Samsung's new mid-range smartphone dubbed as Galaxy Grand Neo has been made available in India.

For the past few days, Samsung India, in its official Facebook page, had been teasing about a new phone with a tag - 'Design a Neo Life' leading to confusion whether the company would launch recently unveiled Galaxy Note 3 Neo (phablet) or the Galaxy Grand Neo, now Indian e-retailers have finally put an end to the suspense as they have begun selling the mid-range smartphone.

Galaxy Grand Neo sports 5.0-inch WVGA (480x800p) TFT screen and runs Android v4.2 Jelly Bean OS powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor with 1GB RAM and 16GB (expandable up to 64GB).

Other stipulated specifications include 5.0-megapixel camera (with LED flash, auto-focus), a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-camera for video chat, a 2010 mAh battery, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth v4.0 (with LE, A2DP), USB v2.0 connectivity, GLONASS and A-GPS for navigation.

The Galaxy Grand Neo is now available at both online shops and brick-and-mortar shops with prices ranging from ₹17,900 to ₹18,690.

Online vendors

Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Price*

The Mobile Store

₹18,299

Infibeam

17,901

Snapdeal

₹18,690

Home Shop 18

₹17,899 (sales yet to commence)

*Price is subject to change without notice

Key specifications of Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo:

Model

Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo (GT-I9060)

Display

5.01-inch WVGA (480x800p) TFT screen with close 186 ppi (pixels per inch)

OS

Android v4.2 Jelly Bean

Processor

1.2GHz Broadcom quad-core processor

(chipset: BCM23550)

RAM

1GB

Storage capacity

16GB, expandable up to 64 GB

Camera

Main: 5.0-megapixel camera with LED flash, auto-focus

Front: VGA (0.3-megapixel) camera

Battery

2010 mAh;

Talk time: up to 11 hours (3G)

Standby time: close to 430 hours

Network

3G

Add-ons

Dual-SIM (optional) Bluetooth v4.0 (with LE, A2DP support), Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n; 2.GHz),  USB v2.0, microSD card slot, A-GPS, GLONASS

Dimensions

143.7 x 77.1 x 9.6 mm

Weight

163 g