Hi guys,
Last week I bought a new Samsung Galaxy Ace. I'm new to cell phones and did not know about the new ICS Android version that came out, or that this phone isn't (officially) compatible.
I'm sad to find out that it cannot be upgraded to the newest Android 4.0, since I thought that 2.3 was the newest (I now know better).
My question is, was it a really bad mistake to get this new Galaxy Ace since it can only run Gingerbread? I cannot exchange it. Since I'm locked into a 3 year contract, will this phone become completely obsolete quickly?
I'm hoping I will still be able to get decent compatibility with it (for apps) for the next 3 years until my contact is up.
read this Sub-Forum : Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830
And a world for the Ace is opening for you.
Good luck..
I just want to make sure that I will be able to use the newest apps and other things with my new phone.
I talked with my provider and the store I bought it from.... I may be able to exchange this phone for a Samsung Nexus S or Sony Xperia Ray. Would that be a good one to get instead? Do you know if the hardware and CPU design is newer and if it can keep up better?
Would the Nexus S or Sony Xperia Ray be a decent choice for a new ICS compatible phone on a budget?
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Hey all,
Im thinking of buying a new phone.
But what suld you do?
i got a x10 afcorse..
But i thinking of the Arc S.
Or suild i wait for march 2012?
And then see what sony are bringing for us.
The problem is that sony is not showing us the new op comming releases only some leaked sources.
I relay whant to know what the new phone's are like..
I suggest waiting. Quad-core phones are going to start coming out in 2012, so you may want to wait for those (Although Sony probably won't be making any off the bat. Samsung is probably the one who will launch one first).
Hi,
I have been collecting info about upcoming ics for our sga, yesterday was a good day when I saw Cyanogen said: "check back
in 2 Months" on their twitter page. Anyway for many of us it'll be more easy to get official ics update from Samsung instead of rooting and beta testing cm9 , but more and more I can see Samsung's greedy policy, pushing up top devices and leaving "old" without support. Meantime in current case our device isn't that old (remember 18 month "must" support and google words about gingerbread capable) those last few weeks I've seen a lot of speculations on forums, and many people had doubts about ics on sga, pointing to adreno 200 limitations.. But what is more interesting is that today Sony Ericsson made a statement that all xperia devices will get ics support. This includes xperia mini pro which have 600mhz arm11 and adreno 200 gpu! (we have it all and +200mhz cpu). So at the moment it's clear to me that its all up to Samsung, but I'm interested, did they made a statement about galaxy s, ace, nexus one, nexus s and other "very very old devices" ?
Maybe it's a good idea to give them a shut via support? What do you think
Here is url to Sony Ericsson statement: blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/201...ich-for-sony-ericsson-2011-xperia™-portfolio/
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Samsung did make an official statement about phones getting ICS. I remember because I was thinking about a new CM version for the ace instead of stock ICS. I forgot where I saw it. But I don't know, Samsung might change their mind in the future. Even so, by then CM9 will be rocking all our aces ;D
i did read somewhere before Samsung didnt said anything about ace gettin ICS .....but who knws .. still more chances relies on CM9 but its also not clear yet .....
The xperia mini pro is 1ghz with a better gpu, if I'm not wrong it's 205.
Don't confuse x10 mini pro with xperia mini pro.
I don't think so,android devices rarely gets updates
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Hello,
Now the Galaxy S3 is on its way and has the new features like touchwiz!
Do we know if there is any news of the new touchwiz to be ported to the S2?
Well the phone hasn't even been released to the public yet (on sale), so I would assume not yet. But wait till the developers get their hands on it, and I reckon magic will happen
I don't like it though, I think ICS is so much more simple and lovely, but that's my opinion. Maybe I'm also jealous I have to wait another year for an upgrade
Chris.
Hello folks, i'm new to this forum and new to the world of smartphones. own a windows phone but have an inquiry about android which i'm sure my genious brothers here will have an answer to. if i buy an android device that has android 2.3 gingerbread and is not upgradeable to version 4.0 ICS, will the apps work fine on the phone. i have the habit of using my phones for atleast 2 years. so if i'm using an android 2.3 version phone for the next 2 years, will the apps work on my phone? like they wont ask for update of the operating system of the phone?
like in Iphone you need to have the last ios to install and use instagram. is the same case with android too?
huzefaonline said:
Hello folks, i'm new to this forum and new to the world of smartphones. own a windows phone but have an inquiry about android which i'm sure my genious brothers here will have an answer to. if i buy an android device that has android 2.3 gingerbread and is not upgradeable to version 4.0 ICS, will the apps work fine on the phone. i have the habit of using my phones for atleast 2 years. so if i'm using an android 2.3 version phone for the next 2 years, will the apps work on my phone? like they wont ask for update of the operating system of the phone?
like in Iphone you need to have the last ios to install and use instagram. is the same case with android too?
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Google will be phasing out old versions of android, and developers may make the switch to newer android systems as well. Currently, about 60-80% or more of the apps currently can support Gingerbread, since Gingerbread devices make up 50% of android devices in the world. (More info here.) I figure, your phone could probably be supported for another year.
If you are clinging on to a phone for 2 years, get a good one! Most ICS Android devices are not too expensive. If your phone is a popularly branded one (Samsung, HTC, Motorola), and if you are willing to take risks, you might be able to upgrade the firmware in your machine, unofficially though.
Now let me type this out for you....
Every time Google releases a new os they release the platform sdk along with the actual source code.... Next developers download these and start building their apps.... Assume that you are a developer and you set the build sdk to a higher android version say ICS then if your phone is on gb you can't run it so it is at the helms of the developers to decide to support an older platform or not.... And forward compability is possible in android reverse compability may or may not work.... Any doubts post it below I would be happy to respond sir...
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thanks for the prompt response guys and clearing my confusion i'm currently using htc hd 7 windows phone 7.5 but the battery really sucks so was thinking of changing the phone and buying an android one but the phones i was checking are out of my range. can you please suggest some good cheap android ics phones?
huzefaonline said:
thanks for the prompt response guys and clearing my confusion i'm currently using htc hd 7 windows phone 7.5 but the battery really sucks so was thinking of changing the phone and buying an android one but the phones i was checking are out of my range. can you please suggest some good cheap android ics phones?
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What's the budget? There are a bunch of xperias with ics (some even upgradable to jb).
There are plenty cheap stock ICS phones, built by LG and Samsung, such as the Galaxy Ace. Look around for the best value for money.
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xudsa II USERT said:
There are plenty cheap stock ICS phones, built by LG and Samsung, such as the Galaxy Ace. Look around for the best value for money.
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lulz. bad advice. the galaxy ace came default with froyo, upgradeable to gingerbread, but if anyone buys it now it'll came default with gingerbread.
but definitely not came default with ics and not upgradeable to it either, officially.
i own one previously.
imho ace is not what op is looking for. by todays standard, amv6 phone is a big no-no.
Hey there people who still own a galaxy ace!
Our device is already 4 years of age, and still working perfectly! Since the development for cooper is already near its end (if not yet dead), let us talk about our next phone.
Maybe for some basic users, the galaxy ace can still be useful for basic functionality like calls, sms, emails and more.
But for the advanced users here and speedfreaks, what will be your next phone?
I am planning to get myself a Xiaomi Mi4 or Mi3. OR if Windows phone 10 proves to be a success, I might as well shift platforms and get a Lumia device
TrojanHorses said:
Our device is already 4 years of age, and still working perfectly! Since the development for cooper is already near its end (if not yet dead), let us talk about our next phone.
Maybe for some basic users, the galaxy ace can still be useful for basic functionality like calls, sms, emails and more.
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For now I do not intend to change my phone.
SGA S5830 is simple, elegant and very good phone for what I need now.
But I do not know for how long.
I was a user of the BCM21553 variant which lasted 20 months on stock firmware. (Due to unstable CM-based ROM's back when I bought the device) but on Sep 18 2014 at night, I flashed CM11 to get rid of the obsolete GB version.
But it is no longer a main driver, since it was replaced by the GS3 Mini. Why? ARMv7 devices run games and other apps 60% better than on older ARMv6 'relics'. I still have the SGA-i by the way, running CM11 forever.
I recently switched to a MotoG 4G. It's quite an upgrade from the ace. Still the Ace is dear to my heart. Some great developers have been working on the ROMs like Mardon and Erikcas. Thanks a lot guys btw.
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blugonjic said:
I recently switched to a MotoG 4G. It's quite an upgrade from the ace. Still the Ace is dear to my heart. Some great developers have been working on the ROMs like Mardon and Erikcas. Thanks a lot guys btw.
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I really wanted to switch to a Moto G. But sadly it isn't widely sold in my country.
I am ending the year and still have the sga with my rom port lollipop
Best support ever was provided by Mardon (ma6 kernel was and is something most amaizing) I kinda wish every phone had a dev like him on their side.I've had to move on but still,I'll keep my sga as a backup for as long as it lives.
Long live SGA
Hi,
I have a Galaxy Ace as a spare phone myself. It's a great phone and it was amazing to see Android KitKat running on it.
Anyone aware of any future plans for the device on XDA? Had a quick search there and I could only find a modded Android Jellybean made to look like Lollipop.
Long live SGA!
Steve
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I own Ace until 7 January this year. I'm upgrade it to Galaxy Alpha (which is still SGA XD).
My mother used my ace because her phone is dead, until April this year my Ace is also dead. RIP my 4 years old best friend :'(
Now my mother using Asus Zenfone 4S from my brother. He bought an iPhone.
I have a really great memories from Ace since first I bought it. My first Android phone, when everybody else gone crazy about Blackberry in 2011.
still using my Ace, great for when you need a small phone that fits in your pocket
still enjoy flashing roms on it.
Still using too !
just my answer in in two sentence "My Life"...
My first android...
my friends tells me why u not buying new sell phone...
I tell him.....
i can challege you to compare with me with your smart phone....
my phone running on cyanogenmod I will be faster with all functions I have special feature... that are not in your phone....
he loose and I win....
I feel proud that my phone was too many year old...but fight 2015-16 smartphones and wins....
thats why I like it forever...
LOVE YOU ACE
S5830 Simple. Uses in outdoor
Camera is best for capture.