- 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...
- LG Optimus L5
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
- Samsung Galaxy S Advance
- Samsung Galaxy mini 2
- Nokia Lumia 610
Rated 100% by by galaxy (Sep, 2012)It is a good phone at a good price and that's not being enough double chip (DUOS) and even better is besides all android and a small, thin compared to others.
Rated 70% by 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.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Samsung Galaxy Y compared to the Samsung Galaxy Ace
GHz0.83
Android 2.3 Gingerbread 3.5G
Rated 100% by by Natalie-H-G (Jan, 2013)The speed, display quality and size of the phone make me wonder who would pay more for the "bigger version" - the SIII.
0.8 GHz
Android 2.3 Gingerbread 3.5G
by GSM Arena (Apr, 2012)The photos have an excellent amount of detail, they have very little noise, the exposure and white balance are spot on and the colors look good (with the usual dose of oversaturation).
screen size
3"
3.5"
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 Y by GSM Arena (Sep, 2011)There's a very low amount of detail, exposure is very bad and often you'll get too dark or way too bright pictures with undistinguishable objects in them and colors are way too dull.
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 | 0.27 GB | 0.3 GB |
processor
Galaxy Y by GSM Arena (Sep, 2011)The Galaxy Y is powered by a 830MHz ARMv6 processor and has a total of 290MB of RAM available.
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 Y by Armando-Inquig--Mr.-Mandy (Jun, 2012)A lot of newer generations of phones goes towards bigger screens, higher camera resolutions, and so much apps and functions on phones that I barely, if ever, use (iPhones and even those from the very same Samsung brand are biggest offenders of this).
Galaxy Ace by c|net (Feb, 2011)Features on the Galaxy S 4G include a 5-megapixel camera, a second front-facing camera, a 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor, and support for T-Mobile's 4G network.
Performance Real world tests of Samsung Galaxy Y vs Samsung Galaxy Ace
cpu speed
Galaxy Y by Jean-Lazaridis-Jr. (Sep, 2012)It comes with Android 2.3 gingerbread and the processor speed is nice.
Galaxy Ace by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)Never mind the higher clock speed, Qualcomm processors aren't famous for wide video codec support.
browser benchmark
Galaxy Y by GSM Arena (Sep, 2011)On the plus side, you get a relatively fast CPU, 3G connectivity, Wi-Fi, GPS, a solid browser (which lacks Flash, but still) and even a doc viewer.
Galaxy Ace by GSM Arena (Feb, 2011)Regardless, it’s still readable and panning and zooming are fast so the Galaxy Ace scores a good mark in web browsing.
download speed
Galaxy Y by K.-Shaffer&T uses 850MHz), but since I just need the phone for the day I leave and the day I land it isn't a huge deal to me to be stuck on EDGE data speeds.
talk time
360 min
670 min
Galaxy Y by Michael-C.-Panknin (Jan, 2013)I had to immediately boost that to $30.00 a month so I could receive "data"....which was mostly my apps updating themselves....too few megabytes of data offered along with way too many minutes of talk time ( I'm not that social).
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
| Better browser benchmark | 1,063 ms | vs | 1,833 ms |
|---|---|---|---|
| More than 40% better browser benchmark; load pages more quickly on your mobile device | |||
| Lighter | 98 g | vs | 113 g |
| More than 10% lighter | |||
| Smaller | 58 x 104 x 12 mm | vs | 60 x 112 x 12 mm |
| More than 10% smaller | |||
| More highly reviewed by consumers | 78.49% | vs | 74.92% |
| Almost the same | |||
| Marginally newer | Sep, 2011 | vs | Feb, 2011 |
| Release date 7 months later | |||
Advantages compared to the Galaxy Y
| Has a built-in flash | Yes | vs | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somewhat common; Take photos even in poor lighting | |||
| Significantly longer standby time | 38,400 min | vs | 7,200 min |
| Around 5.5x longer standby time | |||
| Significantly higher resolution front camera | 5 MP | vs | 2 MP |
| 2.5x higher resolution front camera; Video chat with other people | |||
| Longer talk time | 670 min | vs | 360 min |
| Around 90% longer talk time; go days without charging | |||
| Bigger screen | 3.5" | vs | 3" |
| Around 20% bigger screen | |||
| Sharper screen | 164 ppi | vs | 132 ppi |
| More than 20% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
| More battery capacity | 1,350 mA·h | vs | 1,200 mA·h |
| More than 10% more battery capacity | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Samsung Galaxy Y | Samsung Galaxy Ace | ||
 |   Rated by 254 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Marcelo Rated 100% by by Dr.-Oopy-Weiner (Sep, 2012) Rated 80% by by RW (May, 2012) | Rated by 401 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Mike-Ecu (Jan, 2013) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | LG Optimus L5 Rated the best by consumers |
 | 2 | Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 2-way tie: Most CPU cores |
 | 3 | Samsung Galaxy S Advance Most built-in storage |
 | 4 | Samsung Galaxy mini 2 2-way tie: Has a gyroscope |
 | 5 | Nokia Lumia 610 Sharpest screen |
 | 6 | LG Optimus L3 4-way tie: Average battery capacity |
 | 8 | ZTE Blade III Newest on the market |
