Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Review and Price in Pakistan

Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Price - Rates in Pakistan : Rs: 17,500

Overview:

The Galaxy Core 2 is the latest budget Android smartphone from Samsung. It is a successor to the original Galaxy Core with a lot of improvements. The phone offers 4.5 inch 480 x 800 pixels TFT capacitive touch screen with 207 ppi density. The phone is powered by a Quad Core Snapdragon 200 processor clocked at 1.2 Ghz and 768 MB of RAM. The phone has a 5 MP auto focus camera with LED flash that records video at 480p. The design of the phone maybe its key selling point, the phone has a plastic back with leather like texture that looks and feels premium, the phone also has this plastic chrome colored bezel going around its corners just like the note 3 which looks good. The Galaxy Core 2 is running the latest Android 4.4.2 KitKat and the latest touchwiz like Galaxy S5. The phone offers 4 GB of inbuilt storage with MicroSD card slot. The phone also comes in dual SIM version which is good news.  And powering all this is a 2000 mAh battery which will last a day or so.

Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Specifications: 

Display	4.5 inches, 480 x 800 pixels, 207 ppi -TFT, Capacitive touch screen -256k colors
OS	Android 4.4.2 KitKat
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 200, Quad-core 1.2 GHz ,Cortex-A5
GPU	Adreno 203
RAM	768 MB
Storage	4 GB
Card slot	Yes  up to 64GB
Camera	5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels, LED Flash -Auto focus - face and smile detection
Video Recording	480p @ 30fps
Secondary Front Facing Camera	VGA
Battery	2000 mAh
Loud Speaker	Yes
SIM	Optional Dual SIM
Networks	2G and 3G
Wifi	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n -Wifi Hotspot -Wifi Direct
Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0
3.5 mm Jack	Yes
NFC	No
GPS	Yes
Sensors	Accelerometer
Colors	-Black -White
Dimensions	130.3 x 68 x 9.8 mm
Weight	138 g

Display:

The phone has a 4.5 Inch 480 x 800 pixels TFT capacitive touch screen with 256k colors. The color reproduction of the screen is average and outdoor visibility is poor. The display is not the best we've seen in this category but is quite enough for an average user. Viewing angles of the display are below average with average amount of exposure values and contrast ratios.

Our Rating: 7/10

Performance:

Performance is not the best part of the phone in fact we have seen better performance out of the phones having dual core processors in this price range. The phone supports a Snapdragon 200 chipset with 4 cores running at 1.2 ghz and Adreno 203 GPU. RAM memory of the phone is 768 MB. The phone lags a lot and the UI runs with a lot of hiccups. The gaming performance the phone is again not very impressive and is just about average. The phone will run normal games like temple run, subway surfers and candy crush with ease but will have difficulties running high end heavy games. Thou, it will run sum heavy games but with some frame drops and lag.

Our Rating: 6/10

Camera:

Main camera of the phone is a 5 MP auto focus camera with LED flash that can take pictures with maximum resolution of 2592 x 1944. The camera is not very impressive and we have seen better 5 MP cameras. The pictures lack details and the color reproduction is not very accurate. The images are low on details and are easily pixilated on zooming. The camera also records video at maximum resolution of  480p which is again a disappointment from its camera. The phone does not record videos at 720p mainly because of the weaker GPU. So, the camera is below average but it will get the job done for you if you only want take pictures for your social networks or just want to capture a moment.

Our Rating: 6/10

Design:

Design is the part which separates the phone from the crowd and it may become the key selling point of the Galaxy Core 2. The phone is entirely build with plastic and has a beautiful and premium looking leather like back cover and brushed aluminum like bezels going around it corners. The back cover and the battery of the phone is removable and the phone thickness measures at 9.8 mm, the phone does not have a very slim profile but it is okay and quite manageable and feels nice in the hand.

Our Rating: 8/10

The Good’s:

- 4.5 Inch large display
- Quad Core processor
- Premium looking design
- Handsome price tag
- Front facing camera
- Latest Android 4.4.2 KitKat
- Latest Samsung’s Touchwiz
- MicroSD card slot
- Dual SIM support
- 3G Support

The Bad’s:

- Low resolution screen
- Only 2 GB user available storage
- Below average camera performance
- No HD video recording
- No auto brightness sensor
- Only 768 MB of RAM
- Budget Snapdragon 200 Chipset not powerful enough