It is a good thing considering a premium look differentiates from the crowd.
- Good Performance: The Octa core processor with 2GB of RAM provides a good performance. The most of the high end games were able to play without much lag.
- Good Camera: Like any other Galaxy Smartphones, this too takes good photos and records 4K videos.
Cons of Galaxy Alpha
- Average Display: Considering the premium price, the display is not great. The 720p resolution and quality of the display is not at par compared to similar priced smartphones.
- No expandable storage: There n provision to add extra memory through microSD card. So you have stick to the internal storage.
- Average Battery Life: The battery performance is average.
- Over Priced: Looking the specification, pricing of the device just for the metal frame design is not justifiable.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha Tips and Tricks

Galaxy Alpha PC suite: The free download of Samsung PC suite for Alpha is available on the support page, You can refer my earlier on How to download Samsung Kies for more info.

Galaxy Alpha as Modem: Samsung Galaxy Alpha does provide USB tethering and WiFi hotspot features. Using these methods you can use Galaxy Alpha as modem to connect to internet from other devices. Read How to tether Samsung Galaxy smartphones.

Taking screenshot on Galaxy Alpha: To take screenshot on Galaxy Alpha, hold volume down and Home button simultaneously. The screenshot will be saved in gallery. Read: How to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Specifications
- Octa Core Processor with 2GB of RAM
- 4.7 inch AMOLED 720 p Display screen
- 32GB internal storage capacity
- 12MP primary camera and 2.1MP front facing camera
- 1860 mAh battery
- WiFi, Bluetooth, 2G, 3G ,USB and NFC connectivity
September 28, 2014
Samsung Galaxy S5 PC Suite Tips Price
Galaxy S5 is the new flagship smartphone from the Samsung. The improvements are done in the areas such as processor, RAM size and in design. Samsung Galaxy S5 price in India is Rs.46,450.

Samsung Galaxy S5 sports 5.1 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with screen resolution of 1080×1920 pixels and pixel density of 432ppi. The display screen has the Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The device has finger print sensor and Galaxy S5 is a water and dust resistant device.

Samsung Galaxy S5

Like previous Galaxy flasgships, even Galaxy S5 comes in two variants. One with LTE and one with 3G connectivity. In India, 3G device with Octa Core Exynos 5422 processor with has two clusters. One cluster consist of high performance four cores that use A15ARM archotectecture clocked at 1.9GHz and 4 cores based on A7 architecture running at 1.3GHz. The Global variant is powered by Snapdragon 801 processor running at 2.46GHz. The graphic chips also comes in two variants. The Exynos version comes with multiple cores of Mali-T628 and snapdragon version comes with Adreno 330.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 comes with 16MP primary camera and 2MP front facing camera. The device is powered by 2800 mAh battery. Internal storage of the device is 16GB/32GB and supports microSD card upto 64GB. Connectivity features of Galaxy S5 are 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, LTE, USB tethering, WiFi hotspot.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Samsung Galaxy S5

Pros of Galaxy S5
- Very good camera performance
- Powerfull performance.
- Fingerprint scanner and heart rate monitoring features.
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- IP67 certification for dust and water resistance
Cons of Galaxy S5
- There is not much intutive changes compared to Galaxy S4.
- No Optical image stabilization and dedicated camera key.
- Expensive. The price is not justifies the features.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Tips

Samsung Galaxy S5 tethering

Samsung Galaxy S5 can be used as modem using the USB tethering features and WiFi Hotspot features. For more read my earlier post on How to use Samsung Galaxy smartphone as Modem.

Samsung Galaxy S5 PC suite: The device runs on latets Android 4.0.4 Kitkat. You can download free Mobile PC suite for Samsung Galaxy S5 from the official Samsung support page or by clicking Samsung Mobile PC suite.
April 23, 2014
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Multi Window Tips

We have seen multi window sidebar features in Galaxy Note 2,Galaxy S3, Galaxy Grand etc. But with Galaxy Note 3, Samsung has introduced much improved and more feature rich Multi Window Feature. In 5.7 inch full HD display, the Multi Window feature works flawlessly. The previous models, one needed to change the screen constantly to suite the particular function we were using. But in the latest Samsung Galaxy Note 3, you can do two different tasks simultaneously such as looking up webpages while sending text in a single screen side by side.

How to Use Multi Window Feature in Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Activating muti window feature in Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is very easy. Here is the quick steps which will useful for activating and using the multi window feature.

Step 1: In the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen. This opens a quick settings bar.

Step 2: Swipe to right till you get the Multi window icon. Tap on it to enable the Multi Window.

Step 3: The left side middle of the screen you will find a arrow mark.

Step 4: Drag the application in the Multi window sidebar to the main window.

Step 5: Drag the another application which you want to work along with the first opened app.

Step 6: You can adjust the size of the windows by moving the split bar handle.

Step 7: Thats it. Start working on the both the applications at time.

How to Disable Multi windows Side bar in Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Follow the same steps 1 & 2 given above. As you know, when you first tap it, it will enable and if you tap it twice it will get disabled.

Creating Paired windows

As mentioned earlier, muti window feature of Samsung Galaxy Note 3, you work with two apps at time. If you are using two apps always together, then you can use this feature. Using the Paired windows feature, you create a single to open two apps at a time with single tap.

Step1: When you have two apps open, Tap arrow key from the left of the screen.

Step2: Tap on to see more option

Step 3: Tap the create button. New pop us comes up.

Step 4: Enter the name you want to give it to the paired window.

Step 5: Tap Ok. Paired windows is created.

November 16, 2013