But it's not terrible though, and the Samsung Galaxy Young is certainly able to do a lot of things that you're after - for instance, the messaging capability of the handset is excellent.
Firstly, there's so much on offer to do, being able to talk over all manner of instant messaging, email, SMS and more inbuilt within the device. Also, the keyboard is excellent - again, it's much better than the Fame in terms of accuracy of typing speed, which is odd given the screen is smaller.
Moving onto the design, and the second you pick up the phone you realise it's a budget device - the 12.5mm (0.49-inch) thickness is apparent in the hand instantly. It's a fat little phone, and with a 1300mAh battery, and we're wondering if that's enough to keep the battery chugging along in the background.
The screen being lower resolution is going to help though, since that means fewer pixels to drive and therefore taking less power over the course of the day. Sadly that low resolution doesn't mean that the Young is going to be a great device to watch video or browse the internet on, because despite the higher pixels per inch compared to the Fame, it's a very blocky screen to check out.The camera is also as low as any manufacturer could get away with, with a 3MP camera bolted on the back and no LED flash, so no low-light level pics for you with this phone. Or any self-portrait shots, as there's no front-facing camera either
It was fast enough at taking snaps though when we were testing it out, and will certainly do if you're looking for a phone that will help you share pics and videos of your friends to social networks - and the file sizes will be smaller too, which means you won't have to worry as much about your (or your kids') data consumption.
Early verdict
The Samsung Galaxy Young is a phone that you can imagine the younger teenager who wants a modern smartphone asking for at their birthday. It's not got a price as yet, but it won't cost that much money to pick up without a contract, and with the ability to set data limits on the phone, parents will be happy that they won't be hit with whopping bills.
It's an uninspiring phone for the spec-hungry fan, but it copies the Samsung Galaxy S3 styling and for that reason alone we can see a few skirt hems being tugged as children give their parents the big eyes as they look to get something that's newer than their friends' phones.
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