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Welcome to the 2013 Samsung Galaxy Ace mobile phone review. The Galaxy Ace is not a top end phone as its name implies or even mid range, we call it just above entry level model smartphone. When released back in 2012 we checked it out but didn't see any point in writing up our review because the Ace did not impress and in 2013 it still doesn't. No regular folk it is best described as an average sort of mobile for those who don't want to do demanding things with their phone.
In terms of construction the Ace is not too bad. Hard shiny plastics all round but it is sturdy and will take some heavy knocks thats for sure. The price hovers around the $200 mark which in terms of hardware specification is good, unfortunately it's not that good. The biggest issue is the screen resolution it is quite plain to look at and low resolution - if only it had a higher screen resolution the Ace would be an Ace and a feature that makes it stand out amongst, for example the cheaper Telstra/ZTE and HTC models at about the same price.
In terms of use the Galaxy Ace uses the 2 year old Android 2.3 which while simpler to use than the version 4 the top end gets hence it is missing the ability to run the latest apps and a number of settings including the hotspot feature as examples. The Ace's navigation is a bit laggy and you can 'feel' the cheaper CPU trying to keep up with you. Overall it is Ok to use.
Overall its an OK sort of phone for an OK sort of price. It will do almost anything you want but just not a quickly as the higher end models. If you only use the Galaxy Ace for txt, voice calls, Facebook Twitter than Ace is pretty good. It's barely OK for web browsing or games. The Ace is not quite low end but it's not mid range either perhaps a starter smartphone? Then again the cheapest iPhone 4 on a pre-paid package is only a few dollars more... which is what we'd go for and you probably would too!
Specifications
- Samsung Galaxy Ace
- Network
Quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Dual-band 3G 900/2100 or 850/1990
HSDPA 7.2 Mbits data speed (download)
384kpbs data speed (upload)
- Design
Touch screen
- L112.5 x W60 x D11.5 mm
Weight 1013 grams
- Display/s
External 3.2 Inch TFT 320 x 480
- Camera
5MP
LED Flash
- Video Camera
800 x 480 video camera 24FPS
- Connectivity
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth V2.1
- CPU
800Mhz
- Memory
Up to 512MB available to user
MicroSD up to 32Gig
- Ring tones
MIDI, MP3, Video, vibration and others
- Features
A-GPS
Proximity
Compass
Accelerometer (G-Sensor)
Light Sensor
FM Radio with RDS
Music and Media player
Organiser/Calender
SMS, MMS, IM, Email
FM radio
Speaker Phone/Hands free
Li-Po 1230mAh battery
Up to 26 days Standby
Up to 380 minutes Talk Time
- Price history
Under $199 AUD April 2013 (Pre-paid)
