A smartphone for kids or for those who want a cheap Android phone, the Samsung Galaxy Y may not be for everyone but it is just right for the price of 5800 Pesos.
With Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and all the connectivity expected from a smartphone like GPS and WiFi, it will be perfect as a gift for teenagers this coming Holiday Season. But don’t expect to have good photos with its 2 MP fixed focus camera. It is also not for those who like typing or playing on a bigger screen.
Key Features
- Quad-Band GSM and dual-band 3G support
- 7.2 Mbps HSDPA
- 3” 256K-color QVGA TFT touchscreen
- ARMv6 830MHz processor, 290MB RAM
- Android OS v2.3 (Gingerbread) with TouchWiz v3.0 UI
- 160MB of internal storage, hot-swappable MicroSD slot, 2GB card included
- 2MP fixed-focus camera with geotagging
- PS receiver with A-GPS
- Stereo FM radio with RDS
- 3.5mm audio jack
- Document viewer
- Accelerometer and proximity sensor
- Swype text input
- MicroUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth 2.1
- Social network integration
Main disadvantages
- Low screen resolution limits choice of apps
- No touchscreen haptics
- Fixed focus camera
- No secondary camera
- No camera flash, no dedicated camera key
- QVGA video recording @ 15fps
- No earphones in the bundle
- No Adobe Flash support
