Hello there.
I currently own a ZTE Crescent (Same specs as Galaxy Ace as far as I'm aware with the exception of a front camera) and my parents have offered to get me a sim only contract, after looking online I've discovered I can pay an extra 10p and get a new phone as well as the deal I was getting for my sim only.
I've found the Galaxy Ace for £13 from Three with unlimited texts, 100 minutes and all-you-can-eat data so I'm wondering whether or not to get it or not.
Is it easy to root/flash CWM and are the custom roms any good?
Is there a fully working CM9/CM10 here yet? If not, is there any almost-working cm9/cm10 if so, what problems do they have?
Does A2SDGui and the Darktremor scripts work on this device? A2SD is essential for me.
Is it worth me going on a two year contract or should I just get a sim-only and carry on with my Crescent?
Thanks for reading and hopefully helping me out!
You might want to look on some other phones, outdated armv6 processor, so you can't play some of the popular apps like temple run.
But if that doesn't matter to you it's a decent phone with a lot of support and CM9/CM10 usable as a daily driver.
And I advice you not to take this phone with a 2 year contract.
It's already very old hardware already and in 2 years it won't be even able to keep up with the lowest- end smartphones.
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Thanks for the reply.
Unfortunately, I haven't got much choice, trying to find a half decent phone for under £15 on Pay Monthly is a pain and this is the best I could find! If you have any ideas then feel free to let me know, I saw the new HTC Desire C for the same price (Only a 600 mhz processor but it runs ICS by default).
My Crescent (Which also has a armv6 processor) can run the ported versions of games such as Real Racing, Temple Run and GTA- It's not perfect but they're playable so I don't think that would be a problem for me.
The contract doesn't really bother me, I'll be flashing ROM's on it so as long as it runs smoothly I'd be happy for the 2 years, I also have my Crescent which I can run back to if I get bored of the Ace. At the end of the day, a phone is a phone, I'm not bothered on having the latest best and expensive technology.
I wanted to get Huawei Ascend G300 but can't find it on a decent contract in the UK, quite disappointing.
Thank you for your reply.
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Would you recommend either the HTC Desire C or the Sony Xperia Tipo over this?
the phone is not worth the money,you can look for xperia neo v which is better at all things and i think the same price
CurtisAndroid5 said:
Thanks for the reply.
Unfortunately, I haven't got much choice, trying to find a half decent phone for under £15 on Pay Monthly is a pain and this is the best I could find! If you have any ideas then feel free to let me know, I saw the new HTC Desire C for the same price (Only a 600 mhz processor but it runs ICS by default).
My Crescent (Which also has a armv6 processor) can run the ported versions of games such as Real Racing, Temple Run and GTA- It's not perfect but they're playable so I don't think that would be a problem for me.
The contract doesn't really bother me, I'll be flashing ROM's on it so as long as it runs smoothly I'd be happy for the 2 years, I also have my Crescent which I can run back to if I get bored of the Ace. At the end of the day, a phone is a phone, I'm not bothered on having the latest best and expensive technology.
I wanted to get Huawei Ascend G300 but can't find it on a decent contract in the UK, quite disappointing.
Thank you for your reply.
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Would you recommend either the HTC Desire C or the Sony Xperia Tipo over this?
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The Tipo, has much better hardware.
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The Tipo, has much better hardware.
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Ace was worth a purchase. BEFORE!
But now, Ace with that processor? nope. Not going anywhere.
Xperia Tipo is the best in that range. Has everything Ace has, but just scooped up some stuff and upgraded them.
Like the processor and stuff.
Buy the Tipo. Official ICS On it. Yep. tipo is the best option.
Tipo is available for only £7.50 a month from Talkmobile.
24 month contract
250 minutes
unlimited texts
500mb
Should I just go for it?
The only thing putting me off is the 3.2mp camera and lack of development.
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Tipo is available for only £7.50 a month from Talkmobile.
24 month contract
250 minutes
unlimited texts
500mb
Should I just go for it?
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Well.
That's a good offer.
Are there any other phones in your price range???
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It Comes With ICS.
You might want to look at this:
http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/phones/xperia-tipo/
The only phones in the same budget are the Galaxy Ace, HTC Desire C and the Nokia Lumia 610.
No root access for the Tipo yet, if I got it and root never happens then it'd be a waste of time.
If you want root access you should wait to buy a phone and look at these later.
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If you want root access you should wait to buy a phone and look at these later.
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Only silly people buy phones without intention to root and flash custom roms! If I purchase an Android device I want to unleash its full capability!
If I wait and the offer ends then I'd be devastated aha. Might have to grit my teeth and go for it.
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Only silly people buy phones without intention to root and flash custom roms! If I purchase an Android device I want to unleash its full capability!
If I wait and the offer ends then I'd be devastated aha. Might have to grit my teeth and go for it.
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Oh.
No root for it yet?!
That would totally suck.
Not even Super One Click Root workss?
or universal root?
Google doesn't bring anything up unfortunately. I'd expect SuperOneClick to work but I'm not sure if it's worth the risk!
I don't want to be stuck with an unrootable device!
if you wanna buy a new phone dont buy from samsung cuz no updates
or a used one hmmmmm there is htc " may be one v"
I'm trying to find a phone on a sub £15 contract. Can't afford anything else right now. Hence why my options are low-budget devices hehe.
Given the specs of your current phone, I'd say stick it out as long as you're not desperately due for a replacement.
CM9 and 10 are indeed usable as a daily driver, but not nearly as smooth as with higher spec'ed devices. CM9 takes *all* of the space available in /system, which is an issue IMO.
Also, although this might have been a buggy application or a bug in CM9, my girlfriend's Ace battery life was good for about half a day, with no cellular data, wi-fi and UMTS (no GSM fallback).
Save yourself some money and get a better device down the road.
Ace was good enough 1 year ago.
Now its just pure shyt!
But some things are decent, like camera, call quality, vid rec, gps,etc.
In terms of gpu and cpu, its not good at all for the price!
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Don't buy it now dude. Buy a phone with atleast armv7 processor. Try to save money for it
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is not worth it.... take something else
Thanks guys, I'll stick it out with my Crescent and I'll see what I can get a few month down the line.
I appreciate all your answers, it's nice to see a bunch of friendly forum members!
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Should i buy SGSII, Xperia Arc/Neo, Incredible S or wait for HTC Sensation, i will be buying a new phone in June, i hope good guidance will help me out.
Buy SGS 2 and sell me £300 .
jje
Same for me!
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buy now!
if you wait for a new phone, then the new galaxy wll be out before your contract ends and youll really really want that one!!
Good phone. high specs. but it's down to YOUR buget... do you want a expensive hih end phone? or will a phone at a cheaper price do?
Just got the SGS II. Had an S I before. SII is amazing. No lag on any games. Quadrant scores are 3500 plus or 4000 plus if you over clock it.
Its fast smooth with excellent functionality
Motorola Razer ftw
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Should i buy SGSII, Xperia Arc/Neo, Incredible S or wait for HTC Sensation, i will be buying a new phone in June, i hope good guidance will help me out.
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These threads amuse me. Here's 5 phones, pick one. And asking in the SGS2 section no less. That's like asking a bunch of Mac owners if they should buy a Mac or a PC.
Clearly you're open to a new carrier because you're choosing between 5 phones. If you had to stay with a specific carrier, that already cuts your choices down to 2 or 3 since the SGS2 and Sony handsets don't support the same 3G bands as the HTCs. Your country will factor in as well since launch availability, pricing, and local carrier discounts will incentivize some phones over others.
Those are just some of the considerations that don't even have anything to do with the phones themselves. Of those 5 choices, how many here have had 20 minutes hands-on with more than 2 of them? I haven't. Most of the opinions here will likely come from hours of aggregating editorial reviews. While those are valuable in their own way, asking a forum pales in comparison to doing that research on your own. Also, you can bet that almost no one here has played with a Sensation yet.
OP, I don't mean to be a douche but nobody here will offer a more meaningful opinion than one you could come up with on your own.
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Motorola Razer ftw
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They still sell those? :S
Also OP you are asking this in a GS2 forums, 99% are gonna say gs2 just like i am
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If you want a future proof phone say atleast for a year or two..
then the SGS 2 and Sensation are your best bet..
SGS2- you will be able to root and make sure you have the latest software thansk to XDA
Sensation - will not be able to root yet (locked bootloader) until some brilliant XDA members manages to crack it
I am considering the Sensation as I feel I hopefully wouldn't need to root it for atleast a year or two by which time somebody might have cracked its boot loader
The milestone has been out almost 2 years and the bootloader is still not cracked
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Good phone. high specs. but it's down to YOUR buget... do you want a expensive hih end phone? or will a phone at a cheaper price do?
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I can get a high end phone price isnt a issue just need a phone which can last for a year or two, should be durable i am not a fan of rooting devices so i dont really need that until it is necessary to meet the techonolgy in shape of updates.
Sony phones look like toys with good feature, HTC looks solid, i have Samsung Wave at the moment though it has great features but the Bada OS which is not cracked yet, so i want to try Android now.
So far by reading reviews, user comments, watching videos i have found SGSII best but on the other hand there are people complaining about battery, sound, lag, reboots etc etc which is really confusing.
Note: I am from Pakistan so contract thing doesnt work here, i will get a Sim Free phone by paying full price of it thats why it is really necessary to do a research and ask for guidance.
How about the Google Nexus S (made by Samsung).
Always reqcieved the latest Android updates straight from Google.
Very stable.
NFC reader.
Many Custom ROMs.
Identical hardware to the Samsugn Galaxy S i9000 (4" AMOLED i9020, or sLCD i9023)
The phone feels like a phone in your hands.
No lag unlike the Samsung i9000.
About 350 Euros last time I checked.
handtec.co.uk post internationally.
Sadly, no microSD card, no FM Radio. Lacks some hardware enabled codecs for video, but still plays most and can play other formats using software decoding.
The hardware of Nexus S isnt outdated ? I guess most of the future applications will support dualcore phones.
Have mine for two days now and I must say this one of the best phones I got my hands on.
Battery life is amazing. Camera it's amazing.samsung's email client and screen is fantastic.
And 1.2ghz dual prossessor is so so fast.. Can't even compare to htc vision oc 1.8ghz cm7.
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Just got the SGS II. Had an S I before. SII is amazing. No lag on any games. Quadrant scores are 3500 plus or 4000 plus if you over clock it.
Its fast smooth with excellent functionality
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and no battery )
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and no battery )
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We get it, your battery life sucks. Take a look at your apps, because the majority of users say the battery life is great. I've done no tweaking except freezing a few hubs, everything still syncs in the background and I'm sitting on 92% now, unplugged at 7am this morning. (It's now 2:20pm here.)
I just got my sgs2, my previous phone was a desire but I miss htc sense already. But I am hoping someone will port sense to the sgs2 soon there already is a mostly working port for the sgs1
It's not a secret that the Optimus One is getting long in the tooth and several hacks and workarounds are undertaken just to make it as usable as most new phones in the market. That said, what is your planned upgrade path?
If I get enough money, I like the HTC Evo 3D.
Though I think of switching to desire z or defy or galaxy s or dell steak(bigger screen fascinates me) , I have second thoughts again and again.
I feel we already have gingerbread, good 3d, good internal memory via 1gb ext partitions, 512 mb ram. Sound is great now with gb too.
So what will we get after upgrading. I believe a bigger screen, flash support, dlna, 720p video recording. But then I think how frequently will I use them. After thinking this I just become satisfied with my present o1.
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I am considering the nexus s but I am a little disappointed in the fact there its no external sd slot so if not I will wait for tmobile to get a duo core 4g phone
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Same here.. I would get any phone with 1ghz processor or even Samsung galaxy S.
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i wish to get my htc sensation soon in my hand
the evo 3d
QWERTY droids are starting to look good to me. I'm getting pretty tired of touchscreen typing so if I will stick with Android (for now I'm not really sure I want Android anymore) it will be either a QWERTY one or a 4-4.3" one for precise typing (thin chances because I'm tired of poor battery life).
All i can say is it will not be any LG, just coz they made us w8 for Android 2.3.
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All i can say is it will not be any LG, just coz they made us w8 for Android 2.3.
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Please, consider that this is a low end phone and that there are 5+ different versions of this phone. Many high end phones don't even have 2.3 officially announced. We have an estimated time with videos of the official gingerbread. No reason to hate LG. I would much rather have a finished bug free update then bug full one. It's annoying that people are putting LG/this phone down because of the 2.3 update. This phone is zippy for what it has and LG has done a great job.
This phone pretty much satisfies my needs, I'll probably buy another in a year or so, so whatever looks good then I'll buy it
I am very pleased with my Optimus. I like the Nexus S but can't justify the cost. If I were to break my Optimus T I'd buy another one now that it's $50 cheaper than when I bought mine back in November ;(.
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All i can say is it will not be any LG, just coz they made us w8 for Android 2.3.
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It is gr8 that atleast I will going to c gb on ur o1
Mahesh
Colleague has an Galaxy S2 and the screen is captivating. Wow. With a mod or two that phone will pwn.
I'm not planning buying a new phone anytime soon. I'll propably keep my O1 at least until xmass.
It was my first android (ex symbian fanboy) and I didn't want to spend much money in case i didn't like it (but I fell in love with it) but my next android will definetly be a high-end phone.
Dual core, wvga, hdmi capabilities etc. If I was to buy a new phone now I'd choose optimus x2. A friend of mine got it few days ago and I like it very much
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I'm not planning buying a new phone anytime soon. I'll propably keep my O1 at least until xmass.
It was my first android (ex symbian fanboy) and I didn't want to spend much money in case i didn't like it (but I fell in love with it) but my next android will definetly be a high-end phone.
Dual core, wvga, hdmi capabilities etc. If I was to buy a new phone now I'd choose optimus x2. A friend of mine got it few days ago and I like it very much
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The O1 really is a potent Android gateway drug. Knowing the power of this OS, I wouldn't settle on less than high-end for my next Android phone.
I like my O1 Thankfully it was a right choice, It does everything i want too, And now that its overclocked its performing without any lags, Add to that Gingerbread.... its Got Juice for another year or so...
My next Phone will not be android, I'll keep my O1 as my secondary phone and Get that Awsome Nokia N9 with meego they are going to release this year
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I like my O1 Thankfully it was a right choice, It does everything i want too, And now that its overclocked its performing without any lags, Add to that Gingerbread.... its Got Juice for another year or so...
My next Phone will not be android, I'll keep my O1 as my secondary phone and Get that Awsome Nokia N9 with meego they are going to release this year
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Meego is fail. This will be their first and last phone on meego. Nokia has announced. They focusing more on windows 7.
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for at least 2 years i'll stay with O1, as long as i have subscription.
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Meego is fail. This will be their first and last phone on meego. Nokia has announced. They focusing more on windows 7.
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Oh!! I see you are The GOD who can predict the future,
The phones not even released yet, and we don't know how its going todo... If it were to be a huge success, Its no doubt that nokia will reconsider bringing Meego into main stream, plus there are millions out there who are rooting for the phone due to its limitless capabilities... thanks to the people over here at XDA..
"Meego = Fail!!!"
Sorry
You will have to take that word back when you'll see android applications working efficiently on a Meego... prepare to be amazed
Hello everybody!
I currently own a Samsung Galaxy Europa (I5500) which is on 2.3.7 Cyanogenmod 7.1, I like my phone but I want something a bit bigger with a better processor and camera etc so i have a few questions for anybody willing to reply, first of all I will let you know what I want in a phone and you can tell me if this phone is right for me then I'll get down to the questions.
I want a phone that runs fast and smoothly, loads up social networking applications fast, good for texting, fairly good camera, a good battery life to last a full day at college (Heavy texting, few phone calls, facebook browsing and checking emails once or twice) and easy access to emails- that pretty much sums up what i want.
Now my questions (All of these are related to STOCK roms, no custom ones- I want this phone to be my little stock phone which i will take good care off, i use my G5 for flashing etc)
Does this phone run smoothly?
Does this phone have an OFFICIAL 2.3 Gingerbread update via Samsung KIES?
Has it got a good battery life? (How long does a full charge last?)
Is there any word on an Ice Cream Sandwich update for SGA?
That's about it, please take the time out to reply to me, i'd appreciate it!
Thank you,
Curtis.
I find its ARM-11 processor somehow slow. However, the camera and screen for its money are brilliant.
YES, IT HAS GOT STOCK GINGERBREAD UPDATE. Its behaviour is smooth, but with rough edges. Battery life isn't as good it could be.
My tip - Xperia ray. It has got the best screen I've ever seen on an sub-300EUR Android device. It has got a better processor and it's nice to hold in hand too.
Depends on your budget, SGA is kinda "best buy" device in it's price segment, but as I can see you can get a quite nice deals on SGS and SGS2, so I would go for those.
Go for the LG Optimus series .
Otherwise the Xperia Play or Arc can be a good choice .
You could also try the Samsung Galaxy S+
If not , try the HTC EVO 3D or the Sensation
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I like my Ace, but i'm not sure if i would recommend to someone at this time.
I guess there are better phones (higher res, faster CPU, more internel memory) for a price that is not that much higher than the ACE's.
I want a phone under £200, i managed to find a SGA on my favourite PAYG network for only £145!
Than choose between SGA and SE x10.
Isn't the SE X10 the tiny phone with a even tinier qwerty keyboard?
Nope, that's X10 mini and Mini Pro, I'm thinking about full X10:
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=2964&idPhone2=3724
(X10 has bigger display, better camera 8Mpx, 1Gb internal memory+8Gb card+384MbRAM, and it's also upgradable to Gingerbread)
Holy sh*t, how much is that in the UK?!
Hmm...try something like this>
http://www.ebay.co.uk/ctg/Sony-Eric...3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A5251&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
(I'm not so much into ebay auctions, but I think you can find some good deals)
I don't like buying second-hand or from eBay, i prefer to buy from a store like Phones 4 U, Carphone Warehouse or Three, neither of them stores sell the normal X10
Have you checked your network provider deals, per example my wife got SG Tab and IP4 for 70 euros (two year contract with Orange De).
I only buy phones on Pay As You Go, as I am in college, I haven't got a steady flow of income so i don't want a contract in case i can't afford to pay it one month
Hey, i just found a brand new Galaxy S2 (Pay as you Go contract), just save some more money>
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-G...58729?pt=UK_Mobile_Phones&hash=item1c1ffd0089
Thank you for all your help, I can't afford that at this moment in time though, i'll just keep my money and put it all together at Christmas and get myself something then, i can get a HTC HD7 for £170 from my local CEX (unlocked) so i may get that.
I really don't want to start a WP7 trolling topic, but, if you want an open platform, isn't it too strange to consider HD7 as an alternative? Of course, Metro is great and everything works just so smooth, but it's not that open..
For the money i bought my Ace, it was the Motorola Defy. Now i'm thinking why i didn't choose the motorola. It has a processor seemed to the ace one, at 800 Mhz; it has more RAM(512MB); It's super ressistant. And it support flash player native.
In Sweden the price for SGS and SGA are almost the same, so i'd rather go for SGS(no led for the camera though). And as dami391 said Motorola Defy, the phone is "better" (specwise) and cost about the same.
It's kinda hard to recommend SGA now that there are better phones around the same price.
But I'd say that I'm very happy with my purchase of SGA.
As the guy above me said, now you´ve got a lot more than we had when we bought our beloved SGA.
I would recommend the SGA for you if its price is affordable for your incomes. Id say that is the best phone I ever tried but this thought just came only when I installed a new rom and rooted it, if you are not planning install new roms I definetely would say dont try the touchwiz interface and the stock rom that comes with the Ace. It sucks.
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!
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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).
121C4 said:
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
madman said:
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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Hi all, Thanks in advance.,
I am a Xperia X10i user bought it when it released having android1.6 now got upgraded to 2.3 but its very slow and slaggy in many ways so thought of moving to a new model.
Is this phone good to be bought or can I wait for another few months?
some people say that SGS3 is not worth the money is that so? where as SGS2 is good.
Please guide me based on your experience.
Well I am using the sgs2 e4gt and I love my new phone it light fast great picture and it u want any review look on YouTube and some ppl say it better than the iPhone (I'm one of them)
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felixpaul said:
Hi all, Thanks in advance.,
I am a Xperia X10i user bought it when it released having android1.6 now got upgraded to 2.3 but its very slow and slaggy in many ways so thought of moving to a new model.
Is this phone good to be bought or can I wait for another few months?
some people say that SGS3 is not worth the money is that so? where as SGS2 is good.
Please guide me based on your experience.
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The Galaxy S3 is worth every penny I paid for it. It is also the most powerful phone on the market. It is a purchase that you won't regret.
The screen is hard to read in direct sunlight. The other issue I'm having is that it's hard to stop touching it.
I had an x10 way back about 3 years ago. That phone is like a motor scooter compared to this Ferrari.
The s2 is still an excellent choice if you want an upgrade while keeping costs down but bear in mind the s3 will last you longer before you need another upgrade.
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You might also look at the Galaxy Nexus which Google sell for $350. It's only dual core, but it gets latest updates directly from Google, so unlike that Sony, even two years from now you will most likely get latest Android version.
However, if you want more storage space and a high quality camera, then the S3 is a better choice. It's going cheap on ebay also. The current retail price is more than I'm willing to pay because I'm not confident of its build quality.