Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
Samsung
Phone model
Galaxy Ace 2
Year of release
2012

Appearance

Case type
Monoblock
Body length
118 mm (millimeters)
Body width
62 mm (millimeters)
Body thickness
10.5 mm (millimeters)
Weight
119 g (grams)
Volume
77.39 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Plastic
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • NovaThor U8500
CPU clock speed
800 MHz (megahertz) place #91
Number of processor cores
2
Processor size
32 bits
Instruction set architecture
ARMv7
Manufacturing process
45 nm (nanometers)

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU
GPU model
  • Mali 400MP
Number of GPU cores
1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
768 MB (megabytes) place #13
RAM type
LPDDR2 (Low Power DDR2)

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 4 GB (gigabytes)
place #25

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards
  • microSDHC (Micro Secure Digital High Capacity)
  • microSD (Micro Secure Digital Card, TransFlash)
Maximum expandable memory
32 GB (gigabytes)
Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset
  • ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500

Operating system

Operating system
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)

Battery

Battery capacity
1500 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Ion (lithium ion)
Removable battery
Charging the battery from USB
Battery charging time
2 h (hours)
Call duration in GSM networks
16 h 20 min (hours, minutes)
Standby time in GSM networks
670 h (hours)
Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
7 h 30 min (hours, minutes)
Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks
640 h (hours)

Screen

Screen diagonal
3.8 in (inches) place #125
Screen resolution
800 x 480 pixels place #109
Pixel density
246 ppi (pixels per inch)
Screen technology
TFT
Color depth
24 bit (16777216 colors)
Touch screen
Touch screen type
Capacitive
Aspect ratio
1.667 (16:10)
Auto-rotate screen
Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels
5 Mp (megapixels) place #37
Maximum photo resolution
2560 x 1920 pixels
  • vga (640x480)
  • qvga (320x240)
  • 768x1024
Shooting resolution formats
  • Quad HD (2560 x 1440)
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
The presence of a flash
Flash type
LED
Aperture
f/2.8
Shooting settings
Autofocus
Face detector
Panoramic photography
Viewfinder
Continuous photography
Touch focus
Scene selection
Other photo settings
  • Serial shooting
  • Panoramic shooting
  • Hdr shooting
  • Face detection
Video capability
Maximum video resolution
1280 x 720 pixels
Movie speed
30 fps (frames per second)
Movie settings
Movie settings list
  • White balance
  • Color effects
  • Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels
0.3 Mp (megapixels) place #37
Maximum photo resolution
730 x 411 pixels
Front camera video
Maximum video resolution
640 x 480 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
1
SIM card type
Default (Full size, 1FF, 86 x 54 x 0.84 mm)
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Speed dial
Video calls
Ability to mute the microphone during a call
Extended phone book
Contacts in the phone book
Unlimited
Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation
3.5G (up to 42 Mbps)
GSM support
GSM frequencies
  • GSM 850 MHz
  • GSM 900 MHz
  • GSM 1800 MHz
  • GSM 1900 MHz
UMTS support
UMTS frequencies
  • UMTS 900 MHz
  • UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards
  • HSUPA (5.8 Mbit/s)
  • HSDPA (1.8 Mbit/s)
  • EDGE (E-GPRS, 384 kbit/s)
  • GPRS (64 kbit/s)

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi
  • 802.11 b
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b (IEEE 802.11.b, 11 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11g (IEEE 802.11.g, 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11n (IEEE 802.11.n, 150 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
Wi-Fi Direct support
Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector
USB connector type
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
USB standard
2.0 (up to 480 Mbps)
USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth standard
3.0
A2DP support
AVRCP support
Other Bluetooth profiles
  • PBAP
  • PBA
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • SPP
  • HID

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS
A-GPS support
Installed GLONASS
Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver
Radio range
87.5 - 108.0
RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor
Accelerometer
Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)
Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats
  • PNG (Portable Network Graphics, .png)
  • JPG (Joint Photographic Experts Group, .jpg, .jpeg, .jfif, .jpe)
  • EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format, .exif)
  • GIF (Graphics Interchange Format, .gif)
Installed image editor
Geo tags
DLNA support

Video

Installed video player
Supported video formats
  • MPEG-4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • Xvid
  • H.263
  • H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10)
  • WMV (Windows Media Video, .wmv)
Video resolution formats
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Streaming video
Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player
Supported audio formats
  • AAC (Advanced Audio Coding, .aac)
  • AAC+ (HE-AAC v1 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • eAAC+ (HE-AAC v2 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate, .amr)
  • AMR-NB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Narrowband)
  • AMR-WB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband)
  • FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec, .flac)
  • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
  • OGG (.ogg, .ogv, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus)
  • WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma)
  • WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
MP3 support
Streaming audio
Dictaphone
Voice notes
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Control elements

Touch input
  • 2 touches
Multitouch
Pinch zoom
Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Office document support
Supported document formats
  • PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format, .pdf)
Email
  • smtp
  • imap4
IMAP4 protocol support

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
Tethering support
Synchronization over the mobile network
OTA sync
Synchronization with services
  • MS Exchange (Microsoft Exchange Server)
  • Gmail (Google Email)
  • Gtalk (Google Talk)
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Google Search
  • Google Maps

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • WAP
  • html5

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages
SMS T9 support
SMS output in the form of a chat
MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level
0.5 W/kg (watts per kilogram)

Equipment

Equipment
  • battery
  • microsd storage card
  • stereo headset
  • charger