The RM500 deposit will not be refunded. Instead, it will be used to knock off your monthly bills. That means you won't need to pay anything for the first few months as your monthly charges will be deducted from the RM500. If you don't mind staying with DiGi and are sure of using the Smart Plan, then the DHD offer now is a good deal. Phone is RM1399 only and the first 6 months only RM23 for the Smart Plan! Save RM270!

6 x 23 = RM138 (offer now)
6 x 68 = RM408 (normal)

I'm using DiGi, but not the Smart Plan. I only just signed up for the Internet Lite (equivalent of Smart Plan Lite), which is RM33 for 300MB. After 300MB, no more data. Smart Plan slows down your speed if you exceed quota, unlike Maxis which charges you like RM5 per MB (can't remember the actual rate). Not sure about Celcom. You definitely need a data plan if you use Internet on your phone! Otherwise those per KB charges will kill you. From forum postings, seems like DiGi Smart Plan is cheapest. But remember that Smart Plan does not include calls and SMS, those will be calculated separately, Pay-As-You-Use.

This post has been edited by Dannyl: Feb 27 2011, 10:03 AM

You can check your warranty by Samsung by SMS, it will reply with your warranty period. If it's not registered with Samsung, then maybe AP set? Water set?
Send to 62002.
PC [your phone IMEI]

If you haven't bought the phone yet, the IMEI might not even be registered... not too sure. Why not buy from reputable sellers? We have a few here in Garage Sales.

Same as Nokia. Tap *#06# on the dialer.
Ensure IMEI on box is the same as the one on the phone, phone sticker, etc.
Ensure all accessories are included. Especially the 2GB mem card... don't be like me

Is that from Samsung store?

Very good phone GPS performance, not like my old Nokia Garmin, always detect that I'm on some other parallel road.

Tried Papago X5 and Aura Sygic. Papago not much settings, volume very low, but can expect good map updates from the MFM guys, and shows photos when you approach forks. Sygic navigation is questionable, brought me pusing-pusing makan angin, and searching for destinations seem confusing to me, but has very smooth animation (Garmin looks like PPT slideshow in comparison) and lane info (like you're on highway with 4 lanes it will highlight which lane you're supposed to be on).

Google Navigation haven't tried... I heard that voice navigation is not supported in Malaysia?

Malaysia unit's back cover comes with either rubberised black or glossy white.

Fantastic Communications selling all of their phones with the above items free. Currently they are selling SGAce at RM917. Many positive feedbacks, it seems. Can search at Garage Sales.
http://www.1handphone.com
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1456101

This post has been edited by Dannyl: Mar 1 2011, 10:38 AM

Retail price is RM999, worst case scenario is you buy from Samsung only. If price really do go up a lot, then just wait for new mid-range models to be released. Phones get old fast

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Added on March 1, 2011, 2:51 pmMany people getting Ace or Optimus One as first Android phone. We welcome you in advance Symbian apps lose to Android apps in terms of availability, development speed, and volume.

GPS performance is good, read up a few pages back on some members' comments.

Password to lock the standby screen, yes it's built-in, you can enable it. Folders or msg inbox, I'm sure there are apps which can do that

This post has been edited by Dannyl: Mar 1 2011, 02:52 PM

I got a problem with Ace. After I re-arrange the application menu icons, if I connect to the PC in USB Storage mode, then unplug, I noticed the icons will become randomly re-arranged. Anybody else facing this?

Well, maybe can improve on this list... for eg, both have no lens protection, no shutter key, no front-facing camera, no Flash support, etc, but only mentioned for one side, so can remove those if this is purely a comparison list.

There are more differences other than the screen. SLCD version has less memory and storage capacity.

Maybe the phone doesn't save the icon locations in solid state memory... just temporary. Or, something to do with the memory card, since both restarting the phone and unplugging from USB will result in the phone saying "preparing SD card", "scanning media file" or something like that.

For the charging, when the battery icon shows full, and your battery widget shows 100%, it's still not full yet. Let it charge until the charging icon (looks like lightning bolt) disappears and the notification area shows a battery with '100%' inside.

My first day usage of some apps, wifi on, some SMS = 1 day and a half.
Second day usage of lots of download and apps trying, wifi on, 3G on, some SMS = less than 1 day.
Today I'm going to try with wifi off, 3G off, 2G network only. See how long it lasts.
Display brightness is 50% in all cases. Can't sacrifice the beautiful clear screen view just to save some juice!
I saw my friends with AMOLED screens, DHD TFT screens, all using matte sp... looks totally not nice... what a waste...

White is glossy, attract too much fingerprint, easily scratched. Looks very cool if you can keep it clean. I prefer black, better grip, fingerprint-less, scratch-resistant.

Don't worry, Samsung will catch up with the demand with more supplies. Price increase is just because of the sellers looking for quick profit. Just wait for a couple of weeks. Who knows, maybe while waiting, a better phone with same/better price comes out?

This post has been edited by Dannyl: Mar 2 2011, 08:31 AM

I know it's there. I mean to remove it. Since both phones also don't have it, why mention it for comparison? Like no shutter key, it's a CON for both.

This post has been edited by Dannyl: Mar 2 2011, 09:23 AM

Before iPhone4 came out, iFags said why would they need a front camera? How many times do you video call in a year? Then Steve Jobs presented iPhone4 with front camera and the iFags rejoiced... basically they will say whatever features are not included, they will not need it, and vice versa.

Can also use Swype keyboard for normal typing. I find the special characters are easier to reach with the Swype keyboard than with the Samsung keyboard.

The seller would have registered your phone with Samsung via SMS. To check your warranty period, send SMS to 62002.
"PC <your IMEI no>"

My warranty period started 3 days before I bought the phone. Maybe the seller pre-registers them when stock arrives? But then, what if the phone doesn't sell for 1 month? Then the buyer lost 1 month warranty?

This post has been edited by Dannyl: Mar 3 2011, 09:25 AM

Ahhh... hope Ace will get Gingerbread... because when I look at Samsung Kies with Ace plugged in, it's worrying.

Only back side white. I predict there will be aftermarket covers soon which you can buy and slap on, since the design is fairly simple and it's all cheap plastic.

The Papago genuine or not... genuine copy is worth RM149 I think. But if you don't want to muck around with Papago, having them install it is also a good thing.

Yeah, kind of a 'surprise', isn't it? That's drawback number 1. Battery is drawback number 2. Other than those, everything else is good to go!

Noticed a speck of dust trapped near the top of the screen and another one near the bottom. Don't know if they were there when I bought the phone or while I was using it. Hard to see indoors. Future buyers, be careful!