It was announced by Samsung back on 17th October 2013 and on the same month. It can be said to be still fairly new in the market and probably hasn’t circulated to all consumer market in the world. However it still packs in some great features that qualifies it to take a place among the smartphone ranking. The following list shows some of the great features on the Samsung Galaxy Light phone:
Design: The smartphone comes with an Android 4.2.2 operating system from Google. It has a body dimension of .478×2.48×0.41 inches and weighs in at 123 grams.
Display: It is fitted with a 4 Inched TFT Multi-touch, capacitive Display. The display has a resolution of 480×800 pixels and a pixel density of 233 ppi. Other features on the Samsung Galaxy Light’s display include: proximity sensor, light sensor, and scratch-resistant glass.
Hardware: It comes with a Quad Core 1400 MHz Samsung SHANNON222AP processor with a 1024 MB RAM. It also has an internal storage of 8GB, however this can be expanded to up to 64 GB via a microSDXC, microSD and microSDHC.
Camera: It has a 5 MP rear camera equipped with a LED Flash and auto focus features. Its Camcorder properties are 1280×720 (720HD). Its front camera specifications are 0.3MP VGA camera.
Connectivity and Technology: In terms of technology, it supports GSM, UMTS, LTE, EDGE and GPRS. In terms of positioning functions, it has A-GPS and GPS positioning. When we look at its connectivity, it has Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi 802.11, microUSB (USB 2.0), 3.5 mm headphones, NFC, Tethering, OTA sync and DLNA.
Battery: The Samsung Galaxy Light is powered by an 1800 mAh Li-Ion battery that can power up the smartphone for up to 460 hours of stand-by time and 12.5 hours of talk time.
Multimedia: It comes with a music player that filters your music library based on Playlists, Album and Artists. It also feature Album art cover and Background playback option. It plays MP3 format of audio files. In terms of video playback, it supports the following formats H.263, MPEG4 and H.264. It also comes with a YouTube player and a Mobile TV Broadcast.
Other Features: Other features include an unlimited amount of phonebook entries, multiple numbers per contact, Ring ID, Picture ID, Caller groups, and Search function by either first or last name. It also features a calculator, calendar and alarm. In terms of messaging it has MMS, predictive text input, SMS (Threaded view). In terms of IM it comes with the Google Talk application.
Pros: Super processing power with the Quad Core processor, big RAM space and fast mobile connection (4G) and NFC.
Cons: There are very few things which can be identified as wrong with the Samsung Galaxy Light smartphone. If however you don’t have a taste for big sized phone, then definitely the Samsung Galaxy light is not the phone for you.
Verdict: The Samsung Galaxy Light is a decent phone to have. It performs like most of the best smartphones in the market but the screen resolution could use some improvement though.