- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Apple iPhone 5
- Samsung Galaxy W
- Sony Xperia J
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
- HTC Desire X
Rated 70% by 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.
Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Aug, 2012)In terms of build quality, there's a certain plasticky feel to it but when some high-end smartphones like Samsung's own Galaxy S II also have a rather lightweight plastic build, the difference isn't glaringly obvious.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Samsung Galaxy S Advance compared to the Samsung Galaxy Ace
GHz1
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean 3G
Rated 70% by 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.
0.8 GHz
Android 2.3 Gingerbread 3.5G
Rated 100% by by Mike-Ecu (Jan, 2013)She loves it, because it is fast, nice and it is not heavy at all.
screen size
4"
3.5"
Galaxy S Advance by AegisA 4 inch screen is the sweet size for a smartphone; you can still use this phone with one hand.
Galaxy Ace by jlozano (Sep, 2012)The size is great, it's not too big, not too small and the screen is perfect enough.
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 Ace by David (Jan, 2012)The resolution is HVGA (340x480), and while the screen isn't (by far) rich in details, paired with the digitizer (I think that's the name of the capacitive input piece) it provides a very nice touch feedback.
memory
| 0 GB | 0.77 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 Ace by Camilo (Apr, 2013)I'm quite pleased with this cell phone because it has many improvements over version S5830 (ACE), in terms of speed (since it is dual core), ergonomics, screen and graphics, also has more storage memory for applications (rather negative aspect in the ACE version).
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 5 MP | 5 MP |
Galaxy S Advance 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.
Galaxy Ace by TrustedReviews (Aug, 2012)As ever, the Orange San Francisco makes for a compelling alternative thanks to its larger, higher resolution screen, but the Ace has a nicer design, faster processor and better camera.
Performance Real world tests of Samsung Galaxy S Advance vs Samsung Galaxy Ace
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 Ace 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
670 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 Ace by GSM Arena (Jul, 2012)If you stick to 2G you get up to 16 h 20 min of talk time or 670 h of stand-by.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the Galaxy Ace
| Screen uses OLED technology | Yes | vs | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| About half of phones are OLED; OLED screens are typically higher contrast and use less power | |||
| Much newer operating system | Android 4.1 Jelly Bean | vs | Android 2.3 Gingerbread |
| Newer Android OS; Get all the latest features and security updates with a more recent version | |||
| Store significantly more stuff | 16 GB | vs | 0.15 GB |
| More than 103.5x more storage capacity; free yourself from memory cards | |||
| More cores | Dual core | vs | Single core |
| Twice as many cores; each additional core lets your phone do more without visible UI slowdowns and jerkiness | |||
| Sharper screen | 233 ppi | vs | 164 ppi |
| More than 40% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
| Has a gyroscope | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation | |||
| Records higher definition video | 1280 x 720 @ 30 fps | vs | 320 x 240 @ 20 fps |
| 18x higher definition video | |||
| Bigger screen | 4" | vs | 3.5" |
| More than 10% bigger screen | |||
| Higher resolution screen | 800 x 480 | vs | 480 x 320 |
| 2.5x higher resolution screen | |||
| Faster processor | 1 GHz | vs | 0.8 GHz |
| More than 20% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| More highly reviewed by consumers | 79.03% | vs | 74.92% |
| Around 10% more highly reviewed by consumers | |||
| Thinner | 10 mm | vs | 12 mm |
| Around 20% thinner | |||
| More battery capacity | 1,500 mA·h | vs | 1,350 mA·h |
| More than 10% more battery capacity | |||
Advantages compared to the Galaxy S Advance
| Longer talk time | 670 min | vs | 440 min |
|---|---|---|---|
| More than 50% longer talk time; go days without charging | |||
| Lighter | 113 g | vs | 120 g |
| Around 10% lighter | |||
| Slightly longer standby time | 38,400 min | vs | 33,000 min |
| Around 20% longer standby time | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Samsung Galaxy S Advance | Samsung Galaxy Ace | ||
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![]() | Rated 100% by by Andreina-Rojas (May, 2013) Rated 100% by by maui2903 (Oct, 2012) Rated 100% by by JCS (Dec, 2012) | Rated 60% by by Mauricio-Gracia--MGG | |
Competition What else you should consider
| | 1 | Apple iPhone 5 Most built-in storage |
| | 2 | Samsung Galaxy W Longest battery life during active use |
| | 3 | Sony Xperia J 6-way tie: Supports Flash |
| | 4 | Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 2-way tie: OK standby time |
| | 5 | HTC Desire X 6-way tie: Supports Flash |
| | 6 | Samsung Galaxy S III mini Rated the best by consumers |
| | 7 | HTC 8S Average battery capacity |
| | 8 | ZTE Blade III 6-way tie: Supports Flash |






