Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim vs Samsung Galaxy Core Prime

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2012 March 2014 October 2014
Status Available - May 2012 Available - March 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 7,799 ($114.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
(4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
133 x 66 x 9.7 mm
(5.24 x 2.6 x 0.38 in)
130.8 x 67.9 x 8.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE - SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU Mali-400MP - -
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 8 GB ROM 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen PLS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches 4.52 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (244 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.64% 64.00% 65.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2100 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 16 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 8 h -