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amazon Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 reviews
Ace 2 I8160 is the latest model in Samsung’s midrange Samsung Galaxy smartphone, HTC One V direct rival, LG Optimus L7 and Sony Xperia U.
Along with the Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Galaxy Mini, Galaxy Ace is Android smartphone that Samsung carefully carved with many models. The Ace S5830 is launched with a 3.5-inch screen and the design is similar to Apple iPhone 4. Following that, the Korean phone company released the Ace Plus S7500 upgrade with a slightly larger 3.65-inch display and Ace Duos with dual sim features.
However, the latest model in Ace, Ace 2 I8160, is the most noticeable upgrade when it comes to configuration with dual-core processor and 3.8-inch wide screen with higher resolutions, 480 x 800 pixels. But the design and price of Ace 2 is still held by Samsung to compete with competitors in the mid-range Android smartphone market from HTC, LG or Sony, Nokia.
Galaxy Ace 2 I8160 is available in genuine shelves for $300. The machine is equipped with dual-core processor with NovaThor U8500 processor like the Sony Xperia P but the clock is reduced to 800MHz. The Ace 2 features 768MB of RAM with 4GB of internal memory and comes with a expandable memory card slot up to 32GB. Still 5 Megapixel camera, but Samsung’s new Galaxy Ace supports 720p HD video recording instead of VGA resolution as the three predecessors.
Design
Despite its neat design and comfortable feel, the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is simplicity. Not as stand out and unlike the Sony Xperia U with a multicolored, non-metallic LED strip like the Xperia U, and without the widescreen, slim design like the LG Optimus L7.
Ace 2 owns three rounds of 118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm and weighs 122 grams. The machine has a larger screen than the previous three models of the Galaxy Ace, but the size is almost the same, even slightly thinner. The design of the machine is balanced and convenient to use. The memory card slot is located to the right of the machine and has a fairly tight guard.
The weight of 122 grams makes the Ace 2 hand feel very handy, not too heavy and too light for size. Compact machine when put into pants pocket. The back cover is made of plastic with a dash of small dots to increase the friction to make the feeling of holding the machine stronger. The plastic hooks keep Ace 2’s back cover very close to the chassis, without creating the creaky feel of the plastic case. Pressing on the back also shows the hard cover, a point worth praising on Samsung’s midrange model.
The screen is rated higher on Galaxy Ace 2 compared to the direct competition. Not using the AMOLED screen, Samsung is only gearing up for its model of conventional LCD technology with a 3.8-inch display and a 480 x 800 pixel resolution for 246-pixel pixel density ( Ppi).
The screen of Ace 2 is smaller than LG Optimus L7, but the display is crisp and clear. Although the pixel density is not as high as the Sony Xperia U but size 3.8 inches on the Samsung model for better manipulation and control while the smoothness is not inferior. As with the HTC One V, the latest Ace also has a slight advantage when the screen size is 3.8 inches instead of 3.7 inches.
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Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 has a moderate screen brightness but offers good outdoor content without glare and shadow, allowing for clear display of content, but the viewing angle is not wide enough. Try the ability to show movies, the screen is detailed and sharp but the color is not lively and attractive, the contrast is only average so the image is not deep.
Not using Android 4.0 as the HTC One V and LG Optimus L7, instead the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 still stops at Android 2.3. Comes with Android operating system, Samsung TouchWiz interface is tweaked and integrated with additional utilities and features.
With the dual core configuration and Gingerbread, Ace 2 possesses all the features that Samsung equips for Android smartphone, like on Samsung Galaxy S II or Samsung Galaxy W …, from multi-format movie player, support 5.1 audio support, photo editing application, note software, logs to Samsung Apps application store … or Vlingo voice control built-in. The model also supports DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct and Wi-Fi Hotspot functionality, but does not have USB OTG (connection to removable media) and MHL (USB-HDMI interface). However, the sound on Samsung’s midrange model is not as strong as the HTC One V with Beats Audio or Sony Xperia U with Walkman and xLoud.
A small feature that users often wonder about Galaxy Ace 2 is the ability to take screenshots. Instead of holding down the power button and pressing the Home button, on this model you need to hold down the Home key first, then hold down the Back key and then press the power key.
Although not as attractive and professional as on the One V and Xperia U, but Ace 2 is also full of utilities so that users can confidently use the phone as the camera. In addition to the main camera, the camera has an additional VGA camera on the front. The camera settings menu is full of essential settings, from shooting modes, brightness adjustment, white balance, to focus mode, face detection, smile detection. Panorama features are also Samsung built-in, but not HDR mode.
However, the quality of shots on the Galaxy Ace 2 is not equal to two opponents from HTC and Sony, though better than the Optimus L7. All four models are equipped with 5 Megapixel camera. In bright conditions, the picture from Ace 2 gives good detail, sharpness and relatively bright. However, the white balance of the machine is not really good, in some conditions the image obtained is completely different from the real scene, for example, the sky is turned purple. In low light conditions, the shots are low noise and acceptable.
The Galaxy Ace 2’s 5 megapixel camera has a focal length of 4 mm with f / 2.7. The focus and shooting time of the camera is slow compared to the same segment.
Compared to its predecessors, the video recording feature on the fourth generation Ace is upgraded to allow 720p HD video recording at 30 frames per second instead of VGA. Experimentation shows that HD video footage from the Galaxy Ace 2’s 5 megapixel camera gives a fairly large capacity when the bitrate is up to 12.3Mbps, the frame stabilizes at 30 frames per second, maximum up to 100 images and minimum down to 15 pictures.
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is a smartphone with good performance over cost. Actually Samsung’s midrange model is about the same size as the Sony Xperia P, not the Xperia U. Both are powered by a Novathor U8500 dual-core processor with Mali-400 graphics.
The only difference is that Samsung reduced the clock speed of the processor from 1GHz (as on the Sony Xperia P) to 800MHz on its midrange Ace 2 model. This is to save battery and make the machine work more smoothly because of the fact that during use, the activities of Ace 2 are smooth, well suited to the needs from work to installation. Put high quality graphics games.
Compared to the three opponents of the One V, the Optimus L7 and the Xperia U, Ace 2 is the best performing model through popular software visual assessments. Actually, the use of Ace 2 also impresses when not so hot during surfing, playing games or using 3G, in part because Samsung has reduced the processor speed to a lower. The fastest is when browsing the web in 3G mode.
Dual-core processors with 800 MHz clock speed and 1,500 mAh battery life ensure the Galaxy Ace’s performance is superior to the One V and the Xperia U. With the GSM / WCDAM network mode, 2 mail accounts with automatic synchronization every 15 minutes, call in the average, surf the web, browse Facebook for a total time of about 20 minutes, the battery life of the machine from 8 am to 10 pm. The battery life is about 75%. The test also shows that for the same level of usage, the battery of Ace 2 for a little longer than the One V, Xperia U but not equal the Nokia Lumia 710.