Not content with adding the Galaxy S2 and Galaxy S3
handsets to its flagship smartphone lineup, Samsung is looking to
capitalise on its leading Android line with the Samsung Galaxy S
Advance, a mobile phone that arcs back to the original model, combining a
selection of high-end specs with a revision of the now iconic styling.
Landing
under the alternate moniker of the Samsung I9070, the Samsung Galaxy S
Advance features an amalgamation of many impressive handset factors,
with the firmly mid-range price tag of £330 in the UK ($330 in the US)
for a SIM-free phone being pushed by a collection of impressive specs
and a sleek, functional, if far from unique user experience.
Building on the base of the original Samsung Galaxy S
handset, the Samsung Galaxy S Advance boasts a zippy Cortex-A9 1GHz
dual-core processor, with the multi-core CPU running the show to much
aplomb, despite falling behind the recent onslaught of quad-core
smartphone monsters. Joining
the dual-core processor to keep things running along nicely, the
Samsung Galaxy S Advance hosts 768MB of RAM, with the handset once again
offering more than its mid-range price tag would usually suggest, with
phone owners given the option of 8GB or 16GB storage capacity offerings,
a feature usually reserved for the top-of-the-line cream of the
smartphone crop. This can also be extended with up to 32GB of external
memory.
While the speedy innards will see the Samsung Galaxy S
Advance measure up as a mid-market mobile phone powerhouse, many will be
looking to the smartphone's entertainment features before heading to a
retailer, and on this front the S Advance offers a mixed bag of tricks. With
a 5-megapixel camera on the rear, Samsung's smartphone falls back
within the confines of the standard mid-market offering with 720p HD
video recording capabilities featured as another now expected
specification.
With a second, 1.3-megapixel camera on the front,
video calls are made possible. Elsewhere, inbuilt speakers, an
integrated MP3 player and FM radio capabilities further enhance the
entertainment options in an increasingly expected, less than
groundbreaking fashion.
Featuring
a 4-inch Super AMOLED display with an impressive 480 x 800p image
resolution, Samsung has maintained its run of fitting its handsets with
some of the most eye-catching and dazzling displays on the market.
Although
not the HD offering found on the latest high-end offerings, the 233PPI
images offered by the Corning Gorilla Glass-covered display remain some
of the best on the mid-market scene.
Landing with the usual array
of 3G and Wi-Fi internet connectivity options and Google's Android 2.3
Gingerbread operating system under the hood, there's no immediate Ice Cream Sandwich update available.
So
the Samsung Galaxy S Advance is lining up a little behind new rival
Sony and HTC handsets that are currently making it into stores, and
consumer's hands, with the near year-old Android 4.0. With
that said, given the device's £330/$330 SIM-free price tag, the Samsung
Galaxy S Advance is brilliant value for the money, offering an array of
specs superior to the market-leading handsets of barely 12 months ago,
at a wallet-loving mark that is making such services and handset
abilities available to a wider audience.
Design and feel
Like the original Samsung Galaxy S handset and the Samsung Galaxy S2
that followed, the Samsung Galaxy S Advance is a well-constructed -
albeit largely plastic - smartphone with the compact, rounded edged
finish fitting comfortably in the hand and offering little in terms of
unwanted and unnerving flex when put under considerable amounts of
pressure. At
just 4 inches in size, the Advance is considerably smaller than its
4.3-inch Samsung Galaxy S2 sibling and positively dwarfed by the
industry-leading 4.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S3.
Despite this smaller form, however, the 9.7mm thick handset, which is larger than Apple's 3.5-inch iPhone, is heavier than its higher specced S2, with its 120g heft a mere 4 grams more than the now year-old handset.
Despite
these added millimetres and grams, the Samsung Galaxy S Advance does
not feel weighty or cumbersome in the hand, with the smooth backed,
angular edged and rounded corner design sitting comfortably between your
digits and offering a more reassuring feel than the larger, lighter,
more unnerving Galaxy S2. With
few physical buttons detracting from the smooth and stylish form, those
that are on the Samsung Galaxy S Advance offer little concern in terms
of accidental presses, with the oversized, centrally located home button
joined by a right side-mounted sleep-come-power button and physical
volume controls featuring on the left of the handset.
Although
these power and volume buttons line up in areas usually covered by your
thumbs or fingers when held in conventional left and right-handed
manners, thanks to their reassuring stiffness, there is little concern
about unwanted presses turning the phone's display off or muting the
handset during audio playback. Despite
being a largely plastic affair, the Samsung Galaxy S Advance stands up
well to the everyday knocks and drops that are an unavoidable part of a
smartphone's lifespan, with the Gorilla Glass display keeping the
handset safe from some pretty hefty bangs and large spills to concrete
that snuck into our test without intention.
Again helping to
maintain the phone's sleek, appealing form factor, just two connection
ports tarnish the smooth finish, with both the micro USB charging socket
and 3.5mm audio jack lining up out of sight and out of mind on the
handset's base.
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