Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Specs comparison with original ace

This is the specs comparison of Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus s7500 ( Announced Jan 2012) with the original galaxy ace s5830( Announced Feb 2011).

Galaxy ace is one of the most successful smartphones from samsung as it delivers greats specs at an affordable price tag. The second in the ace series address some( not all) of the most nagging problems of the original ace had.

Design and dimensions

The new galaxy ace plus s7500 is taller(114.7 vs 112.4 mm), broader  (62.5 vs 59.9mm), thinner (11.2 vs 11.5mm) and a little lighter (111gm vs 113gm) than the original s5830.

Galaxy ace plus doesn't look particularly different from its predecessor except for the camera. The camera has been moved to the center from the side. Also the camera window and flash is now squarer instead of circular in the previous model. On opening the lid it comes clear that the location of the Sim card slot and the camera has been swapped to move it to the center.

The change in shape and location of the camera window spares galaxy ace plus from controversial iphone like look of the original ace.

Another change is the location of micro USB port which has been moved to the bottom in the new model. Also the lid protecting the micro USB port ( which on repeated usage causes damage to bezel) appears to have gone in the galaxy ace plus.

The screen

The screen of galaxy ace plus is a little bigger at 3.65 " compared to the 3.5" of the predecessor. But the resolution remaining the same ( 320 x 480 HVGA), it eventually is a disadvantage to the s7500. The pixel density is dropped to 158 ppi from an already mediocre 165 ppi in the original s5830.

The Processor and Memory

This is where the galaxy ace plus really scores. The processor has been upped to 1Gz (from 800MHz) and the RAM to 512 MB (from 278 MB). The internal memory available to the user has got a very significant boost, from 150MB of user available memory to 3GB of internal memory ( Increased to about 20 times).

The internal memory is divided into two sections. 1GB is dedicated specifically to apps and the rest 2GB is a shared memory for apps, pics and other multimedia files. This means that a hell lot of apps can be installed and you won't need micro SD card mounted to take photos. But I am not sure if the internal memory shows up in USB storage mode because if it doesn't, you will need samsung kies to move your photos (Disadvantage to a Linux user).

While bluetooth has been upgraded to version 3.0, all other connectivity options remain the same.

The phone comes with Gingerbread 2.3 with touchwiz UI layered upon. Given the fate of Samsung Galaxy S with the Ice Cream Sandwich update, I seriously doubt this phone will ever receive one. Samsung also announced that ace plus will be preloaded with full version of Thinkfree document editor, chat on services and usual Google services.

The camera

The camera is completely same as the previous model. It sports a 5 MP auto focus shooter with video recording upto 480p ( VGA recording). There is no secondary camera in galaxy ace plus.

Battery

samsung actually reduced the battery capacity from 1350 mAh on the base model to 1300 mAh in the ace plus. The battery back up on the original ace is considered to be one of the worst(I needs to charge it twice a day). Unless samsung has found a way to use battery in a way more efficient way, it is not going to stand a chance even to its predecessor.

The Price

Samsung is yet to announce a tag to the phone. But it is speculated to be around INR 16,000 ($ 320). This speculation is based on the current price of galaxy ace s5830 in samsung website (Rs 14,600 or $290). 

I think this phone doesn't stand a chance at that range as better spec'd phones ( better resolution (480 x 800), front camera, HD recording, HD playback and better battery among others) are available at a near ( Motorola Defy plus) or lesser( Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V) price .