Samsung GT-S6102 Galaxy Y DUOS Unlocked Dual SIM Phone White

This is a great "little" smart phone. It's not a mini tablet as some of the newer smart phones are but it is a phone with some very nice, usable features. Notes: If you don't care about the white vs black case - save your money and get the black; also if you really don't need the dual SIM feature, save your money and get the single SIM version of this phone (it has a different model number). I have an AT&T prepaid plan and this unlocked phone works great. I am still getting used to the touch pad but it seems very responsive and a stylus is a real help. I opted for this item because I wanted a white screen and the warranty. But when I tried to register it at Samsung US, they didn't recognize it as a US model and wouldn't give me one, so beware. Again, love the phone, but save your money and purchase this model, black or white, dual SIM or not, without the warranty because it isn't available in US.

I bought this phone for my 12 year old niece in the Philippines. I bought an earlier model S5306. They use phones differently than we do here in the states, about 99% texting and less that 1% voice calls. My niece maintains 3 or 4 simultaneous text conversations while watching TV or eating dinner. She loves this phone. She picks up Wi-Fi in the Mall and 'Facebooks' while taking photos, videos, listening to music and talking to 4 girlfriends all at once. I paid about the same price, unlocked, in The Philippines. (5,000 pesos) Since than I have purchased three more of these phones, newer model S6102. All my other nieces and nephews are crazy about the original one I bought. Unfortunately the niece who has the first one had it slip out of her jacket pocket while riding on a motorcycle. Warning - these phones do not bounce well. So one of these three new phones is a replacement. It lasted her almost a year with no problems.**UPDATE ** November 2013. I brought three of these S6102's to the Philippines. They are the dual sim card Phones and gave them to three of my nieces, they are crazy about them. Using web based chat like Facebook Messenger and 'WeChat' we keep in touch. If they can find some good WiFi. Sending voice messages, photos, and using a mirror (the phone does not have a rear facing camera, we video chat. Having dual sim cards, the girls use the two major companies. Text messaging within your network is cheaper and sometimes free.

It's a Samsung, so the phone is quality. It has limitations with memory, but allows android functions (unlocked). It lacks the screen size, but it is dependable.

The primary disadvantages of this phone are:1. Low built-in memory. Many apps can only be installed on the built-in memory, and thus this greatly limits the number of apps that can be installed. Make sure to DISABLE auto updates, as the default apps (which you can't remove) update and take up much more space. Installing an external SD card WILL NOT HELP YOU WITH THIS. Think of the external SD card as useful for storing your images / videos only (not apps).2. Low screen resolution. This is not the best phone for looking at pictures, or using apps that require large screen size.Having said that, this is a cheap phone that works well. If you have basic needs, this does the trick and I'm happy with it.

I absolutely LOVE this phone, and cannot say enough great things about it! It's the move toward smart phone that I wanted (wifi, email, etc.) without the insane monthly data charges. (This does mean that I can't send or receive pictures via text, but I'm ok with that.) The battery life easily lasts 4 or 5 days between charges, with moderate daily calling, wifi, and text use. (Because I'm not signed up for a data plan, I can't see texts where I am among a group of recipients, but I'm fine with that as well.) I had to buy and insert an SD card before there was enough memory to take pictures, and I only use one of the two available SIM card slots. I've never had a dropped call (after a few months of daily use) and I really like the SWYPE feature for composing texts. It fits very nicely into pockets, purses, and adapted smart phone cases. I would highly recommend this phone to anyone!

In theory, this phone sounds like a perfect fit for travelling to multiple countries and the USA, without being locked into global roaming and a contract. But it did not work. It would not acknowledge the 2nd SIM card when inserted, did not even give me the option to manually select. I had no communication access while abroad as it just would not cooperate. It eats minutes by continuing to notify me that I have voice mail when I do not. It also continues to notify me that I have no memory for messages, but continues to alert me I have messages, that I cannot access. I added an SD card, did not help. There are apps on the phone that I have absolutely no use for (especially since the wifi only works randomly) and cannot uninstall, and they take up valuable memory space. Skype will not work at all, I was only able to install Viber, due to memory size. It works sporadically, not reliably. There is no RAM or room on this phone to do anything of value. Note to self: Spend more money and get a real phone!

Had to have the phone reconfigured by AT&T so it would work on their data plan, had to get new SIMS card (no charge from AT&T). The phone worked making calls from the start but until AT&T reconfigured the phone it did not connect to the data network. No problem with AT&T getting the phone to work on the data plan. WIFI connection no problem. Also with the dual SIMS card I was able to transfer all of my contacts from my original SIMS card to the new one.

I tried to go cheap. Bad idea. Forget about running anything on this piece of trash. I don't have the time and energy to return this item but I am going to try soon or I may give it to a friend in colombia. It is slow, feels cheap and it takes 5 seconds to do everything.