Samsung Galaxy V Plus

The Samsung Galaxy V Plus was a mobile phone released in July 2015 and was aimed at the budget end of the mobile phone market in the €70 price range. The phone is more than capable and has had good reviews since it was released. The specs for the Samsung Galaxy V Plus have been added on another tab on this web page.

Samsung Galaxy V Plus

The Samsung Galaxy V Plus is a dual SIM phone that comes with 2G (GSM 900/1800/1900) on both SIM’s and also covers the 3G band being HSDPA 900/2100. The phone which is also known as the Samsung Galaxy V+ G318 also comes with GPRS as well as EDGE. If you wish to connect your Samsung phone to your PC then you can download and install the Samsung USB driver or the Samsung Android Driver software. The phone is much smaller than others but slips easy into the pocket at 121.4 x 62.9 x 10.7 mm and weights a very light 123 g (4.34 oz). Note that this is a Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) mobile phone.

Screen

Much like other modern phones today there is a TFT capacitive touchscreen. This covering 16M colors and the screen is nice and large at 4.0 inches (~59.6% screen-to-body ratio). Likewise with a screen resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. In addition to the pixel density of ~233 ppi which is good for a budget phone. The screen is also a multi touch screen.

Additionally the phone is powered by a dual core ARM Cortex-A7, 1200 MHz which is based on the Spreadtrum SC7727S chipset and its graphics being powered by an ARM Mali-400 MP1, 460 MHz. The phone also comes with 4 GB of space and 512 MB of RAM. The camera on the phone is a basic 3.15 MP camera with an LED flash. There is geo-tagging on the phone as well. There is no secondary camera on this phone and the video on the phone is not bad for a budget phone as it is able to run its video at 480p@30fps. Likewise see also the Nokia 206 as well as the Nokia 114 and the OnePlus Nord 3.

Connectivity 

There is also vibration; MP3 and WAV ringtone alerts on the phone as well as a loudspeaker. Likewise a 3.5mm headphone jack. The WiFi on the phone is Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct as well as hotspot ability. Bluetooth is also available as well as A-GPS and GLONASS. There is the standard FM radio and also an expansion slot in the form of the microUSB v2.0. Likewise it can be expanded with a microSD, up to 64 GB of additional space.

There is only one sensor on the phone being an accelerometer. There is also an HTML browser as well as having the ability for SMS (threaded view). Additionally MMS, Email, Push Mail and an internet messenger. The phone is powered by a removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery. This with a talk time of up to 8 hours. Considering its price and ability this is a very good budget phone from Samsung who has been known for its good cameras. If you are looking for a mobile phone in the budget sector then this is a phone you should look at.

Lastly also compare this to the Sony Xperia R1 (Plus) as well as the Sony Xperia XA2 as well.