Despite the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 increasing in screen size over the first-generation model, making the jump from 3.5-inches to 3.8-inches, the Ace 2 is impressively 1mm slimmer than its. Indeed, the Samsung Galaxy Ace is some distance behind the latest 720p and 1080p Full HD screen that have hit the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, with muted colours and a lack of pin sharp detail. Mar 15, 2011 If Samsung was hiding a secret card up its sleeve, one with ambition to trump mid-range Android smartphones with a smart combination of price and features, the Samsung Galaxy Ace would be our first guess. Rather than shooting for the stars it offers the almost complete Android experience.
Introduction: If Samsung was hiding a secret card up its sleeve, one with ambition to trump mid-range Android smartphones with a smart combination of price and features, the Samsung Galaxy Ace would be our first guess. Rather than shooting for the stars it offers the almost complete Android experience in a relatively affordable package at a retail price of around $350. Hard facts speak of an 800MHz Qualcomm chipset and 278MB of RAM under the hood here. Samsung throwed in a 5-megapixel shooter and a conveniently located microSD card slot on the side, all in a handset with a 3.5-inch screen, looking somewhat similar to the iPhone 4. Will this be enough for its market success? Read on to find out. Design: Design is what differentiates a company in the already packed Android smartphone space, but the Galaxy Ace delivers a body with a subtle yet noticeable similarity to Apple's iPhone 4. The phone comes with an equally sized 3.5-inch TFT screen with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels. Response to tapping and flicking is excellent, but in direct sunlight the screen is barely legible. Samsung skipped on the oleophobic coating, but hey – looking at the price we see no surprise here, right? To continue the list of similarities, the bezel around the screen almost matches the one on the iPhone 4 in terms of size, but the single large physical key on the bottom is what really jogs you into linking the Ace with Apple's iPhone. Finally, one capacitive button on each of the sides of the physical home key rounds up the fascia of the handset. The Galaxy Ace comes in two versions – a black and a white one.
The Samsung Galaxy Ace delivers a body with a subtle yet noticeable similarity to Apple's iPhone 4.
You can compare the Samsung Galaxy Ace with many other phones using our Size Visualization Tool. On the side, a silver chromed plastic line adds to the iPhone look of the phone. It holds the volume rocker on the left, the hot swappable microSD card slot located in the middle of the right side (up to 32GB of expandable memory) and accompanied by the lock key above it. On top you have a sliding door for the microUSB charging/syncing slot and 3.5 standard headset jack.
The back holds the 5-megapixel auto-focus camera which works in concert with LED flash. The only other thing you'll find on the back is the speakerphone.
While the Ace's glossy plastic has a nice solid feel, it is indeed a fingerprint magnet. Overall, the striking similarity with Apple's iPhone is what could make this phone attractive from a design standpoint. But it's only the looks, not the feel that you could try to emulate with such a handset, right?
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57 Comments
1.siimmmo unregistered
Hows 'iPhone-like looks' a good thing?
posted on Mar 15, 2011, 8:57 AM
posted on Mar 15, 2011, 11:51 AM 0
25.Ashraf Sello unregistered
- It has got a flash and good camera
posted on Jul 20, 2011, 10:05 PM 0
4.prometheus unregistered
6.5?! you got to be kidding me! don't tell me that this phone is worse than for example the xperia x8, or the galaxy mini or even the galaxy 3 (which is a piece of crap). cmon guys, don't make us feel dissapointed! and anyways: a 3 page long review? this is not something like a pro PA review. what happened to you guys?!
posted on Mar 15, 2011, 1:31 PM 6
6.KP unregistered
6.5?!That was the last opportunity, that I read a review here. Wake up PhoneArena... i-diots!
posted on Mar 15, 2011, 3:52 PM 4
8.Flavine unregistered
Welcome to iPhoneArena, where every phone gets compared to the iPhone, even if it's a mid-range costing almost 1/3 of the iPhone's price. How about editing the iPhone review under 'CONS': No Gorilla glass unlike Samsung Galaxy Ace.
posted on Mar 20, 2011, 9:58 PM
posted on Mar 21, 2011, 3:20 AM 0
15.Vikas unregistered
Hi Mate, m using this phone since two weeks exhaustively.....its really a beauty....screen touch feel is WoW!..jst small turn back is average video quality, pictures clicked is excellent,battery life is good rest depends upon usage....i listened songs continuously over 6 hours...with few call in between,played video for about 4.5 hours continuously...with some calls in between....facebook is not there inbuilt...have install from sites...FB lost connections most of the times...believe that might be internet issue....Gmail and gtalk..youtube is working excellent with other applications....Cannot play 3gp & dvix format directly...its great phone in this price band with looks..i did lots of R&D before buying this phone in my budget of 15K (India)....hope this will help
posted on Apr 02, 2011, 6:01 PM 0
24.SenthikumarP unregistered
Hi , I have been using this phone for 2 weeks now , installed a lots of free apps from the android market. 1. The battery life is extended if you switch off Wi-fi, GPRS (APN), bluetooth etc (which is easy if you pull down the task bar). It had to recharge after 52 hours only when my battey showed 20% remaining and i started using the Wi-fi. I have the battery indicator app installed. 2. the phone appears to slow down when u install lots of app which reside in the Phone memory. I had to cleanup a few of them and the rest moved it to SD using 'App2SD' app whichever was moveable. There still are other apps which reside in phone memory (like Facebook, linkedin etc) 3. Exchange mails (Outlook web access), Yahoo, google mails all can be configured easily. I was also able to configure Office communicator ('Office Talk Free') app and it worked with ease.
posted on Jul 20, 2011, 12:25 AM 0
13.Sid unregistered
It seems u guys still hav the prototype version cuz the finished product has a rubbery textured back and i never heard bout the poor call quality. Silly Review!
posted on Mar 29, 2011, 5:38 AM
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17.Patum unregistered
you know whats funny they complain now and then about browser not supporting flash and crap like that, they didn't even bother to point that out on the iphone, why is that? Iphone is like the perfect phone even tho you can't change the ui and so on seriously start doing proper reviews and compare the phones with another phones within the price range and for what kind of public they are designed.
posted on Apr 19, 2011, 12:32 PM
posted on May 01, 2011, 2:20 PM 0
20.New Owner unregistered
I have this phone for over a week now and am charging it for the 4th time. This is my first real smart phone.Battery life is excellent - can last 2 full days of playing around whenever I find the time with the GPS, WiFi, Youtube and games from market plus a few calls in between.Reception and call quality is very good, I've owned a number of phones from the major players since the early 2000 and I know.I am also new to Android but I think I can get used o the UI.This phone deserved a higher rating.
posted on May 18, 2011, 11:30 AM
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posted on Jun 02, 2011, 7:15 AM
posted on Jun 30, 2011, 8:58 PM Samsung Galaxy Ace Review Video
26.Ashraf Sello unregistered
Pros:- Very good phone for a fair price.- Excellent Operating System (Android 2.2) with tons on FREE SW ready to download- Good Camera with Flash- Great multi touch screen appear also good in outside morning light-----Cons:- Battery life is not good, But not too bad- No Ear phones in the package- No external button for the camera -----Finally, I really recommend this phone to buy.Ashraf Hamdy Sello
posted on Jul 20, 2011, 10:16 PM
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27.v unregistered
in compare to htc wildfire s and samsung galaxy ace.can i know which is better to buy ?