Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus

Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Specifications

General

• Status
  Available. Released 2012, February
• 2G Network
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G Network
  HSDPA 900 / 2100
• Announced
  2012, January

Size

• Height
  114.5 mm
• Length
  62.5 mm
• Width
  11.2 mm
• Weight
  115 g

Display

• Display Color
  16M colors
• Type
  TFT capacitive touchscreen
• Resolution
  320 x 480 pixels
• Display Size
  3.65 inches

Sound

• Alert types
  Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
• 3.5mm jack
  
• Loudspeaker
  

Memory

• Internal Memory
  3 GB
• RAM
  512 MB
• Card Type
  microSD
• External Memory
  32 GB

Data

• Infrared port
  
• Bluetooth
  v3.0 with A2DP
• USB
  microUSB v2.0
• GPRS
  
• EDGE
  
• WLAN
  Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot

Camera

• focus
  autofocus
• flash
  LED flash
• Geo-tagging
  
• Mega Pixel
  5 MP
• Face Detection
  
• Camera Resolution
  2592x1944 pixels
• Secondary Camera
  

Features

• Browser
  HTML, Adobe Flash
• OS
  Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
• Radio
  Stereo FM radio with RDS
• GPS
  with A-GPS support
• CPU
  1 GHz
• Java
  via Java MIDP emulator
• Colors
  Black

Messaging

• SMS
  
• MMS
  
• Email
  
• Push Email
  
• IM
  

Battery

• Stand By Time 2G
  Up to 670 h
• Talk time 3G
  Up to 7 h 20 min
• Talk time 2G
  Up to 11 h
• Battery type
  Standard battery, Li-Ion 1300 mAh
• Stand By Time 3G
  Up to 420 h

Music

• Music Format
  MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
• Video Format
  MP4/H.264/H.263 player

Additional Features

• TouchWiz UI
  
• Google Search Maps Gmail YouTube Calendar Google Talk Picasa integration
  
• Camera
  
• FM
  Yes,FM Radio with RDS
• Voice memo/dial
  
• Chipset
  Qualcomm Snapdragon S1
• Music
  yes
• Predictive text input Swype
  
• Display
  
• GPU
  Adreno 200
• Document editor
  
• Smile Detection
  
• Speed
  HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
• Multitouch
  
• Sensors
  Accelerometer, proximity, compass
• Touch-sensitive controls
  
• Audio quality
  
• Organizer
  
• Photo editor
  

Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Review

Hunting for a nice, sleek and intelligent Android smartphone, which wouldn’t be heavy on pockets? Well, let’s end your hunt here and introduce you to the very charming Android smartphone, which is loaded with features and has a decent price tag. Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus is an Android smartphone that ticks all the checkboxes when buying an Android phone. Samsung Mobiles has proved that it not necessary that the Galaxy series mobiles have to be expensive.

Starting with the major features, Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus comprises of its stunning 3.65 inches of TFT capacitive touchscreen display that has a prefect resolution of 320 x 480 pixels. The screen is so smooth and swift that it becomes a delight for the user to work on the device. The Touch Wiz user interface is absolutely superb that enhances the mobile experience even more. The powerful 1 GHz of processor is fast and quick and is powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system. The sensors like accelerometer and proximity add more charm and glory tot this Android smartphone.

From the terrific screen, let’s talk about the remarkable camera of the Samsung Galaxy Ace. The Android smartphone sports an awesome 5 megapixels of rear camera with facilities like autofocus, LED flash, face and smile detection and geo-tagging. However, the phone lacks in the front facing camera, but the front camera will allow the user to do video calls too. The camera is capable of capturing high quality images and videos even in the dim light atmosphere.

To save these pictures and videos captured with the phone camera, one will need huge amount of space and Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus has provided the same. The Android smartphone comes with 3 GB of internal memory space accompanied with 512 MB of RAM that allows the user to store data. This internal memory could be further expanded up to 32 GB via the microSD card slot.

The connectivity features of the Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus are not disappointing either. The company knows the importance of internet these days and is aware of the fact that the youth needs internet on the go; therefore, this Android smartphone comes with GPRS/EDGE, A-GPS and 3G support accompanied with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth facility. The presence of HTML and Adobe flash web browser, the internet browsing experience on the device becomes more delightful and exciting. On the whole, Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus is a complete Android device, however, the lack of secondary camera appears to be a minus point here.

Overall Review

Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus is in the line-up amongst devices to be launched in the month of February 2012. We know that the Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus is nothing but the successor of the already launched Galaxy Ace. The Android powered device, Ace Plus has 3.5 inch touch-screen and Samung TouchWiz UI as expected in a mid-range phone. The Ace Plus is more powerful than its sibling as it is powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread, has a 1 GHz processor, and a larger 3.65 inch touch-screen. The screen resolution remains the same though, standing at 320x480 pixels. It can also be easily noticed that the exterior of the Ace Plus has striking similarity with Apple iPhone 3G/3GS. The phone has a glossy plastic finish and curved edges. It has different camera placement at the rear relative to Apple iPhone 3GS.
The price of the forthcoming device is yet to be revealed by the company but it is speculated that with this device Samsung aims to gain more buyers from the budget-constrained segment and trendy and sociable young professionals. Also note that Galaxy Smartphone range is incredibly popular and is very successful worldwide.
One gets a 5 megapixels autofocus camera with LED flash, dual-band 3G with 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth version is 3.0, GPS, 3.5mm audio jack and a standard microUSB port in this new Galaxy phone. The internal storage of this phone is expandable through the microSD card slot. Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus is also claimed to be the thinnest mobile phone and the best choice for all those who want the latest multimedia, high performance, advanced operating system, high resolution camera and ample storage.
The black colored Galaxy Ace Plus sports 114.7 x 62.5 x 11.2 mm physical dimensions and 115 grams body weight including battery.