Small Galaxies In a Big Samsung Universe

By Tech Wire Asia | 12 March, 2012

The Samsung Galaxy Pocket joins the fleet of small smartphones from the giant Korean technology company. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy Mini 2 at Mobile World Congress (MWC), and the Pocket just last week. The three tiny yet sufficiently equipped smartphones are aimed at beginners, and will give the competition a run for their money. My favorite tech company is definitely going all out with its vast array of models for smartphones and tablets.

The following table gives a glimpse of features for all three phones. Click the images to see a larger picture.

Features	Ace 2	Mini 2	Pocket
OS	Android (2.3) TouchWiz / L!ve Panel UX UI	Android (2.3) TouchWiz / L!ve Panel UX UI	Android (2.3) TouchWiz UX UI
Dimensions	4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in 118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm	4.31 x 2.31 x 0.47 in 109.4 x 58.6 x 11.9 mm	4.08 x 2.26 x 0.47 in 103.7 x 57.5 x 12 mm
Weight	4.30 oz (122 g)	3.77 oz (107 g)	3.42 oz (97 g)
Display	3.80 inches 480 x 800 pixels 246 ppi	3.27 inches 320 x 480 pixels 176 ppi	2.80 inches 240 x 320 pixels 143 ppi
Processor	Dual core, 800 MHz	Single core, 800 MHz	Single core, 832 MHz
Storage	4Gb	4Gb	3Gb
Expansion	microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB	microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB	microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB
Camera	5Mpix 1280×720 (720p HD) video	3Mpix 640×480 (VGA) (25 fps) video	2Mpix 320×240 (QVGA) (15 fps) video
Connectivity	Bluetooth 3.0 Wi-Fi: 802.11 b, g, n USB 2.0	Bluetooth 3.0 Wi-Fi: 802.11 b, g, n USB 2.0	Bluetooth 3.0 Wi-Fi: 802.11 b, g, n USB 2.0

Aside from physical size, there are no major differences among these three Samsung smartphones. The OS is the same for all three and connectivity is the same as well. Samsung put Galaxy Ace 2 ahead in terms of screen size, brainpower and storage. The Galaxy Mini 2 and Pocket neatly fall into second and third spots. There are no prices for these three new smartphones for now, but expect the ranges to fall according to the specifications ranking — and all in the affordable budget range.

Any of these three smartphones can work as a backup unit for those who bought the Galaxy Note and don’t want to whip out the huge “phoblet” for a short call.