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Apple iPhone 4 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia J
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4.3 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
55 %
3 stars
0 %
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Surprisingly at this price, there’s plenty on offer from the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2.Read more
Tackling the space between the entry- and mid-market handsetsRead more
If you want a pay as you go phone for less than £200, the Galaxy Ace 2 is a great all-rounder. It's not so tasty SIM-free or on contract.Read more
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3.9 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
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1 stars
11 %
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3.3 out of 5
3 user ratings
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4 stars
33 %
3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
41 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 7Android 2.3Android 4.1Android 4.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz0.8 GHz1.2 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreDual-coreDual-coreDual-core
CPU modelApple A4ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227A
GPU modelPowerVR SGX535ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 200
RAM memory512 MB768 MB1 GB512 MB

Display

Screen size3.5 in3.8 in4.3 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution960 x 640 px800 x 480 px800 x 480 px854 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
N/A
Super AMOLED
N/A
Pixel density326.0 ppi246.0 ppi217.0 ppi245.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
N/A
no
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.8 f
N/A
2.6 f
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx2.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 8 GB
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
4 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB32GB32GB

Dimensions

Height4.54 in4.66 in4.93 in4.89 in
Width2.31 in2.45 in2.6 in2.41 in
Depth0.37 in0.41 in0.33 in0.36 in
Weight4.83 oz4.3 oz4.09 oz4.37 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
nono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIMMini-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR3.0 HS3.0 HS2.1 EDR
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCnoyes
N/A
no
Charging connection
  • Apple 30-pin
  • Lightning
USB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
N/A
No
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPSGPSGPSA-GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEno
N/A
yesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Data transmission
N/A
HSDPAHSPA+HSPA+

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
yes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1420.0 mAh1500.0 mAh1650.0 mAh1750.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h670.0 h710.0 h618.0 h
Talk time7.0 h16.0 h18.0 h7.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A
no

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