New Samsung Galaxy Grand
Prime (2016)
The source suggest that
the Galaxy Grand Prime (2016) will be powered by a MediaTek chipset. This is
highly unorthodox for Samsung, which tends to rely on its won chips, Qualcomm
and Spreadtrum in the lower segment. However, the octa-core MT6737T is clearly
listed on the benchmark page.
The chip in question
isn't particularly powerful with its four Cortex-A53 cores, clocked at 1.4 GHz,
nor very power efficient considering its 28nm process. However, it is very
cheap, which definitely makes it a viable option if Samsung is really looking
to keep the price in check.
The other reported specs
include a 5-inch display with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels - likely same as
the original Grand Prime. The same goes for the camera setup, which looks
identical on paper - 8MP main camera and 5MP selfie one. RAM has been upgraded
to 2GB and the device will boot Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow out of the box.
Storage is set at 8GB, but the original did have a microSD expansion slot,
which will more than likely be present this time around as well.
