- 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 S Advance
- Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
- 3G
- 4"
- Dual core 1 GHz
Announced January, 2012
Rated 80% by by Andreina (Dec, 2012)It's my very first touchscreen phone and it's fast and easy to use.
Features Key features of the Samsung Galaxy S Advance
1 GHz
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean 3G
Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)The screen uses the Same AMOLED technology as the screens on the SII and SIII, and as a result black levels are extremely deep, while colours look very bright and vivid.
screen resolution
Galaxy S Advance by Lawrence-R. (Mar, 2013)The phone size is perfect for someone with smaller hands or wants to be able to use just one hand/thumb to access the whole screen, and the resolution is is great for simple use.
Galaxy S Advance by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)While its resolution doesn't stretch to the retina levels of the S3, at 480x800 its still good for a mid range model and means that text on webpages remains legible even when you're zoomed out a fair bit.
memory
| 0 GB | 0.5 GB    | 0.8 GB |
processor
Galaxy S Advance by cabajiThis cell phone has a very nice screen, with the amoled technology im very happy with it, the dual core processor gives me enough juice to run my apps in a very smooth way, i dont play much so i dont know how to rate it the gaming capabilities.
Galaxy S Advance by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)Beating at the heart of the Samsung Galaxy S Advance is a 1GZ STE U8500 processor which is essentially a dual core ARM cortex A9.
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 5 MP   | 5 MP |
Galaxy S Advance by GSM Arena (Mar, 2012)Here at the back is where the 5 MP camera lens traditionally is, along with a loudspeaker grille and single LED flash that appears to be unexpectedly powerful.
Performance Real world tests of Samsung Galaxy S Advance
cpu speed
Galaxy S Advance by GSM Arena (Mar, 2012)We've lined up the dual-core 1GHz Tegra 2-running Galaxy R and dual-core 1.2 GHz Exynos-running Galaxy S II for the Galaxy S Advance to fight against.
Galaxy S Advance by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)Performance wise the Galaxy S Advance justifies its mid-range pricing as its dual-core processor and ample Ram makes it fairly speedy to use.
talk time
440 min
670 min
506 min
Galaxy S Advance by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)The phone uses a 1,500mAh removable battery and its battery life turns out to be pretty good despite the large screen and dual core processor.
Galaxy S Advance by AegisThe stock Samsung Gingerbread and Jellybean ROMs drain the battery too fast (2-3% per hour when at idle).
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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3.5 mm -
Android Market (Android 4.1 Jelly Bean) -
Capacitive -
5 MP -
OLED screens are typically higher contrast and use less power -
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean -
63 x 123 x 10 mm -
Listen to music and news from local radio stations -
16 GB -
120 g -
79.03% -
Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation -
Share your cellphone's data plan with other devices -
10 mm
cons
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Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash -
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 48 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Andreina-Rojas (May, 2013) Rated 100% by by maui2903 (Oct, 2012) Rated 100% by by JCS (Dec, 2012) |
Screen
Samsung Galaxy S Advance | Rated 100% by by George-Shaw (Aug, 2012)The phone has clear screen...responds fast and sound quality is clear.
Samsung Galaxy S Advance | Rated 100% by by Pratim (Aug, 2012)Screen is vivid, responsive and clear.
Samsung Galaxy S Advance | Rated 100% by by JCS (Dec, 2012)Loading and closing applications is extremely fast, the touchscreen is highly responsive and the included battery lasts long enough (with low screen brightness, Wi-fi / GPS / Bluetooth off, and moderate calls, websurfing and apps, it has lasted me up to 2 full days)!
Apps
Samsung Galaxy S Advance | Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)Samsung has also added a few additional apps such as its Social Hub app which gather together your social media feeds in one place, as well as its Music and Gaming Hubs and it's own app store.
Samsung Galaxy S Advance | Rated 100% by by JCS (Dec, 2012)But please, if your needs are listening to music and checking your email/facebook, consider some of the mid or mid-low range phones.
Samsung Galaxy S Advance | Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)Apps burst into life quickly, web browsing is pretty rapid and even 3D games tick along nicely.
Type
Samsung Galaxy S Advance | Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)It handles exposure well, so bright sunlight in the background doesn't completely throw it off guard, while colours are generally rich and detail levels are high compared to most other mid range Android phones we’ve used.
Samsung Galaxy S Advance | Rated 100% by by Fabio-Muñoz--fabio-muñoz (Oct, 2012)buy this phone because I wanted to change blackberry to android and was the best choice for the amount of features it has and the 5 megapixel camera takes high quality photos besides having LED flash.
Samsung Galaxy S Advance | Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)You do get the odd bit of slow down or stuttering here and there, especially with some more demanding apps, such as the Facebook one, or when you're trying to view complicated webpages with lots of photos or videos, but on the whole it's in line with other mid range Android phones.
Operating system
Samsung Galaxy S Advance | Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)Samsung has also added 786MB of Ram to keep things ticking over smoothly - more Ram is always a help when it comes to speedier multitasking and general app responsiveness.
Samsung Galaxy S Advance | by GSM Arena (Mar, 2012)Now, it's up to the software bundle and the performance to build on a positive first impression.
Samsung Galaxy S Advance | Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)Also, there's no word from Samsung as to whether it will actually update the phone's software in the future.
Battery
Samsung Galaxy S Advance | by GSM Arena (Mar, 2012)We didn't have time for a proper battery test but we hope we'd be able to get this sorted later on.
Samsung Galaxy S Advance | Rated 20% by by Yingchao-Lin (Mar, 2013)The cell phone was not factory sealed...so it's not a surprise that battery quality is bad.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | LG Optimus L9 Better than usual battery capacity LG Optimus L9 vs Samsung Galaxy S Advance |
 | 2 | Sony Xperia J 6-way tie: Supports Flash Sony Xperia J vs Samsung Galaxy S Advance |
 | 3 | Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 Sharpest screen Galaxy Ace 2 vs Galaxy S Advance |
 | 4 | Samsung Galaxy Ace Longest battery life during active use Galaxy Ace vs Galaxy S Advance |
 | 6 | Samsung Galaxy S III mini Rated the best by consumers Galaxy S III mini vs Galaxy S Advance |
 | 7 | Samsung Galaxy S Duos 4-way tie: Has a gyroscope Galaxy S Duos vs Galaxy S Advance |
 | 8 | HTC 8S Newest on the market HTC 8S vs Samsung Galaxy S Advance |
New duel?
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Popular Questions
October 19, 2012
Which phone is better the Desire X and Galaxy S Advance?
Mobiles are always capricious when it's about taking picture in low exposure conditions so tell me which is the best to take pictures in the evening without flash(when the item is to far to it...
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International travel, emailing, general business use.
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Which one I buy s advance or desire X ?
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HTC Desire X
- Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
- 3.5G
- 4"
- Dual core 1 GHz
It's a tie. Cast the deciding vote!
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votes Given your price point I will strongly recommend you the SGS Advance,but given the requirement for photography both phones here will do an average else to give you in strict sense SGS adv and X a...
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Apple iPhone 4
- iOS 6
- 3.5G
- 3.5"
- 0.8 GHz
It's a tie. Cast the deciding vote!
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votes GOOGLE MAPS : Galaxy S Advance is what you can find free pre-installed Google Maps with even better use. However I think you probably can download the Google Maps in Apple iPhone 4 but a is...
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