Hi everyone, I got a question for you phone savvy people.
I currently have the LG Optimus One (P500) with Koodo Mobile (Sub-Section of Telus:Canada).
The Samsung Galaxy Ace has just become available and I've been strongly considering it. I've read a lot of reviews and just can't decide.
I use my phone mainly for texting and talking. I don't use data, and just use apps occasionally like Twitter whenever I have wifi. I do like to take pictures, but not videos. I don't use my phone for music or video.
So basically, I'm leaning towards switching to the Ace for $50.
What do you all think I should do?
*My phone is indeed rooted, and I much prefer the rooted version. I have no idea how rooting is on the ACE though.
Thank you.
i have had the SG ace for a few weeks and i have to say, its a nice SMALL phone
(this display is smaller than P500) ... but, its realy no comparable to P500.
The display has a lower resolution, you see LED pixel every time, and the performance is very pore.
Sorry to say that, but forget the SG Ace
+ Larger screen on the Ace.
+ Better camera on the Ace.
+ The Ace is a little smaller and 0.56 oz lighter. I'm mildly annoyed by how heavy the P500/P509 is, so I actually do care about this... a little.
- Less developer support for the Ace. This would concern me. LG must have sold a buzzillion of the P500/P509, so I assume it will continue to have good dev support.
- No 3G with my carrier with the Ace. I could easily live without that, but it's still a small con for me (obviously, this won't apply to everyone).
* Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Ace has an 800 MHz ARMv6 processor that currently can't be overclocked. That's a little better than an ARMv6 processor that can be overclocked to >700 MHz... but not much. I'm calling this a wash.
* The Ace has about the same (or is it less?) internal memory as the P500/P509, so I guess this is a wash.
* I don't know how battery life compares...?
I don't consider the Ace an upgrade. They're comparable phones... Phone Arena actually gave higher marks to both the Optimus One and Optimus T than they did to the Galaxy Ace, for whatever that is worth. User reviews are about the same at various sites like Reevoo (good for both phones). Personally, I wouldn't want to pay $50 to switch to a new phone that is almost exactly the same as the one that I have now. The biggest advantage of the Ace seems to be its 0.3" larger screen, and that's not worth $50 to me. ETA: It seems like the camera might be significantly better on the Ace, if that is important to you...
andy572 said:
i have had the SG ace for a few weeks and i have to say, its a nice SMALL phone
(this display is smaller than P500) ... but, its realy no comparable to P500.
The display has a lower resolution, you see LED pixel every time, and the performance is very pore.
Sorry to say that, but forget the SG Ace
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The Galaxy Ace has a 3.5" 320 x 480 display.
From the Galaxy Ace forum:
scoffyburito said:
My friends have p500s and they envy my phone because of the slimness, 800mhz cpu and screen size.
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Seriously? Your friends envy your phone because it is ~1.8 mm slimmer than their phones? Do your friends know that, unlike Galaxy Ace owners, they can overclock their phones? I would definitely prefer a 3.5" screen, but we're talking about two very similar phones here.
Well, i own 2 devices now, current one is X10 but my previous device was the P500
I do suggest to some of my friends which are newbies to android to use the Ace, but after months of usage, most of them report to me that, the Ace restarts a lot...
The main reason behind this is the small amount of RAM, IMO. When your RAM is running too low, the phone will restart itself, aka soft reboot to resolve the problem.
P500 has 512MB[428mb user accessible] while Ace only has 278, get the difference?
Ace does have a few advantage over the P500 though, the slightly more powerful CPU, better camera and flash[camera flash] too, plus you can take screenshot without root too[P500 has to do this via apps, w/o root]
If both were priced at a same price,i'll get Ace over P500, but $50 is just... too much?
BTW, why not considering upgrade to some new sony? xperia ray seems good to me! A QSD8255 under the hood, 8MP camera, everything is way awesome-er than P500 and Ace
You already have an Optimus One which is quite a decent small little phone. I would save your money and if you really wanted a new phone get a more higher end phone and skip the Ace. That's what I would do, but it's your decision. Are you happy with your Optimus and does it fulfill all your needs? If you are I would stay with the Optimus and save up for a more high end phone.
I wish I could get a Galaxy SII but my carrier doesn't have much coice and I don't think I could afford it! haha.
Only good android phones my carrier has: O1, ACE, Nexus S.
The rest are either Blackberry, garbage, or iPhone.
Zyphur said:
I wish I could get a Galaxy SII but my carrier doesn't have much coice and I don't think I could afford it! haha.
Only good android phones my carrier has: O1, ACE, Nexus S.
The rest are either Blackberry, garbage, or iPhone.
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Get Nexus S if u can afford..
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Let me pose a variation of the question.
If I could get a O1 or an ACE, both for free/same price.
Which one should I get?
Please keep in mind what I said about my phone usage.
Zyphur said:
Let me pose a variation of the question.
If I could get a O1 or an ACE, both for free/same price.
Which one should I get?
Please keep in mind what I said about my phone usage.
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samsung is class. go for ace.
Zyphur said:
Let me pose a variation of the question.
If I could get a O1 or an ACE, both for free/same price.
Which one should I get?
Please keep in mind what I said about my phone usage.
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Get Samsung.
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Well... i allready had a p500.
Now i have an ace.
Bettter camera , better screen, better hardware. No dust under screen. Much nicer to the eyes.
No regreats.
Cheers
Zecanilis said:
Well... i allready had a p500.
Now i have an ace.
Bettter camera , better screen, better hardware. No dust under screen. Much nicer to the eyes.
No regreats.
Cheers
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nice to see ya zecanilis long time no see where have u been?
hsingh1993 said:
nice to see ya zecanilis long time no see where have u been?
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What do you think? He is a moderator after all.
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Zyphur said:
Let me pose a variation of the question.
If I could get a O1 or an ACE, both for free/same price.
Which one should I get?
Please keep in mind what I said about my phone usage.
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ace better
btw, y u dun consider SE xperia mini or mini pro ??
price almost same with ace in my country
try check it out
because it running 1ghz with support flash
although screen is around 3-3.2inch if not mistaken
XeactorZ said:
ace better
btw, y u dun consider SE xperia mini or mini pro ??
price almost same with ace in my country
try check it out
because it running 1ghz with support flash
although screen is around 3-3.2inch if not mistaken
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Cant u see what he said... His operator only have ACE, O1, Nexus S and the others are blackberry, iphone and nokia?
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA MIUI
Same price with Live with walkman too, and live with walkman has some serious music capability too... [i think so]
Dude ill prefer taking nexus . Its a nice phone and updates are there for it. Custom rom wise, there are a lot of devs. Ace can be laggy at times. I have a friend using. Nexus is google best phone yeah
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The Ace is better, but have a ugly display. The P500 costs less and the price is correct for that phone. I succest the P500, or a phone above 300€
DaxElectro said:
Cant u see what he said... His operator only have ACE, O1, Nexus S and the others are blackberry, iphone and nokia?
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lolx
y must buy from operator ??
can't buy with phone shop meh ?
XeactorZ said:
lolx
y must buy from operator ??
can't buy with phone shop meh ?
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I think he still has some contract with the service provider?
Related
Hello friends!
I have to buy a new phone with Android 2.2. I saw this phone and found it to be pretty reasonable. Problem is that none of the dealers here are ready to give a demo of the phone and I dont know how does the display looks,the quality of the touch screen and the speed of the phone.
I had been using Samsung Galaxy 3 before this and got really pissed off with its speed, although the touch screen and the screen colors were very good.
Can anyone tell me how does the phone behave. Moreover, some one told me that the touch screen of this phone doesnt behave like the Samsung phones. Unlike Samsung touch screen in which we just need to give a slight touch for the phone to react, in this phone we have to press slightly. Is it true?
Please help.
go4saket said:
Hello friends!
I have to buy a new phone with Android 2.2. I saw this phone and found it to be pretty reasonable. Problem is that none of the dealers here are ready to give a demo of the phone and I dont know how does the display looks,the quality of the touch screen and the speed of the phone.
I had been using Samsung Galaxy 3 before this and got really pissed off with its speed, although the touch screen and the screen colors were very good.
Can anyone tell me how does the phone behave. Moreover, some one told me that the touch screen of this phone doesnt behave like the Samsung phones. Unlike Samsung touch screen in which we just need to give a slight touch for the phone to react, in this phone we have to press slightly. Is it true?
Please help.
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Yea its a liitle bit true about touch but with me it happned only in apps when i tried to make my fingers fly over the phone.
A little advice buy lg optimus Q becasue its better!
Why don't you watch review videos on YouTube to get an idea of the device? Optimus One is my first Android phone, and I really love it. Have had it for about a month now, but still can't stop showing people what it can do, and playing with it all the time till the battery drains out LOL. For the price, it's a really good device, compared to others like xperia, or htc (from the same price range).
Devil_Dude said:
Yea its a liitle bit true about touch but with me it happned only in apps when i tried to make my fingers fly over the phone.
A little advice buy lg optimus Q becasue its better!
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How much will Optimus Q cost in India???
How about browsing your local stores mate?
There are some slight issues with O1 , some of them being fixed by mik and caveman's work. Also Noejn and Paolo , the authors of the best ROMS , at least in my opinion , hold title to : Void(best overall ) , Prime(stability ) , Megatron( best performance ) and Paolo's LOL rom which is the only one to cook a 2.2.2 version of android .
Also the phone has officially received Android 2.2.2 recently and will receive pretty soon Gingerbread .
So if you're in doubt about the support and popularity that such a budget received then stay assured that you have nothing to worry .
Cost is exactly same as galaxy 3
ccdreadcc said:
Cost is exactly same as galaxy 3
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Yup i had to choose between O1 and galaxy 3..I went for O1..A week later samsung COpies LG and releases three budget android using same chipset as our O1...QUalcomm msm 7227..(Samsung Galaxy mIni, Gio and something like that)
What about Sansung Galaxy Ace against LG Optimus
go4saket said:
How much will Optimus Q cost in India???
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it will cost around 15k or rs 15,ooo in india.
but if u r low on budget then p500 is best choice i have it for a month and cannot let even anyone else touch it!!!!!!!!
Samsung doesn't give more than 256 MB ram on its non flagship phones. P500 has 512. Only this feature is enough for you to make a choice.
Samsung is playing a very dirty game by restricting the ram of all its newly launched non-luxury phones. I7500 died only due to ram. Spica is taking its last breaths.
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www.newtechnology.co.in/olive-smart-price/
Olive smart is a very good option.
Killer features.
Gingerbread
1 ghz and adreno
2 gb rom / 512 MB ram
DLNA support
4.1 inch screen
Flash support
HD Video recording
Secondary Camera
HDMI PORT
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sarfaraz1989 said:
A week later samsung COpies LG and releases three budget android using same chipset as our O1...QUalcomm msm 7227..(Samsung Galaxy mIni, Gio and something like that)
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are you sure they uses Qualcomm processor? i think they use Samsung's inhouse SOCs. but i think that can be tested by overclocking the chips to 760-800Mhz.
go4saket said:
What about Sansung Galaxy Ace against LG Optimus
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not really worth the extra 3.5k INR. you are getting just a bigger screen, better & usable camera. what you loose are: better screen (cause both uses same resolution), ram, battery life, weight.
if you use the camera lot & ok with less battery life, go for Ace. but Optimus One still has lot of life left. also i doubt Ace will ever taste official Gingerbread.
lekhwani said:
Olive smart is a very good option.
Killer features.
Gingerbread
1 ghz and adreno
2 gb rom / 512 MB ram
DLNA support
4.1 inch screen
Flash support
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relabelled Huawei IDEOS X6. compare the specs & pics.
relabelled Huawei IDEOS X6. compare the specs & pics.
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You are right but its a good phone.
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Buy the optimus one! its to good and u will become addicted to it.
Belive me dude its real!
one of my friend took it for only 5 mins he couldn't leave it!!
I personally will never buy another Samsung phone again. Maybe Android, but even then I'd be very careful... From my experience their software is buggy, and they don't update it either. It makes no difference if the model is 200 euros or 400 euros, you'll get one or two updates until your model is old already.
lekhwani said:
Samsung doesn't give more than 256 MB ram on its non flagship phones. P500 has 512. Only this feature is enough for you to make a choice.
Samsung is playing a very dirty game by restricting the ram of all its newly launched non-luxury phones. I7500 died only due to ram. Spica is taking its last breaths.
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Are you sure that Optimus has 512 MB RAM because if it has, thats some thing to go for. Moreover, can some one please tell me the colour quality and touch screen quality of LG. As per the specks of the phone, Optimus has only 256K colour while all other phones these days has 16M colours. As for the touchscreen, do we really have to press a little for the screen to react. Moreover, does a Optimus have a QVGA or a HVGA screen type??
It has 512 MB RAM and HVGA res. Why do you call 256k ONLY ? It's enough, 16M is crap, you cannot see the difference between them. (don't get me wrong, but I would not pay more for the same image/clarity/brightness on a TFT/LCD panel; AMOLED is something else)
Any idea as to when will any of the below mentioned models be launched in India and whats going to be an approx price:
LG Optimus 2X SU660
LG Optimus 3D P920
LG P990 Optimus Speed
LG Optimus Black
LG Optimus Mach LU3000
hey wait a little bit and buy a samsung galaxy gio!
Is this phone worth buying for £130, I want to know your thoughts.
Value for money?
Thanks
Yes.
10char
A few months ago I'd say yes, now I'd say wait a month or so and get the Galaxy W on release.
1.4GHz CPU, 480x800, Gingerbread and official Flash support out of the box at a similar price.
Deeco7 said:
Is this phone worth buying for £130, I want to know your thoughts.
Value for money?
Thanks
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For that price get two, and grab me a spare.
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Asking this in the Ace forum is like going to church and ask do you believe in god
Tap-a-talked from my Galaxy Ace
try to look for moto defy too.. heard it supports flash too.. and it's water proof too ..
Wish I got mine for £130. Yeah it's good, not brilliant. It's very good value at £130 though.
Hatshipuh said:
Asking this in the Ace forum is like going to church and ask do you believe in god
Tap-a-talked from my Galaxy Ace
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Ahaha, you gave me a good laugh!
The reason why I am asking is because I am looking for a good phone for my mum, which is valie for money and I found and Ace that fit the bill and fell in £150 price range, but wanted opinions from Galaxy Ace users.
Thank you for your input so far, keep them coming...
Should be good enough for your mum. My mum is more than satisfied with it.
I guess you mom isnt a poweruser so this will be perfect for her. The price for the Galaxy S isnt much more expensive but Ace is good enough already.
if u want more power, mods, flash support, ports, ambient light sensor, bigger screen, higher resolution, water resistant, dust proof. all this at same price, go buy defy
MOTOROLA DEFY
himanshugurbani said:
if u want more power, mods, flash support, ports, ambient light sensor, bigger screen, higher resolution, water resistant, dust proof. all this at same price, go buy defy
MOTOROLA DEFY
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Yes, guddu, regretting since you owned this phone?
Just had a look at the Motorola Defy, and it looks too clunky and ugly in my opinion.
As this is for my mum, it has to be appealing, but no compromise on specs, I am not looking for low range phones such as htc wildfire etc. like that.
I am mainly looking towards Samsung models but I would consider others that match the criteria and fit my budget, however I will have to rule out the 'Motorola Defy'. I am not worried about software, as lomg it is 2.2 and can upgrade to 2.3 or MIUI
Keep your suggestions coming it, I appreciate it very much so.
Deeco7 said:
Just had a look at the Motorola Defy, and it looks too clunky and ugly in my opinion.
As this is for my mum, it has to be appealing, but no compromise on specs, I am not looking for low range phones such as htc wildfire etc. like that.
I am mainly looking towards Samsung models but I would consider others that match the criteria and fit my budget, however I will have to rule out the 'Motorola Defy'. I am not worried about software, as lomg it is 2.2 and can upgrade to 2.3 or MIUI
Keep your suggestions coming it, I appreciate it very much so.
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If u just want stock, samsung is pretty good on updates. Just this week alone we saw bunch of gingerbread official updates rolled out. Not to mention we had samfirmware and odin, with this two combined, ace is unbrickable for average user
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himanshugurbani said:
if u want more power, mods, flash support, ports, ambient light sensor, bigger screen, higher resolution, water resistant, dust proof. all this at same price, go buy defy
MOTOROLA DEFY
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WE DO NOT CARE .
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EmoBoiix3 said:
WE DO NOT CARE .
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what are u thinking that I want u to care about this
lolololol
what a funny man u are...
himanshugurbani said:
what are u thinking that I want u to care about this
lolololol
what a funny man u are...
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I know you love the Motorola Defy , but this is a GALAXY ACE forum .
SO PLEASE PUT YOUR SKANKY PHONE SOMEWHERE ELSE
not now!! wait for holiday season
I wanted to share with you all a devs view of the ace's future and get your feed back.
Heres the post on my blog http://jusada.tumblr.com/post/14410947588/the-future-of-the-galaxy-ace
Please feel free to comment here or leave a post at my blog.
jusada said:
I wanted to share with you all a devs view of the ace's future and get your feed back.
Heres the post on my blog http://jusada.tumblr.com/post/14410947588/the-future-of-the-galaxy-ace
Please feel free to comment here or leave a post at my blog.
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I'm glad there will still be some dev activity for this device. It is one that slipped under the radar a bit. I am mainly using mine as a PMP now as I have several other phones and it performs pretty well as a basic phone and music player. I have my Ice Cream Sandwich needs met with my ZTE Skate and soon enough on the ZTE Blade. The Ace is reliable as a phone/email/music machine and that alone is enough for me to keep it for work purposes.
This morning I bought a HTC HD2 because of the amazing capabilities this thing has. Can't decide if I want MiUi, AOSP, or Windows Phone7 on it now. Its an awesome phone and was cheap - my Xmas present to myself.
The Dev work you and others do for users to get the most out this device is much appreciated by me. I still own this phone because of the CM7 variant you provided us. As far as legacy and whatnot I can't see that it matters where the forum is. If there is an active community that's all that matters. We cannot compete with the "cool kids" and their flashy devices like the GN and such but we have a forum with active members. That is what matters. Its up to us users to keep devs motivated.
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Brilliant. I really liked it.
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Dead? Not yet..
I brought this phone as a Bday gift to myself. It was the only phone in that price range with a flash. I rooted it after i dropped it & smashed the screen which voided my warranty. I thank the rat that made me drop my phone,coz that was when i started flashing custom roms.
I remember when the FIrst UA rom came out,i was thrilled to see custom roms being finally built 4 the ace. Also a lot of ppl here in India find this phone to be the best in the mid range price pocket. So definitely lot of users from India. Hopefully that would correlate to more devs & ultimately more activity to push it back into the main forums from the legacy section.
I read that an HTC HD 2 which has a 528Mhz processor has got ICS. So i am hoping that our ace might hang around so long as to taste maybe, Android 5.0 ? Wishful thinking or optimism,i am sure that the Ace is not kicking the bucket anytime soon & has a long journey yet..
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I read that an HTC HD 2 which has a 528Mhz processor has got ICS. So i am hoping that our ace might hang around so long as to taste maybe, Android 5.0 ? Wishful thinking or optimism,i am sure that the Ace is not kicking the bucket anytime soon & has a long journey yet..
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The HD2 has a Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon processor clocked at 1GHZ and 448 MB of RAM.
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well said by the dev. As I see it ACE has some potential yet unexplored and maybe it will get better when devs will port ICS on this device and discover new things about phone's capabilities.
But I mostly see it as follow:
Let's say you have bought a brand new PC some years ago when windows 98 where released. No matter what improvements you'll make on it, it will reach its limits and be better but never run as a new PC when windows 7 appeared.
Bottom line:
This phone can still be improved but let's not expect much. It will run for sure better than when we got it with stock rom but that's it. Afterall mobile market evolves so rapidly that even if you like this phone you'll definately find someday a new love. We are expecting more that's for sure and we pay our respects to devs for busting their asses for all of us.
To end this, CM7 for ACE still has issues and to my eyes it's not yet complete, so how come we expect more from CM9? If I were a developer I would try to make CM7 perfect first... but I am not!
very well said Jusada..
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Brilliant. I really liked it.
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i like the ace and your blog is got i have nothing to say against it ive also use al half handy shop x1 eten glofish galaxy 3 x10 mini pro galaxy mini galaxy ace galaxy s2 but the ace is my baby ^^ im not a big dev working on wm6.1 6.5 androidbut im working on job in a handy shop and private to get the best out of my devices also the ace i like my ace as long it is booting
Postmortem:
Ace Pro:
3.5-3.7" display is a sweet spot for most people. 4" and over doesn't fit well in my hands.
Gorilla glass, always a selling point
Froyo 2.2 with guaranteed path to Gingerbread when a lot of phones were still coming with Eclair
Hotswappable SD slot
Ace Con:
Bad reputation for Wifi SOD
HVGA
Somewhat overpriced
CPU/Memory barely in the midrange market segment
I really wanted to like the Ace, and I still do in some aspects. The form factor is nearly perfect for me, Samsung knew that the iphone's industrial design was the thing to blatantly copy.
HVGA is a downer. Nothing except the lowest of the low comes with anything less than WVGA any more.
I was actively warning people off of this handset until the SOD issues were fixed, and they never really were in Samsung roms. As soon as the successor Galaxy W model was announced I immediately steered people looking for a midrange phone that direction.
All this being said, I'm still using my Ace as a second handset (its got my text-roaming sim from Philippines in it) at the moment. I'll probably continue to use it for that until a new shiny thing makes me replace my main phone (currently an SC-02C Galaxy S II).
Obviously no one can truthfully say that they will stick with their phone for 5+ years to come (though they may be some exceptions). You will certainly have to get a new one sooner or later. But I just want to say thanks to all the developers who spend their precious time for average joes like me. The Ace might not have impressive hardware or the manufacturer's support it deserves, but the community behind this device is what removed all the regret from buying it after the countless times I wanted to smash my phone to the ground in the 1 month I used it unrooted and with stock rom.
Im really happy with ace
im mostly using it for call sms emails and heavy 3g usage and also songs
not any other things
so hvga not much affect me as not playing games on it as pc games much better than mobile games
And only like to make ace looks awesome with theming
so only thing make me sad in past was miui only for beautifull looks
but now we have its statusbar due to jusada
launcher(look like)
its themes though have to make manually for launcher
and specially miui realese milocker so i not even miss miui rom
hope miui release some more apps specially launcher that supports themes so will reduce work
to make theme for tencent launcher
So im happy with it and after cm9 not want any thing else
The Galaxy Ace was my first Android phone and the one thay made me step into Android Development .
Back then at the SingTel Shop , I was given only two choices , the Samsung Galaxy Ace and the HTC Desire HD .
I did a little research and founf that a reboot problem was notorious on the Desire , so I decided to get the Galaxy Ace .
At first I was quite satisfied , since it was faster than my Nokia 5800 XpressMusic .
But then , I realised the lags with this phone , and it was then I wasn't really satisfied with this lag......that's when my Android quest began -- to search for the best custom ROM like on my 5800
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Well, the fact that the admins have shifted the Ace to the legacy/low activity devices forum is a tad telling to be frank. I had a poignant moment when i noticed that for the first time.
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The HD2 has a Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon processor clocked at 1GHZ and 448 MB of RAM.
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I meant the older one. The one which had windows mobile 6.5 on it originally..
Chk it out here:
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awesome ! we got great developers . don't break my heart.
Love the article and the devs here
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I really love my phone. It's the first phone in years which I don't regret buying after a few days.. even now, 10 months later.
The only disadvantage I'd mention is the low internal memory, but that's it.
The Ace was my second android and second smartphone. I had s zte blade before. I had a choice between the HTC wildfire s or Sammy ace. And chose the Ace. But I can tell you my zte blade was amazing 600mhz and 512mb was very fast had plenty of devs cm7 etc. But the only thing holding the ace back is the ram. 384mb is horrible for multitasking and single tasking in general.
I was given the feeling that I had been ripped off. Samsung had cut a lot of corners with the Ace. Like no amibent light sensor. HVGA screen and at the time this cost £230. And the Zte blade was £99 and had a WVGA screen and light sensor. But all in all I am very happy with the Ace and am very grateful for to the devs and I decided to port aosp gingerbread which is an on going operation with emoboiix3 and Fla.sh and consegregate. But we are not dead. There is still active development.
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I love my ace! It cover all the things i need to do! And is very fast
snowfire88 said:
I meant the older one. The one which had windows mobile 6.5 on it originally..
Chk it out here:
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Your link wasn't very clickable, but I'm assuming you mean the HTC Leo released 2009? That is the phone I bought 2nd hand. I have an ICS ROM on it now. I got ICS before the Nexus S. On a WinMo device. I also have MiUi to boot into if I want or can swap to WinMo 6.5.x/WP7. It definitely has a 1GHZ processor, 448MB RAM. Can't beat that for £175 really.
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Hi all.
Its the first time I post in the Ace section.
I have some questions about Galaxy Ace. I would like to get the responses from the Ace users on XDA.
I currently own a Samsung Galaxy Mini, and it is a nice phone to have. Gets the job done for most of the daily tasks, like checking Twitter, Facebook, browsing the web, calendars, or alarms. So it is a nice phone for everyday use.
However, I am starting to feel the need for a better phone. Which is not too expensive, but is faster, smoother, and better looking. I especially like it's look. It's truly amazing one of the best looking phones ever produced by Samsung in my opinion. Probably because as a former iPhone user, it looks very similar to it in my opinion.
I am saving money from my job to buy a better phone and I thought about Galaxy Ace. But before buying it I would like to know more about it. I've watched plenty of reviews in Youtube and it seems nice but I would like to ask some specific questions.
For ex. the price of Galaxy Mini in my country is 100 Euro, while for Galaxy ACE it is 180-200 Euro.
Is the difference in money really also seen on the performance of the phone?
I know ACE has a 800MhZ processor, when rooting and flashing custom ROM's, up to how much can it be over-clocked and still be stable?
Does the phone run well with a custom Ice Cream Sandwich ROM on it and be stable for everyday use?
Does the phone run Google Chrome if we have an ICS ROM?
Does the phone tend to reboot, force close, or lag while using it at times?
And finally are you overall happy for buying the Samsung Galaxy ACE?
Thanks you for reading this.
Well the Oficail Dev support....SUCKS! But we have more than 200+ great roms!So great for devs/flashers
NOT FOR:
-GAMES
-HD VIDEO
-HIGH RAM USAGE
BASICALLY.... IF U ARE NOT A DEV/FLASHER GO GET A MDEFY OR ANY SONY PHONE (THANKS an0nym0us_ for reminding me )
Now your questions:
Overclock to : 864 (Mine but depends on each device)
ICS/CM9: Very stable now definitely daily use
Chrome: No, except if I am missing something ... but there are good look alikes (Also it runs FireFox which is better in my opinion)
Reboot:On stock yes...but on great custom roms like Apocalypse ... no
Happy: Well I am a 12 year old sortof dev and it was my best buy so far
GOOD LUCK!
I'm happy when I buy ace a year ago, but if i'm buying it now i'll be an idiot.
There are many better phone u can get with ace price range.
For example I got xperia live walkman with lesser bucks for current ace's price.
You're not really upgrading if u come to ace from mini, both got weak armv6 proc with less and less support.
Go for any armv7 device eg xperia mini, minipro, or live walkman.
Those phone got msm8255 cpu that can easily be oc'ed to 2ghz, got official ics, and i'm pretty sure its price are lesser than current ace price.
Furthermore if u get an ace now it'll be the "i" variant with close to none support from xda
ace = mini + 5mp camera so its not a worthy upgrade in any way.. ace 2 is better upgrade if you can consider but still no official ICS announced for it..and above post says remaining stuffs
Nice idea
You can overclock it at 1036 mhz max but 921 is the best. Higher and it will often reboot. About CM9....it's a good rom but when you have 4-5 apps running it laaaaaaaaaaags and freezes. I advise you to have a "official" CM7 and to mod it as you want.
ace = mini + 5mp camera so its not a worthy upgrade in any way.. ace 2 is better upgrade if you can consider but still no official ICS announced for it..and above post says remaining stuffs
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Nah..ACE 2 aint worth it for me not such great devs
Very interesting responses.
I thank you all.
I am so glad I did not buy it and asked for your opinions.
Will try to save more money and probably buy a Galaxy S2 or a Nexus.
I am not a big fan of Sony, even though it seems they produce some powerful phones. I'd like to stick to Samsung.
Thanks for the responses anyway.
I was expecting the Ace to be over-clocked up to 1GhZ as even my Mini can be overclocked to 820 or so MhZ.
I will stick to Galaxy Mini for a some more months I guess.
Thank you all.
agonn said:
Very interesting responses.
I thank you all.
I am so glad I did not buy it and asked for your opinions.
Will try to save more money and probably buy a Galaxy S2 or a Nexus.
I am not a big fan of Sony, even though it seems they produce some powerful phones. I'd like to stick to Samsung.
Thanks for the responses anyway.
I was expecting the Ace to be over-clocked up to 1GhZ as even my Mini can be overclocked to 820 or so MhZ.
I will stick to Galaxy Mini for a some more months I guess.
Thank you all.
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+1 for the Nexus choice. It has a life time support!
ANDROIDCUSTOMIZe said:
Nah..ACE 2 aint worth it for me not such great devs
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it hasn't even released for masses and you can't expect full-fledged "dev" support for mid-range phones
Here is another reason to choose the nexus if updates are important to you: http://m.lifehacker.com/5924547/frustrated-by-android-fragmentation-just-buy-the-nexus-already
ace is too overpriced so i wouldnt suggest u doing it
but i would suggest u sony ericsson live with walkman (cheaper and better) or sony xperia u (same price as galaxy ace but 2x better)
ace is too overpriced so i wouldnt suggest u doing it
but i would suggest u sony ericsson live with walkman (cheaper and better) or sony xperia u (same price as galaxy ace but 2x better)
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With that I agree fully!
Please dont slam our ace so much. Everyone should remember when our ace was released. Its an 1,5 or more year old phone. Sure you cant compare it with new phones. you also say its overpriced, im agree with you because of the hardware but you also know that our ace was never made for gaming or hardmultitasking or something like that. Many people bought it because of his price and iphone-look and the performance is also very good for the daily use.
If i compare my phone with the sony arc s of my uncle or the evo 3d of my sister, it has only one really big disadvantages for ME :
the old armv6 cant provide new games like temple run
so if you dont want to play games then its a very good phone for its price of 150
euro (in Germany).
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Here is another reason to choose the nexus if updates are important to you: http://m.lifehacker.com/5924547/frustrated-by-android-fragmentation-just-buy-the-nexus-already
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That's why I'm getting a Nexus phone this year. Just waiting for the next Nexus phone.
Ace is a great phone. But if your thinking of buying it now, it will not be a good choice. There at much Better devices out there...
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Fuq no!
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Xperia U :-D
There are much better phones in the same price range now, heck I can't wait for my contract to end in 3 month
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ace = mini + 5mp camera so its not a worthy upgrade in any way.. ace 2 is better upgrade if you can consider but still no official ICS announced for it..and above post says remaining stuffs
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No. Ace=Gio+Top of device charger+rectangular home button+2mb ram less than mini
I remembered all of that myself
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Think of the bigger screen^^
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I have an upgrade coming soon so I came here to ask everyone's opinion on which phone they have or seen that runs good, have good battery life, etc. Basically what's best on the market right now? I have sprint.
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Whiplashh said:
I have an upgrade coming soon so I came here to ask everyone's opinion on which phone they have or seen that runs good, have good battery life, etc. Basically what's best on the market right now? I have sprint.
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Note 2 or S3
Just what you prefer.
I suggest you go to a phonestore and play around with some devices because everyone's opinion is different. Some will say you have to buy Sony, others will say you need Samsung, htc, etc...
Choose what you like the most yourself, and don't go by other people opinions.
(This is what I did when I bought my Xperia S)
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Well, TiesB basically said what I also would suggest. Go to phonestores and take a closer look to the phones which have drawn your attention.
The good thing about Android is that there are many phones with different hardware. Everyone has different preferences. Look at your own preferences and take the phone which matches most.
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Well, TiesB basically said what I also would suggest. Go to phonestores and take a closer look to the phones which have drawn your attention.
The good thing about Android is that there are many phones with different hardware. Everyone has different preferences. Look at your own preferences and take the phone which matches most.
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TiesB said:
Just what you prefer.
I suggest you go to a phonestore and play around with some devices because everyone's opinion is different. Some will say you have to buy Sony, others will say you need Samsung, htc, etc...
Choose what you like the most yourself, and don't go by other people opinions.
(This is what I did when I bought my Xperia S)
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TopDroid said:
Note 2 or S3
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Thanks all, just wanted everyone's opinion. I messed around with a few today, but thank you for your input!
Evo 4g.
I have four options for you:
1) Samsung Galaxy S3 (Too mainstream for me. Great phone anyway)
2) Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (If you are okay with the extra large screen, its a winner in term of specs, raw power, battery life)
3) HTC One X+ or XL (not sure if its available on the US yet)
4) Sony Xperia T (Sony's flagship device. Pretty nice IMO.)
With either of these, you will be satisfied. I have noted that there is a current trend of devs moving to Xperia devices, mostly because seems like Sony is making great phones lately and they are becoming dev-friendly. Just my .02
How much budget do you have? If you are going for high end phone, I think you should buy the new Samsung Galaxy Note 2 as it performs well and has satisfying battery life...If you don't like the gigantic 5.5 inch screen, then your second choice should be Iphone 5 or Galaxy S3...These are my recommendations, hope they help :victory:
All nice choices. I wish note 2 had NFC though.
Zwindchung said:
How much budget do you have? If you are going for high end phone, I think you should buy the new Samsung Galaxy Note 2 as it performs well and has satisfying battery life...If you don't like the gigantic 5.5 inch screen, then your second choice should be Iphone 5 or Galaxy S3...These are my recommendations, hope they help :victory:
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IPhone 5? Gtfo.
;D
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There are many decent phones out there, but ur budget and personal likings are the most important factors.
Some of the decent phones:
Motorola Razr Maxx HD
Samsung Galaxy SIII
HTC One X+
Atrix 4G, CM7 based TopSmarts 1.3 rom, Faux123 1ghz kernel
djluis48 said:
I have four options for you:
1) Samsung Galaxy S3 (Too mainstream for me. Great phone anyway)
2) Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (If you are okay with the extra large screen, its a winner in term of specs, raw power, battery life)
3) HTC One X+ or XL (not sure if its available on the US yet)
4) Sony Xperia T (Sony's flagship device. Pretty nice IMO.)
With either of these, you will be satisfied. I have noted that there is a current trend of devs moving to Xperia devices, mostly because seems like Sony is making great phones lately and they are becoming dev-friendly. Just my .02
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Zwindchung said:
How much budget do you have? If you are going for high end phone, I think you should buy the new Samsung Galaxy Note 2 as it performs well and has satisfying battery life...If you don't like the gigantic 5.5 inch screen, then your second choice should be Iphone 5 or Galaxy S3...These are my recommendations, hope they help :victory:
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sumit77seo said:
There are many decent phones out there, but ur budget and personal likings are the most important factors.
Some of the decent phones:
Motorola Razr Maxx HD
Samsung Galaxy SIII
HTC One X+
Atrix 4G, CM7 based TopSmarts 1.3 rom, Faux123 1ghz kernel
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Thanks all! I think I am going to go with the s3 because I heard it had best battery life for a phone that can do so much, and I heard so much positive things about it, I think I will have to try it. Thanks for everyone opinions though!
Evo 4g.
A phone is a personal phenomenon , something which i like may not appeal to some other person !! Though going by my personal experience i will definitely suggest S3 , great phone from every aspect including the price nowadays (S3 prices have come down by atleast 80 to 100 $) !!