Samsung Galaxy Core Lite
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Samsung has announced its latest entry level smartphone with the name Galaxy Core Lite. It is also 4G enabled but the screen resolution is low. This is a low cost handset which may be fascinating for having the 4G feature. The handset is ready to be used in almost all parts of the world as it was first launched in Taiwan. All the features and specifications of the phone make it also attractive for the mobile lovers but the actual worth of it can only be known after its use, may be experimental use.
Features and Specifications
Galaxy Core Lite has 1.2GHz Quad core processor with Snapdragon 400. The RAM is 1GB while the internal storage is 8GB but can be extended up to 64 GB using the microSD card. The display screen is 4.7-inch having WVGA Capacitive Touchscreen technology providing 480x800p resolution and 16M colors. The back camera is of 5MP with LED light and the front camera is rudimentary of 0.3MP. It has been given Android v4.3 Jelly Beans as OS and 2000mAh battery life. The connectivity features are GSM, Bluetooth, microUSB, GPS, Wi-Fi, GPRS, EDGE and 3G/4G.
Design and Quality
The design of Samsung Galaxy Core Lite is meeting the demands of the latest smartphone industry. It has back made up of good quality plastic while the front is glass. All around the bezels is silver lining which makes it more attractive. Above the screen is the secondary speaker grille with camera and sensor while below it has the two navigation keys with a button in center. The top of the phone has the 3.5mm headset jack while the right hand side carries the power button and the left hand side has the volume rocker. The edges are softly curved. The back has the back camera with LED light and below it is the company logo while the two smaller speaker grilles at the very lower.
OS and Tech
The OS is still Jelly Beans in it and there is no announcement for the upgrade to KitKat by the company so that means it has to continue with the Jelly Beans. The performance of the phone even having old OS is very nice and the screen is very responsive, this is done with a good back support from the powerful processor. Since it is a mid-range device, so Jelly Beans was expected as it is present in almost every mid-range smartphone.
Camera and Multimedia
The back 5MP camera though works fine but is not very outstanding. The images suffer from noise and the colors are not very vibrant making this phone unfit for the photography. The nighttime photography is even worse even though it has a powerful LED light. The daylight shots are somewhat acceptable. The video recorded by it is of better quality than the still images, but they also have shakiness visible in them. The front camera is of very basic type but works better for the video conferencing and selfies.
Battery and Memory
The 2000 mAh battery is quite enough for Galaxy Core Lite. Since the screen is not very large and it also has the power saving feature so the battery is not eaten up too much and can very easily last for a day and gets completely recharged within an hour. The problem with Samsung batteries is that they don’t last for long if even little heavy use has been done but this battery works fine. The RAM is 1GB which is common for all mid-range phones and the internal storage is 8GB which can be extended further to raise it to 64GB with the help of microSD card. Memory is not bad here but little more expectations were there in memory department from Samsung.
Pros and Cons
For pros:
· Stylish design
· Good build quality
· Very responsive screen
· Powerful processor
· Good memory
· Extension to memory
· Good battery
For cons
· Old OS
· Average camera
· Expensive handset
Verdict
Samsung Galaxy Core Lite has a better design than Nokia Lumia 520 along with having higher capacity RAM and more powerful processor than Lumia 520. The features and specifications of Samsung Galaxy Core Lite are quite impressive but the price is the factor which may frighten the users to purchase this device. There should have been an upgrade to the OS as well and the later versions of it should be having Android KitKat. Hopefully this may be announced by the company soon but by now there is no such thing on the scene. The look and feel of the device gives a true royal feelings and it also provides a perfect grip in hand. The size and shape of the phone is smart enough to get fit into the pocket. So hopefully this will be successful in attracting the attention of the users.