Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II review: Brightest star
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- AnonD-2046
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- 14 May 2011
Anonymous, 14 May 2011I heard the gs2 cant play tegra2 optimized games.
Is that true?That's right, I've tried one of the "tegra2 optimized" games on SGS2 but error message popped-up telling it's not compatible :(
blame it on nvidia, they're using their old dirty tricks (desktop in the past, and now on mobile platforms) by forcing users to buy their products
it's all played in the drivers I think.
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- Bricked
- nFc
- 14 May 2011
No mention of the battery life *sigh*
We'd best stock up on spare batteries again.
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- AnonD-291
- vGA
- 14 May 2011
Anonymous, 14 May 2011Agreed that this phone has raw power to handle heavy apps a... moreThats the third time you posted the same thing. Dont you have anything new to say other than posting the same thing again and again ??? To answer your ignorant questions, human eyes cannot distinguish between 60 fps or anything more. Most standard LCD monitors have a 60 fps cap. Modern games like Halo 3 have a 30 fps software cap. Yet its very smooth. Infact 24 fps is all thats required to give the illusion of motion.
"Touchwiz as usual looks very much cluttered like a 2yr old child's drawing"
Samsung has done a really good job with touchwiz in integrating functionality and cool gestures. If you don't like it, there are tons of launchers and other UIs that you get online.
"why would someone want a phone so much pricey with a copied design(even after copying iPhone this phone looks yuck...) and body made of such a cheap material ? "
There are millions of people who want this phone. If you don't want it, then why come here to post the same crap over and over again ????
And SGSII copies the iphone ? Really ? I didnt know that the iphone has its front side fully covered with gorilla glass, has a 4.3 inch phone, an S AMOLED+ display, a square shaped home button, camera at the centre, a huge samsung logo etc.
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- tungau
- IWc
- 14 May 2011
how about offline gps?....thanx
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- Anonymous
- RKk
- 14 May 2011
Anonymous, 14 May 2011Wow great review and has only 3 cons(disadvantages)and thos... moreThose within the reality distortion field.
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- Anonymous
- 2@T
- 14 May 2011
Wow great review and has only 3 cons(disadvantages)and those aren't even big deal at all! Can't wait to play with it in person when it launches in my country! Who would still buy an iPhone when theres such monster phone like this one?!
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- Anonymous
- iIR
- 14 May 2011
Anonymous, 14 May 2011Although the hardware of SS2 is average but i will buy it t... moreaverage hardware, what phone you phone are you looking at
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- Anonymous
- n2p
- 14 May 2011
Anonymous, 14 May 2011Agreed that this phone has raw power to handle heavy apps a... moreThe 60fps is a software cap to preserve energy. The fact is that the human eye can't see any difference above it (actually below it but you got to set the limit somewhere). Anyway, it's known that the mali-400 GPU in the SGSII is more powerful than tegra2 one, making it the most powerful GPU today. We'll have to wait for the HTC sensation to see how its GPU compares to the mali-400
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- Anonymous
- 3Ir
- 14 May 2011
Very Nice Phone but.... REALLY SAMSUNG?! Mono Audio Recording even in 1080p video?! WHAT????!!!!!
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- Anonymous
- iIR
- 14 May 2011
EskeRahn, 14 May 2011Ghee what a review! All pluses, and only complains about t... moreit is one hand useable, personally im appreciative that manufacturers have moved towards making larger handsets, for those of us built to a bigger scale its a godsend rather then the doll sized phones we used to get
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- 3an
- 14 May 2011
I have had this phone for about a week and all i can say is wow. i can even play neo geo games like metal slug and shock troopers via the tiger mame emulator
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- jimu
- Kgv
- 14 May 2011
Super slim body has poor grip when taking pictures
ahahahah!!! never happy!
one day you will complain like :"too perfect"
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- RejZoR
- 3pu
- 14 May 2011
Impressive device. Though it looks almost exactly the same as LG Optimus 2X except for the back cover and the camera is not bulged out either. If Samsung will properly support this device, then it will be a killer one as cons aren't bad at all and there are just 3 of them.
Btw, any info on the glass used for screen? Is it Gorilla Glass or some other scratch resistant glass? I'm guessing there is...
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- I0k
- 14 May 2011
Plus To Main disadv.:
-screen is bad on the day light and colours are not real
-laggy phonebook and dialer
-very poor battery life
-back cover became so hot after even 30 min of active using
-poor ergonimics,it is too big for one hand using
-and of course device without any taste in design,oh no it has so iphone style)))))))
-touc wiz is not practical for every day using!
-and because of this so high price tag!
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- paster
- I0k
- 14 May 2011
Plus To Main disadv.:
-screen is bad on the day light and colours are not real
-laggy phonebook and dialer
-very poor battery life
-back cover became so hot after even 30 min of active using
-poor ergonimics,it is too big for one hand using
-and of course device without any taste in design,oh no it has so iphone style)))))))
-touc wiz is not practical for every day using!
-and because of this so high price tag!
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- KAb
- 14 May 2011
Hats off to you Gsmarena guys for a brilliant review....it was a little late but its certainly worth all the wait...keep up the good work and good luck.
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- vGu
- 14 May 2011
anonymouse, 14 May 2011be sporty man!!! Samsung has created a plastic monster like... moreThere is always a trade-off: Either you get a metal casing or plastic. Both have their advantages/problems. This is a matter of individual choice. I personally don't like metal casing. Used HTC and also Wave (which is one of the rare Samsung phones with metal back cover). Did not like it very much. Again, it all subjective. I like my phone to be light. You are free to decide if you want this or you can go for Sensation/iPhone if you want metal. Definitely nobody can force you. For me, functionality and features matter most.
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- EskeRahn
- 0u3
- 14 May 2011
Ghee what a review!
All pluses, and only complains about trifles!
Now if Samsung would only make a 3.5" variant still WVGA (with higher ppi), that was one hand operable I would buy it on the spot!
...Oh and could they PLEASE make a replacement backplate where the 'blurp' of the extruding camera where extended to the sides, making the phone stable and not wobbling on a table...
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- Anonymous
- IVD
- 14 May 2011
Bricked, 13 May 2011A true geeks delight. I'm not surprised that this is sellin... morethe n86 dual led flash was terrible for me, it came out the most yellowsih flash light and cause the subject to light up greenish, and I already throw it away!!!
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- 14 May 2011
Main disadvantages:
All-plastic body
No dedicated camera key
Super slim body has poor grip when taking pictures
These are the only disadvantages of the phone?? WOW!! Surely it would be my next phone. Good one Ssmsung!!