Samsung S5830 Galaxy Ace - Unlocked Phone - Black

This is a really good phone in today's mid range of Android phones.The phone is excellent and performs really well. It came with Gingerbread 2.3.4 already installed, that means, better performance compared to 2.2.x (Quadrant benchmarks this phone over the Samsung Galaxy S, which has a 1GHz CPU), better battery life and improves the video shooting quality to full VGA resolution.The phone battery stands for more than one full day with almost everything on (full brightness, GPS, Wifi, and BT), and lots of calls and sms per day, however,the 2G/3G data connection is off as I have Wifi connection in the office all day and I'm not using the mobile data connection in transit to/from home, where I also have wifi connection.Nevertheless, I tested the 3G connection with Movistar network in Venezuela and it works very well.The screen is bright and sharp. It does have some reduced visibility in direct sun light but it is way better than older touch screens I've used.The multi-touch works great. It is really sensible and the screen size is enough to type comfortable in landscape mode and almost comfortable in portrait mode.The only thing I haven't tried so far is the GPS and navigation functionality.The phone arrived without the 2GB microSD Card, but can't go against the phone and score it with 5 stars. In this regard, I have to blame the vendor: A to Z Wireless Solutions.

I purchased this phone for my fiance for Valentine's Day as his first smartphone and he absolutely loves it. As a first time smartphone user it only took him a day to figure how to operate it for the most part; but, he's a very smart guy and loves electronics. This phone is incredible, very functional and quite fast and efficient. The battery life is better than my Iphone and he loves that the most about this phone. The touch screen is very good, sensible, scratch resistent (gorilla glass), and awesome definition and brightness, the camera takes awesome pictures and I belive the quality of the video it's pretty good too. The size of the phone it's great, very lightweight and very suitable for carrying in your pocket or any purse without a problem, its a little smaller than most smartphones of the same range and price which is a great feature. This phone works great with the 3G network and existing SIM card.I would certainly recommend this phone without hesitation to anyone whether is your first smartphone or you're a savvy of the latest technology.

Have two of these phones for a couple of weeks. One phone works perfectly, no issue whatsoever. The other one has the SOD ' Sleep of Death' issue multiple times. SOD = phone shuts itself off. Google solutions and tried them all but nothing works. Downloaded the lastest OS - Gingerbread 2.3.4 thru Samsung Kies but issue remains. This one is going back for an exchange. Neither of the phone is rooted.Overall I really like the phone, value vs. price and I think you are not going to get a better deal. A good beginner android phone that is almost iphone like.Pros: Screen size 3.5" is perfect for me. The overall phone size isn't too big either. Plenty of free apps to download. Gingerbread improves the battery life.Cons: Internal memory is small. You won't be able to download a lot of apps. And you can't install the apps to the external SD card unless you root the phone (become a superuser) but that immediately voids the warranty. I read somewhere that you can un-root the phone if needed... Last minor issue, the touch screen isn't as sensitive as I like it but this could be the problem with having a Zagg shield on.Update 9/9/11: Received the replacement but it is also going back to Amazon. This time I didn't even power up the phone, the problem is on the touchscreen, there are 6 spots (about the size of a dime) that cannot be cleaned, looks like it is actually on the other side of screen. This is really getting old, all I want is another phone withour issue. And dealing with the exchange process is a nightmare. At least exchanging wireless phone is totally different than exchaning anything else Amazon sells. Stay tune...

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I have owned this phone for just about 4 weeks now.As for the design of the physical device, the size and shape is very similar to iphone so it feels comfortable and almost perfect when held in your hand. I have not owned an iphone before, but I have held them.I do wish the micro USB input was at the bottom of the phone, but the little door to keep dust out is definitely nice. Comparing this device to other smartphones I have owned, it seems that in most cases, the audio port is always next to the USB port and having the audio port at the top is a big plus for me.The screen is very nice and so far, the pictures have been good. The microphone is poor for video recording, but nobody has complained about the sound during a conversation. Besides talking through the handset, I also use a bluetooth headset, which I already owned, and though I have not had a phone conversaton with any other mic'd headsets yet, but I have listened to music through other headphones, as well as the the stock accessory, which sounds more than decent, and the volume output is adequate.The best software feature on this phone is Swype keyboard input system. It takes a bit to master Swype, but when combined with a small stylus, it is simply the fastest phone input method I have used yet. Not much else to say about the phone's software. It is Android and it can have a glitch every once in a while. I noticed a wierd moment last weekend when I was trying to turn on a flashlight app at the precise moment that my alarm was trying to alert. I did not know what was happening, but was able to I figure it out as soon as I restarted the phone.In my humble opinion, the price will probably go lower very soon, but I needed a phone and this compares very well with other unlocked, AT&T compatible, phones that I found available here on Amazon.