A mid-range smartphone of 2013 with an excellent feature set and excellent technical specifications is the Samsung i8262 Galaxy Core. Its capabilities, specifications and software component will be considered in this brief review.
Smartphone Niche and Package Contents
Samsung i8262 Galaxy Core belonged to mid-range solutions. This was indicated by its technical specifications, which were much more modest than Galaxy S4, but much better than entry-level gadgets with more modest technical parameters. And the equipment of the device was as follows:
Smartphone with battery installed.
Headphones with a microphone.
Interface wire.
Charger.
A manual for using the device, which also contains a warranty card from the manufacturer at the end.
The case of the gadget is plastic and with a glossy finish. As a result, without the protective film of the front panel and the cover, it will be difficult to avoid its possible damage during operation. Another important component not included in the package is a memory card. She will also have to be bought separately.
Design
Smartphone Samsung Galaxy Core i8262 in terms of design - this is a typical device of this South Korean manufacturer. Most of its front panel is occupied by a touch display. Its matrix, unlike most of the modern gadgets of this manufacturer, is manufactured using outdated technology today - TFT. The diagonal of the screen has a size of 4.3 inches, and its resolution is very modest 800 x 480. Of course, on such a diagonal and with this resolution a certain grain size will be present in the image. If you try, it is quite possible to distinguish with the naked eye the individual points on this screen. But for mid-level gadgets in 2013, this is a completely normal situation.
Under the display is a standard control panel. It includes 2 touch buttons ("Menu" and "Back") and one mechanical (located in the center and executes the "Home" command). The manufacturer’s logo, the inscription "DUOS", the front camera and the earpiece are grouped above the screen. On the left side of the smartphone are its volume controls. On the opposite side is the lock button. A port for connecting wired speakers is displayed at the upper end of the gadget, and at the bottom there is a universal and multifunctional MicroUSB port. On the back side, again, there is a manufacturer’s logo, a main camera with LED single backlight and a loud speaker.
Hardware basis
Samsung i8262 Galaxy Core is built on the basis of 2-block computing platform “Snapdragon S4 Play”. Each core is based on the A5 architecture and can dynamically change its clock frequency depending on the degree of complexity of the task in the range from 200 MHz to 1.2 GHz. To complete a large list of everyday tasks, its resources are enough. Problems with this smartphone will only be with the latest and most demanding toys. The capabilities of the central processing unit are complemented by the Adreno 203 graphics accelerator. Its main task is to free the computing power of the CPU from processing graphic information, and it is precisely with this that it simply copes with it perfectly.
The amount of RAM in this case is 1 GB, and the capacity of the built-in information storage is 8 GB. If necessary, you can significantly increase the size of the memory subsystem using an external memory card, the maximum size of which can be 64 GB. The sensitive element of the main camera is 5 megapixels, there is an autofocus system and backlight (this has already been written about). As a result, the quality of the photo under normal lighting is very good. But the videos obtained with its help can not boast of this - just 720p with an update of 30 frames per second cannot provide an acceptable image quality. At the front camera, the sensor is even more modest - only 0.3 megapixels. This is only enough for video calls.
Autonomy
The battery is removable in the Samsung Galaxy Core i8262. Specifications its very modest by today's standards: 1800 mAh and 12-14 hours of active use on one of its charges. If you really save battery power, then you can stretch 2 days. You can solve the problem with autonomy only by purchasing an additional external battery with increased capacity. This may not be an elegant solution, but the probability of a gadget failure at the most inopportune moment will be reduced to almost 0.
Software
The Samsung Galaxy Core i8262 phone, like most smart phones today, is run by the leading software platform for mobile gadgets - Android. But in this case we are talking about its outdated modification - 4.1. On top of the system software, the shell of the manufacturer - TouchViz was installed. In any case, this system software is enough to run almost any application for this software platform.
User reviews and smartphone cost
Essentially, there are only two significant drawbacks in the Samsung Galaxy Core i8262. Reviews highlight the body material and low autonomy. The housing problem can be easily solved with a case and a protective film. Well, and increase the autonomy will allow an external additional battery. The rest is a great device. Initially, in 2012 it could be purchased for an impressive $ 350. But at the end of 2015, its price decreased significantly, and it was already possible to become the owner of such a device for $ 150. Now the stocks of this model are already sold out, and it is almost impossible to buy such a gadget in a new state.
Summary
One of the best mid-range devices in 2012 is the Samsung i8262 Galaxy Core. Its hardware filling even now allows you to solve a wide range of everyday tasks. Well, the identified disadvantages are solved without any problems by purchasing additional, relatively inexpensive accessories.