Friday, December 14, 2012

Review of my smartphone: Samsung B5512 aka Galaxy Y Pro Duos



The smartphone lover


If you are a smartphone lover and you’re looking for the best functionalities technology offers today, you need to be rich and buy an Apple iPhone 5 or a Samsung Galaxy S3, which are the year 2012 references. If you are not rich, but you still want the best, you can always fast for a couple of months, borrow money, rob a bank, or become a drug dealer, whichever gets you there the fastest…  and buy one of these phones.  Now to whomever not falling into the stated categories but still in need of a decent smartphone with all necessary functionalities, I’d like to introduce the Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos, the best phone I ever had!



Listing the features of this phone should be enough to convince everyone of its greatness. Capacitive touch screen, front and rear cameras, full QWERTY keyboard, 3G enable, WIFI included, Dual SIM, runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and so on and so forth. Not satisfied yet? Let me add that it includes an optical trackpad, it comes with a free 2 GB memory card the can be got out without turning the phone OFF, Both speaker and microphone are loud and clear, the battery life can last up to 5 days with both SIM cards in, and it’s made of a combination of metal and plastic that gives it a great unisex look. If you still don’t believe in this phone, you might belong to the category I described in the first paragraph; just check with your psychologist!

What I love most about this phone is its ability to solve all the problems and doubts I had with my previous phones, or the ones I thought of getting. With the increasing number of full touch smartphones, I was worried about texting, since I am a big SMS and email sender. Well, guess what? The Galaxy Y Pro Duos comes with a full QWERTY keyboard, which is by far the most comfortable keyboard I have ever used on a phone (yes, better than the reference Blackberry). I was not sure about scrolling while on a web page, or correcting mistakes in my typing; Samsung had the great idea to include an optical trackpad, which dismisses all the limitations of a full touch phone. I was wondering how to handle two SIM cards on the same phone; the ease of customization of the different SIM is just mind-BLASTING! Adding the fact that the Wi-Fi and the 3G work great, that Android lets you to use and download the best games and applications ever, that everyone always ask you about this phone because it’s amazing and rare, and you might understand why I am so fond of it.



Nothing’s perfect, and the Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos does not escape this rule. One major drawback is the size of the screen: 2.8 inches. This is a little bit too low for a great browsing experience. The small size also affects some Android applications and games which demand different screen resolutions. Another limitation is the behavior of the phone during the call. The screen just goes blank, and pressing the lock/unlock button does not get you straight away to the call screen. It is even difficult to cut a call which can really frustrating on international calls. Last, but not the least, the keys on the both sides of the optical trackpad do not have backlights, therefore you have to guess what to press when you are in a dark room!

I am not rich, so I don’t own the best. But for the last 6 months I have the feeling that I have got the next best thing available in the market.  I obviously expect my readers to understand that this is a really biased opinion, based on my past experiences using mobile phones. But I’m pretty sure that the average phone user will definitely  love it as much as I do!

See you next Friday!
Cheers!


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