Samsung's Galaxy Ace 2 packs a lot of value considering its low asking price. The dual-core processor can ably handle apps and games, the larger-than-standard 3.8-inch touch-screen is great for texting, emailing and browsing the web, and the five-megapixel camera is a strong budget offering

Smooth TouchWiz interface; powerful budget processor; responsive and spacious touch-screen; decent five-megapixel camera

Old Android (Gingerbread

The amount of smartphones that Samsung has on the market is huge. In every segment it has several different models, so it's not shocking if you can't keep up with each release. The Samsung Ace 2 is a smartphone for the middle segment, for an average price of around £185.

We were blown away by the success of the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 last year. Don't get us wrong, we thought it was a great handset, but within weeks of reviewing it, everyone around town was rocking Samsung's stylish budget mid-range offering. Since then, the phone market has changed.

Sharp screen; Speedy processor; Solid camera

Uninspired design; Gingerbread; Small internal memory

This is my first smartphone and it has been a really good experience. I made the right choice starting out with this Samsung Phone. It is easy to use and has every feature I need. I hope I never have to part with it.

i like the phone it is touchy at first you get what you pay for i do not use phone downloads that cost money i can text all i want and phone all i want that what i have it for and i know what my bill is every month wonderful

This is a pretty good phone it's not the best phone out there but it's decent. Apps work good except big apps sometimes lag like jetpack joyride but for the price it's a good phone. The calling quality is really good.

Sitting firmly between entry-level devices and the mid-tier market, the Ace II X is a solid, though far from cutting-edge, mobile device. It features a 4-inch screen at 480-by-800 pixels, a 1-GHz processor, 4GB of storage and Android Jelly Bean.

My husband has this phone and he hates it. He has lived with it for a couple of months and finds it complicated and not user friendly. I have tried to help him with the issues, but I even find it difficult. With the Iphone 4, I have no problem usually.

The Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is an impressive mid-range phone, delivering the power of Android without any major compromises.

Once a brilliant buy, the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is now a bit long in the tooth