Appearance. Ease of use
Samsung I8262 Galaxy Core is made in monoblock touchscreen form factor. The edges of the body are smoothed. There are no fresh design ideas in the design of the smartphone. Its looks are standard in every way (even the layout of buttons and connectors is the same as in many other Samsung touchscreen phones).
The thickness of the Galaxy Core smartphone does not exceed 9 millimeters. The weight is optimal - 124 grams. The phone doesn't weigh down your shirt pocket. In addition, you can comfortably hold it in one hand for a long time during a telephone conversation.
The body is assembled conscientiously. No squeaks, the back cover does not bend. On the front panel, in addition to the screen, there are: a camera peephole, a proximity sensor and three control buttons (one mechanical, two touch-sensitive). The return to the desktop key has a small but clear stroke. The volume control is located on the left side. On the opposite side there is a button for blocking the display (turning on / off the device).
The microUSB connector for charging and data synchronization is located at the bottom, and the 3.5mm headphone jack is at the top.
The back cover is made of plastic. It is very thin and bends easily. The battery compartment contains slots for memory cards and SIM cards. Hot swapping of memory cards is not supported as the battery must be removed.
Back side elements: main camera lens, flash, speaker hole.
Display
The diagonal of the display is 4.3 inches. According to many experts, such a diagonal is optimal in terms of compactness and ease of use. The smartphone cannot be called a "shovel", at the same time it is convenient to type on it and work with a web browser.
TFT-matrix resolution - 480x800 pixels. Thus, the pixel density is 217 PPI. There is pixelation, but you can only notice it when looking at the screen in detail. The user can comfortably read e-books (fonts are rendered perfectly). The margin of brightness is large. In most situations, setting the backlight brightness to 30% is sufficient. The screen fades a lot in sunlight, but the problem is fixed by setting the brightness to 80-90%. By the way, there is no light sensor in the phone.
The sensor works well. Samsung smartphones have never had any problems in this regard.
Camera. Sound
The device is equipped with a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and flash. There is also a front camera. Its resolution is 0.3 megapixels (enough for Skype video calls). The main disadvantage of the main camera is its slowness. After pressing the shutter, it is necessary not to jerk the smartphone for about a second, otherwise the picture may turn out to be blurry. In general, the strange behavior of the camera, after all, there are no complaints about the speed of the smartphone in general.
The sound quality can be assessed as average. The multimedia speaker gives out loud and clear enough sound. If you use more or less high-quality headphones, then even demanding users will not have any complaints about the sound.
Performance. Software
At the heart of the smartphone is a 2-core Cortex A5 processor with a frequency of 1.2 GHz. The amount of RAM is 1 gigabyte. The device works quickly, the lack of smoothness is not felt. Most resource-intensive applications run without problems. With games, the situation is somewhat different. Simple 3D shooters or racing games The Samsung I8262 is good, but demanding games with powerful graphics will slow down or won't launch at all.
The smartphone is running the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean operating system. In addition, the proprietary TouchWiz shell is installed here with many additional features and settings. For example, there is the S-Voice function, when activated, the smartphone will perform voice commands. However, so far only English is supported.Of the useful telephone features, I would like to note the function of blocking calls at certain intervals (for example, at night). The user has the ability to change the design of the desktops.
Battery
The device is equipped with a 1800 mAh lithium-ion battery. The battery life of the device is at an acceptable level. With active operation (1 hour of calls, 2-3 hours of working with a web browser, sending messages), the battery will last for one working day. On average, the battery life is just over a day.
Impression
The phone confidently catches the network. Everything is in order with the quality of voice transmission. The interlocutor can be heard clearly. If necessary, you can turn on the voice amplification mode. The strength of the vibrating alert is average. Nevertheless, it is extremely difficult to miss an incoming call when the sound is muted.
The Samsung I8262 Galaxy Core definitely deserves a look. If you are not confused by the ordinary design of a smartphone, you can safely purchase this model. Among the advantages of Samsung I8262 are bright and contrasting display, high performance, support for two SIM-cards. The affordable price is also pleasing.
