Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Unveiled

Samsung, the Korean smartphone giant, has unveiled the successor to Galaxy Plus - Galaxy Ace Plus.

The phone, touted as a refreshed version of Galaxy Plus, sports an adequately large 3.65-inch HVGA display with a massive 480 x 320 pixels resolution. Ace Plus runs on the famed Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) platform and is powered by a 1GHz processor.

The phone includes 512MB RAM, 3GB microSD storage that is expandable up to 32GB, besides adding a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash. The connectivity features include: Wi-Fi 802.11 connectivity, Bluetooth 3.0, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and Samsung's wide range of apps and services.

Touchwiz UI and ThinkFree office suite are the other key features of the smartphone. The office suite enables the user to edit word and excel documents on the go.

On the social networking platform, the phone offers services like Social Hub, Music Hub and ChatON.

The phone is expected to make its debut in Russia this month, followed by Europe, CIS, Latin America, Asia, Africa and Middle East. An Indian launch is scheduled for the end of March at a market price of Rs 15,000.