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Samsung Galaxy Y Plus Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Y Plus
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16
4.0 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
12 %
4 stars
87 %
3 stars
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4.5 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
81 %
4 stars
18 %
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4.2 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
10 %
4 stars
90 %
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0 %
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User rating
47
3.9 out of 5
47 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.1 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
21 %
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4.3 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
10 %
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33
4.2 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
57 %
3 stars
9 %
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 7.0Android 8.0Android 4.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz0.85 GHz
CPU cores6-core8-core8-coreSingle-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810Broadcom BCM21654
RAM memory2 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
4 GB
N/A
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G72 MP18Broadcom VideoCore IV

Display

Screen size4.7 in6.2 in5.8 in2.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution750 x 1334 px1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px320 x 240 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
N/A
Pixel density326.0 ppi529.0 ppi570.0 ppi143.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnonono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
N/A
HDRyesyesyes
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.55"1/2.55"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps60.0 fps960.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
1/3.4"
N/A
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
2x
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB400GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Light blue
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Sunrise gold
  • Turquoise
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Water resistantyesyesyes
N/A
Shock resistantnonono
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.45 in6.28 in5.81 in4.13 in
Width2.65 in2.89 in2.7 in2.28 in
Depth0.29 in0.32 in0.33 in0.51 in
Weight5.22 oz6.1 oz5.75 oz3.39 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiednonono
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.05.05.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
N/A
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
USBUSB
N/A
Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
3.1
3.1
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-CMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSDPA
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
N/A
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity1820.0 mAh3500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh1200.0 mAh
Standby time24.0 h
N/A
326.0 h260.0 h
Talk time14.0 h24.0 h22.0 h5.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyes
N/A
Wireless charging yesyesyes
N/A
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A

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