Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Review
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The 1300mAh battery of the Galaxy Ace Plus is smaller than the usual 1500mAh unit Samsung places in most of its Android handsets, and there aren't official talk numbers yet, but our superficial impressions showed that it fared no better or worse than other Android handsets at that level – a day and a half with moderate usage should drain your battery to its limits.
Conclusion:
The Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus would have made a more lasting impression on us as the first Android handset from Samsung for the year, if it wasn't for the almost insignificant upgrades from its predecessor. A year later we get the same design, lousy HVGA resolution on a slightly larger screen, and the obligatory 1GHz CPU.
Its biggest problem is the price though. While it is about the same as the original Ace, a year later the market can offer lots of alternatives. And there are better phones for roughly the same money – models that were more expensive but got affordable as they got older.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia neo, for example, is currently cheaper than the Arc, although it is better in any aspect. For about the same price or slightly more, you can get other better smartphones like the LG Optimus Black, or the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc (with better screen, svelte design and camera that records 720p video). Granted, the prices we saw for the Galaxy Ace Plus are introductory, and are likely to fall down quickly, but it will still not be worth it in comparison.
Software version of the reviewed unit: 2.6.38.6
Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Video Review:
Pros
- Decent picture quality
- Smooth UI performance
Cons
- Low screen pixel density
- Insignificant CPU upgrade from its predecessor
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11 Comments
1. ardent1 posted on 20 Jan 2012, 07:41 4
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 6
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 4
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 6
The glossy plastic is worse than the plastic in the original Galaxy Ace.
7. iyang02 posted on 06 Feb 2012, 08:09 1
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/)
8. kakashi posted on 01 Apr 2012, 06:01 0
How Much would it cost?!
I realy want one but only if it's around £200 or less, that is probibly a streach but im 13 so thats expensive
has anyoone got any other suggestions for good android phones for 200 or under that has like a 1 ghz prossesor and screen the camera can be rubbish for all i care.
9. Teasy posted on 31 Oct 2012, 16:22 0
Insignificant CPU upgrade from its predecessor? You're talking about a 800Mhz ARM11 vs a 1Ghz Cortex A5. The later is quite a bit faster, don't fall for a direct mhz comparison. These are two different processors, the Cortex would be faster than a ARM11 even if both were running at the same clock speed. The ARM11 can't even run Adobe Flash.
10. akshaykumar12 posted on 04 Jan 2013, 23:27 0
Samsung galaxy ace plus is the best android phone as compare to another android phones. Is comes in market with most affordable phone. The best features are: 3.65 inch Capacitive display, Android 2.3, 5 MP Camera, 1 GHz Processor, 512 MB RAM, 1300 mAH battery
I just love this mobile after using first time.
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11. jeffsantanna posted on 05 Apr 2013, 20:50 0
I use a galaxy ace plus in my day to day. It fulfills its purpose well for smartphone entry level.
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