MyPhone A818 Duo vs. Samsung Galaxy Y: Specs Fight!

The MyPhone A818 Duo and the Samsung Galaxy Y, both are among the fastest selling budget friendly Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread) smartphones in the market today. Due to the demand of these phones, can you really tell the difference between the two, aside from their looks? If not, let’s look at their specs side-by-side after the jump.

MyPhone A818 Duo vs. Samsung Galaxy Y
MyPhone A818 Duo	Samsung Galaxy Y

MediaTek MT6573 Chipset 650MHz single-core processor, ARMv6	Broadcom BCM21553 ARM11 832MHz single-core processor, ARMv6
Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread)	Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread) with TouchWiz UX UI
3.5-inch HVGA (320 x 480 pixels) TFT capacitive touchscreen	3.0-inch QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) TFT capacitive touchscreen
180MB RAM	290MB RAM
250MB of internal storage	180MB of internal storage
microSD up to 16GB	microSD up to 32GB
3.2MP fixed-focus camera (Rear-facing)	2.0MP fixed-focus camera (Rear-facing)
VGA camera (Front-facing)	None (Front-facing)
Dual SIM / Dual Standby	Single SIM
Bluetooth / USB / WiFi	Bluetooth / USB / WiFi
GSM 900/1800/1900 (Tri-band)	GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quad-band)
No 3G network support	HSDPA 900/2100
FM radio with 3.5mm Stereo headset jack	FM radio with 3.5mm Stereo headset jack
Google Play Store (Google Market)	Google Play Store (Google Market)
Pinoy Phone Apps	Samsung Apps
None	GPS with A-GPS support
Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery	Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery
Php3,999	Php5,990

If you can see the dual SIM dual standby MyPhone A818 Duo edges the single SIM Samsung Galaxy Y in terms of display resolution (320x480) and size (3.5-inch), internal storage (250MB), front-facing camera, battery (1300mAh) and the price (It's Php1,991 cheaper than the Galaxy Y)!. The only difference between the Galaxy Y compared to the A818 Duo is the higher processor frequency (832MHz), bigger RAM (290MB), microSD support up to 32GB and most importantly, support for 3G connectivity and GPS!

Note:
- MyPhone A818 Duo doesn't support 3G connectivity and doesn't have a GPS.

Now, which phone wins the fight?

If you own one of this phone, please share some of your experiences and opinions about this phone, so that others may be aware of it. Thanks!