Saturday, March 24, 2012

a new opinion in Telecommunications about Samsung S5830 Galaxy Ace

This is a mid powered phone from Samsung's Galaxy range. I picked one up from ebay for cheap that needed a few repairs, then I sold it on. I kept it for a few weeks before I sold it, and rather enjoyed the time I used it.

It has an 800Mhz processor which is a mid level processor by todays standards, but it's more than adequate for this device. However it does mean you wont be able to play processor intensive apps, but seeing as though it's a great price for the phone, it's definitely worth the money.

The build quality is great, I have a Desire HD and after a while the battery cover and the sim card cover start to creak ALL the time, with the Ace there's no creaking, no wobbling, it just feels sturdy. It also comes with two separate back covers, a textured black one and a glossy white one, which is also a plus since device customisation these days is practically non-existent.

The phone can get a little laggy, so I'd advise an app killer application, especially if you have a branded phone. The one I bought was 02 branded and it frequently got bogged down, but that cleared up a little after I unbranded it.

Battery life is pretty decent, I can go up to 2 days on one charge with moderate usage, as in a few apps every now and again, texting/calling etc. however, if you use this phone as an actual smartphone, for internet browsing with app usage etc. you'll need to charge it every night, you could push it and not charge it, but it'd need to be charged around early afternoon time the next day.

It's also pretty good as an mp3 player, it's perfectly capable of replacing another mp3 player or iPod.

The main shortfall to this device I think is the screen. It is capacitive, so it supports multitouch, but the screen itself is distinctly average. This is most likely the reason the phone is sold at a cheaper price, as colours are washed out and faded, but overall, the price makes up for it.

Another thing that annoys me about the phone is the two capacitive buttons on the front. There are two capacitive keys and one physical key, and the two capacitive so they are only visible when they are backlit. The problem here is that they aren't always backlit, infact they only light up when you touch them, which annoys me slightly. My Desire HD lights them up whenever it thinks the room is dark enough, and why the Ace doesn't do this I'll never know. What's the point in lighting up a button AFTER you've used it? To me that seems pretty useless.

It runs on Android, but Samsung have their own overlay, it's like Samsung's equivalent to HTC's Sense. I must say I prefer their own overlay, named "Touchwiz" to the stock android feel, in the same way I prefer HTC's Sense to the stock Android feel. It makes it feel more personal and user friendly. The only bad aspect of Touchwiz is that the keyboard Samsung has implemented is absolutely awful. It's really impractical to use, and just generally isn't easy to work with. However, there are plenty of other keyboards you can download and use, so this is a minor niggle.

Overall, this device is a brilliant mid range device, it's not in the same league as my Desire HD (which is now becoming quite out dated itself) but it is definitely a decent little phone, especially with Samsung's Touchwiz overlay which makes it a pleasure to use.

Source: http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/smartphone/samsung-s5830-galaxy-ace/1628068/

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