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Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
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Samsung Galaxy S2 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S2
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Sony Xperia J Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia J
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3 editorial reviews
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
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3.3 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 2.3Android 4.1Android 4.0
CPU clock speed0.8 GHz1.2 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreDual-core
CPU modelST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227A
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 200
RAM memory768 MB1 GB512 MB

Display

Screen size3.8 in4.3 in4.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px800 x 480 px854 x 480 px
Pixel density246.0 ppi217.0 ppi245.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Technology
N/A
Super AMOLED
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.6 f
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx2.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB32GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD
Internal storage
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
4 GB

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Sim card sizeMini-SIMMini-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS3.0 HS2.1 EDR
NFCyes
N/A
no
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
nono
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
Video output
N/A
N/A
No

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGPSA-GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1500.0 mAh1650.0 mAh1750.0 mAh
Standby time670.0 h710.0 h618.0 h
Talk time16.0 h18.0 h7.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
yes
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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