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Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Plus (samsung-grandpplte)

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime+
Running Phosh
Running Phosh
Manufacturer Samsung
Name Galaxy Grand Prime+
Codename samsung-grandpplte
Released 2016
Type handset
Hardware
Chipset MediaTek MT6737T
CPU 4x 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720 MP2
Display 540x960 LCD
Storage 8 GB
Memory 1.5 GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software Android
Original version
The version the device was shipped with.
6.0.1
FOSS bootloader partial
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images
Whether pre-built images are available here.
no
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
yes
Features
Flashing
It is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher.
Works
USB Networking
After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).
Works
Battery
Charging and battery level reporting works
Broken
Screen
Display works. Ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Works
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Broken
Camera
Broken
Connectivity
WiFi
Broken
Bluetooth
Broken
GPS
Broken
Modem
Calls
Broken
SMS
Broken
Mobile data
Broken
Miscellaneous
FDE
Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.
Broken
USB OTG
USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching
Broken
Sensors
Accelerometer
Auto screen rotation works in desktops e.g. Phosh or Plasma Mobile
Works
Proximity
Broken
U-Boot
Primary Bootloader
It is possible to replace stock bootloader with U-Boot.
Broken
Secondary Bootloader
It is possible to chainload U-Boot from stock bootloader.
Works
Mainline
Latest versions of U-Boot are not broken and it is possible to use them.
Broken
Internal Storage
It is possible to boot from internal storage (e.g. eMMC or UFS).
Works
SD card
It is possible to boot from SD card.
Broken
USB Host
It is possible to boot from a USB storage or connect a keyboard.
Untested
USB Peripheral
It is possible to use device as a peripheral in U-Boot, e.g. for fastboot mode.
Untested
Display
Broken
Buttons
It is possible to navigate in boot menu or grub with volume and power buttons.
Works
Note Note: This page is about Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Plus based on MediaTek MT6737T.

Contributors

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Users owning this device


How to enter flash mode

While turned off, hold Power+Home+Volume Down, then a menu will appear. Press Volume Up to proceed to flash mode.

UART

Accessing UART is possible through the microUSB port by putting a 619kΩ resistor between the ID pin and ground. Read Serial debugging for more on that. Baud rate is 115200.

Status

Feature Components Status
USB Inventra MUSB1

MediaTek T-PHY1

P Limited to peripheral mode. PHY driver needs some work to enable host mode.
eMMC MediaTek MSDC1

Samsung KMQN10006B-B318

P Limited to HS200 mode. HS400 causes some tuning issues. MSDC driver needs more work.
microSD Slot MediaTek MSDC1 N Card doesn't respond to commands. Possible power issue.
Display Samsung S6D78A0

MediaTek DISPSYS1

Y
GPU ARM Mali-T7201 Y
WiFi MediaTek CONSYS1 N
Bluetooth N
GNSS N
Modem TBD N
Audio Codec MediaTek MT6328 N
Video Codec MediaTek VENCSYS1

MediaTek VDECSYS1

N
Battery Samsung 1ICP6/57/61

Samsung S2MU005

N S2MU005 PMIC needs drivers.
Rear Camera TBD

MediaTek IMGSYS1

N
Front Camera TBD

MediaTek IMGSYS1

N
Accelerometer Bosch BMA254 Y
Proximity Sensor Sharp GP2AP070S00F N
Touchscreen Zinitix BT541 Y Using bit-banged I2C for now. Hardware I2C driver needs more work.
Touchkeys N
Buttons GPIO controller1

MediaTek MT6328

Y
Haptics MediaTek MT6328

ERM

Y
LEDs Samsung S2MU005 N S2MU005 PMIC needs drivers.

1: Part of SoC

See also