Samsung Galaxy Win I8550
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Samsung Galaxy Win I8550

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  • AnonD-147623
  • vGk
  • 20 May 2013

Ok, so here's the deal on the Samsung Galaxy Win or in India the Samsung Galaxy Grand quattro, as it is marketed. If you are looking for an android phone on a budget that has ample screen size,multiple cores,good amount of RAM,runs the latest version of Jellybean,is made by a reputable electronics company and has a decent 5mp camera,look no further! this is the phone for you.

But to be fair, here are some of the pro's and con's that i found while using the I18550:

Pro's:
1.The phone has the latest jellbean OS,
2.The screen size is big, big enough for most people!,
3.it has four cores, the RAM is 1GB,
4.the phone has external memory support (yay!!) unlike other top phones at the moment. Trust me, some of us do like the option of extra storage,
5.it has dual sim options,
6.The front camera that is pretty decent (if the lights are on or in daylight). The camera is also nifty with good options and the 5mp camera does well in almost all scenarios. Flash is good.
7.The phone is priced affordably so the price won't burn a hole in your pocket.
8.It has some of the features the galaxy S4 has like smartstay,group play,etc.

The cons are :
1.no notification LED,(i have no idea i missed a call or received a message unless i actually unlock the screen from time to time)
2.not much battery life(HELL,NO),
3.overheating of the battery (ouch,my hands)
4.overall plastic-y look(Samsung ,what do you have against metal?),
5.The phone is a tad bulky.
6.Phone tends to hang at times (no,i haven't overloaded my memory. I'm using hardly 2GB),
7.The touch is far from smooth, you will realize this once you try sending a text message :)
8.The worst feature of the grand quattro according to me is the lack of the option to move apps of my choice to the SD card. If you try to move any app to the SD card,you will get a message saying that the SD card is emulated!! How annoying!! You have to root your phone to access the "move to SD card" option. I don't know about you,but i like having the choice to move the apps of my choice wherever i choose to move them.


Long story short,if you can handle the few kinks this phone has and you are short of cash and want to buy a "decent" android phone,you won't be disappointed by the grand quattro. But if you want a phone that's good on battery life or if you are impatient about your notifications (like me)need an option to move apps around and want super smooth touch...walk the other way and pick up an HTC or Nokia Lumia of the same budget.

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    • Anonymous
    • ut2
    • 20 May 2013

    deb, 20 May 2013Hi all friends Any one can please suggest me which one i b... moreNokia Lumia 720:- 4.3 inch screen IPS display with gorilla glass protection 10/10, Slim phone 8/10, os: window 8 7.5/10, feel: Lood good in hand, camera 6.7mp and front camera 1.3mp (its also equipped with a HD 1.3 MP wide angle secondary camera for HD video calls/skype) 8.5/10, ram 512mb 6/10, internal memory 8gb in which 6gb for user 9/10 battery 2000mAh which give 2days backup 9/10, etc etc @17k. Battery is non-removable after 3 or 4yrs u have to go service center only to change the battery. All is fine but ram 512.

    Galaxy win:- 4.7inch tft screen and no protection 6.5/10, slim phone 8/10, os android jellybean 8.5/10, camera 5mp and front camera vga 5/10, ram 1gb 9/10, internal memory 8gb in which 4.3gb for user 7/10 Battery backup one and half day 6.5/10 etc etc....price @17k
    Phone is good with 1gb ram but poor camera and tft screen.

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      • Anil
      • PVd
      • 20 May 2013

      I would replace

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        • Anonymous
        • Xu{
        • 20 May 2013

        [deleted post]17k for tft display? No ips, no amoled display :P

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          • deb
          • U21
          • 20 May 2013

          Hi all friends
          Any one can please suggest me which one i bought
          1) NOkia Lumia 720
          2) Samsung Win

          Which one is best.

          I an waiting for response.

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            • D-X
            • t1$
            • 20 May 2013

            Anonymous, 19 May 2013i heard rumor that samsung is providing update to android 5... moreRumours can't be trusted always. Samsung Galaxy Win is not gonna get an update

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              • D-X
              • t1$
              • 20 May 2013

              AnonD-147217, 19 May 2013U all talk abt the GPU being weak or an old Processor... bu... moreScoring higher benchmarks doesn't mean it would perform good in reality. Samsung's UI hangs a lot in most of Samsung Galaxy phones whether the phone has a quad core or an octa core processor. A5 processors are too old, dear. Gaming performance of this phone is not up to the mark because of the A5 processor.

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                • D-X
                • t1$
                • 20 May 2013

                Mareena, 20 May 2013Hello everyone, Is this mobile dual sim ??? or in both sin... moreThis phone is dual SIM. You can use two SIM cards in this phone at once

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                  • D-X
                  • t1$
                  • 20 May 2013

                  Mareena, 20 May 2013Hello, Can anyone please tell about its size ???. Is it la... moreSince Galaxy Win has a 4.7'' display and Galaxy S4 has a 5''display, Galaxy Win is smaller in size compared to Galaxy S4

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                    • D-X
                    • t1$
                    • 20 May 2013

                    This phone is worth 10k. This phone is a quad core one but since it has an A5 which is just very old, it can't play most of the HD games. A5 processors are inferior to A7 processor, seriously. At this price i don't think this phone is worth it. Check the Micromax A116 Canvas HD. Micromax giving better features than this phone. Also, gaming performance is much better in Micromax Canvas HD than in Galaxy Win.

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                      • shady
                      • fCV
                      • 20 May 2013

                      Just because Samsung label is there doesn't mean that its a great phone. I mean the phone have no display quality no updated hardware still sticking to the old A5 processor.. GPU too is of no match to today's technology. If Samsung will continue launching these kind of low grade phones then company's reputation fame and name will be down in no time...

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                        • Mareena
                        • U3x
                        • 20 May 2013

                        Hello,
                        Can anyone please tell about its size ???. Is it large than samsung s4 or less? , thanks.

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                          • Mareena
                          • U3x
                          • 20 May 2013

                          Hello everyone,
                          Is this mobile dual sim ??? or in both single sim and dual sim ???. Please reply immediately, thanks.

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                            • poel
                            • t}A
                            • 20 May 2013

                            i m using it...it's awesome nt even a single problem grand sometimes hangs bt it doesn't....???

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                              • lallli
                              • utr
                              • 19 May 2013

                              i also bought this mobile one day before , it is awesome mobile . I like it

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                                • Anonymous
                                • ut2
                                • 19 May 2013

                                hari, 19 May 2013nokia can never get ahead of samsung in the next 15 or 20 y... moreGalaxy best? This phone best? This is best? Every where ur commenting best best best best. How can u say without using phone?

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • HsJ
                                  • 19 May 2013

                                  i heard rumor that samsung is providing update to android 5.0 KLP to only quad core mobiles........
                                  that means galaxy win could get update to KLP

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • rA%
                                    • 19 May 2013

                                    Anonymous, 19 May 20134.2.2 where did u know this

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                                      • Rajesh
                                      • ut2
                                      • 19 May 2013

                                      11k enough for this phone.

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                                        • AnonD-147217
                                        • uuE
                                        • 19 May 2013

                                        The specs says that the primary camera can only record videos @ 15fps but while checking with the MX Player... i found tht it does 30fps video recording..!!!