With Skype text input and Navigon's turn-by-turn GPS application, the Samsung Galaxy Y appears to offer plenty of bang for your buck.

"Y" means "Young" in Samsung 's Galaxy vernacular, and that's where this budget Android is very much aimed. The budget Android space is rapidly getting more crowded, with the likes of the HTC Wildfire S, the Orange San Francisco 2, T-Mobile 's Energy and Vivacity, and even the new Huawei Ascend G300...

Compact; good price; 2GB microSD card

Low quality screen; not very distinctive; poor battery life; basic camera functionality

My main gripe with this phone is the lack lustre screen, which just ruins the whole experience, if you're into watching videos or surfing the net. Overall, we feel it's a decent buy, if you have small hands and desperately want a touchscreen phone on the cheap side.

I purchased two of these phones and after 14 days both have been consigned to the bin. They are easy to use and have good features but what both of us could not address was the expensive drain on our pre paid account.

Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 will have the privilege of being the first Smartphone to many users. This one here coming in as the first will not be giving you too many features to have you engrossed with. But as it is the first so keep your expectations not very high.

Inexpensive; Responsive touchscreen; Light in weight; Offers good social networking integration; Supports GPS; Wi-Fi and Bluetooth; Bright display

Low battery life; Low resolution camera; No front camera; Just 160MB internal storage; Few lags

We've now updated our review to reflect our findings with a fully working version of the Samsung Galaxy Y - including a price drop to under ￡90. Samsung wants to cater for a range of users, not just those wanting the biggest, fastest and most media hungry phones and the Samsung Galaxy Y looks to...

It's true that most people interested in this phone won't be fussed that a newer version of Android is out in the wild, but even so, it's hard to recommend this phone. It's cheap but rivals offer so much more for the price.

Android phones continually exceed our expectations when it comes to bang for your buck and the Samsung Galaxy Y is a perfect example. Retailing for just $129 through Telstra, the Galaxy Y is a compact, functional and easy to use smartphone. The small screen and low resolution do hinder the overall user experience, but at the end of the day this is all about value for money.

Provided you don't expect it to effectively compete with more expensive phones, the Samsung Galaxy Y is great value for money. A tiny screen and average battery life do dampen its appeal, but the Galaxy Y remains a good budget smartphone.

Competitive price; Attractive design; Good features list;

Tiny screen; Average battery life;

Overall the Samsung Galaxy Y is a basic smartphone with nothing on offer that makes it stand out in the crowd. If you shop around you'll find far better equipped devices even at this ultra low price point.

Android phones continually exceed our expectations when it comes to bang for your buck and the is a perfect example. Retailing for just $129 through Telstra, the Galaxy Y is a compact, functional and easy to use smartphone.

Competitive price; Attractive design; Good features list

Tiny screen; Average battery life