Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II review: Brightest star

13 May 2011
It looks like the point where it all ends. A galaxy outgrowing its own limits. An explosion of energy and speed. An overdose of smartphone power. A phone that makes you love the smell of Android in the morning. The likes of Samsung I9100. Update: Samsung Dive overview added...

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  • AnonD-8959
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  • 21 May 2011

there is no text reflow !!
that's why i'm sticking to my desire hd...

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    • Anonymous
    • nc8
    • 20 May 2011

    Bighugstudio, 19 May 2011Funny how they think there is an error in smartbench gaming... moreMali it isn't weak. Tegra 2 GPU is worse in terms of performance as on the net as on the games as on the video. Mali it's the fastest and the strongest graphics platform actualy.

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      • AnonD-5197
      • Ti8
      • 20 May 2011

      Fongy, 20 May 2011Couldn't agree more... And with the new announcement of No... moreSamsung and LG won't continue to manufacture WP devices?

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        • Fongy
        • Gjj
        • 20 May 2011

        Ericsson T28 user, 18 May 2011Agreed, Meego is such an unknown in the smartphone world, y... moreCouldn't agree more...
        And with the new announcement of Nokia dual core Win7 phones...
        I think we're looking at a brilliant 3-horse OS race...
        IOS (Apple)
        Android (Sammy / Sony / HTC)
        WM7/8 (Nokia / HTC)
        Something for everyone!

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          • ucw
          • 20 May 2011

          When comparing camera/photo shooting, i would prefer to know whether it's mechanical/rolling shutter.

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            • AnonD-5197
            • qbY
            • 20 May 2011

            Anonymous, 20 May 2011Did you really write what i see...are you serious? lol, iph... moreiPhone tops sales. In terms of specs, he's right, iPhone doesn't come close to top. Top sales =/= top phone. Reason iPhones becoming benchmark is because it's so common that people can easily compare.

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              • Denzo
              • vCA
              • 20 May 2011

              marat, 17 May 2011samsung has made ALMOST an excellent phone. ALMOST. i dont ... moreEnough with the rant.. you expect 1.2GHZ dual core running 480x800 to last for 4/5 days HEAVY usuage? What a fail comment. impossible right now. A laptop only last 10 hours with a HUGE battery running 1280x800..

              SGII is 8.5mm thin!! 2 days is amazing!!

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                • Anonymous
                • Qy}
                • 20 May 2011

                As much as you can say that apple "copied" other designs, which i dont think is true. Well if you belive that, then you must also know that they perfected it and marketed it so that everyone acroos the world will want one, the same effect didnt happen with palm or any company ever since the motorola v60

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                  • Anonymous
                  • Qy}
                  • 20 May 2011

                  darkangels6sic6, 18 May 2011Regardless Apple is still just fashionable and a big compan... moreDid you really write what i see...are you serious? lol, iphone doesnt come close to the top, sorry buddy but iphone is at the top, and have been ever since the iphone2g, they sell the most phones and every single company compares there new models with the iphone. So even nokia or samsung fans know that this is true. Although, now samsung have released a beast, and this mobile phone is clearly on top

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                    • Anonymous
                    • Qy}
                    • 20 May 2011

                    Bailey , 19 May 2011I am not an Apple fan i have had the Iphone 4 why are they... morevery good review, true statement

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                      • Ti8
                      • 20 May 2011

                      Bighugstudio, 19 May 2011Funny how they think there is an error in smartbench gaming... moreMali's FPS is capped, and that's why the score is low. There's no errors. Producing more frames than 60 per second is useless.

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                        • AnonD-8621
                        • kK}
                        • 19 May 2011

                        Warren-G, 19 May 2011All samsung does is copy copy copy. I have a feeling samsun... moreOk so you think apple doesn't copy. Let's quit all the noise about samsung copying, if they do apple will win the case which I don't think will happen. Yes apple came out with a better way to use touchscreens but that doesn't make them first. I feel they copies palm with the grid and which the grid has been done by samsung before apple even came out. The only thing I can say about apple is that they are the device and software manufacturer which makes it easy to fix, besides they only have one phone which also makes it easy to have less issues. Android should have picked a manufacturer to produce their phone and kept it away from others while the only thing they would have had would be open source.

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                          • nxt
                          • 19 May 2011

                          marat, 19 May 2011I think the time has come for a nuclear battery. full stop.which would last at least 100 years.

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                            • nxt
                            • 19 May 2011

                            marat, 17 May 2011samsung has made ALMOST an excellent phone. ALMOST. i dont ... moreI think the time has come for a nuclear battery. full stop.

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                              • Bailey
                              • i5B
                              • 19 May 2011

                              darkangels6sic6, 18 May 2011Regardless Apple is still just fashionable and a big compan... moreI am not an Apple fan i have had the Iphone 4
                              why are they bullies? you buy what you want if you dont
                              like it you can always change and get another phone.

                              I am now using a Android phone which i love.
                              one of the reason that Apple works is because they have
                              an eco system that works. And some people dont want to
                              go hunting high and low for apps and music, yes i agree the
                              easy route.

                              We have the Xoom that only has 50 apps to put on it
                              and was never fully baked when it came to market as well
                              as being over priced and then we have the Ipad (which i dont care to buy) that has 65,000 apps i believe in the market.

                              Yes you may think people are silly because they like Apple
                              and it truth i dont have an interest but one cant deny that
                              they are organised. Google is geting there

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                                • Anonymous X
                                • 43p
                                • 19 May 2011

                                Again with the Droid BS........ c`mon man, you write reviews for a really nice phone website, do a little research about the products you review before you start talking about them....

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                                  • Warren-G
                                  • 3sE
                                  • 19 May 2011

                                  All samsung does is copy copy copy. I have a feeling samsung invented copy and paste. You can never be the best by stealing from the best. Be innovative.

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                                    • Bighugstudio
                                    • 86i
                                    • 19 May 2011

                                    Funny how they think there is an error in smartbench gaming lol

                                    No, mali is just that weak.

                                    My tegra 2 stock stock can beat those sunspider and browsermark scores.

                                    Where is the nenamark benchmark? Another loss.

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                                      • Ericsson T28 user
                                      • nFX
                                      • 18 May 2011

                                      Fongy, 18 May 2011LOL I can't believe it - Nokia N9 madness has infiltrated ... moreAgreed, Meego is such an unknown in the smartphone world, you cannot comapare it with anything, even the latest Symbian phones. I think that Symbian HAS had a bad rep though purely based on it's comparison with more simplified OS's like Android and iOS recently though. (im not saying Android is simple, it's just more of a pick up and go OS)

                                      The Galaxy has shown what it can do, and impressed, but I think the next iphone will put a dent in its sales IF it arrives. iOS is a joy to use, for the casual smartphone owner (and despite the hate by true phone geeks everywhere)
                                      Labelling an iphone owner as a sheep is very narrow minded in my opinion, but as long as phones like this are available and the iphone and Nokias of this world, I think there is something for everyone these days, and that makes this makes for interesting times.

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                                        • Fongy
                                        • HKy
                                        • 18 May 2011

                                        LOL
                                        I can't believe it - Nokia N9 madness has infiltrated this thread too!
                                        I have to say though (again as impartial as possible)
                                        N9 looks nice, but it's far too little and too late for the party...
                                        As I said in the N9 thread...
                                        The problem is that with over 3m GS2 sales already and rising...
                                        and the iphone 5 around the corner...
                                        The N9 is really going to struggle finding a market / identity...
                                        Especially with Meego at the helm..
                                        AND
                                        That's not discounting the fact that Nokia are no doubt preparing to flood the market (and quite rightly so) with Windows phones...
                                        I just don't think Meego will last and who wants to (as a developer or consumer) want to buy something that will be expensive with little future... remember all the apps you pay for on whatever system are transferable - you'd be wasting a lot of money on meego apps that potentially will be axed in the next year or so...