While most of the headlines about available Samsung smartphones
centre on the Galaxy S3 or Note 2, but the company has a number of more
cheaply priced handsets available to consumers. One such device that has
been making the news recently is the Samsung Galaxy Grand that is being
offered as a cheaper alternative to the Note 2, and we now seemingly
have a release date and price for the European region.
We first heard about Samsung working on a cheaper
alternative to the Galaxy Note 2 back in December ahead of the device
being officially announced, and while the device is yet to hit a number
of regions we told recently of the device being pushed up to the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean operating system.
Now we are hearing that the version of the Galaxy Grand that has the model number of i9082, which means it’s the dual SIM version will be going on sale next month. This comes as Unwired View
have noticed that the Ukraine arm of Samsung issued a press release
last month that mainly flew under the radar, even though it featured the
first details from the company regarding pricing and availability.
It is being suggested by the press release that the Samsung Galaxy
Grand i9082 will become available from next month in the Ukraine, and
it’s highly likely that other regions in Europe will see the device at
the same time.
The handset is being listed with a price of 4,444 UAH that works out
at about €409, which if accurate is quite a bit more than was previously
expected for the handset. Consumers can pick up the Galaxy Note 2 for
around €100 more, but it has to be remembered this is only a recommended
retail price, and the actual price when the device hits the street
could be lower.
Meanwhile after doing some searching we have found the single SIM version of the device up for pre-order via online retailer theorder,
which is priced £359.49 with coming soon instead of a ship date.
Looking at rivals Expansys and Clove didn’t return any results though.
We have already reported
the device will come in two flavours with both models offering some
tasty specifications that includes Android 4.1.2 software, and we have
to wait and see if any more information about the handsets comes from
Samsung soon.
Are you thinking of getting the Samsung Galaxy Grand?
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