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Galaxy Trend review: A budget entry-level Galaxy popular in carrier and prepaid markets.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jan 2013·$170
Overall
32/100
Class rank
#1 of 1
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A prepaid-shelf Galaxy staple.

Galaxy Trend was Samsung's entry-tier "Galaxy" for prepaid and carrier shelves — modest specs at a low price, sold under multiple regional names. It introduced millions to the brand at the bottom of the lineup.

01Display

44/100

44/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2013.

TypeTFT LCD
Size4.0 inches
Resolution480 × 320 px (HVGA)

02Camera

38/100

38/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2013.

Main3.15 MP, fixed focus
SelfieVGA

03Performance

36/100

36/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2013.

ChipsetBroadcom BCM21664 1.0 GHz
RAM768 MB
Storage4 GB · microSD

04Battery

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2013.

Capacity1,500 mAh (removable)
Standby~ 240 hours

05Build

48/100

48/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2013.

06Value

54/100

54/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2013.

What works
  • Affordable carrier Galaxy.
  • Removable battery + microSD.
  • Compact 4" body.
  • Familiar TouchWiz feel.
What doesn't
  • HVGA screen.
  • 3.15 MP fixed-focus camera.
  • 768 MB RAM.
  • Slow Broadcom chip.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .