Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Pocket

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2011 February 2012 February 2012
Status Available - February 2011 Available - May 2012 Available - April 2012
Colors Black, Hugo Boss Edition Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
(4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
103.7 x 57.5 x 12 mm
(4.08 x 2.26 x 0.47 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 97 g (3.42 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v2.3 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 832 MHz
GPU Adreno 200 Mali-400MP
RAM N/A 768 MB N/A
Internal Memory 158 MB storage 4 GB storage 3 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors TFT touchscreen
Size 3.5 inches 3.8 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.06% 55.64% 40.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Geo-tagging
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 158 MB storage 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 3 GB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1350 mAh 1500 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 16 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)