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The Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 is a popular, middle of the range smart phone. The screen may be smaller than handsets more than twice the price but, unless you have one phone in your left hand and the other in your right, you might not even notice it. It also does not have High Density (HD). If screen these are critical factors influencing your decision, you may be better off purchasing a cheaper handset and investing in a tablet for playing games, reading e-books and watching videos.

Using the built-in Global Positioning System (GPS), you can navigate your way to anywhere in the world. You switch it on by tapping the icon on the drop-down menu. The mapping function is already installed. All you need to do is use the search function at the top of the screen and type in the address or postal code of your destination.

With your destination clearly marked, ‘you’ are represented on the map by a flashing blue triangle. The system is so sensitive that if you take only a few short steps in the wrong direction, you soon know about it. Keep an eye on the screen and correct your position as necessary until you reach your destination.

The mapping function has other useful features. For instance, many places of interest and public transportation stations are already programmed in. If you don’t know the full address or post code of your target destination, type in a location that you know is nearby and zoom in by pinching the screen. The name of your museum, theatre, restaurant or pub may well be marked.

Using your handset to ‘check in’ with social networking sites so your friends and family can find you in the pub is intuitive and easily accomplished. With your GPS active, type your position into the search box. Many places have already been keyed in by other users. If this is the case, tap it. Otherwise, the search engine will find it for you.

There are many other useful applications (‘apps’) that may be download from the apps market, many of them free of charge. One of these is a compass. This can be helpful if you a such a long way from where you want to go that the blue triangle is many screen width away from your target destination. Rotate the handset until the needle points ‘North’ and take it from there.

Another extremely useful tool that may be used for navigation is the flashlight, a downloadable app from the market. If you find yourself walking walking down a deserted, darkened street, simply hold the handset with the light facing downward and slightly ahead of you. This feature is also useful for finding lost items in the dark or making your way to a seat in the cinema without tripping over your own feet and spilling your popcorn.

Your Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 is your Best Friend Forever (BFF). It is packed with useful features and the fact that it doesn’t have the largest screen possible for a handset to possess and not be called a tablet does not detract from its appeal.

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