Samsung Galaxy Ace 2

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 Specifications

General

• Announced
  2012, February
• Operating Frequency / Network Type
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / HSDPA 900 / 2100 MHz | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
• Status
  Available. Released 2012, May
• Touch Screen
  Yes, Capacitive Touch Screen
• SIM Network Type
  GSM

Dimensions

• Display Type
  480 x 800 pixels,Samsung TouchWiz v3.0 UI/Samsung Live Panel UX, Touch-sensitive controls, Multi-Touch Input Method
• Sensors
  Accelerometer, Proximity, Digital Compass
• Dimensions - HxWxD
  118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
• Display Size
  3.8 inches
• Weight
  122 g

Memory

• Memory Card Type
  Yes, Micro SD Card
• Internal Memory
  Yes, Internal Memory : 4 GB Storage, 768 MB RAM
• Expandable Memory Slot
  Yes, Up to 32 GB

Camera

• Primary Camera
  5.0 MP
• Secondary Camera
  0.3 MP
• Camera Resolution
  2592 x 1944 Pixels
• Video Recording
  Yes, 720p@30fps
• Zoom
  Yes, Digital Zoom
• Other Camera Features
  Geo-tagging, face and smile detection

Multimedia

• Music player
  Yes, Music Formats : MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, eAAC+, IMY, MIDI, OGG, WAV, WMA, FLAC, Loud Speaker, 3.5mm Audio Jack
• Loudspeaker
  Yes
• FM
  Yes, Stereo FM Radio with RDS
• Video Player
  Yes, Video Formats : MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV, RV

Features

• Java
  Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
• OS
  Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
• CPU
  Yes, CPU : Dual-core 800 MHz, Chipset : NovaThor U8500, GPU : Mali-400MP
• Chipset
  NovaThor U8500
• GPU
  Mali-400
• Colors
  Black, White, La Fleur

Connectivity & Internet

• GPS
  Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
• USB
  Yes, Micro USB 2.0
• Wifi
  Yes
• WLAN with
  Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
• 3G
  Yes, HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps
• Browser
  Yes, HTML
• 3.5 mm Jack
  Yes
• GPRS
  Yes
• Bluetooth
  Yes, v3.0 with A2DP

Battery

• Standby
  Up to 670 hours (2G) / Up to 640 hours (3G)
• Talktime
  Up to 980 minutes (2G) / Up to 450 minutes (3G) / Up to 180 minutes (Video Call)
• Capacity
  Li-ion 1500 mAH

Messaging

• SMS
  Yes, Threaded View
• MMS
  Yes
• E-MAIL
  Yes, Push Email

Additional Features

• Phone Book
  Practically Unlimited
• Received Calls
  Practically Unlimited
• Missed Calls
  Practically Unlimited
• Dialed Calls
  Practically Unlimited

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 Review

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is an Android smartphone by Samsung that is the successor of the superhit, Samsung Galaxy Ace. The phone is very much different from its predecessor in terms of its specifications and internal features and it holds the capacity to give a nice competition to the most sensational Samsung Galaxy S III. It is dual core powered smartphone that has the most famous Gingerbread platform and on top of it has TouchWiz UX UI. The power packed processor delivers high performance to satisfy multimedia and web users and social networkers alike. The smartphone has got a very comfortable design that is minimalist and is very easy to hold in hands. The chassis are all plastic to keep the weight of the device down. It is not overly thick or heavy, but feels solid, and is very easy to operate with one hand. The device sports very good viewing angles and is bright enough to for use in sunlight.

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 comes in a size of 118.3mm x 62.2mm x 10.5mm and holds 122 grams of weight. The 3.8 inches wide PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen gives a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels with 16M color combinations. The touch sensitive screen has a pixel density of 246 ppi that makes the display sharp and rich. The device is running on Android v.2.3 Gingerbread operating system and has TouchWiz UX UI on top of it. It is powered by dual-core 800 MHz processor and has NovaThor U8500 chipset with Mali-400MP GPU that improves the graphics performance of the device. The internal capacity of the smartphone is 4GB with 768MB space for RAM and the external memory can be extended up to 32GB with the help of a microSD card slot. Connectivity options such as EDGE, GPRS, Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth, NFC and USB port are supportable on the device for Internet and nearby connections. It has a primary camera of 5MP camera sensor with auto focus and LED flash support. The camera captures images with a resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels and can record 720p videos by taking 30 frames per second. There is a secondary VGA camera also in front for video calling and self portraits. The standard Li-Ion 1,500 mAh battery keeps the device alive for a talk time of up to 7 hours 30 minutes on 3G and 16 hours 20 minutes on 2G. This battery provides a standby time up to 670 hours on 2G and 640 hours on 3G.

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is an Android powered smartphone that can give a good competition to Samsung Galaxy S III.

Overall Review

Samsung smartphones that silently crept into shelves of mobile stores dominate the smartphone segment today owing to the consumer friendly Android OS and pocket friendly price tags. Galaxy Ace that has already become a favorite of gen Y is upgraded to deliver more for less as in the form of Galaxy Ace 2. Upgraded to Android 2.3 (gingerbread) OS, a dual-core 800 Mhz processor, 768 Mb RAM (much higher than previous version) and Bluetooth 3.0 Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is sure to perform faster and handle more data/apps. It comes with 5MP flash camera that offers slightly better with video quality with HD video recording at 720p at 30fps. Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 measures 118.3 mm x 62.2 mm x 10.5 mm and sports a 3.8 inch touchscreen. The screen which makes most of the phone’s body is glossy and sports a magnificent display while TFT capacitive touch is smooth to use. Features like proximity sensor, Accelerometer and in-built compass account for ease of use.

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