This short material is entirely devoted to the entry-level smartphone "Samsung 7262". Characteristics, hardware software capabilities, owner reviews about it, as well as expert opinion - this is what will be discussed in detail within the framework of the article brought to your attention.
What's included
Samsung 7262 cannot boast of something unusual in terms of equipment. The instruction manual for the gadget with a warranty card is a complete list of documentation in the box of this device. In addition to the smartphone itself, the package includes the following accessories:
- 1500 mAh battery.
- Standard stereo headset.
- Battery Charging Adapter.
- Cable for connecting to a personal computer.
As expected, there is no flash card in the package, which will have to be purchased separately. A similar situation with the protective film and case.
Appearance and usability
According to the form factor, this device belongs to monoblocks with support for touch input. Otherwise, this is a typical representative of the Galaxy line of this South Korean manufacturer. The second name of this smart phone model is Galaxy Star Plus. So there is nothing special in the similar design of the device. The volume swing is on the left edge, and the lock button is on the right. Under the screen are three classic control buttons. Like most devices of this brand, two of them are touch-sensitive (they are located at the edges), and one, the central one, is mechanical. The Samsung 7262 phone has the following dimensions: the length is 121.2 mm, the width is 62.7 mm, and its thickness is 10.6 mm. At the same time, its weight is 121 g. In general, this is a typical representative of the entry-level smart phone segment. He cannot boast of something special against the background of competitors, as well as he has no special flaws.
Processor
A processor based on the Cortex A5 architecture with one core acts as the computing heart of this device. Its maximum possible clock frequency is 1 GHz, at which it operates at the time of peak load. As can be seen from all that has been said before, the CPU is very weak in the Samsung 7262 mobile phone. The characteristics given earlier allow it to cope with most everyday tasks today: watching videos in the format ".avi", ".mpeg4" or ".3gp", playing audio recordings, reading books, browsingInternet sites or simple games. But HD and higher quality videos or complex 3D games will definitely not work on it.
Graphics subsystem
There is no separate graphics adapter in this smart phone model. Its role is played by the central processing unit. As a result, the hardware platform leaves much to be desired for Samsung 7262. His characteristics are already not very good, but here he is also loaded with graphics. The display diagonal of this device is 4 inches. It is built on the basis of a TFT sensor. The quality of the picture does not cause any complaints, but the viewing angles are significantly smaller than those of devices with an IPS matrix. The screen resolution is 800 x 480. The pixel density is normal, and it is quite difficult to distinguish them with the eye. The number of reflected shades is equal to an acceptable 16 million. Otherwise, this is a fairly high-quality display based on touch technology.
Camera
Samsung 7262 has only one main camera. Characteristics and reviews regarding her are the same: her quality is below average. No wonder, because it is based on a 2 megapixel sensor element. At the same time, some additional options that can significantly improve the quality of the resulting image are not implemented in the smartphone. There is also no LED backlight, and as a result, you can take pictures on this device only in the presence of normal lighting. With video, the situation is even worse. Only 15 frames per second at a resolution of 240 x 320 is very little today. The quality of the videos is very poor.
Memory
It's hard to say how much RAM is in this gadget. According to the documentation, it should be 512 MB, but according to the test results, it turns out that this number is decreasing and amounts to 460 MB. But here we must remember that there is no separate video card in this smartphone. Its functions are performed by the central processing unit. Well, it turns out that 52 MB is reserved for the graphics subsystem of the device. The remaining 460 MB is approximately 60-70 percent occupied by system processes. As a result, only 100-120 MB are allocated for the needs of the user. It is not enough somehow it turns out, and it will not work to increase this value. The built-in storage capacity is 4 GB. About half of them are occupied by the operating system. In turn, 2 GB is allocated for the needs of the user. This is only enough to install the software. But there will be nowhere to store music or photos. The ideal solution in this case is to install an external drive, and there is a corresponding slot in this device. The maximum capacity of a memory card can be 32 GB - that's how much the Samsung 7262 can "see". The settings of the memory subsystem must be made so that the internal memory is used for installing application software, and the external drive is completely occupied by the user's personal data (music, photos, books and movies).
Battery and autonomy
This smartphone is equipped with a 1500 mAh battery. It seems like not enough today. But, on the other hand, it has a processor with 1 core,there is no graphics adapter and a small display diagonal of 4 inches. All this in total, with an average level of use, allows this gadget to last 3-4 days on a single battery charge. If you use this device to the maximum, then this value will decrease to 1-2 days. But in power saving mode, it can stretch for 5 days.
Program part
The software environment of this smart phone is based on a very outdated version of Android with serial number 4.1. Of course, this is not entirely good, but, on the other hand, there should be no problems with the application software. On top of the operating system, a proprietary TouchWiz shell is installed, which is equipped with all Samsung smartphones. Because of this, their prices are higher than those of similar devices, but the functionality is also significantly improved due to this. Otherwise, the set of software is quite familiar: social clients, a set of utilities from Google and standard built-in applications.
Communications
Standard, familiar, as for an entry-level device, a set of interfaces for this device. The Samsung 7262 smartphone cannot boast of something unusual in this regard. And the list is as follows:
- The main interface for receiving and sending information on the Internet is Wi-Fi. It allows you to receive and transmit data at a speed of 150 Mbps. This allows you to download movies in high quality in a matter of minutes. With all other daily tasks (watching online videos, Internet sitesor chatting on social networks) this also makes it easy to deal with.
- There are immediately 2 slots in this smart phone for installing SIM cards. They work in a variable mode. That is, during a conversation on one of them, the second is automatically out of range. You can solve the problem by reconfiguring the call forwarding system. The device is equipped with a module for working only in networks of the second generation, that is, there is no support for 3G and LTE in this device. Hence, the peak transmission of information with such a connection can reach 500 kbps. In reality, this value is many times less and is about 100 kbps.
- Another important way to exchange data is Bluetooth. Its main task is to exchange data with similar mobile devices, but the secondary one is to connect a wireless headset to a smartphone (of course, you will have to buy it separately).
- 3.5mm audio port allows you to output the sound from this gadget to an external speaker system. The stereo headset that comes with the kit is far from the best quality and it is better to immediately purchase other headphones with higher sound quality.
- The last important wired interface is microUSB. Its main task is to charge the battery. But it can also be used to connect to a computer or to connect an external battery with increased capacity to a device.
Opinion of the owners of this device and experts
The opinions of experts and owners agree a lot about Samsung 7262. Characteristics and reviews highlight a number of shortcomingsin this device. Among them, one can single out a small amount of RAM, frankly, a weak processor and no camera at all. This list goes on and on. All this, in theory, should be compensated by the democratic cost of the gadget. But like all Samsung smartphones, this device is overpriced. It currently costs $55. At the same time, its Chinese counterpart with the best configuration will cost 45-50 dollars. Hence the problems in the division for the production of mobile phones and smartphones from the South Korean giant.
Total
This is how ambiguous the Samsung 7262 turned out to be. Its characteristics are very modest, the price is slightly overpriced. But still, this smart phone will definitely find its buyer. Moreover, its hardware and software resources are enough to solve most everyday tasks.
