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Galaxy Y S5360 review: 2011 sub-$150 Android.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2011·$130
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#18 of 26
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Samsung Galaxy Y S5360.

Galaxy Y was Samsung's 2011 sub-$150 Android — emerging-market youth entry.

01Display

56/100

56/100 trails the 59-point cohort average for budget phones of 2011.

TypeTFT
Size3.0"
Resolution320 x 240

02Performance

44/100

44/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2011 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetMSM7227T
RAM290 MB
Storage180 MB + microSDHC

03Camera

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2011.

Main2 MP

04Battery

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 68-point average for budget phones of 2011.

Capacity1,200 mAh (removable)

05Software

60/100

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

What works
  • $130 Android with Wi-Fi.
  • 97 g compact.
  • Removable battery.
  • 3G HSPA.
What doesn't
  • MSM7227T weak.
  • 290 MB RAM.
  • 2 MP cam.
  • QVGA tiny.
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? .