The phone was introduced in the domestic market on Saturday by International Marketing Services (IMS), the authorized distributor of Samsung mobile phones for Nepal.[break]
Suraj Vaidya, the president of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), IMS Chairman Deepak Malhotra, IMS President Dikesh Malhotra and IMS CEO Bishal Acharya jointly launched Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos amidst a function held in Kathmandu.
The dual SIM smartphone has the combined features of the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the Galaxy Note II.
PHOTO: DIPESH SHRESTHA
The 5 inch phone with a capacitive TFT LCD display has a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels capable of translating into 187 ppi.
Available in black and white colors, the phone runs on Android 4.1.2 operating system--the latest version of Jelly Bean--and is adorned with a dual core 1.2 GHz processor, 8 GB internal memory expandable up to 64 GB and 1 GB RAM.
"The phone offers amazing features like zero shutter lag camera allowing users to capture even fast moving objects, direct call, popping up play, S voice, sound balance, contextual menu and multi-window among other”," said Dikesh.
According to Dikesh, the phone is the best option for those who love taking pictures as its rear camera of 8 mega pixels comes with various features like auto and touch focus, LED flash, geo tagging, face and smile detection, ISO and white balance settings and image stabilization, among others.
The phone also has a secondary camera of 2 mega pixels and allows full high-density video recording. The videos can be recorded with a resolution of 1080 pixels at the rate of 30 frames per second.
PHOTO: DIPESH SHRESTHA
For the Internet, the phone has 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi. It also comes with 4.0 Bluetooth and the connecting port includes USB 2.0, Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), tethering, and computer sync. DLNA allows users to share videos, music and pictures from a Digital Media Server to Android phones.
The phone is equipped with a 2,100 mAh battery that supports talk time of up to 10 hours.
The phone also comes with free introductory package worth Rs 10,000.
"Customers buying the phone will get free insurance package for a year, zero-interest loan facility payable in 12-month period and ´Ncell Cha Yesma´ offer that provides free internet package of 500 MB per month for three months," said Acharya.
The phone is insured by Everest Insurance while the loan is being provided by Nabil Bank. But the credit facility is only valid for the bank´s credit card users.
The phone costs Rs 37,500.
Speaking at the launching ceremony, IMS Chairman Deepak called on the Nepal Telecommunications Authority, the telecom sector regulator, to monitor distribution of Type Approval Certificate (TAC), citing TACs were being issued haphazardly.
"This should be monitored in order to control the grey market of cell phones," he said.
The grey market in the telecom industry hampers the government´s revenue collection drive and is a threat to individual´s security, said Vaidya. "This problem should be addressed at the earliest," he added.
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