Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II review: Brightest star
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- No GPS testing
- mV4
- 14 May 2011
When will gsmarena do proper gps testing? Showing tracks over maps, etc? Who cares about the ttff time only?
The galaxy 1 was a fiasco with a useless gps and now we still don't know if they fixed things in SGS2.
Time for proper GPS testing.
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- Fongy
- HKy
- 14 May 2011
OMG!
It's sooooooo unfair....
I want this phone, but do I???
I have a Galaxy S...
Sometimes you just want a change...
BUT EVERY REVIEW IS AMAZING...
I just want a 'pro' version of this with a keypad for emulators!
Only because gaming is so poor on Android...
:(
ARGH!
Decisions... decisions...
However, what a phone...
NOTHING compares...
The only negative I guess is the build / desirability...
I love the way it smashes the Galaxy S by about 4 times in terms of speed and power...
:)
Got to love Sammy...
HTC Evo 3D anyone?
Doubleshot?
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- AnonD-6355
- mwn
- 13 May 2011
Anonymous, 13 May 2011I heard the Tegra version with Super Clear LCD will be not ... moreThanks...bad news for me...have to put more money under my pillow every month...
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- Smat
- 0CD
- 13 May 2011
Anonymous, 13 May 2011In terms of raw specs the Galaxy S II is obviously unsurpas... moreSamsung probably had two options when designing the phone. 1 add metal to the casing but it would have to be thicker, or 2 make the casing plastic and thinner. They chose 2 because a phone this thin made of metal would over heat affecting performance and literally burn u. The plastic which is of an excellent quality by the way prevents u from burning your hands and enables it to remain cool. Mobile-review website confirms this in their assessment. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I can appreciate why some people like metal on their phones but Samsung made what it felt would be the popular choice which some will like and some not.
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- Rip
- G2G
- 13 May 2011
Nice review!!! Hell of a nice phone!!! But you could have saved yourselves a lot of writing if you only had writen "The Galaxy S II, the phone that beats the cr@p of every other smartphone to date"... I'm just sayin'... lol!
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- Anonymous
- mS2
- 13 May 2011
AnonD-5666, 13 May 2011haters gonna hate..we know what this phone is capable of. A... moreAmen to that :)
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- Anonymous
- mS2
- 13 May 2011
AnonD-6355, 13 May 2011I read someware this baby costs 600Euros in Belgium. May b... moreI heard the Tegra version with Super Clear LCD will be not be sold in Europe. Europe, North America and East Asia are getting Exynos with Super AMOLED Plus Version, and the rest of the world (Africa, Middle East, Latian America and so on) are getting the Tegra Version
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- AnonD-5666
- vGQ
- 13 May 2011
haters gonna hate..we know what this phone is capable of. All HTC/SE/Apple fanboys, please move to your own forums. Just look at the review and the conclusions:
"We just cannot see beyond the new Samsung flagship if we’re to name the ultimate smartphone." - gsmarena
"if you're asking us what smartphone to buy today, unconstrained by such externalities, the Galaxy S II would be the clear choice. Sometimes it's just as simple as that." - engadget (9/10)
"The Samsung Galaxy S2 has not only set a new bar for smartphones in 2011; it's smashed the bar, recreated it in its own image and put it out of reach of the competition." - techradar
"But if you're after a one-word summary of the Samsung Galaxy S2: awesome." techradar (5/5)
"Verdict - Of course you should buy this phone" - Electricpig (5/5)
"...we’re running out of reasons not to buy the Galaxy S II. Samsung has upped not only its game but the benchmark for smartphones in general." - Slashgear
Not all these sites can be wrong, is it? Take it or leave it. punk!
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- Anonymous
- mS2
- 13 May 2011
The best smartphone to date period. There will always be personal preferences in people and some people would prefer other phones over this but Galaxy S II is definitely the best phone right now. HTC Sensation? hmm with 768MB RAM compared to Galaxy S II's 1GB and qHD against SA+, I think Galaxy S II is a tad better.
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- AnonD-6355
- mwn
- 13 May 2011
I read someware this baby costs 600Euros in Belgium.
May be it's better to wait galaxy S i9103 the dual core tegra version
with super clear lcd...may be it will be cheaper..
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- AnonD-3713
- L4x
- 13 May 2011
Smat, 13 May 2011Try and remember what u posted then work it out!I said nothing against the rules, and everyone that read my post that's not a Samsung fanboy KNOWS that. I just want a explanation, so I will not "infringe" the rules again.
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- AnonD-3713
- L4x
- 13 May 2011
Smat, 13 May 2011Trust me the processing power is useful, think of it this w... moreNever said that processing power isn't usefull, but I'm sure that will be no visible difference between 1.2Ghz and 1.5Ghz running the Android OS. I just don't think it's really usefull.
About the 1080p, you have a point and I have to agree with you.
Not sure if so many people would chose Galaxy SII over Arc, the core Android experience is just the same and I just doubt that there's too much difference for the normal user.
You say that I'm trying to influence other not liking the phone "through peddling garbage", but in my opinion, all this absurd processing power is "peddling garbage", I rather have a phone with solid functionality and decent build quality, that I can usually like a phone (without a tablet-like screen). All I said here was just my opinion and you should respect that.
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- NuckinFutz
- nx$
- 13 May 2011
Great review. There is an important feature, that I found useful anyway, that was missed. When you set up an email account you have the option to set it as a premium account. To cut it short it now mean I get real time Yahoo push email!
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- Anonymous
- TkP
- 13 May 2011
In terms of raw specs the Galaxy S II is obviously unsurpassed at the moment and blows everything else out of the water but I can't help but wish that Samsung had used premium quality materials for the chassis to reflect what they are touting as a premium quality handset.
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- abhi
- uvH
- 13 May 2011
[deleted post]Gsmarena didn't...
Samsung fans probably saw ur comment as a threat to sgs2, so they reported ur post several times.
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- Smat
- 0CD
- 13 May 2011
AnonD-3713, 13 May 2011GSMArena seems overly excited with this Galaxy SII and ever... moreTrust me the processing power is useful, think of it this way-the quicker u can get to from A to B the better. Would u rather ur internet loads in 4 secs instead of 7? Get my point? Ur point about 1080p- some people actually record 1080p video not to watch on their phone or camcorder screen but to have it gloriously displayed on their huge ass TV via HDMI or DNLA. U say that its a geeks phone and not for normal people however if u gave a person in the street the choice between the Galaxy s2 and the 'normal' SE ARC we all know which phone they would chose. It sounds like u are trying very hard to come accross as giving a balanced opinion when in fact u are trying to influence others in to not liking the phone through peddling garbage.
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- ihba
- uvH
- 13 May 2011
Agreed that this phone has raw power to handle heavy apps and videos but what abt gaming???
60 fps on a dual core sucksss... why don't they do it any better? And why don't samsung make their touchwiz any better ??? Touchwiz as usual looks very much cluttered like a 2yr old child's drawing...
And last and not the least design and body material... 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 ???
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- nick
- nxw
- 13 May 2011
this is the perfect phone. im sorry, it is incredible and it is going to take at least 6 months before it is beaten.
i want to kiss the whole team who made this. I am going to buy this, not because I need it particularly, but because I have so much respect for samsung for making it.
just amazing.
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- Anonymous
- uvH
- 13 May 2011
Agreed that this phone has raw power to handle heavy apps and videos but what abt gaming???
60 fps on a dual core sucksss... why don't they do it any better? And why don't samsung make their touchwiz any better ??? Touchwiz as usual looks very much cluttered like a 2yr old child's drawing...
And last and not the least design and body material... 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 ???