Couple of months ago, Samsung launched its mid-range smartphone the Galaxy Core 2 in India at the price of Rs. 11,990. Now, with the advent of the Android One smartphones in India, it looks like Samsung is already facing the heat.

Samsung Galaxy Core 2 In Pictures

Thus, yesterday, Samsung just dropped the price of the Galaxy Core 2 smartphone down to Rs. 8,007. The news was revealed by Mumbai-based Mahesh Telecom via Twitter, which AndroidOS first spotted.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-cards="hidden" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AndroidOne?src=hash">#AndroidOne</a> effect <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Samsung?src=hash">#Samsung</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/core2?src=hash">#core2</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PRICEDROP?src=hash">#PRICEDROP</a>. new price ₹7990/- only <a href="http://t.co/9tmMS679a6">pic.twitter.com/9tmMS679a6</a></p>— Manish Khatri (@MAHESHTELECOM) <a href="https://twitter.com/MAHESHTELECOM/status/512189870429597698">September 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Samsung Galaxy Core 2: Key Specifications

Samsung Galaxy Core 2 features a 4.5-inch display offering a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels and it is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor coupled,768MB of RAM, Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS with a custom layer of Samsung TouchWiz Essence UI.

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Imaging aspect is quite average with the inclusion of 5MP rear camera with LED Flash and a 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing shooter. Other specs include: Dual SIM, 4 GB internal memory, expandable up to 64GB with microSD, 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS + GLONASS and is powered by a 2000 mAh battery. Further, the smartphone holds the dimension of 130.2 x 67.9 x 9.8mm and weighs at 138 grams.

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The price cut is purely against the competition from Android One phones. Moreover, apart from that, there are several other handsets like Moto E, Asus Zenfone 4 and Xiaomi Redmi 1S that will compete with the Samsung Galaxy Core 2 smartphone in India.

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