Codename fortuna | First released September 2014 | |
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Model SM-G530H/DS (Dual SIM variant)SM-G530F (LTE variant)SM-G530BT (Brazillian variant)SM-G530FZSM-G530MSM-G531Y (Budget Edition) Compatible networks (GSM/GPRS/EDGE): 850, 900, 1800, and 1900 MHz;3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbit/s): HSDPA 850/‒900/‒1900/‒2100 MHz;4G LTE (Cat4 150/50 Mbit/s): 700, 800, 850, 900, 1700, 1800, 1900, 2100, and 2600 MHz | ||
The Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime is an entry level Android smartphone manufactured and marketed by Samsung Electronics. The Grand Prime line serves as a successor to the Core Prime.
It was originally introduced in 2014 as an exclusive for the Pakistani market, but was later released as a budget phone the following year for a number of markets in Asia. It is also made available in the USA through mobile providers such as MetroPCS, Cricket, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint.
It is also available in Canadian providers, such as Freedom Mobile, Chatr Mobile, Koodo, SpeakOut and Public Mobile.
In 2016, Samsung announced that it will release a successor to the Grand Prime, named Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime+. It was later revealed to be the Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime.