For readers who are considering the Samsung Galaxy Grand DUOS or the Galaxy Note 2, 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 DUOS i9082 comes with a 5 inch TFT capacitive touch screen, rendering 480 x 800 pixels resolution. The Galaxy Note 2 N7100 comes with a 5.5 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, rendering 720 x 1280 pixels resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy Grand DUOS comes with 143.5 x 76.9 x 9.6 mm dimensions and weighs 162 grams. The Galaxy Note 2 comes with 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm dimensions and is comparatively heavier, weighing 183 grams.

Hardware and Operating System:

The Samsung Galaxy Grand DUOS is equipped with a 1.2 GHz dual core cortex A9 processor. It comes with 8GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64GB using a Micro SD card.

The Galaxy Note 2 is equipped with a 1.6 GHz quad core cortex A9 processor and Exynos 4412 Quad chipset. It comes in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 64GB using a Micro SD card.

Both the devices run on the Android platform and come loaded with the Jelly Bean operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Grand DUOS has 1GB of RAM whereas the Galaxy Note 2 has 2GB of RAM.

Camera:

The Samsung Galaxy Grand DUOS sports an 8MP primary camera with features like autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2MP. The Galaxy Note 2 also sports an 8MP primary camera with similar features and the secondary camera on the device is 1.9MP.

Battery:

The Samsung Galaxy Grand DUOS comes with a Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 10 hours and 10 minutes. The Galaxy Note 2 comes with a Li-Ion 3100 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 16 hours on 3G.

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Price in Australia:

The Samsung Galaxy Grand DUOS i9082 is priced at around AU $339.95 and the Galaxy Note 2 N7100 16GB variant is priced at around AU $539.95 in Australia.