SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy Young 2 review: 2014 entry.

Item: Galaxy Young 2
Rating: 42
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2014·$100

Overall

42/100

Class rank

#1 of 1

Tier

Budget

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

Galaxy Young 2.

Young 2 was Samsung's 2014 sub-$100 entry — basic Android KitKat.

01Display

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2014.

TypeTFT

Size3.5"

Resolution320 x 480

02Performance

36/100

36/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2014.

ChipsetBCM21664

RAM512 MB

Storage4 GB + microSD

03Camera

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2014.

Main3.15 MP

04Battery

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2014.

Capacity1,300 mAh (removable)

05Software

54/100

54/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2014.

What works

Sub-$100 Samsung entry.
Removable battery.
Compact 107 g.
Wi-Fi b/g/n.

What doesn't

BCM21664 single-core.
512 MB RAM.
HVGA display.
3.15 MP cam.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .