Galaxy S2 is one of the flagship models from Samsung, with 4.3 inch Super AMOLED-screen, dual-core processor, 8MP camera with digital zoom and auto focus, and much more. One of the slimmest phones on the market, 8.5 mm thick. Released in 2011.
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Perfectmint, best android phone i had out of the 5 others i been through,i dont regret buying this at a pawn shop for half price, now time to play some gta31 year ago
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ExcellentHoly moly what a phone! Thought I would update my review after having this phone for three months. Best Phone Purchase Ever. Boat loads of fun and it hasn't let me down.
Oh and Siri-like is already built in to your S2, Apple's making out like it's something new. There's Vlingo app available for any Android device, but that's kind of redundant since voice control's built into Android anyway! (Admit I feel like a fool talking to my phone so don't use it)
The screen is stunning, colours really pop (there's adjustable screen modes for colour rendering, depending on your preference), contrast is excellent. You have to see it to believe it. Super AMOLED Plus is very easy on the eye for someone with bad eyes like me, it's nicely readable in all lighting conditions.
The phones performance of the phone is off the hook, it's fast at everything, gaming is super slick, video playback is outstanding. Really don't need to go into detail there, it's ridiculously quick.
The phone has a fast boot up from power off (beats iPhone), loads web pages snappy fast, does Adobe Flash beautifully, it will do full 1080p video recording and playback. With a good browser like Firefox or Opera Mobile it'll handle ANY web page smoothly.
I've reccently got an HDMI adapter for this phone - amazing output to HDTV - played 1080p video and Angry Birds on 42" screen.
The camera is an 8 megapixel beast. It's approaching the quality of a proper compact camera. I reccently took 90% of my photos on holiday in australia with this phone, except where I needed optical zoom or macro I used my regular 7mp camera. The digital zoom is crappy, but it always is.
Front is excellent toughened fingerprint-resistant gorilla glass, don't need a screen protector unless paranoid, you'll have a hard time scratching the glass!
The phone is impossibly slim and light, Samsung has sacrificed a lot to make this thing light, such that it isn't quite a premium feeling as a metal shell - but it's still good. Shell offers some edge protection if you drop it - this is a lot less fragile than an iPhone.
Battery life is very good for a smartphone, but be warned gaming, wifi, gps, mobile hotspot etc will burn the battery FAST and you'll be charging every day in some cases twice a day (something very familiar to smartphone owners), BUT on standby the phone does quite well for a high end phone, probably better than 90% of smarphones? Tweak some settings it will last well. Point is though, don't be suprised if you burn that battery down in 7 hours! At best I can go two days on a charge with moderate use, that's no show stopper.
The stock TouchWiz interface is slick enough, but some don't like it and it's but it's not best Android has to offer. I got rid of it - one of the alternative homescreen launchers you can get from the market may improve the usage for some people. ADW Launcher and others are good choices for this phone. It allows you to fit more on screen if you tweak settings.
Samsung has also included a "Samsung Apps" which lets you get some freebies you'd otherwise have to pay for, some cool 3D games customized especially for the hardware. But otherwise isn't much use - interface is a bit basic.
I've noticed the battery burns down scary fast when you are really pushing the phone, touchwiz isn't so good, you'll want to switch to alternative, the call quality is very average, perhaps a little muffled, this is a premium phone it should be crisp and clear.
There are no show stoppers though, only a few niggles. Very happy with this phone and find the extra screen real estate means I can use the phone for things I never previously did on a smartphone. Can browse full websites instead of mobile version.
MHL-type HDMI ouput is a killer app for me. Did mean buying an extra accesory.
If you are upgrading from a dumbphone, this is the smartphone to buy. If you have a smarpthone like the iPhone 4, this is a worthy alternative option to the iPhone 4S - especially if you can save hundreds of dollars buying this. This is firmly in the category of superphone.
This is the very best smart phone you can buy right now for a lot of reasons and even now the 4S is out and that is slightly more powerful, this is still well ahead of anything Apple has. Glad I didn't buy an iPhone but sorry I wasted time considering anything form Apple at the moment. The progress of Android is phenomenally outpacing anything else, and with this kind of phone hardware you can't go wrong. For now, this is the #1 phone to buy, untill Samsung brings out the SIII1 year ago -
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PerfectI love this phone it is far better than my old iPhone. Simple to use and so fast can't wait for Galaxy S III. Samsung have converted me and android is 10 star.
The screen is amazing I reckon it is the way to go.1 year ago 1 -
GoodHave had my SII for a couple of months now and am generally very pleased with it. Bought mine from EKing (see my review) and it feels like I got a lot of bang for my buck!
Pros: Really fast, have compared speeds to my friends' iphone 4, HTC Sensation, LG Optimus 2 and Motorolla Atrix - nothing's matched my SII for browsing and app loading (when comparing to the other androids).
Great camera as well - simple point and shoot with great video sound/picture quality.
Hardware which has the potential for even quicker performance with software updates.
Very light weight and has a beautiful super AMOLED plus screen
Cons: The blink detection on the camera is over-zealous - thinks everyone's blinking.
Has a bit of a cheap feel to the phone, the light weightness (which I've listed as a pro) can add to the feeling of a cheap/plastic build. (the screen offsets this feel with it's incredible display quality)
By far the biggest con is the limited battery life. I have been told it is not so bad compared to other android phones, but coming off of an iphone, was surprised at how little battery time the phone is capable of with regular use.
Overall I would definitely recommend this phone to anyone who is keen on the leanest meanest hardware out there and those who are keen on the Android platform.1 year ago -
ExcellentIn short: get it!
I won't go into full detail here, as there are plenty of professional reviews that will probably do a better job.
If I was to list all of the things that were good about this phone, I'd be here forever. Instead, I'm just going to list the few things that aren't quite perfect.
* Even though this phone has been widely advertised as having NFC, not all phones will have the capability. It's unclear which markets will receive NFC capability, and when.
* I can't find the Cisco AnyConnect or Cisco WebEx functions that were meant to be available. These may appear in a later firmware release.
* There are reports that Samsung have disabled the built-in SIP/VoIP stack, which means that VoIP apps may use more battery.
* Various minor (and I mean minor) software issues that will probably get fixed with later firmware releases.
If you get this phone, you won't be disappointed. Even iPhone 4 owners have shown interest in mine...2 years ago
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