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Samsung previews Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy Mini 2

by Alistair Lowe on 21 February 2012, 11:17

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With the Mobile World Congress yet to begin, we wonder if Samsung will have any surprises left for the trade show. We already know that the Samsung Galaxy S III won't be showing itself at MWC and now Samsung has announced two new phones in its line-up, the Galaxy Ace 2 and the Galaxy Mini 2.

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 and Mini 2

Both phones sport a fairly compact form factor and will be aimed at the entry-level market. As naming suggests, the larger of the two devices is the Galaxy Ace 2, which features a 3.8 inch 480 x 800 PLS TFT display, supported by an 800MHz dual-core processor, 768MB RAM, 4GB of internal storage, a MicroSD slot, a 5 megapixel rear camera with 720p video recording and a front-facing VGA camera. The device will also feature high-speed HSPDA 14.4Mbps internet and a large 1,500mAh battery.

The Ace 2's little brother, the Mini 2, will feature a smaller 3.27 inch 320 x 480 TFT display, a single-core 800MHz processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB of internal storage, a MicroSD slot and a single rear 3MP camera with VGA recording. Likewise, the device will sport a smaller battery at 1,300mAh and standard 7.2Mbps internet. Despite appearing under the guise of a seemingly innocent phone from the front, the Mini 2 does well to hide a rather colourful backside.

Samsung Galaxy Mini rear-side

The Galaxy Ace 2 looks to be an excellent choice for those who are looking for a smartphone experience at budget prices, with the Mini 2 a fairly decent offering for such a compact device. Prices are yet to be confirmed, though we do know that both devices will be gracing our shores sometime in April. Both devices will feature Android 2.3 at launch.

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Posted by 3dcandy - Wed 22 Feb 2012 00:05
800mhz dual core, interesting proposition instead of a 1.2ghz single core?
Posted by Brewster0101 - Wed 22 Feb 2012 12:58
3dcandy
800mhz dual core, interesting proposition instead of a 1.2ghz single core?

Would be interesting to see a like for like comparison between a slower dual core CPU and faster single core CPU in a phone.
Posted by crossy - Wed 22 Feb 2012 15:36
Brewster0101
Would be interesting to see a like for like comparison between a slower dual core CPU and faster single core CPU in a phone.
Would have thought that this would have been difficult to be specific about - meaning that the best you could do would be to say "phone X feels faster than phone Y“. Sure, you can run benchmarks, but I'm not convinced that this'd be a suitable metric on how good or bad a particular configuration is.

Gut feeling is that a multicore phone should be better than a single-core one - simply because if you're doing a cpu-intensive task then you can dedicate a core to it, whereas with a single-core phone you're limited to whatever time is available after other tasks have been carried out.

My other question would be whether a dual-core system would be more power efficient than a single core. If I assume that it's possible to totally power down an unused core then the answer has to be ”yes“. This being because even if the phone's ”idle" there's a small amount of cpu needed to run screens, check for mails/updates/etc. So your faster single-core processor will always be active.

As you say though … it'd be interesting to see someone do some testing. ;)
Posted by Scribe - Fri 24 Feb 2012 13:55
Well, the Ace 2 is now on pre-order for £280 sim-free at some stores.