Samsung Galaxy Discover

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Samsung Galaxy Discover
SGH-S730M/G
Manufacturer Samsung Electronics
Series Samsung Galaxy
ModelSGH-S730M, SGH-S730G
Compatible networks GSM
First releasedNovember 2012
Type Smartphone
Form factor Slate
Dimensions112.8 mm (4.44 in) H
61.5 mm (2.42 in) W
11.5 mm (0.45 in) D
Mass122 g (4.3 oz)
Operating system Original: Android 4.0.4 "Ice Cream Sandwich"
Unofficial: Android 4.2 "Jelly Bean"
System-on-chip Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A
CPU 800 MHz Cortex-A5
GPU 128 MHz Adreno 200
Memory512 MB
Storage4 GB
BatteryRemovable 1300  mAh Li-ion
Display TFT LCD 3.5", 165  ppi,
320x480  px, 256k colors [1]
Connectivity3.5 mm jack
Bluetooth
micro USB 2.0
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Data inputsMulti-touch, capacitive touchscreen
A-GPS
Website https://www.samsung.com/ca/support/model/SGH-S730HKMBWA/

The Samsung Galaxy Discover (SGH-S730M/G) is a smartphone manufactured by Samsung that runs the Android operating system. It was released to the budget market and was known to perform poorly due to its obsolete specifications. [2] Because of its poor specs, this device is one of the few Android phones released by Samsung to not use TouchWiz or any custom skin. [3] This device was available through prepaid carriers such as Cricket Wireless and TracFone. [4]

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The Galaxy Discover is a 3G smartphone that offers quad-band GSM and was announced with two-band HSDPA. The display is a 3.5 in (89 mm)-diagonal TFT LCD with a 320x480 px resolution supporting up to 256,000 colors. [1] Unlike most Samsung Galaxy phones, the Galaxy Discover comes with the stock Android UI rather than TouchWiz. [5] This phone did not officially receive any software updates, but custom ROMs have been made for the device allowing it to run Android 4.2 "Jelly Bean". [6]

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