Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 review: Ace in the hole

23 February 2011
The Samsung Galaxy Ace can get far with a name like this but it isn’t going any further than its comfortable midrange spot. You know, if you want the best seat in the house you need to move the cat. The Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 is a... Updated: VGA video sample

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  • Anonymous
  • bHR
  • 08 Mar 2011

Vinay , 07 Mar 2011The language used by GSMARENA for the review is hard to und... moreIf you're talking about the writing style, then yes, it could be confusing for non-native English spakers. However, do be aware of the fact that the site is catered towards the English-speaking crowd (the fact that the site is written in English should have been a hint).

Personally, I really appreciate the writing style as it truly engages the reader.

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    • Vinay
    • 2S%
    • 07 Mar 2011

    The language used by GSMARENA for the review is hard to understand. It is like misguiding or confusing. Whatever is your opinions should be in clearly understanding manner.

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      • AnonD-3191
      • v0q
      • 07 Mar 2011

      Just bought this unit and I'm very happy with it. Compared to the Optimus One which frequently hangs and gets touch-unresponsive (especially during fast texting and app use), the Galaxy Ace works likes a charm and is actually a very good alternative to the more expensive Galaxy S.

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        • vikks
        • v$A
        • 05 Mar 2011

        is this phone upgradeble to touchviz 4 & androin 2.3...???

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          • AnonD-3053
          • RIC
          • 05 Mar 2011

          the, 23 Feb 2011battery life..?? i've heard samsung droids have very poor b... morebattery life is good if u wont play games.....if u play games its suck and sice ram is low u cant open too many application ..if u put livewallpaper u r battery goes out sooon

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            • TusharG
            • tE%
            • 05 Mar 2011

            uz, 03 Mar 2011i have this phone u better buy lg optumus one ....ace batte... moreHi Uz, I have this phone and on day 1 battery only lasted for 6 hrs due to heavy usage. (I used it like a laptop) However I searched the net and found how to optimize android battery. I'm also using a widget that allows me to quickly turn on/off wifi|bluetooth|gps|aSync|brightness this all in conjunction with Advance task killer now battery lasts for almost 1.5 days. I hope this helps you.
            I'll be soon updating my blog on battery life of ACE at http://tusharg.blogspot.com

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              • AnonD-1046
              • vG6
              • 03 Mar 2011

              guyz,
              How does this compare with the Motorola Defy?

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                • Anonymous
                • L4x
                • 03 Mar 2011

                So Galaxy S is the iPhone 3Gs copy, and Galaxy Ace is iPhone 4 copy. Samsung should wait until iPhone 5 is announced, so Galaxy S II could be an iPhone 5 copy.

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                  • uz
                  • RIC
                  • 03 Mar 2011

                  i have this phone u better buy lg optumus one ....ace battery sucks...........................

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                    • Neostar
                    • JCt
                    • 02 Mar 2011

                    ah why is there so many phones being made that can't handle adobe flash 10? it may be resource hungry but with the option to switch the plug-in off it would be great on all phones.

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                      • andy
                      • mgm
                      • 01 Mar 2011

                      can you tell me how much lag did you encounter while playing demanding games?

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                        • AdikKaBa?
                        • K7e
                        • 01 Mar 2011

                        BOYBAWANG, 28 Feb 2011should i buy this or a SonyEricsson X10 2.1version ...they ... moreyou should buy this phone ... its really good ... and its cheaper than x10 ... and has a better version of android os ...

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                          • BOYBAWANG
                          • KgZ
                          • 28 Feb 2011

                          should i buy this or a SonyEricsson X10 2.1version ...they have the same price here!

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                            • AnonD-1544
                            • 9xd
                            • 28 Feb 2011


                            What about the xperia neo which is also in the middle end range and it trashes the ace in every aspect! So, I'm wondering why did gsmarena ignore this phone as an alternative.

                            Samsung may be strong in their high end devices, but no offence when it comes to their low-mid end phones they just suck. Their specs are far inferior to other companies.

                            And the xperia neo from S/E is a good example.

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                              • AnonD-743
                              • L4D
                              • 28 Feb 2011

                              Sorry, I didn't mean that S60v5 was faster, I mean ALOT faster.
                              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PltIh6zyak
                              Hahaha, just compare how an old Nokia 5800, with a ARM11 437Mhz and no GPU is faster than all those "amazing" Androids.

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                                • AnonD-743
                                • L4D
                                • 28 Feb 2011

                                Seriously, it's inaceptable that a phone with such high clock lags like that... But that's something quite usual on the Android realm, all "non high-end" phone lags. People love to bash Symbian but take a look at most of these Android phones, this thing lags even on menu scrolling, Jesus. Even S60v5 phone were faster than that, with alot less powerfull CPUs and not even a hardware accelerated UI.

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                                  • AnonD-743
                                  • L4D
                                  • 27 Feb 2011

                                  How can this phone lag with 800Mhz CPU? Jesus.

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                                    • vinh le
                                    • tsZ
                                    • 26 Feb 2011

                                    this device will be much better if it has more powerful ram and 480p video recoring. i think i would rather buy wild fire S or motorola defy. :p

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                                      • AnonD-2496
                                      • nvU
                                      • 25 Feb 2011

                                      isj, 25 Feb 2011The upcoming Sony Ericsson Neo and Pro have better specs th... moreYea nad has the same prize right? I doubt it will be less than 350€

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                                        • AnonD-2496
                                        • nvU
                                        • 25 Feb 2011

                                        Couldnt be the video here on ACE, refined with software?
                                        Ive read somewhere this was already done on one Droid phone