MUMBAI, INDIA: Samsung on Wednesday announced release of  Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy Mini 2, both mid range smartphones, based on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread mobile operating system.

The two devices are the upgrades of its predecessors - Galaxy Ace and Galaxy Mini, respectively.

The Galaxy Ace 2, a dual-core smartphone, will feature 3.8-inch touchscreen PLS TFT display which is slightly better LCD quality panel with support for WVGA (480x800) resolution. Internally, it will house a dual-core mobile processor clocked at 800 MHz. The Galaxy Ace 2 has been beefed up with 768 MB memory and has been given modern day features such as WiFi Direct.

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Samsung will offer its latest version of TouchWiz user interface with Live Panels UX layered on the top of the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system of Galaxy Ace 2. Samsung has also beefed up the battery with 1500 mAh powered one to make the smartphone last longer.

The Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 comes with a 5 megapixel camera with auto focus as well as flash at the back. This camera is capable of recording 720p HD video and has a VGA camera in the front for video calls. Samsung has also added Bluetooth 3.0 and GPS that supports both normal set of GPS satellites and also the GLONASS network, which would ensure more accurate location locking.

The Galaxy Mini 2 comes with a single-core 800 MHz mobile processor inside and features 3.27-inch HVGA touchscreen display. This smartphone has higher clock speed bearing processor, more RAM, bigger battery and Bluetooth 3.0 compared to the Galaxy Mini GT-S5570.

The Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 has a HVGA 320x480 pixel resolution supporting screen and a 3 megapixel camera with fixed focus at the back that can capture images. Don't expect too much from that camera. Even this smartphone will come with TouchWiz UI and Live Panel UX.

Both the handsets are beefed up to offer good multi-media experience and support lossless audio file format and will feature Samsung's new SoundAlive music streaming feature. Indeed both models will have Samsung Apps Store, Samsung Kies Air, Social Hub and the instant messaging service - ChatON.