Samsung launches Galaxy Ace Style smartphone

By Max Langridge
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Samsung's new Android-powered handset is targeted at young social consumers and features a 4-inch WVGA TFT screen, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor

Samsung has announced the launch of its new Galaxy Ace Style smartphone, which is aimed at the affordable end of the budget spectrum.

It boasts a 4-inch 480x800 LCD touchscreen and 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 512MB of RAM, with the Android 4.4 KitKat operating system and Samsung's TouchWiz UI also featuring.

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Elsewhere, there's a 5MP rear-facing camera, 1500mAh battery, Bluetooth 4.0, HSDPA, 4GB of interal storage and a microSD card slot that supports up to 64GB.

While it won't tempt buyers away from the incoming Samsung Galaxy S5, the Korean manufacturer will be hoping the Galaxy Ace Style will rival the Motorola Moto G. The Motorola however, supports 4G connectivity.

The Samsung Galaxy Ace Style is expected to go on sale this month in cream, white and dark grey finishes. Pricing is yet to be confirmed.

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by Max Langridge

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Max Langridge

Max is a staff writer for What Hi-Fi?'s sister site, TechRadar, in Australia. But being the wonderful English guy he is, he helps out with content across a number of Future sites, including What Hi-Fi?. It wouldn't be his first exposure to the world of all things hi-fi and home cinema, as his first role in technology journalism was with What Hi-Fi? in the UK. Clearly he pined to return after making the move to Australia and the team have welcomed him back with arms wide open.