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Sunday 24 November 2013

Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 : Minor league

Introduction

The Galaxy Ace 3 arrives as Samsung's latest entry into the popular affordable Ace lineup, and targets cost conscious buyers with a competitive Android version and variants which include a vanilla 3G version and either dual SIM support or LTE connectivity.
The Ace lineup was never a bottom-of-the-barrel affair, user have always enjoyed adequately-sized screens and powerful enough processors alongside timely software updates from Samsung to make it an excellent value offering long after the initial release.

Let's see what the Ace 3 brings to the table, and whether it has the potential to continue the Ace legacy set forth by its predecessors.

Key features

  • Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE; dual/quad-band 3G with HSPA
  • Quad-band LTE support (for LTE version)
  • 4" 16M-color WVGA capacitive touchscreen; 233ppi
  • Android OS v4.2.2 Jelly Bean with TouchWiz UI
  • Dual-core 1GHz (3G) / 1.2GHz (LTE) Cortex-A9 CPU, VideoCore IV GPU; Broadcom BCM21664 chipset
  • 1GB of RAM
  • 5 MP autofocus camera with LED flash, 720p video recording @ 30fps, continuous autofocus
  • 0.3 MP front-facing camera, VGA video recording
  • Dual-band Wi-Fi b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
  • GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS
  • 4GB (3G) / 8GB (LTE) of built-in storage
  • microSD card slot
  • microUSB v2.0
  • Bluetooth v4.0
  • NFC (LTE model only)
  • Stereo FM radio with RDS
  • Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
  • Accelerometer and proximity sensor
  • 1,500 (3G) / 1,800 (LTE) mAh battery; user replaceable

Main disadvantages

  • Very minimal upgrades over predecessor
  • Low internal storage
  • Tired and exhausted design, no differentiation whatsoever
  • No Air View, Air gestures or Multi-view

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