The Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 is one of the mid-range smartphones from Samsung’s Galaxy series. The phone runs Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system and is powered by ARMv6 832 MHz processor. The touch screen phone is well designed to incorporate many innovative features and comes at a lower price which is more suitable for people with a limited budget thinking of buying a smartphone.
The Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 is a bar-type phone with a TFT capacitive touch screen that supports 256K colors. The phone weighs just 97.5 grams and is 11.5mm thick, making it light and handy. The 3.0-inch capacitive touch screen helps to switch between different functions with ease. It supports multi-touch functionality with the TouchWiz user interface and touch-sensitive controls. Physical keys are present on the sides for power and volume control. Curved edges provide better comfort and stylish appearance when users hold the phone. The phone has a 3.5mm audio jack and a microUSB v2.0 port.
The Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 has a 2 MP camera with 2x zoom. Images can be taken at a maximum of 1600×1200 pixels. Support functions like smile detection, panoramic view and white balance, etc. help users take better pictures. Video recording is available at a frame rate of 15fps. It has an internal memory of 180 MB with 290 MB of RAM available to the user. The 180MB internal memory is used for built-in functions and applications. An option to expand the memory up to 32GB via a microSD card is also available. A fully charged battery in the phone can offer a talk time of 17 hours on 2G and 6.2 hours on 3G. The phone has a standby time of 850 hours on 2G and 540 hours on 3G.
Internet connectivity can be achieved through different platforms such as 3G, GPRS, EDGE and Wi-Fi. Internet speed in HSDPA is 7.2 Mbps. Wi-Fi hotspot functionality is available. Bluetooth is v3.0 with A2DP. File sharing from other devices can be facilitated via Bluetooth and USB port transfer. Android-compatible apps can be downloaded from the Android Market or the Samsung App Store. In this way, you can customize the phone with different applications suitable for your needs. Touch screen sensors like proximity, compass and accelerometer etc. It helps better navigation.
GPS with A-GPS facility, stereo FM radio with RDS, sensors such as accelerometer, proximity and compass are also available in this model. Other features like image/video editor, document viewer, push mail, Google Maps, Youtube, Google Talk and mobile printing etc. are available to enhance user experience.