For readers who are considering buying the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 or the Nokia Lumia 720, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 comes with a 5.25 inch TFT capacitive touch screen, rendering 720 x 1280 pixels resolution. The Nokia Lumia 720 comes with a 4.3 inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 480 x 800 pixels resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 comes with 146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm dimensions and weighs 163 grams. The Nokia Lumia 720 comes with 127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm dimensions and weighs 128 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 is equipped with a 1.2 GHz quad core cortex A7 processor and Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 chipset. It comes with 8 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The Nokia Lumia 720 is equipped with a 1 GHz dual core processor and Qualcomm MSM8227 chipset. It comes with 8 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 runs on the Android Jelly Bean operating system and has 1.5 GB of RAM. The Nokia Lumia 720 runs on the Microsoft Windows Phone 8 operating system, which can be upgraded to the WP8 Black version. The device has 512 MB of RAM.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 sports an 8 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.9 MP. The Nokia Lumia 720 sports a 6.1 MP primary camera with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.3 MP.

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 comes with a Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 17 hours on 3G. The Nokia Lumia 720 comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 13 hours and 20 minutes on 3G.

Price in Australia

The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Duos is priced at around AU $349.95 and the Nokia Lumia 720 is priced at around AU $269.95 in Australia.

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