Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Vs. Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo: Which Samsung Galaxy Grand Phone Should You Buy? Design, Display, Hardware, And Camera Compared!

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BY Anne Miller Nov 25, 2014 09:40 AM EST

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime vs. Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo: Which one has tougher specs and features? A head-to-head comparison will let users know.

Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo came out earlier than Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime. However, it is still too early to say that the latter smartphone bears the more advanced specifications only because it is the newer unit. Let's begin the comparison.

Grand Prime has larger dimensions (144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm) than Grand Neo (5.66 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches). The difference is not that significant so it is possible that this may not count as one of your deciding factors in buying. In terms of weight, Grand Neo weighs heavier at 163g as Grand Prime only weighs 156g. However, the weight difference is only 7g so you should set your eyes on other aspects to identify which smartphone is a better buy.

Both Samsung Grand phones measure 5 inches in screen size. Prime has higher display resolutions at 540 x 960 pixels with 220 ppi. Neo only has 480 x 800 pixels with 186 ppi. Both handsets also feature proximity sensor but Grand Prime carries added display feature - light sensor.

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime vs. Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo: Which stands out when their cameras are compared?

It's definitely Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime as it has 8-megapixel camera, full HD camcorder (1920 x 1080). It has more camera features - CMOS image sensor, autofocus, touch to focus, face detection, and geo tagging. It also has additional camcorder feature - video calling - and higher front-facing camera quality at 5 megapixels.

Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo features 5-megapixel camera and 1280 x 720 HD camcorder. It lacks video calling and only has a number of camera features - autofocus, face detection, digital zoom, and geo tagging. Its front-facing camera only bears 0.3 megapixels VGA.

In terms of chipset, Grand Prime is outstanding as it makes use of Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916, compared to Grand Neo that is powered by Broadcom BCM23550.

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime vs. Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo: Basing on the head-to-head comparison above, which Samsung Galaxy Grand phone do you think is a worthy investment?