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Samsung Galaxy Ace 3

Network
Technology GSM GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - S7272
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - S7270, S7272
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - S7275
4G Network 3, 7, 8, 20 - S7275
Speed HSPA 42.2(14.4 - 3G)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2009, March. Released 2009, May 2013, June. Released 2013, July
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 104 x 53 x 11.9 mm (4.09 x 2.09 x 0.47 in) 121.2 x 62.7 x 9.8 mm (3G) / 121.2 x 62.7 x 10 mm (LTE)
Weight 93.5 g (3.28 oz) 115 g (3G) / 119.5 g (LTE) (4.06 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Mini-SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors TFT
Size 3.0 inches, 25.6 cm2 (~46.5% screen-to-body ratio) 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~59.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~155 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
 Handwriting recognition
Platform
OS Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Broadcom BCM21664 (3G) / Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) (LTE)
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 (3G) / Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait (LTE)
GPU Broadcom VideoCore IV (3G) / Adreno 305 (LTE)
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook Yes, Photo Contact Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocal
Call records Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 50MB 4GB 1GB RAM (3G), 8GB 1GB RAM (LTE)
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 3.15 MP 5 MP, f/2.6, AF
Features LED flash, panorama
Video 320p@15fps 720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No VGA
Video
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack No Yes
Comms
WLAN No Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP
Positioning No GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP3/WMA/AAC player
H.264/MP4 player
Organizer
Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
Shazam Find Music service
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery Li-Ion 1800/1500 mAh, removable
Stand-by Up to 800 h Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 10 h Up to 8 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White, Dark Red
SAR 0.91 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)     0.67 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.53 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (head)     0.35 W/kg (body)    
Models GT-S7272, GT-S7275, GT-S7275R, GT-S720, GT-S7270, GT-S7278
Price About 70 EUR About 130 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 879:1 (nominal) / 1.622:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 77dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 82dB Voice 66dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -88.0dB / Crosstalk -82.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 34h

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