Samsung announces Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy Mini 2
Samsung announces Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy Mini 2
Samsung has announced two new Android smartphones just a before the Mobile World Congress begins next week.
The first one is the Galaxy Ace 2, which will have a 3.8-inch, 800 x 480 resolution display, 800MHz dual-core processor, 768MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, 5 megapixel rear camera with 720p video recording, VGA front camera, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, GPS/GLONASS and a 1,500mAh battery.
Next up is the Galaxy Mini 2. It has a 3.27-inch, 480 x 320 resolution display, 800MHz processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB internal memory, 3 megapixel fixed-focus rear camera with VGA video recording, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with DLNA, A-GPS and a 1,300mAh battery.
Both the phones will be running Samsung’s TouchWiz on top of Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The Galaxy Ace 2 will launch in UK in April whereas the Galaxy Mini 2 will go on sale in France in March.
Specifications:
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
| GENERAL | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
|---|---|---|
| 3G Network | HSDPA 900 / 2100 | |
| Announced | 2012, February | |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2012, Q1 |
| BODY | Dimensions | 118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 122 g | |
| – Touch-sensitive controls |
| DISPLAY | Type | PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 480 x 800 pixels, 3.8 inches (~246 ppi pixel density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | |
| – TouchWiz v3.0 UI |
| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| MEMORY | Card slot | microSD, up to 32GB |
|---|---|---|
| Internal | 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM |
| DATA | GPRS | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| EDGE | Yes | |
| Speed | HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v3.0 with A2DP | |
| NFC | Optional | |
| USB | Yes, v2.0 microUSB |
| CAMERA | Primary | 5 MP, 2592×1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Geo-tagging, face and smile detection | |
| Video | Yes, 720p@30fps | |
| Secondary | Yes, VGA |
| FEATURES | OS | Android OS, v2.3 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Dual-core 800 MHz | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email | |
| Browser | HTML | |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | |
| Colors | Black | |
| – MP4/H.264/H.263 player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player – Organizer – Document editor – Image editor – Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration – Voice memo/dial – Predictive text input (Swype) |
| BATTERY | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh | |
|---|---|---|
| Stand-by | ||
| Talk time |
Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500
| GENERAL | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
|---|---|---|
| 3G Network | HSDPA 900 / 2100 | |
| Announced | 2012, February | |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2012, Q1 |
| BODY | Dimensions | 109.4 x 58.6 x 11.6 mm |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 105.3 g | |
| – Touch-sensitive controls |
| DISPLAY | Type | TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 320 x 480 pixels, 3.27 inches (~176 ppi pixel density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes |
| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration, MP3 ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| MEMORY | Card slot | microSD, up to 32 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Internal | 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM |
| DATA | GPRS | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| EDGE | Yes | |
| Speed | HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v3.0 with A2DP | |
| NFC | Optional | |
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| CAMERA | Primary | 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Geo-tagging | |
| Video | Yes, VGA@25fps | |
| Secondary | No |
| FEATURES | OS | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM7227 | |
| CPU | 800 MHz | |
| GPU | Adreno 200 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS | |
| Browser | HTML | |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support | |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | |
| Colors | Black/Orange | |
| – SNS integration – MP4/H.264/H.263 player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player – Organizer – Image/video editor – Document viewer – Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration – Voice memo/dial – Predictive text input |
| BATTERY | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1300 mAh | |
|---|---|---|
| Stand-by | ||
| Talk time |
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