Flashback: the Samsung Galaxy S II was a best seller, its variants ushered in the 4G era

16 February 2020
The Galaxy S II came out right around the time of the first 4G networks, which made for some interesting versions.

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  • Anonymous
  • gIW
  • 16 Feb 2020

Then there was the Samsung Galaxy S duos 2 S7582 which came out on December 2013, after the S III and about 3 months before the S4, because releasing an updated S duos as S duos 2 with almost the same body wouldn't be confusing, considering it was worse than all S II variants and too different to be an S II.

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    • Yislam
    • vaX
    • 16 Feb 2020

    Had one of these, excellent phone

      Anonymous, 16 Feb 2020If only a certain company did not make it look shameful to ... moreBlack berry :-D

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        • Anonymous
        • 6wN
        • 16 Feb 2020

        I remember my friend owned S2 and now I'm still using my S6 and now S20 is available. Time runs really fast.

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          • Anonymous
          • tSu
          • 16 Feb 2020

          My S II from 2011 lasted until 2018, what a phone it was in those early days.

          All wanted it, I was lucky to buy one.

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            • Marvin
            • 3RU
            • 16 Feb 2020

            Mine still works

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              • Brazilian Guy
              • 8Nw
              • 16 Feb 2020

              I have one. It works til this date. You only forgot to mention the battery they attached to the motherboard of this phone, which has no purpose at all but to leak and burn the wifi board. That's exactly what happened to my phone, which works, has android 9.0 installed, but is useless as it has no wifi anymore. Very sad. Never bought Samsung again.

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                • Anonymous
                • vry
                • 16 Feb 2020

                YUKI93, 16 Feb 2020That Captivate Glide, I so want to see sliding horizontal p... moreIf only a certain company did not make it look shameful to have a physical keyboard...

                  That Captivate Glide, I so want to see sliding horizontal physical keyboard to come back again. It makes typing so much better and a total breeze, especially for on-the-go office works. Right now, the closest thing to a new Android phone with a sliding horizontal physical keyboard is the F(x)tec Pro1.

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                    • AnonD-558092
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                    • 16 Feb 2020

                    Today isn't that different.

                    S20 Exynos, S20 Snapdragon, S20 Snapdragon unlocked/Dual-SIM, S20 5G sub-6GHz Exynos, S20 5G sub-6GHz Snapdragon, S20 5G sub-6GHz Snapdragon unlocked, S20 5G sub-6GHz+mmWave Snapdragon...

                    Okay I intentionally picked the base S20 as it doesn't come with mmWave modems and that Verizon will release one later this year according to their website before it was removed. https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/12/verizon-standard-galaxy-s20-waits-until-q2/

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                      • Anonymous
                      • fCI
                      • 16 Feb 2020

                      Finally an article about s2.. thanks gsmarena

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                        • Anonymous
                        • KZ8
                        • 16 Feb 2020

                        The era where when you wanted to root and install custom ROM, you had to double & triple confirm your phone firmware and custom ROM firmware, including kernel, radio file, etc. I soft-bricked it once, lol..

                          My first experience of an AMOLED screen and even though I didn't know why,I was simply wowed..

                            Great phone which propelled Samsung to 50 million sales. An all rounder and a milestone device in Samsung's smartphone history

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                              • fCZ
                              • 16 Feb 2020

                              Oh mannn !! This was my favorite phone..!! So sleek & handy.. iss the home button too.. 😔😔😔

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                                • tDP
                                • 16 Feb 2020

                                The time when Samsung's display was burning your eyes. So vivid so it hurts our eyes.