Samsung Galaxy Y Duos is the extended version in the line-up of Samsung Galaxy Y series. The Galaxy Y Duos is launched with its sibling Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos, with the latter being the sequel of Samsung Galaxy Y Pro. The Galaxy Y Duos is everything the Galaxy Y has to offer with the addition of dual SIM support and 3G network. Since the Galaxy Y is already successful in the android market, the newer version will again stir things up with two GSM SIM slots provided. That’s because dual sim phones are extremely in demand and Galaxy Y Duos just makes things better. It is one of the few phones to offer dual sim support with an android OS.
The design of the Galaxy Y Duos is similar to other smartphones of Samsung with a rectangular body, round corners embroidered with polished, metallic casing. The dimensions are 109.8 x 60 x 1.98mm, and the phone weighs about 110 grams on an average. The battery included in this handset is a 1300 mAh Li-on battery which provides an average standby time.
The Galaxy Y Duos runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread and is launched with the aim of satisfying the needs of young professionals who desire multiple contact numbers. A modest processor of 832 MHz capacity will certainly pull off most of your downloaded application, though the 384MB RAM may not seem enough if you desire super-fast computing speed. But that is all you can expect from the smartphones of its league. The android market has many groovy applications to offer for all time demanding masses. Making the phone an entry-level smartphone is an exceptionally smart strategic move on Samsung’s part to draw attention of the crowd.
Unlike its sibling, the Galaxy Y Duos is entirely touch enabled smartphone. The screen is a 3.4-inch QVGA LCD with a capacitive touch, which is a worthy addition to an entry level smartphone. A resolution of 240 x 320 pixels and the presence of Samsung’s trademark TouchWiz UI provide an attractive look at the contents and animations of the phone with fair quality. The TouchWiz UI has been the backbone of Samsung’s interface department. It has never failed to comply with the emerging needs of the proud smartphone owners by serving them with fresh animations, flashy themes and user friendly browsing. With Adobe Flash player, you can stream videos directly from the internet.
The 3.0 megapixel camera featured in the Galaxy Y Duos has a USP of its own like Geo-tagging, panorama shot and a smile shot feature which is not usually present in many other smartphones with a high megapixel index. These will surely put a smile on your face if you wish a multi-featured camera capable of giving quality images. You are bound to have an enjoyable time photographing your friends and capture moments for later recollection. The front VGA camera which was missing in the Galaxy Y Pro is also present to enable video calling feature. The video recording is also good @ 24fps. Moving to another multimedia feature, you can find a stereo FM radio and an audio player (SoundAlive) which supports all the common music formats. Not much can be commented on its audio capabilities, but video playback is surely decent @30 fps. You can convert your favorite movies and view them later in your smartphone in MP4 format. To accommodate all this, Galaxy Y Duos has an internal memory of 512 MB which can be expanded up to 32GB. Now you have all the space to hold a vast arsenal of your favorite songs and movies.
You can connect seamlessly to the internet with the help of updated connectivity options like GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11. Bluetooth 3.0 enables rapid data transfer from your device to other devices while a micro USB port (version 2.0) allows PC-to-phone transfer and vice versa. The device comes with many preloaded applications like Google Maps, Twitter, Facebook, Gtalk, Yahoo messenger, Social Hub 2.0 etc.
Key Features of Samsung Galaxy Y Duos:-
- Dual SIM support (GSM/GSM)
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS
- 3.0 megapixel camera with an additional front VGA camera
- Bluetooth 3.0
- Wonderful Video recording and playback
- Samsung TouchWiz UI
Full Specifications of Samsung Galaxy Y Duos:
| GENERAL | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 900 / 2100 | |
| BODY | Dimensions | 109.8 x 60 x 12 mm |
| Weight | 109 g | |
| DISPLAY | Type | TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors |
| Size | 240 x 320 pixels, 3.14 inches | |
| - Samsung TouchWiz | ||
| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration; MP3 ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | |
| MEMORY | Card slot | microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included |
| Internal | 512 MB ROM, 384 MB RAM | |
| DATA | GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes | |
| Speed | HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v3.0 with A2DP | |
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 | |
| CAMERA | Primary | 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels |
| Features | Geo-tagging | |
| Video | Yes, QVGA@24fps | |
| Secondary | No | |
| FEATURES | OS | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS | |
| Browser | HTML, Adobe Flash | |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support | |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | |
| Colors | Black | |
| - Dual SIM (dual stand-by) | ||
| - SNS integration | ||
| - MP4/WMV/H.264 player | ||
| - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player | ||
| - Organizer | ||
| - Image/video editor | ||
| - Document viewer | ||
| - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, | ||
| YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration | ||
| - Voice memo/dial | ||
| - Predictive text input | ||
| BATTERY | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1300 mAh |
Price of Samsung Galaxy Y Duos will range between 12000/- to 15000/-.
