The Android phone packs a dual-core 800MHz processor

May 22, 2012 12:41 GMT  ·  By

Today, wireless carrier Three UK announced the availability of a new Android-based handset on its network, the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2.

The smartphone is now available only via the operator’s website, but it is expected to become available through its stores around the country as well starting with May 25th.

The Galaxy Ace 2 lands on shelves with a large 3.8” WVGA touchscreen display that should provide users with a good experience when it comes to viewing pictures, watching videos or playing the latest games out there.

The new mobile phone also comes to the market with a 5-megapixel photo snapper on the back, with auto focus and HD video recording capabilities.

Overall, the new handset should prove a better option when compared to what its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy Ace, had to offer to its users, the wireless carrier notes.

“Offering fantastic features at an affordable price, the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is a great first smartphone,” Sylvia Chind, head of handsets at Three said.

“One of my favorite features is the front facing VGA camera, allowing you to make video calls, with apps like Skype and Google Talk.”

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is powered by a dual-core 800MHz application processor, so that users would enjoy great multitasking capabilities inside an affordable device. It also packs 4GB of internal memory.

The new mobile phone was made available for free on the carrier’s Essential Internet 500 plan that goes for £22 ($35 / 27 Euro) a month.

“The Essential Internet and Ultimate Internet plans, offer a fear-free mobile internet experience, with a guarantee of no surprise out-of-bundle data charges,” the wireless carrier notes.

Moreover, Three UK made the new Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 available on a Pay As You Go basis, for £229.99 ($364 / 285 Euro).

“All in One 15 costs £15 and gives 30-day access to all-you-can-eat data along with 300 any-network minutes and 3,000 texts. Or All in One 25 costs £25 and offers 500 minutes, 3,000 texts and all-you-can-eat data for a 30-day period,” the carrier notes.