Samsung GALAXY Ace Review

SAMSUNG GALAXY ACE – The Samsung Galaxy Ace is a smartphone having Android 2.3 Gingerbread Operating System with Samsung’s Touchwiz user interface, which features an 800 MHz Qualcomm chipset, 5 megapixel camera, a Micro SD card slot and 3.5 inch screen which looks like similar to the I phone 4.
NEW FEATURES OF SAMSUNG GALAXY ACE-

•   Android 2.3 Gingerbread Operating System.
•   Touchwiz user interface.
•   An 800 MHz Qualcomm chipset.
•   5 Megapixel camera.
•   3.5 inch clear black almoed screen.
•   Expandable memory up to 32 GB.
•   278 MB of RAM.
•   158 MB of internal memory.

DESIGN – The Galaxy Ace has a 3.5 inch Clear black amoled screen with a resolution of 320*480 pixel which is similar to Apple’s I phone 4S. The tapping and flicking is excellent, but the screen is barely legible in the direct sunlight. The bezel around the screen is also similar to the I phone 4 in terms of size. The galaxy ace is available in two versions- a black and a white. There is a silver chromed plastic on the side which resembles like I phone. On the left it has the volume rocker, in the middle of the right side it has a micro SD card slot that can be expandable up to 32 GB. There is also lock key above it. At the top there is a sliding door for charging/ syncing slot for the micro USB and a 35 standard handset jack. On the back there is 5 megapixel auto focus camera which works with LED flash. There is also a speaker on the back side. The Samsung Galaxy Ace’s TFT capacitive touchscreen is average with a 480*320 resolution and 165 pixels per inch image density. Regarding video playback, image viewing and application use, the Samsung Galaxy Ace fails to give high screen standards that have come to be expected from Samsung’s mobiles.

INTERFACE AND FUNCTIONALITY – The Samsung Ace boasts an 800 MHz single core Qualcomm MSM7227 processor( with Adreno 200 graphics) and 278 MB of RAM. A traditional version of Touchwiz UI is used in the final version of Galaxy Ace which translates into the usual garments of a black side scrollable menu and four quick access icons on the bottom which defines the user interface. Unlocking the handset is also done in the traditional sliding way. Pinch to zoom is supported in each of the home screens as well as the main menu.
Regarding software, the Ace has all share app which helps in sharing over. There is also a DLNA to a supported device like an HD TV. There is also a built in Task Manager which can be access by holding down the single physical keys. The phone has three physical buttons (home, volume and power/sleep) which are placed in locations that lead them to be accidentally pressed all-too frequently. The setting menu allows you to view running applications and how they affect the performance of the galaxy ace.
Android has the best Google apps. The Gmail Google Maps(version 5.2), You Tube and Google Talk applications are par both in terms of functions and speed. The full version of the thinkfree office in its document editing helps in comprehensive software package.

CAMERA AND MULTIMEDIA – The Samsung Galaxy has 5 megapixel camera with good performance and reasonable amount of options in the menu since all it comes pre- loaded with Android OS. Images have details with nice color and contrast and a decent dynamic range. There are set of options for different shooting modes which includes smile shots, Multi burst and panoramic shoots. An array of scene selections will fine tune your picture and you can also switch the focus to the macro menu.
Regarding video, it is recorded in the terrible QVGA resolution at 15 fps which is good for viewing on a small screen or for multimedia messaging. Only MPEG-4 files can be played. A quick download from the Android Market supports for Divx/Xvid encoded files.
INTERNET AND CONNECTIVITY – The Galaxy Ace has the Stock Android browser but it seems like it doesn’t support Adobe Flash Player. The phone also supports 3G with download speed of up to 7.2 Mbps. The Galaxy Ace also have W-Fi, b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 and GPS. The micro SD card allows hot swaps of micro SD cards with capacity of up to 32 GB. The phone has internal memory of 158 MB, but a 2GB micro SD card is also included in the package.
PERFORMANCE AND CONCLUSION – Samsung galaxy overall interface is easy to navigate, simple to set up and modify. Through Touchwiz 3.0, contacts are easily joined to Facebook, Twitter and Google accounts, which is a plus point for the social media lovers. The history section of the contacts not only shows your received and made calls, but also it include messages. Messages are displayed as threads, which makes it easy to follow a conversation. Webmail and email are easy to set up and are fast to pick up new messages. The application works well. The Ace has a 1350mAh battery, which gives a talk time of 11 hours.
The Galaxy Ace is a mid range Android phone which comes with 3.5-inch screen. But it fails in video features (QVGA resolution at 15 fps). The Galaxy Ace is bit above average calling quality of smartphone. We have the following Good and Bad points-

Good -
• A well-designed, comfortable handset.
• It is simple to use.
• Budget Android Phone
Bad -
• 800 MHz Processor
• A bit Low resolution TFT display.
• Battery Life.