Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 Review, Best Low Budget Mobile

‘Y’ stands for ‘Young’ in Samsung’s Galaxy which is an entry-level Android phone standing far ahead of all the phones in the same price line with so many features. The Galaxy Y sells itself as a budget Android device which allows you to keep updated on the go.

Box Contents

• 2 GB MicroSD Card
• Wall charger
• Micro USB Cable
• Warranty and Instructions Leaflet

Hardware Specifications

Samsung Galaxy Y 5360 runs on an 830 MHz processor with a 290 MB RAM. Available internal memory is 180 MB and a MicroSD slot for expandable memory up to 32 GB is supported. Accelerometer, proximity and compass sensors comes along with the mobile.

Software Specifications

Samsung Galaxy Y runs on Android v2.3.5. Browser support for WAP2.0 and HTML comes along with the phone. in addition GPS with A-GPS support was also included. Google search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration; Quickoffice document viewer, predictive text input are the available features.

Design & More

Samsung Galaxy Y appears out with a silvery back cover and chrome-like rim around the screen and the front half is in black. Touch sensitive keys are placed on the left and menu and back key are placed on the right respectively, which are displayed only when the screen is active. It has a light, indicative plastic cover on the body that looks like a metal finish and a back panel same as the Galaxy Ace. The rear side has a camera and the speaker. The sides have the volume jack keys. Galaxy Y is 58 x 104 x 11.5 mm dimensioned and weighs about 98 grams.

Display

Samsung Galaxy Y has a TFT capacitive touch screen with 256K colors. It is a 3.0 inch smart phone with 240×320 pixels and ~133 ppi pixel density. Mutitouch is included with TouchWiz UI and Touch Sensitive Controls.

Camera

Samsung Galaxy Y has a primary 2 MP camera with 1600×1200 pixels and Geo-tagging feature, As there is no secondary camera you will not be able to use it for video calling and even the clarity of the camera is not convincing.

Multimedia

It has the same music player as in the Galaxy S and S II. Equalizer presets there in the system will be useful to play the music. There is a basic music player app pre-loaded on the phone providing you the ability to create playlists on the move and a nice feature in the notification bar allowing you to skip and play/pause tracks without having to open the app. The Galaxy Y supports MP3, WAV and eAAC+ music file formats.

Performance & Battery Life

Samsung Galaxy Y has a standard 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery with a stand-by time of up to 850 hours on 2G and 540 hours on 3G. Talk time is up to 17 hours on 2G and up to 6 hours 20 min on 3G.

Final Words

The Samsung Galaxy Y is a compact and cheap phone and the Galaxy branding might appeal to it. Good ranges of apps are available for this smart phone. The screen is too small and the resolution is also very poor. Camera is a big drawback and battery life could be suspected, but on our tests the performance of the battery proved to be impressive.