<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
is	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Samsung	O
Electronics	O
,	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
has	O
a	O
dual	O
core	O
Cortex-A9	B-Application
1.2GHz	O
processor	O
and	O
a	O
RAM	O
of	O
1	O
GB	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
internal	O
memory	O
of	O
8	O
GB	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
extended	O
to	O
another	O
64	O
GB	O
by	O
use	O
of	O
microSD	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
4.1.2	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
OS	B-General_Concept
,	O
with	O
Samsung	O
releasing	O
updates	O
up	O
to	O
4.2.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
custom	O
ROMs	B-Application
are	O
available	O
up	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
7.1.2	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
features	O
an	O
8	O
MP	O
rear	O
camera	O
that	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
high-resolution	O
photos	O
and	O
video	O
capture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
2100mAh	O
LiPo	O
that	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
lasting	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TFT	O
WVGA	O
,	O
multi-touch	B-Application
screen	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
16	O
million	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
4.1.2	I-Application
(	O
Jelly	B-Application
Bean	I-Application
)	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
Samsung	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
would	O
receive	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
4.2.2	I-Application
OS	B-General_Concept
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
also	O
brought	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Touchwiz	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Samsung	O
Poland	O
announced	O
that	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
is	O
among	O
14	O
Samsung	O
devices	O
that	O
will	O
receive	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
4.4	I-Application
KitKat	I-Application
upgrade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dual-core	O
Cortex	B-Application
A9	I-Application
runs	O
at	O
a	O
speed	O
of	O
1.2GHz	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
overclocked	O
to	O
1.3GHz	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
a	O
custom	O
kernel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
India	O
,	O
Samsung	O
also	O
launched	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
with	O
a	O
free	O
flip	O
cover	O
,	O
50GB	O
Dropbox	B-Application
Storage	O
,	O
free	O
My	O
Services	O
and	O
a	O
Dual-SIM	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Economic	O
Times	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
and	O
said	O
in	O
their	O
verdict	O
:	O
"	O
Great	O
for	O
multimedia	O
and	O
comes	O
with	O
the	O
promise	O
of	O
reliable	O
after-sales	O
service	O
;	O
but	O
otherwise	O
is	O
n't	O
worth	O
twice	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
budget	O
phablets	O
with	O
similar	O
specs.	O
"	O
</s>
