The South Korean company Samsung is without a doubt inThe top price segment offers sufficiently high-quality and productive models. However, the buyer will not be full of flagships. After all, not every one of us has so much money. Therefore, the company is playing the game in the direction of a niche budget smartphones. Despite the fact that in recent years Samsung has been trying to capitalize on its brand, the company's devices are not becoming less popular. These include the Samsung Galaxy Win GT-I8552, which we will look at today.
Brief specifications
Samsung Galaxy Win GT-I8552 has a screen witha diagonal of 4.7 inches. There are two cameras. The resolution of the main is 5 megapixels. The smartphone has a chipset with four cores. The volume of internal operational and long-term memory is, respectively, one and eight gigabytes. As the software on board the device, the operating system of the Android family of version 4.1 is installed. For work in a cellular network, it is possible to install a SIM card of the “Micro” standard. There are two card slots. The battery is not the most capacious: only 2,000 milliampere per hour. In general, we have a typical representative of the budget class.
Exterior
«Самсунг 8552», характеристики которого мы только that listed, is made in the traditional spirit inherent in this South Korean company. About the features here to talk is unlikely to succeed. However, let's look at the smartphone at possible angles and find out what it has. Before us, in general, the typical "Samsung". In it, the body is made in such a way as to “zakosit” under the gloss. Along the perimeter is a silver edging. The control circuit is made as standard.
Dimensions
Dimensions are also typical and similar to indicators.other devices of the segment. In height, the device reaches 133 millimeters, in width and thickness - respectively 71 and 10. At the same time, the device weighs 140 grams. The model turned out quite wide. That is why not all users can work with it with one hand. Sometimes it is difficult to overlap the area of the touch display with your finger. And this means that you have to connect to work is already the second hand. A significant disadvantage of the case is its slipperiness. Again, when working with one hand, you can quite easily drop a smartphone.
Above
Над экраном «Самсунг Галакси 8552» можно заметить silver grill that protects the earpiece. There is also a set of sensors. Unfortunately, this model of the South Korean developer cannot boast of having a light sensor. Below we will see the mechanical button needed to go to the main screen. On the sides there are two sensory elements that allow you to go back and view a list of open applications. They are equipped with lighting, which is at least insignificant, but still a plus.
On the side
"Samsung Win Duos 8552" has also othermechanical elements, which are located on the side faces of the smartphone. They allow you to adjust the sound level and change the sound mode of the device, as well as lock the screen. Output for wired headphones placed on the upper bound. This is an ordinary nest of standard 3.5 millimeters. On the opposite side there is a microphone, as well as a connector for connecting a microUSB format cable.
Behind
On the back there is a camera lens.He speaks strongly in the center. And this is not so good, because there is a risk of scratching the glass. On the sides of the lens is an LED flash, as well as a sound speaker. I would like to note that the back panel itself is fixed (latched) tightly. To remove it, you have to pry the side. After that, it will be possible to detect the Samsung battery. On the sides of it there are connectors that are needed for the integration of SIM-cards and / or an external memory drive format MicroSD.
Screen
Like many rulers, the model receiveda screen not exceeding five inches diagonally. At the same time as the matrix set variation TFT. We used to think that TFT TN is already the last century. Yes, perhaps it is. However, in this case, the use of such a matrix can be justified by the fact that the Samsung battery will not be discharged after several hours of active use. But back to the numbers. A screen with a diagonal of 4.7 inches, displays a picture in the resolution of 480 by 800 pixels. It is stabilized, there is no distortion.
It looks still better when compared toGalaxy Grand model. That's where the resolution is the same, but the screen diagonal is larger. That is why there is a distortion of the picture. Thus, such a decision of Koreans can be called a compromise. At the same time, the minus of the TFT TN matrix will be the fading of the image in the sun. Perhaps it would be possible to fix this problem by expanding the luminance range. But this is not here, the range is too small. So get ready for the fact that reading in the sunlight will be almost impossible.
The paradox of decisions
As mentioned earlier, the "Samsung Win 8552"There is no automatic brightness adjustment sensor. You can only change the value manually. Given that the smartphone has many other, not very simple functions, the absence of this important component looks at least strange. Understanding why the developers worked on this for a long time, investing additional funds in the device, but in the end decided not to embed the light sensor, it seems impossible.
Performance
The paragraph where the specifications are described,we said that the processor is built on the base of four cores. The frequency of each of them is 1.2 gigahertz. The Adreno 203 is used here as a graphics accelerator. RAM is not so much, just one gigabyte. 8 GB is built in to store user data. To expand this volume, you can use external drives up to 64 GB in size. "Samsung 8552" works with the pre-installed operating system of the "Android" family of version 4.1.2. She is relatively old. Although not all users pay attention to this.
The main thing is that the shell and OS work smoothly, withouthangs. Even despite the relative weakness of the chipset and the graphics accelerator, a small amount of RAM, the interface does not tupit. The same can be said about undemanding applications. In general, the speed should not disappoint us. And many Samsung 8552 customers liked this. Do not be disappointed and lovers of watching videos and movies with a smartphone.
Interface Features
Let's look at the lock screen.There you can notice a certain amount of service information. Also here are three shortcuts. They allow you to take advantage of this or that application at the right moment. The selected widgets are displayed on the lock screen. Customize each user wallpaper to your taste. At the top is a line containing the labels needed to quickly activate or deactivate smartphone features. Unlock the device in different ways. From simple to complex: it is unlocking with a gesture with your fingers or the inclusion of the front camera.
Reviews about the device
So, it's time to draw a line under today'sreview. Who is this phone for? The device will appeal to people who often use two SIM-cards at once and spend most of the time using a smartphone to talk and talk. A necessary accessory for this will be for the "Samsung 8552" case. I would like to note that the settings menu for SIM-cards here has a considerable number of items. Perhaps today in the smartphone market is the best option for several cards.
Is there a choice?
Тем не менее за подобную цену подобрать the alternative is not so difficult. Given that the smartphone’s weaknesses are its screen, resolution and picture quality, you can come to a simple conclusion. Not everyone who likes to read e-books, surf the Internet for a long time and watch movies will want to purchase this model. Performance is also not at the highest level, there are devices and more powerful. However, the main thing is that the shell works smoothly, and the stability of the operating system is commendable. If the user does not pursue the latest games, such an option as "Galaxy Win" will be a good decision for him.
