Rooting is totally optional and not a must. Yes, it will void warranty stated by Samsung and other manufacturer warranty policy.

You can enjoy android without rooting. If the application is not available, there is other way to get it and side load into the android.

Galaxy Ace Review :

Before buying this phone I was sceptic of Samsung and a fan of HTC. Reasons is because my 1st Android teh HTC Desire was the ultimate Android phone for me and I think it still is.. This because the performance and also the compatibility of apps and also amount of features the device introduced then. Till now I still tell everyone if they want to buy their 1st Android Smartphones always choose HTC..

I guess my views has changed since i bought my 1st Android Samsung Phones...the Galaxy ACE.
Just a year ago when Samsung released the Galaxy S the android market was missing a phone that could show the market that android phones is here to stay and alsowill be the formidable and leader of the smartphone of the future.

And now Samsung has released a smartphones that could even change the whole Android market not because of the specifications. But infact because the Price vs performance argument. Till now android phones was seen as an exclusive market whereby only the Geeks should have it The corporate people were always a Blackberry fan and the no brainers market goes to Nokia with its old classic Symbian.

My 1st impression of the phone was wow. At rm900 I was expecting less sexy looking plasticky phone but I fell inlove woth the phone right away. Well i can tell you this is my 2nd Samsung to be honest. I brick my 1st Galaxy after 1 hour buying it. I was rooting the phone when it hanged at Reboot. After a 2nd time and a replacement by my old trusted store ..i got this Beast to root with SOC 1.65 rather then 1.7. I really dunno what happened the 1st attemp but i was so nervous rooting my Ace that when I did root it it was a blast. I basically installed every singe Super user apps which previously on my desire on this beast. And i can tell you every single root apps worked like a charm..

The next project today was to download a suitable hacked Kernel to replaced the standard so i can play round with overclocking and also downclocking,
I thank Samsung for providing this 800MHz CPU and its really fast and has gone through every single 3D games I installed including NFS Shift.. it played flawlessly..

Also people are worried bout the low Ram! Dont be Ok? Take it from an expert.. The low ram is not an issue.. Obviously engineers in Samsung has taken play that this CPu can actually play videos at 30fps at min 360P but they have lock it so video only play at 15fps to avoid drop frame rates... not because of hardware limitation but because of the low ram could not handle HD videos playback and record..
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The so called low ram issue..is not an issue at all if you are multitasking.. for normal users who on GPS, Internet, SMS and occasional gaming this phone is flawless and the multitasking switching on the Touchwiz 3.0 is superb compare to the Rival's Sense UI from HTC.. Touchwiz is the next success of Samsung Android GUI which will speer them to the top of Android manufacturer market..
Galaxy ACE - MALAYSIA Version. 2.2.1 Froyo ROOTED by yours truly!!!!

apps that works? :

SuperUser v2.3.6.1 Database 5
Titanium Backed Up v3.71 Donate! - Fullversion! . Able to uninstall/Freeze default Samsung and Internal Phone apps!!! and as usual the normal apps in SD
Apps2SD - Success
Droid Tweak - Success. Dalvik Cache Tweaks . Heap Size Optimize
ROM Manager  -
Autokiller Memory - Success up to 140-170MB available ROM! sustain.. (note Internal ram stands at 270MB)
Swapper Configuration - Swaps Virtual Memory to SD  - F'kin Works!

If you are waiting for the next budget Android phone and now wondering which one to buy.. Dont wait..Get this phone.. because its an ACE!!!!!!

READ :All the above info is only for educational purposes. In no way am I advocating people to root your device since rooting your device voids warranty!

Damn, I feel so wanna to trade in my lousy almost 2 years old nokia 5800 (already hanging most of the time) and get this phone, lol.

Lowyat still got stocks ?

Damn, I feel so wanna to trade in my lousy almost 2 years old nokia 5800 (already hanging most of the time) and get this phone, lol.

Lowyat still got stocks ?

just came back from tesco seberang perai, 1 shop there sell ace for rm920 with free gift but didnt ask what free gift,
she said ori samsung warranty, anybody in penang know the price range for ace?

just came back from tesco seberang perai, 1 shop there sell ace for rm920 with free gift but didnt ask what free gift,
she said ori samsung warranty, anybody in penang know the price range for ace?

Totally worth it, bro.  I was using 5800 too.  Didn't trade it in, still with me now.  Was sick of 5800 GPS always detecting me on a parallel road and the voice repeating 're-calculating'!  Ace is amazing and miles better compared to 5800!  But video recording and speakers still lose to 5800

just sell off my 5800, wanna know this phone still how much?

rm880-rm1k according to the price at garage sales of LYN ~

just came back from tesco seberang perai, 1 shop there sell ace for rm920 with free gift but didnt ask what free gift,
she said ori samsung warranty, anybody in penang know the price range for ace?

But all i think no stock..
SHIT
to fast selling off my phone..

is liddat de lor
this phone now quite popular ~

like this i have to wait moon's reply liao...
Which colour nicer?

depends on the user lor
and i no own this phone also,so i can't give suggestion
i come here just help asking for my sis oni
she interested on it =.=