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Is Samsung ready with its first selfie phone?

Darpan News Desk IANS, 17 Sep, 2014 08:18 AM
    At a time when the world is going crazy over the selfie phenomena, Samsung is rumoured to have developed its first selfie-centric smartphone.
     
    The Galaxy Grand Prime reportedly has a 5MP front-facing camera fit for clicking a great self-portrait.
     
    It has a five inch, high definition quality (540 x 960 pixels) display, a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and 1 GB of RAM, Vietnamese website thegioididong.com reported.
     
    The 'selfie' phone runs Android 4.4 KitKat and is said to be equipped with an 8MP main camera which can record video in 1080p.
     
    It also has 8 GB of built-in storage, a microSD card slot and a 2600 mAh battery.
     
    According to the website, it will be priced at approximately $236 (Rs.14,000).

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