Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Review
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The Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus is an heir to the Galaxy Ace, which was outed a year ago, upping the CPU speed to 1GHz, and the screen size to 3.65”. Unfortunately, it is keeping the same HVGA resolution that was all the rage in 2006.
It is not aiming to win any specs or design awards, but is it a decent player in the value-for-money category? Read on our review of this entry level Android handset from Samsung to find out...
Design:
The overall looks are decent, and still anything but a black plastic design would be a welcome difference. The Galaxy Ace Plus has tapered back made of shiny black plastic, where the 5MP camera with LED flash and the speaker grill are situated. This glossy plastic is a bit slippery, but the phone sits well in the palm, and the screen is small enough to reach everywhere with your thumb only, making the handset suitable for one-handed operation.
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The Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus sits well in the palm | ||
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You can compare the Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus with many other phones using our Size Visualization Tool.
The brightness of the display is good enough outside on the cloudy day we had, but it's not going to be very legible when stronger sunlight hits. Still, this can be said for many but the brightest smartphone screens, so it is fine. The colors are vivid, though, and the viewing angles decent. The screen's main disadvantage is the below average pixel density, which makes the interface look grainy, and letter edges jagged when reading. It is a 3.65” display with 320x480 resolution, resulting in 158ppi.
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The Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus has a 3.65” display | |
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Power key on the right | 3.5mm jack on top | Volume rocker on the left |
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Back | Camera with flash | Back cover removed |
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7 Comments
1. ardent1 posted on 20 Jan 2012, 07:41 4 1
You wonder if Samsung knows what they are doing. The most important thing after making a phone call is looking at the screen for a smartphone. Even the Exhibit II has a better display at 480 x 800 (WVGA) on the same 3.7" screen size.
Did Samsung run out of WVGA displays? Doesn't Samsung realize people spend a lot of time over a two year contract looking at the display on smartphones?? WTF??
3. General posted on 20 Jan 2012, 23:57 5 1
There are many other options(which are much better) at almost the same price :
1. Sony Xperia Neo
2. Sony Xperia Neo V
3. LG optimus black
4. LG optimus 2X (dual core)
5. Samsung Galaxy R
6. Motorola Defy+
7. MOTOROLA MOTOLUXE (really great,cool) (http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_motoluxe-4404.php).
These phones are much better than Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus, they have better optics, displays with higher resolution, pixel density, better processors and better build quality.
6. Sarath posted on 21 Jan 2012, 06:22 3 0
Even the sony ericsson xperia mini is beter than this,except in terms of screen size.It has HD video recording and larger resolution too.And music is always better in S.E.And display too is better with bravia engine.
2. Muhannad posted on 20 Jan 2012, 08:46 5 1
The glossy plastic is worse than the plastic in the original Galaxy Ace.
7. iyang02 posted on 06 Feb 2012, 08:09 1 0
with all of the gadgets now that keep releasing, we can't have it perfectly for us. we can't find contentment for they keep upgrading it. so the very wise for us now to do is to know our priority. what is your purpose for having that kind of thing? i keep reading comments and most of them we're not contented in some other way. like this one the samsung galaxy. samsung, nokia and apple will always be on the line when it comes to comparing. but this article will keep you interested. the samsung vs. samsung? you will find out why if you'll check this article (www.androidapps4u.com/news/tehnology/tech-news/samsung-nexus-prime-vs-samsung-galaxy-s2-lte/)
