After the launch of Galaxy Star last week, Samsung has launched yet another budget Android smartphone - Samsung Galaxy Young. The phone that was announced in February, has been available on online retailers for a while now. However, it is now officially available on the Samsung e-store for Rs. 8,010.
The dual-SIM smartphone is powered by a 1GHz processor and has 728 MB RAM. It runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and sports a 3-megapixel camera. With a 3.27-inch display, it is slightly bigger than the Galaxy Star and has a resolution of 320x480 pixels. It comes with 4GB of internal storage which is expandable up to 64GB and has a 1,300mAh battery.
The device comes with the Samsung TouchWiz UI. It supports the Samsung Motion UI and comes pre loaded with Samsung applications such as ChatOn, S Cloud and Game Hub Lite.
At this price point the phone will be competing with the likes of LG Optimus L3 II (
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Samsung had recently launched Galaxy Star, the cheapest Samsung smartphone available in the market for Rs 5,260. The device is a dual-SIM smartphone, powered by a 1GHz processor and the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system. It has a 3.0-inch capacitive touch screen, 2-megapixel camera, 512 MB RAM and 4GB internal storage.
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Samsung Galaxy Young key specifications- 3.27-inch HVGA TFT display
- 1GHz processor
- 768MB RAM
- 4GB of internal storage expandable up to 64GB via microSD
- 3-megapixel rear camera
- Dual-SIM (GSM+GSM)
- Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, USB
- Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
- 1,300mAh battery
- 58.6x109.4x12.5 mm
- 112 grams