SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy W i8150 review: 2011 budget Android.

Item: Galaxy W i8150
Rating: 58
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2011·$300

Overall

58/100

Class rank

#9 of 26

Tier

Budget

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

Samsung Galaxy W i8150.

Galaxy W i8150 brought SD S2 1.4 GHz to Samsung's 2011 mid-budget at $300.

01Display

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 59-point average for budget phones of 2011.

TypeTFT

Size3.7"

Resolution800 x 480

02Performance

56/100

56/100 puts it above the 51-point average for budget phones of 2011.

ChipsetSnapdragon S2

RAM512 MB

Storage4 GB + microSDHC

03Camera

60/100

60/100 puts it above the 57-point average for budget phones of 2011.

Main5 MP

FrontVGA

04Battery

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among budget phones of 2011 — 8 points above the cohort average.

Capacity1,500 mAh (removable)

05Software

60/100

60/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for budget phones of 2011.

What works

SD S2 1.4 GHz at $300.
Removable battery.
115 g pocketable.
HSPA+ 21 Mbps.

What doesn't

512 MB RAM tight.
4 GB storage.
WVGA only.
Android 2.3 aged.

Cross-shop it against

LG Optimus One P500

$200 · score 64/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 26-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .