14 DAY TRIAL // UK-based carrier Three has recently added the Galaxy Ace mid-entry Android smartphone to its offering. The device is available for free with ‘The One Plan’ contract worth 30 pounds per month, but it can also be purchased with a PAYG (pay-as-you-go) plan.
Samsung Galaxy Ace was announced back in January along with Galaxy Fit, Galaxy Gio and Galaxy mini.
All four devices expand the Galaxy S family and are intended to maintain the Korean manufacturer's leading position for Android devices sold per year.
The device has been showcased at the 2011 Mobile World Congress along with the entire Galaxy S lineup, although it was initially set for release in March.
The Samsung Galaxy Ace S8530 features a 3.5-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colors and 320 x 480 pixels resolution. The large screen is one of the strong points of the mid-entry device, which offers great value for the money.
The smartphone is powered by an 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, which is complemented by an Adreno 200 GPU (graphics processing unit), and runs under the Android 2.2 Froyo platform.
So far there hasn't been any news about a possible Gingerbread software update, but Samsung might make additional announcements as soon as the Galaxy Ace will be available worldwide.
Furthermore, the Galaxy Ace features a Swype keyboard, which makes text input a breeze even for those not used with virtual keyboards.
Although the official pictures show two color versions of the handset, only the Black color scheme is available from the UK carrier.
The phone only has 158 MB of internal memory, but users will be able to expand it up to 32GB thanks to the microSD card slot included. Samsung also stated that the device will be retailed with a 2GB memory card in the sales package.
Three customers will be happy to find that the device is also HSDPA compatible and offers Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n connectivity, DLNA function and GPS with A-GPS support.