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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