Performance and Software
Under the hood, the Galaxy Ace 2 runs on the NovaThor U8500 chipset, with a dual-core 800 MHz CPU and Mali-400 GPU. This hardware was typical for its time, providing satisfactory performance for basic tasks like web browsing, social media, and light gaming. The device shipped with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) but was upgradable to Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), bringing improved features and a smoother user interface with Samsung's TouchWiz UI 4.
The phone's internal memory of 4GB and 768MB RAM catered to modest storage needs, though users might need to use the dedicated microSDHC slot to expand storage for additional apps, music, or photos. This limitation required careful management of available space, especially as app sizes grew over time.
- ⬤ Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 I8160 Introduction
- ⬤ Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 I8160 Design and Build Quality
- ⬤ Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 I8160 Display
- ⬤ Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 I8160 Performance and Software