Samsung Galaxy Express I8730

  • Released 2013, March
    139.1g, 9.3mm thickness
    Android 4.1.2
    8GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 4.5"
    480x800 pixels
  • 5MP
    720p
  • 1GB RAM
    Snapdragon 400
  • 2000mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung Galaxy Express I8730 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE
Launch Announced 2013, January
Status Available. Released 2013, March
Body Dimensions 132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm (5.20 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
Weight 139.1 g (4.90 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
Display Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches, 57.6 cm2 (~63.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~207 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 305
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Selfie camera Single 1.3 MP
Video 720p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Features Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 586 h (2G) / Up to 581 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 19 h 23 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)
Misc Colors White, Gray
Models GT-I8730
SAR 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.35 W/kg (body)    
Price About 180 EUR
Tests Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 2.861:1 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -82.5dB / Crosstalk -82.0dB
Battery life

Samsung Galaxy Express I8730 - User Reviews

  • I bought this cellphone for my wife as she realized she really did need WhatsApp! One problem she has though, is that with incoming calls, the volume is extremely loud. Via the settings, I've moved down to the left as far as I can go. It's still extremely loud. One more shift to the left and it's on mute. Is there any adjustment I've overseen?

  • Awesome/decent phone. Ok for daily use and music. but phone is quite (laggy) and (not 720p). (Texting messages doesn't work) sometimes and (apps close randomly). Otherwise, the phone is ok

  • This phone I have had for nearly four years now,its still working just like new,no problems at all,never needed to replace original battery. One of the best models Samsung has ever made,its just a nice size for handling,and with thegood leather case iI bought ,it will I hope last for another four years. These new Models,although bigger screens have the built in batteries,cannot change them,unless you take it in to someone who knows how,and they charge link hell. No I cannot fault this little beauty.

  • I've been using this phone since its release, and Cyanogen/LineageOS even carried it all the way to Android 7.1.2! I would've continued using this device indefinitely if not for a worsening issue with the touchscreen: its response has become inaccurate, touch events do not always seem to register exactly where I pressed. Scrolling and panning gestures result in very jumpy movements, scrolling through e.g. longer articles is a pain. I'm not sure if this issue is due to the hardware's age; if you can get your hands on a new device which doesn't have this issue, go ahead and use it, although it probably won't move to Android Oreo (the LOS port developer moved to another device). The device will withstand minor water splashes and is sturdy enough to survive getting dropped on tile :) Browsing the web might be slow with current browsers/current websites, but most apps still work very well if you tune down or disable animations. Battery life with LOS 14.1 is phenomenal (still on the original battery!) and charging is very fast (slightly above 1.5hrs to charge it from 0-100%).

  • Had one for over 3 years and it was the best phone I have ever had. Never made any problems, until it just turned off one day all by itself and wouldn't turn on any more. It did, two days after that, but I had already bought a new phone.

  • Just use your finger to slide down the main connection menu, Wifi and Bluetooth are both there!

  • I've had the I8730T for about three years, and it seemed OK for a couple of years, but has recently developed a mind of its own, won't give the screen that is selected, runs very slow, despite using a cleaning app, and is generally a pain in the butt. I'm looking around for something better.

  • It is the worst phone I have ever owned. It has a mind of its own it's slow,I have problem charging it,it adds words when you're texting, you have to double check your text, if it's right you hit send ,it changes it to something that doesn't make sense so this is liable to come out stupid

  • why i cant open the wifi and bluetooth?

  • I have only had this phone for two months and it decided to not turn on any suggestions

  • hello , actually my Samsung galaxy express i8730 doesn't on .i need help plz tell me resolve my problem

  • If you cant get a signal, you cant use anything else on this not so smart phone. Cant use the camera, cant use in internet , even if you have a wifi connection. This phone is stupid.

  • Can I join jio4G?

  • yes it is 4g/lte

  • Is this phone 4g

  • this phone support jio 4g sim or not

  • Ive had my fun with cool phones, Service contracts data and the she 9yards. Love that AT&T decided to upgrade the low quality go phones. I'm down for $45 a month unlimited everything. Got a 50%off deal on new Samsung galaxy express 3 cool Not too big, does exactly what I need.However....wait for it...after I took my 7th photo....I cannot get in to my phone gallery. Says I don't have enough storage to open the app?? Are you kidding me ?? Spent all weekend getting my important stuff loaded on it ( bank, email FB Instagram,) And I don't play any games...so i take a photo Monday morning and try to upload it and that's when I discover the gallery /storage issues. Bout to get online now and deal with this. Been AT&T customer for 13 years! And they sell me a POS phone that sucks !

  • I've had similar issues with it, see my comment above. Something else it has started changing the time and date by itself whether it's set by the network or manually. Some times it is suddenly off by months. I've missed appointments because the alarm didn't go off because the phone thought it was 10pm at night in February when it was really 7am in the morning in August. Seriously anyone considering buying this phone steer clear

  • This has to be by far the worst phone that I have ever used in my life. My friend lent it to me after I lost my original Moto G on a night out. I've been using the I8730 since until I have enough for a new phone. All I can say is that it's a good thing this isn't my own phone or I would have taken a hammer and smashed this piece of crap into pieces a long time ago. It can't keep a signal over Internet or wifi. Sometimes it decides it won't send your texts for weeks if at all. It constantly freezes up and I have no choice but to pull the battery. Word of advice stay clear of low to mid range Samsung phones, they suck. Their high end phones are alright but any of the rest are overpriced pieces of crap. You'd be better off spending your money on a Huawei P9 Lite or a bit more for a OnePlus 3

  • Yes the rest of the 8GB is used up by the operating system

  • hi i have samsung galaxy express gt-i8730 but it has just 4.56 gb in memory storage is it original ?

  • My galaxy express seems to be slowly shutting down. All apps I use is shutting down, how can I prevent this from continuing?

  • + Small size, light weight and low cost are a delight + 4G LTE, S Beam, NFC and MHL compatible! + Mono loudspeaker is one of the loudest I've heard on a smartphone + Surprising durability - mine survived several 1-metre falls and being submerged in a porta-potty (not pretty) + Default video player handles 720p60 H.264 video and PCM surround sound just fine - Short 4G web-browsing battery life - Gets hot after web-browsing with 100% brightness - Slow HTML5 - 800x480 display resolution feels very cramped while browsing web pages - Low pixel density - Stereo separation of dual microphone array is too wide - Notification bar at the top burns into the screen

  • This is easily the worst phone I have ever purchased. Had problems from the word 'go'. The contacts in my list, at least 4 times a week I would get a message 'not registered on the network' when trying to call my friends. I would turn it off and start again. I took it back to Samsung after 3 months, they totally deleted the system then reloaded it again. It made no difference. Took it back to them before the warranty expired, they sent it away and after a month, they replaced it with a new one. It made no difference. It cost me $500. Many other problems as well.

  • why after a few minutes of usage the unit get hot..

  • load up to 100% phone and then press * # 0228 # code, click on Quick Start, will decrease your battery, put it back to 100% load up to do this 3 times and you will see the difference

  • It's available, install:

  • Update to kitkat 4.4.4 install xposed and you can rec all calls.

  • Move apps to sdcard just update to android 5.1.

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  • Move apps to sdcard just update to android 5.1.

  • how and where can i order housing (full body) or display???? i am unable to find. Im from Nepal.

  • will not download texted images sent to me otherwise no problems

  • Wow, this phone sounds cool, wait til' I find the price :)

  • I am having problem about installing new applications. The internal memory left 4GB and the system error ' insufficient storage' came out always. I have 16GB external sdcard. Wont able to move apps to sd card too. Please help. Thank you guys.

  • it is very good phone ever its good look battry back up is good all thing is good but there is a problem on chaton it not make your id and saying this application is totley stop

  • Don't able to record during call with its build-up record system, Battery lasting rate is very low, can't able to adopt microphone jack, can't catch video call sound..............is there any solution?

  • trying to connect to a mitsubshi bluetooth and will not accept the download. What can I do

  • Idropped my phone not hard and it showed no sim card went an bought a new one and still show no sim help please

  • i turned my samsung off and tried to turn it back on again and it wouldnt turn on for ages keeping in min my battery was on 62% after looking at youtube videos i noticed u can press the power button the middle button and the top speaker button to get a manual or something up that didnt come up for me insted i got a green andriod and it said downloading do not turn off target its been like that 2 hours now can somebody please please help me :(

  • I hook my phone up to the computer and it will not sync. It started to sync at first but after awhile it stopped. It still charges but it won't sync. Any way to help?

  • This mobile's camera sucks if you don't turn scene mode in camera settings as indoor when you are taking photos in nights.

  • You will be able to download whatsapp. But after a while, the phone might start to hang. The great thing about this phone is that no matter how many times you've dropped it, it wont spoil. the thing that i do not like about this phone is the camera. but after all, its not bad

  • will Whatsapp be able to install on this phone.

  • the voice search keep appear and interrupt when making the call. how to disable the voice search?? any one can advise

  • When the phone is on safe mode, you remove the battery and leave it for a few minutes, then you put the battery back. you open the phone, then it will work. When the phone is opening don't press any button, this make it on Safe mode.

  • Android Safe Mode Feature Safe Mode is one of the features in an android devices that helps correct the problem on third party applications that misbehave. When the phone is running in Safe Mode, only those applications that came with the phone will work. This will give the customer the time to uninstall the corrupted application. Normally, applications that are misbehaving will cause the phone to freeze, crash or even consume the battery of the device very fast. In short say, Safe Mode is putting the phone back to factory settings without deleting data that are stored in the phone. This is wonderful application which troubleshoot phone issues without performing factory reset that causes all the data stored get compromised. This procedure can clear a large number of problems and should be tried before a Hard Reset. Booting Into Safe Mode To reboot into safe mode on Android 4.1 or later, long-press the power button until the power options menu appears. Long-press the Power Off option and you�ll be asked if you want to reboot your Android device into safe mode. Tap the OK button. On older versions of Android, long-press the power button and then tap Power Off to turn off your device. Turn on the phone or tablet by long-pressing the power button again. Release the power button and, when you see a logo appear during boot-up, hold down both the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons. Continue holding the two buttons until the device boots up with a Safe mode indicator at the bottom-left corner of its screen. To exit safe mode, restart your device normally. (Long-press the power button, select Power Off, and then long-press the power button again to turn it back on.) Your Android phone or tablet will boot and load third-party software as normal. IF NONE OF THE ABOVE WORKS, that's the time you'' do a factory reset. :)

  • You have to reset to factory default. Dont' forget to backup your contacts, sms, etc.

  • I m havin problem with my phone, are month ago. I down loaded (7) new apps (free) on my phone.my grandchild tampered with it and now this 'SAFE MODE' sign is always on on the lower L hand conner of my phone sreen. And the (7) new apps i downloaded dont com on any more..please help

  • I bought SGE 18730 last year. Brilliant performance, but last week I experience the unexpected... I cannot switch on my handset. Once the green robotic symbol appeared, and the phone was ok. Yesterday, it went blank, and cannot be switched-on. Today I went to Kuala Terengganu to look for replacement battery, but none of it kind... what should I do?

  • wow, works otg....the best phone i ever had

  • hey, the most likely answer is it's a problem with snapchat itself. On my LG Optimus Spirit (L750 is the number i believe), it won't even show me videos that were recorded in a higher quality than my maximum screen size and some videos that are recorded lower (i think) usually only shows me the text that goes on top and the first frame of audio. When i record my own video, if i try and add it to my story but my internet cuts out half way through it gets permanently deleted and even when i try and send a snap, usually the first snap gets perma deleted and the second or third one goes through... Sorry i'm probably rambling but TLDR, it's a bit of an unstable app! I'd suggest posting directly on the google store page! :)

  • hello? i am trying to enable my samsung call barrings as i bought a new one. but problem is, i'm here in fiji but bought it in australia. it keeps asking me to input password which is a 4 digit number but the 4 digits i use on all pins i have its not working and i don't know what password its talking about.. help! help! please

  • too bad this phone will not be getting a kitkat update. although it has a descent spec.

  • Hi my phone won't record a video in snap chat can any one tell me why

  • can u pls help me to regain my mobile data!!! it doesnt appear everytime i open it!!1

  • pres both at the same time

  • to my phone its not working

  • why my phone is not taking the screenshot

  • nice

  • front cam is there r nt and talking cat

  • Screenshot = home button + lock button;

  • Yes

  • What is a quality of front camera?

  • Home button and lower volume button

  • May i ask if this phone galaxy express 18730 can perform screenshot

  • hello everyone... I would like to ask you, if will be available Android kitkat on this phone, and when?!! thank you...

  • That's because you're using Power Saving settings from the Notification Bar. If you selected that then it'll limit the clock-speed to 800mhz, thus saving some power. You're welcome

  • CPU-Z its not showing the chipset corectly, if you check the wiki, you will se that MSM8960 has a adreno 225, also in the wiki for MSM8930 its says adreno 305. In the MSM8930 category the i8730 is mentioned if your CPU is showing only 800 MHz is because you have energy saving enabled

  • cpu frequency on my express i8730 is 810 mhz...low is 384mhz and max is 1188mhz...the never goes above 810...what is the problem?

  • I bought this phone a week ago .. I was very unhappy with the speed of work cell phone so I installed CPU-Z program and found that my express gt-i8730 not snapdragon 400 msm8930. it has outdated s4 8960 which is 50% slower.. procesor i krait 1.2 ghz and graphic is adreno 305..so main problem iz chipset benchmark results were worse than the galaxy s2 ... whether anyone else has this kind of mobile phone? I come from central Europe...

  • PlzPlz how price is that Device I want to buy this but express i437 better than i8730

  • My Express I8730 model mobile has about 3 months and since I have it, the same happens to me. The calls get diverted without setting it and later I get SMS that somebody have called me. Also, sometimes the first call I make does not get through. I have no idea why is that, but as it is quite annoying I would appreciate if anyone could give some suggestion on the subject and how to get the phone to work properly in this respect

  • Same problem here - can't receive calls... Gave my phone once for unsuccessful repair and now have to wait for Samsung to release the update (that's what I've been told to do - wait) And Vodafone people (cnr Bourke/Swanston - downstairs) are just a bunch of useless yet rudest guys I've ever met.

  • For those of you who think the Samsung Galaxy Grand is better, it isn't. The Samsung Galaxy Grand has no LTE, no NFC, a weaker resolution and less battery efficiency in comparison to the Samsung Galaxy Express. However, it has a slightly better camera (8mp instead 5mp) and a slightly larger screen (5' instead of 4.5'). The processing speeds and amount of RAM are the same. Overall, it isn't better since LTE, NFC, a better resolution and more battery efficiency is much more important than a marginally better camera and a slightly larger screen. Remember, a good phone is a balanced phone, something that the Samsung Galaxy Express is.

  • Awesome. . . Wish have this. .

  • I have this phone. Its almost perfect. Only one thing i dont like: the camera. Bad picture quality. The ace2 takes better pictures. I have heard that maybe a new firmware with fix the camera quality. Is it true?

  • if lost do you have any ideas to find it...????

  • You can't save the world with a predictive text,you have to be a superhero but that shit still doesn't exist! Many religious leaders have tried with predictive text and predictive books,but all they gaved to us was just a wars.

  • it is so affordable

  • about 4.56gb internal memory..

  • Having this phone for 4 months. no bags or anything, works perfectly!

  • superb handset

  • how much i will get "user vailable memory" in phone/internal memory?

  • I share your frustration with the problems of this model. I just sent back the Samsung Express to get it fix for the second & last time which I think they have no idea of fixing the problem anyway. I have gone through so much in dealing with Vodafone repair centre @ the conner of Burke street & swanston street in melbourne CBD.It makes me wonder why the jobs are going oversea since we are so lazy on the job there is no difference in terms of better service in Aust. compared with oversea call centre. It has been a few months of back and forth of bug passing between Samsung & my service provider that I have suffer so much of their nonsense rules & excuse of failure. good luck to you in dealing with your issues. After all this bad experience with these after sales service, I have so much respect for Apples of taking their service responsibility into their own hand not letting those unprofessional people dealing with the end user.

  • Good phone .....using it for the last couple of months but BlackBerry Z10 is a much better option in this price range.

  • Hate this phone been nothing but trouble if theres anymore then one person texting me at once the messages dont come through for an hour sometimes longer the phone seems to have mood swings and the battery lasts less then 4 hours cant wait to get rid of it ♥

  • does anybody know how to save a word using the predictive text

  • Excellent Device.......love it

  • Excellent Device.......love it

  • what is better for graphics work and sketch drawings note 10.1 or 8.0 - and what is the use of 4G - can i connect external HDD in 10.1 ? - is there multitasking option in 8.0 as the 10.1 ... suggest what to buy ?!

  • Hi Prasad, My Express I8730 model mobile has about 3 months and since I have it, the same happens to me. The calls get diverted without setting it and later I get SMS that somebody have called me. Also, sometimes the first call I make does not get through. I have no idea why is that, but as it is quite annoying I would appreciate if anyone could give some suggestion on the subject and how to get the phone to work properly in this respect. Otherwise it is quite a nice smart-phone. Cheers, Al

  • Where can i find battery i jst lost my 8730 s phone battery , i checked but i didnt find in any shop in dubai

  • Hi guys, I have galaxy express 18730T. My friends complaint that my phone most of the time goes to voice mail. But when I check from my side phone is on. And also when I try to call somebody at that time first call doesnt get connected, only second attempt gets thru. It happens to both my and my wife's phones (same model). We are on the Vodafone (Australia). Does anyone have any idea what the problem is? Do you also experience the same problem? or Is it some setting in our phones bothering us? Please let me know as this is really annoying and has missed lot of important calls. Thank you all in advance! Cheers! Prasad

  • Its nonsense to buy s4, this mobile has all important s4 features, not the quad core processor but it can play full hd, has smooth graphics and it is fast (4g internet works without a flaw)... bust buy in my opinion.

  • hi, does anyone know if this phone will work in tmobile 4g network? thank you..

  • is it have *Corning Gorilla Glass* ?

  • it plays 1080p videos confirmed

  • Yeah its great!! I can play fifa 14 with no lag..even with 2 hours gameplay the battery will down about 35-40%.. and mine never get hot..

  • This is the Cheapest and BEST Samsung 4g phone. Why?? it's the right size and super light weight. Battery long lasting with enough CPU power and no lagging, and it has almost all the functions of a top end Samsung S4 phone except the camera wasn't then impressive but what the hack for less then $300 what else can you ask for?

  • whats the screen protection of this phone? scratch resistant?

  • It actually supports 3g & 4g

  • it is 3g enabled

  • Try to make factory reset if is possible for you. Or come on xda-developers for questions :) PS I use i8730 since 5th April 2013 and without any problems.

  • it turns off by itself and should take the battery out first to be able to turn on again. Have someone occured the same problem and solved it??

  • Very bad... it turns off by itself and should take the battery out first to be able to turn on again.

  • Can this phone support full HD video playback......

  • Where the hell is the 4.2.2 update that we were promised, 4.1.2 is so out of date now. Does anyone know if we will still get it on the Express?

  • Shortcuts are not available on "lockscreen". They are only available on the "welcome screen". That means you have to disable your pin/pattern/password/face-unlock in order so see the shortcuts.

  • Samsung galaxy express or galaxy s3 mini

  • in Bulgaria can be purchased for about 220 � is it worth?

  • i cant find how to turn off the driving mode in this phone.pls help....

  • no , only awailable at Mumbai virar shop.. to full address check all opinions

  • Got two galaxy express from Vodafone in two months.....both had turning off by itself problem.....one of these had a broken back cover too.....I returned both to Vodafone.BAD...BAD...BAD I will stick to my HUAWEI MATE.....LOVE IT

  • This phone though not launched in india, its available. A local shop in virar(mumbai) quotes 22000 without bill.

  • It's yet to be launched in India and nobody knows if it will ever be. So the question of it's availability in any Indian town doesn't arise - at least as of today ;-)

  • There are rumors doing rounds that galaxy express along with ace3 are going to be released in India in October under a price range of 15000 INR. If that were to be true, then at such price bracket galaxy express will sell like a hot cakes.

  • Sorry I should've been more clear. I searched for available networks under the wireless and networks settings and it managed to find Telstra 2g and 3g. To my knowledge all i8730 use the same mobile frequencies unless you bought the US model i437 which might be different. I dunno if this helps but having had a few smartphones in the same location so far the express has given me slightly better reception with my provider.

  • Is samsung galaxy express i8730 available in patna????? Plz reply soon

  • You said you performed a 'network scan'. -I would be interested to know: Did you just check in settings /mobile networks /Network mode? -As this does not list specific frequencies within 3G. -Am I missing something? - I did read in the specifications on various review sites that Telstra's frequencies (including 850MHz)are supported, yet bad connectivity & the network speed did not indicate nextG connectivity... I contacted Samsung Australia and got referred to Samsung Hong Kong. (That's where I bought the phone, and is what made me consider that maybe in HK they don't include the nextG band.) Yet, customer service Hong Kong also confirmed that their phones do support 850MHz frequency. - I then rang Telstra tech support and got prompted to change Proxy settings and Authentication type, which indeed improved connectivity and speed. It's still a lot less then what my partner has on his old apple 4s. (In particular I cannot play German TV apps...) Hence I would be very curious about how you performed your network scan /if it shows frequencies. Oh, if anyone else here want's to know if their phone supports nextG, there is a Telstra website that lets you enter your phone's IMEI to check if it supports nextG:http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/networks/­network_info/check-imei.html (However, it did not return a result for me.) Thx

  • Thanks guys... Weirdly enough though I have (a lot) worse Telstra reception with the galaxy express than I used to have with my old galaxy ace (like 1-2 instead of 4 bars). So, I'll check with Samsung customer care and post here if anything of general interest comes out of it. Thanks again. T

  • Just did a network scan. I'm with Optus but it managed to find Telstra 2G and 3G so I'm assuming it'll work. Plus I've read in numerous places that Telstras frequencies are supported. Hope this helps.

  • yup thats right dude,,,,,,,,,,,,,

  • Hi I am seeking clarification on specifications: I purchased this phone after reading on GSM Arena that the phone supports 3G frequencies: 850, 900 and 2100Mhz, as well as lte. Most important to me is 3G: 850Mhz (called 'nextG' by Telstra in Australia). Now that I received the phone it reads on the package: "HSPA+: HSDPA 42,2 Mbps / HSUPA 5,76 Mbps Bi-bande (900/2100 Mhz)" May I assume that this phone does not support 3G/next G: 850Mhz then?

  • You can compare it man here on GSMARENA. Why u ask us and also want a FAST answer :)

  • Double post. Please delete

  • Unless you want the xperia L 8mp camera the galaxy express is better in every way imo.

  • es genial!

  • this fone or xperia l... Answer fast plz

  • Hold power button and home button to screenshot.

  • i don't know hot to screenshot with this phone?

  • i don't know hot to scree n screen with this phone?

  • How did you change the internet browser shortcut to chrome? My SG express doesnt let me change it.

  • Did you try usb otg?? does it work?

  • hey guys, i made a video for people to how this phone performs

  • Mine does not get hot surfing the net or playing demanding games like modern combat 4 and NFS most wanted. Using phone at 20 degrees room temperature without a case. Is your phone rooted or are you using it in hot weather/ direct sunlight or are you using a bulky case that stores heat? If none of the above maybe get the phone looked at by a professional.

  • hey guys my phone is getting hot while surfing internet.all galaxy expresses are same as mine?

  • I bought it and it is really good mobile phone :D

  • The review is quite accurate. Howevephonere are a few things that were not meantioned. No option to add shortcuts to the lockscreen. Impossible to change bottom dock shortcuts (phone , contacts etc.) Purchasing this phone after my Htc Inc S died I was reluctant to buy a non Htc as I had gotten used to Sense over the years. Touchwiz does the job though. Its not Sense but it gets the job done. Things that the reviews meantion that I can confirm: Although the screen has a low rez its still a very good picture The battery life is amazing on this phone Under good light conditions the camera does a good job but otherwise its pretty shoddy. Hope my 2cents help making a informed decision on weather to buy this phone. I am personally very happy with it for the retail price I paid and would recommend it to people that are on a budget and dont want to fork out for the latest and greatest phones. As long as you arent a photo buff this phone will do the job imo.

  • Wow! Wt a phone man. I'll definately buy it.

  • Setting > Personal > Lock screen > Lock screen options. do you have that in setting?

  • Hey guys,I want to buy mid-range smartphone...which can u prefer?galaxy express?xperia V?

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  • you can search for directd shop at subang..they offer the best price for all kind of phone..

  • where malaysia got sales

  • Best alternative to high end phone.

  • Wtf!?

  • very good and exacelant phone very speed good camara performance

  • i think this is the best :D

  • Lockscreen shortcuts. I have the I8730XWAMB7 Jelly Bean 4.1.2 stock ROM. There are no app shortcuts on my lockscreen, nor is there any option in the settings to enable this useful feature. Yet I have seen posts on the web (including screenshots) of what should be stock Jelly Bean ROMs with lock screen shortcuts. Is this feature present in some ROMs but not in others?

  • need help how do i downlod Itunes

  • hey guy plz tel me I'm confused with this phone, galaxy core, galaxy grand quattro and s3 mini which one should i go for. Which one better???? I'm purchasing it cuming week plz tel me as soon as posicbl

  • according to other android phones eg: xperia l,galaxy grand quatro the samsung galaxy express is very best among this mid range mobiles.it is best in gaming with gpu adreno 305 and plays 1080p full hd playback ....this is the better phone while compare to other mobiles

  • what bad for this phone ?

  • This phone can use usb on-the-go or not? I really wanna buy this one soon..

  • This is a superb device. Im a heavy user. I lasted 1 day 10 hours with da battery. It quite easy 2 hold. Superb Gaming performance. Only thin i would say is downfall in da camera and the screen.

  • My phone have no chinese character,how?

  • Can buy in malaysia only rm 999 its good phone.im using now...

  • One more thing, value for money :)

  • GOODS Looks not cheap and Solid, AMOLED, 4.5 big screen, LTE, Sleek, smooth and very responsive with JB 4.1.2. Not heated as GS2 while playing games. A lot of S3 features are there. Good outdoor camera. Perfect with Apex launcher. BADS Very poor indoor and low light camera. Setting Screen scrolling wallpaper has crop issue. Low resolution but still looks good. Resolution should be QHD for this mid-ranged phone.

  • i wanna buy this phone now but its is good ? tell me pls

  • So far, I see no support or community for this device, although it is quite good for the price range, but with the S4 launch, it was forgotten. I only tried porting once for my old phone, and I failed, but I will try again for this device. If you wan't to join me, tell me something and maybe we can do it as a community, since there is no promise to get CM in other way.

  • You meant for screenshots? Of so...yes There's a gesture feaure palm swipe to capture or hold power and home button at the same time.

  • Can this samsung express available for screen capture ?

  • is this phone is available saudi arabia

  • no

  • I've been using this phone and it's quite good actually. Except there are limited root program caused by lack of popularity. It only supports micro-sim

  • Hint! Hint - this phone can be currently purchased in Germany for cheap 239 EURO at cyberport.de, which is where I got mine. Some points: == Build == The size of the phone is perfect for me (small hands). The display is not to big and not to small and the keyboards can be worked comfortably. The plastic feels very good and not cheap, and the metal frame is fitted cleanly on the plastic body. == Experience == The OS is littered with fucking Samsung apps and adware (accuweather, most prominently) which cannot be uninstalled. The non-accuweather Samsung clock looks hilarious, Google sync functionality is enabled by default but can be disabled. I will flash CM in the future in order to get rid of all that crap and get lots of goodness. The default collection of ringtones DOES NOT INCLUDE ONE NORMAL, CONSERVATIVE TELEPHONE RING/BELL. For a phone of this class, such product design/negligence is unforgivable. The Samsung calendar app is shit, install Google Calendar from the playstore ASAP. The OS seemed to lag a bit with no SIM card; the lag disappeared after putting in the card. == Input languages/methods == Although this is the "international" version of the Express, the version of Android included does not offer CJK UI languages, which makes the phone nearly unusuable for writing both Latin + CJK texts, as switching the keyboards in per input language by sliding is not possible. However, as always, input methods can still be switches in the Settings menu. I'm looking forward to Cyanogen support for this phone (the requests at least are piling up). == Rooting == The phone can easily be rooted using motochopper; browse the XDA forums for detailed information. == Unrooting == Simple unrooting using SuperSU is not possible, the device status changes to "custom" and you will be denied OTA updates. I still need to explore whether manually unrooting the device will prevent this. == Conclusion == Would never spend more than what I already paid on this phone.

  • I will buy this smartphone today for 350 USD Is this price is ok ?

  • Is this galaxy express i8730 launched in india.tell me fast plzzzz

  • why is this phone got such bad rating? out of 81 votes, only got a performance of 5.8??

  • available on lelong.com.my

  • Samsung have the're own design not sony. well sony are good in design but the specs is low at a price which is high. yes they are popular but in terms of warranty and repair they are expensive. The good thing in samsung is they know how to provide the NEEDS of the people but Your sony knows only how to make money

  • Using this from more than two months now and quite satisfied with overall performance...loving it

  • when is this phone available in malaysia? how much?

  • super amoled plus is better than super amoled.

  • It was launched in India, europe and us. Here at Phil. Not yet. In rome cost 220 euro.

  • Samsung Galaxy Express beats some spec of S3 mini, Galaxy Grand and it seems like a S4 mini.

  • Why it can`t record 1080p whit this chipset?

  • Is this available India or UAE?

  • Ordered this phone in sweden for only 210euro. Looks like a really good deal and I think I will be pleased with this phone.

  • no

  • I am expecting dual sim model of this phone in India..

  • When to launch for india i waiting

  • is this available in Indonesia?

  • Is this available in the Philippines? It's not featured on Samsung's concept stores. This is the 'in-between' of Galaxy Win and S III mini.

  • pls dudes can u tell witch is better i can't understand !!!! samsung galaxy express,samsung galaxy grand or s3 mini pls help

  • where is this already available in the phils? can't find it.

  • when is this phone available in the phils? how much?

  • Galaxy Express or Galaxy Grand or Galaxy quattro... mainly which has a better processor...

  • Where did you buy this phone? Please tell

  • Just press the lock and menu key simultaneously for 2-3 seconds ...

  • Why not a stronger battery. Is allways down except on the box but my equipment is obtained to use daily.

  • Help to guide me to move data between system storage and sd card

  • Ugly specs.. overpriced phone.. hell no..

  • In which countrys avalible this phone,and when will it be available in Bangladesh ?

  • when can i get this mobile in india

  • Galaxy Express is for average users, the price is reasonable and it will be a good phone for average users. Not a beginner phone, but an entry level phone. Overall rating: 8/10 . Compared to Galaxy S4, the Galaxy S4 is 9.5/10, so this phone will still keep you up to standard. UserExpert

  • Ravinder..................dude from where do i get this phone in india......i mean from where to purchase galaxy express....plz reply asap!!!!!1

  • Can any one tell me when is if going to come to INDIA :) I am desperately waiting for it...

  • Android 4.2 will be avaible for this phone?

  • from where do u buy these phone

  • hey m8, did you find if this screen is gorilla glass ???

  • HI This is the Samsung very good phone it has good battery there is no battery problem it's touch is good and It's screen is 4.5 inch, This phone better than Samsung galaxy S duos and this phone is not costly. It has same price as Samsung Galaxy S duos. Any other company do not make this type of phone with low budget. I did see on internet this phone budget is only 11,083 Rs. in India.

  • No match lol. One x is clear choice

  • an identical phone to the htc one sv and 20% more expensive. and the one sv is better looking too.

  • Press home key and power key simultaneously to capture a screenshot. Works on one of my galaxy phones, you should try. :)

  • xolo q700 is better choice........ 1.IPS 4.6" capacitive display 245ppi..with ogc technology.... 2)..1.2ghz quad core cortex A7 processor.... 3.....1GB ram... 4.powerVR sgx544 GPU... 5.1080p full HD video play back.... 6.5mp auto focus camera with bsi technology...with led flash...... ......also a front face VGA camera for video calling.... 720p video recorder..... 7.mkv,mpg,flv,mov,swF,avi(divx ..xvid),,mp4...codecs as default..... 8....2400mah bettry........ ......... price....around 9500inr... $180......us....

  • Can anyone tell me how do I capture screen on this phone?? Tried everything so far.

  • i really impressed with the SPECS, i orderd this phone last night n waiting for delivery ,,, woooooooooo samsung did a realy nice job..

  • Really its amazing.I bought it jst 3 days before..guys it is a 4g handset and has manyvery guud functions and games...waooo i m loving it..

  • The perfect handset for music lovers in India with Jelly bean 4.1.2. Why R Samsung Marketing guys delaying it in bring it to

  • Is the N.O.V.A.3 run on Samsung Galaxy Express I8730?

  • In Bosnia right now

  • htc one x or samsung galaxy express?

  • where it is available ???????????

  • when will it be launch in India ??

  • Ferken great phone! 4g matee

  • good phone and good battery..

  • it's a very good phone, very good sunlight readability, it's camera is great, it's fast and it works very well, even if it is full of games ( in my case) I recommend this phone

  • good phone, good quality (large) screen...i recomend this one...

  • can galaxy express works with LTE even your simcard is not LTE-ready?

  • super"bbbbb.......

  • when time release this phone on india....pls tell me any one

  • I bought this item just 2 days ago. Its great!!! I really enjoy using my phone. Thanks Samsung!

  • when time release this phone on india....pls tell me any one

  • when will be launching in India.

  • available in hong kong at hk$ 3,799.

  • Widget city sir

  • where is it particularly available in the philippines? coz I wanted to have this phone model also TIA.

  • The perfect handset for music lovers in India with Jelly bean 4.1.2. Why R Samsung Marketing guys delaying it in bring it to India....I just wonder???

  • with LTE, nice and this is now available in the Philippines with the price of P15,000.00 pesos.

  • hey.. this product will not be released in india....... this mobile is neither listed on any online store for sale nor it is available on samsung india's website... ...any view??????

  • GSMARENA (for all mobiles/tabs whether Nokia or Samsung or any other) please add one more information on SPECIFICATION page under "STATUS" released/coming soon etc. pls mention the name of the countries where item has been released/coming soon/will not be released... otherwise no one knows that this mobile will be launched in their country or not? This will be very helpful. thanx in advance

  • The direct rival to HTC's One SV

  • GSMARENA giving us chance to let us tell the smartphone manufacturer to concentrate on better MIDRANGE smartphone not just on flagship devices bcaus everyone cant afford to buy flagship device.for your voice to be get heard you just have to sign follow this link

  • samsung galaxy express I8730 is bad mobile becouse this mobile is very high price

  • i exprience this mobile ,not good touch pad and high price

  • this mobile is high price , small screne ,not successfull touch screne ,not long battary backup

  • this mobile is not gprs speed is sufficient so frinds i hope you not buy this mobile

  • hi frends this mobile not buy becouse this mobile is high price

  • samsung galaxy express is not seccess mobile this mobile in not big screne , extra expensive ( high price) , not doul sim sport , and very sloulily mobile i request all samsung castmare not you buy this mobile

  • Kinda expensive .... I wait for Xperia SP, much better specs. Probably at arround same price category ... hope so. In UK will be arround 300Pounds - aprox. 330-350 Euro - free, no network carrier. Hope in Romania will came arround 200 Euros at carrier.

  • Does some one know to tell me the exact size of battery size of Samsung i8730 2000mAh and is it compatible with Samsung i8190 Thanks

  • Outdated within 6 months.

  • 370 euro on ebay

  • Its amazing .

  • i dont see anything to spend 430 euro on this phone....

  • I didn't think it may get in 20k range.. It's Europe price is nearly 30K

  • When it will launch in India???????????????????

  • This phone price 18000 to 20000 in India i love amoled n this phone perfect by me:):-]

  • I read that it'll be released in different colors. But I also read that it will be priced higher than an S3 in Germany. Samsung also announced that this will receive JB 4.2.2., and that's about it! I think I will skip upgrading for the moment I guess.

  • Man, I wish this would be priced much lower.one

  • its anna awsome love it umuah

  • Why dude? is it coz there is already Grand Duos available in india for around 21K...I'd say if samsung chooses to release it in india it must be priced around 18.5K....right?

  • it will not release in india

  • wll it be launched in india or not??????/any ideas.......

  • Any chances to be launched in Malaysia ?

  • Samsung has failed in the Design department. And it really SUCKS!!! It hurts a lot when your high end Phone looks like a Phone that is half its price. And to add INSULT to Injury, Is referred to as one. Samsung needs to get things going now. Samsung is heavily going to pay for it in near future if it does not do a thing about it. My only advice to SAMSUNG::: Get a new designer.... Really cool features of your phones are being over-shadowed by the same design over and over again....

  • Sammy is really running out of ideas, I mean how many S3 look alike variants shall we see before they do it with the S4??

  • they have different PPI because they differ on screen size, this one is 4.5 while the SIII mini is 4.0, to compute read this:

  • what's the point in comparing it with the s3 mini... this is why it's called Galaxy EXPRESS not s3 mini... they're different

  • hopefully this device will be launch at malaysia...

  • please have this phone available in the philippines thank you.

  • in which month this phone launch???????????????/

  • it should have same PPI with the S3 Mini, and should also produce 4.0' screen size with same specs.

  • is this phone fingerprint resistant?

  • Hi, I am afraid it will not be released in India, as Samsung has released I9105 Galaxy S II Plus and if Galaxy express is release they will be priced closely and cannibalize each other. Hence it is highly unlikely that Express will be release in India, as it will not make any business sense for Samsung.

  • i am also waiting, has it been launched or not yet??

  • pls we in Ghana also want dis phone. pls send some here when u release it. plssssssss

  • when will it launch in india? i am waiting for this one.......

  • freeee freeeee good

  • Yaar Samsung is very smart..look Grand has 5 inch screen bt its nt Amoled, it has 1080p full HD recording and in Express it has Amoled Screen and it vl nly record 720p and Price mi8t b d same :)

  • I think it's the machine Galaxi mini-yi lover 's s3 .. even more advantageous in terms of screen size and AMOLED Plus screen phone

  • Ideally, when launched in India should be in the range of Rs.17k to Rs.19k. If it is priced anywhere above or more than Rs.19k it will be a failure, for everybody will go in for galaxy grand duos at Rs.20,500/-, or Sony J or a better htc model.

  • i hope ur wrong becoz i'm planing to get tis phone after s3 mini was'nt launched ..............

  • i think it ll not launch in india like galaxy s3 mini..

  • again low resolution. this phone should be at-most 200 euro.

  • This is best mobile in the market............. CONGRATULATIONS.......

  • . . . Samsung Grand and Samsung Express both have poor resolution at such high price...further in Express camera quality is also poor at expected 25,000 INR... I think they will be a failure in India as there are lot many lesser rate phones are available with more features compare to this two models... Further, now a days samsung has no new designs in there products whether it is of 10k or 20 k or 38k phone...all looks a like... It seems Samsung is moving towards Nokia's earlier stand i.e. to loose market share.... No more hopes from Samsung... . . .

  • what is the price of samsung galaxy express 18730 in saudi arabia

  • is it going to be launched in india and at what price?

  • Grand is having TFT screen, Express having Super Amoled

  • when it's mobile send in bangladesh?

  • Is this screen a Corning gorilla glass?

  • just one word woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow

  • its price is about 22,000 in india..... and it is only 4.5 inch screen but samsung grand have 5 inch screen its only 21,000

  • What is its price, yes we need new style. when we can use willow glass mobile

  • Looks like upgraded Galaxy ace

  • We want new design....launch with new design like as sony xperia arc s.

  • Then buy them and enjoy poor battery life and no microSD slot. HTC's 2012 lineup SUCKS, I hope they improve in 2013.

  • no other design whats wrong slowly persons are moving to other brand since range 35000/- to 9000/- all the design is the same ,stop buying high end mobile of this same design.......switch over to others

  • I completely agree. And the s3 doesnt even have GREAT STYLING itself, so i dont know what all the fuss is about. I'd rather have a HTC ONE X or ONE S :~/

  • dose samsung team have any other design or all the engineers are on vacation.all models looks same as s3. poor work guys.

  • when is it going to be launched? and whats the price?

  • what is the price range for indian store? Is it cheaper than nokia 510?

  • Be on net space at deactive why

  • There is nothing new than os and Wt is the price ?

  • what about the os upgrades....???!!!! for me 5mp is enough and don't neglect the battery...!!!!!

  • Well Friend, S2 comes with 8MP primary camera, 2MP as secondary camera, 1080p recording, 16GB internal storage, 217 as Pixel density. The advantageous things are - Screen size and Jelly Bean.

  • Samsung can't clock their dual core phones at 1.5 GHz or what?...all r 1.2

  • it is very beautiful

  • good.. better than s2.... 2-3 os upgrades will surely come.....!!!! and battery is 2000mah don't miss that..!!!

  • it looks the same because the marketing catch behind it is if you can't afford a galaxy s3 have a phone that looks similar to it with pretty good options at a smaller price...their idea is: everyone should have a smartphone...if the price is really low this would be a great phone, if not, it will be just another middle step on the scale of many many samsung smartphones that look the same

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  • definitely yes, the samsung phone with this broadcom processor have scored around of 3500 points in quadrant, while novaThor phones (like the s3 mini)scored 2900-3100 points.

  • You know Samsung you can always try getting help from Sony with the designs of your guys smartphones instead of taking the apple road and making all your devices look the same. I shocked when I saw that your android powered camera didn't look like the galaxy s3 haha jk. But seriously that design is getting old really fast.

  • well said same design in all so called mid range phones....

  • samsung guys, cumon manh get a good designer, dissapoitng design i cant make out phones now looking at the phones, all look so simillar :(

  • Highly dissapointed. Guys come out with a new design.

  • looks like s3 mini, better performance ?

  • Oh no: ( I bought the Lumia 620 and I'm not happy how it works, but now I see that I missed a better phone the same class for less money: (

  • Samsung really needs to stop all the same designs for these new Galaxy phones like stop following Apple with their one design change up the style, be the leader not the follower

  • Really bad designe

  • S3 is better

  • Galxy s advance better than this.

  • Same design this really sucks [2]

  • no graphics processor unit (gpu)

  • Great 480�800 screen resolution,micromax has better display than it.

  • is it available in Samsung website?

  • learn something from everyone , same design for almost whole galaxy new line up , it really sucks

  • Same design this really sucks

  • same again to galaxy grand,note 2,s3,s3 mini and lots of again low ppi.why? definitely it's launch price will be more than 400 USD. just one word to these cheap plastics sameSUNG

  • Galaxy S III Mini plus? o.O

  • What is the price?

  • please stop it samsung same thing again and again

  • Hi boss U r right. Samsung should bring new things.

  • allmost all models looks like similar only screen size differ

  • What are you saying?

  • go go samsung go. nice mobile r10/10

  • please stop it samsung same thing again and again

  • No GPU , no chipset .... !!!!

  • please stop it samsung same thing again and again

  • thats not yor prob brw :P

  • It looks as the Galaxy S3. Why???

  • Oh a new phone