- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- 3.5G
- 3.7"
- 1 GHz
#4 in 2012 3.5G Samsung phones
Released February, 2012
by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)With headphones plugged in, the output is still impressively clean for the most part.
Conclusion Check out the Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus
First reviewed March, 2012
Features Key features of the Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus
1 GHz
Android 2.3 Gingerbread 3.5G
by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)The Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus has grown in both height and width to accommodate a bigger 3.65" touchscreen.
screen size
3.7"
4.7"
4"
Galaxy Ace Plus by D.-Powell (Dec, 2012)The size is just right, the display and audio are great for videos/movies/music, and not having a hard keyboard on my smartphone isn't as bad as I thought, having being used to Blackberrys for the past 5 years.
Galaxy Ace Plus by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)it handles comfortably and we like the fact that it hasn't grown much in size despite having a bigger screen than the original.
screen resolution
Galaxy Ace Plus by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)Shadows still hide enough detail and automatic exposure got the right ISO each and every time we were shooting, even in these conditions.
memory
| 0 GB | 1 GB  | 1 GB |
processor
Galaxy Ace Plus by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)For one, the 7.0 Plus won’t feel out of depth around dual core competitors but Samsung's own Exynos SoC gives its media credentials a serious boost.
Galaxy Ace Plus by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)Overall, the Galaxy Ace Plus is a solid performer nonetheless compared to other single core devices.
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 5 MP | 5 MP |
Galaxy Ace Plus by c|net (Jan, 2012)The 5-megapixel camera on the Ace Plus isn't as sharp as phones with 8-megapixel sensors, but you do get an LED flash.
Galaxy Ace Plus by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)As we already pointed out, the 3 megapixel camera on Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus does a splendid job, but that's understandable - you have much more room and processing power here.
Performance Real world tests of Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus
cpu speed
Galaxy Ace Plus by Paul-C (Oct, 2012)The 1Ghz processor speed is very fast also compared to the Nokia C6 I had before.
Galaxy Ace Plus by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)Never mind the higher clock speed, Qualcomm processors aren't famous for wide video codec support.
talk time
440 min
1,099 min
300 min
Galaxy Ace Plus by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)On 2G networks, the 1300 mAh battery is quoted at 670 hours of standby (420 h in 3G) and up to 11 hours of talk time (7 h 20 min in 3G).
Galaxy Ace Plus by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)The Galaxy Tab 7.7 for example manages to squeeze a 5100 mAh battery in a much slimmer body.
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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3.5 mm -
Android Market (Android) -
Capacitive -
5 MP -
115 g -
79.86% -
Listen to music and news from local radio stations -
Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation -
Share your cellphone's data plan with other devices
cons
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158 ppi -
480 x 320 -
1,300 mA·h -
Single core -
640 x 480 @ 30 fps -
Android 2.3 Gingerbread -
Some newer payment by phone methods require NFC -
Doesn't support the fastest, most reliable networks -
Reviews Word on the street
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 |   Rated by 58 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Paul-C (Oct, 2012)  Rated 80% by by Phill (Apr, 2013)  |
Screen
Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus | by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)The 7.0 Plus has a rather bright display with colors and contrast looking good indoors.
Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus | by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)Bookmarks and History have their own screen with a split-screen interface.
Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus | by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)Overall though, it's a decent experience for an LCD screen.
Video
Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus | by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)That's just not enough and we would've loved to see the quality improved to HD.
Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus | by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)The video player is nice.
Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus | by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)Performance with higher-res videos is great – it played ALL videos up to 1080p (including) like a champ - smoothly and hassle-free.
Operating system
Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus | Rated 100% by by D.-Powell (Dec, 2012)The specs on this device as well as the fact that Samsung has it on the list to be upgradable to the Ice Cream Sandwich OS sealed my decision (it comes with the Gingerbread OS).
Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus | by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)The Honeycomb 3.2 software is a good enough motivation but the bump in processing power is not to be underestimated either.
Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus | Rated 100% by by Paul-C (Oct, 2012)Samsung did an automatic update of the software (2.3 Gingerbread) the first time I went to their website.
Apps
Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus | by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)Some of the other apps like the music player and the calendar have been modified as well.
Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus | by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)They include the in-house task manager, phone and messaging widgets, world clock and the PenMemo app, as well as a calendar, calculator and a music player.
Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus | by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)True, some apps aren’t designed to work on a WSVGA screen, but most scale well, so the only thing you have to worry about is finding enough time to enjoy all those apps.
Type
Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus | Rated 100% by by D.-Powell (Dec, 2012)Decided to switch from BB to Android and the Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus was well recommended from the reviews I read for the budget I was working with.
Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus | by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)Recommendations are also based on your location to make it even easier to spot a quality app in the new Android market.
Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus | by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)Recently, Google also redesigned the Android Market interface to make it easier for you to find the quality apps.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | LG Optimus L5 Long standby time LG Optimus L5 vs Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus |
 | 2 | LG Optimus L9 Better than usual battery capacity LG Optimus L9 vs Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus |
 | 3 | Samsung Galaxy W Longest battery life during active use Galaxy W vs Galaxy Ace Plus |
 | 4 | Sony Xperia J 8-way tie: Supports Flash Sony Xperia J vs Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus |
 | 5 | Huawei Ascend G300 Rated the best by consumers Huawei Ascend G300 vs Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus |
 | 6 | Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 Newer operating system Galaxy Ace 2 vs Galaxy Ace Plus |
 | 7 | Sony Xperia go Most built-in storage Sony Xperia go vs Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus |
 | 8 | Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3-way tie: Has a gyroscope Galaxy S Duos vs Galaxy Ace Plus |
New duel?
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