Compare with...

  • Apple iPhone 5
  • Samsung Galaxy W
  • Sony Xperia J
  • Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
  • HTC Desire X
$230
  • Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
  • 3G
  • 4"
  • Dual core 1 GHz
Announced January, 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 (Sep, 2012)
 
$131
  • Android 2.3 Gingerbread
  • 3.5G
  • 3.5"
  • 0.8 GHz
Released February, 2011
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.
Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Aug, 2012)
 

Conclusion Which is better for you?

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SamsungGalaxy Ace

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Features Key features of the Samsung Galaxy S Advance compared to the Samsung Galaxy Ace

GHz1

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean 3G

Side view of Samsung Galaxy S Advance
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.
Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)
Back view of Samsung Galaxy Ace

0.8 GHz

Android 2.3 Gingerbread 3.5G

She loves it, because it is fast, nice and it is not heavy at all.
Rated 100% by by Mike-Ecu (Jan, 2013)

screen size

4"
3.5"
A 4 inch screen is the sweet size for a smartphone; you can still use this phone with one hand.
Galaxy S Advance by Aegis
The size is great, it's not too big, not too small and the screen is perfect enough.
Galaxy Ace by jlozano (Sep, 2012)

screen resolution

Samsung Galaxy S Advance
Samsung Galaxy Ace
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 Lawrence-R. (Mar, 2013)
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.
Galaxy Ace by David (Jan, 2012)

memory

0 GB
0.77 GB

0.27 GB
0.8 GB

processor

Samsung Galaxy S Advance
Samsung Galaxy Ace
This 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 cabaji
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).
Galaxy Ace by Camilo (Apr, 2013)

camera resolution

0 MP
5 MP

5 MP
5 MP
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 S Advance by Fabio-Muñoz--fabio-muñoz (Oct, 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.
Galaxy Ace by TrustedReviews (Aug, 2012)
 

Performance Real world tests of Samsung Galaxy S Advance vs Samsung Galaxy Ace

cpu speed

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 GSM Arena (Mar, 2012)
Never mind the higher clock speed, Qualcomm processors aren't famous for wide video codec support.
Galaxy Ace by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)

talk time

440 min
670 min
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 TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)
If you stick to 2G you get up to 16 h 20 min of talk time or 670 h of stand-by.
Galaxy Ace by GSM Arena (Jul, 2012)
 

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

Rated 70%
Read the review (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.
Rated 70%
Read the review (Aug, 2012)
Rated 70%
Read the review (Aug, 2012)
PLS is Samsung's take on IPS, the screen technology used in the iPhone 4S and HTC One X. Viewing angles are excellent, with just some loss of brightness when tilted to extremes in particular directions.
Rated 88% by 48 users at amazon.com
But if you have, like me, a small to medium budget and you want a smart phone with good performance, good quality, easy to use.
Rated 100% by by Andreina-Rojas (May, 2013)
Its really a wonderfull phone, it has a brilliant display and its really fast.
Rated 100% by by maui2903 (Oct, 2012)
If you are into things like e-book reading, web surfing, email, maps, games and things like that, this device is perfect for you.
Rated 100% by by JCS (Dec, 2012)
Rated 79% by 401 users at amazon.com
It is really fast (dual core) and the available memory is good.
Rated 80% by by jlozano (Sep, 2012)
The quality (5Mp) of the camera is very good.
Rated 80% by by DiegoL (Dec, 2012)
After TWO WEEKS of use I have to say that the battery ONLY LASTS ONE DAY, so be ready to keep the battery charger with you and to install ah application called Screen Filter to DIM the display more than Android allows you to, also disable GPS,WI-FI, data transmission in the background and any automatic synchronization.
Rated 60% by by Mauricio-Gracia--MGG

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