Sony Xperia S vs. Samsung Galaxy S II: S-hootout

09 March 2012
Released nearly a year apart, the Sony Xperia S and the Samsung Galaxy S II are not that different - both are flagship droids with dual-core CPUs and 4.3" screens. But the newer Xperia S brings some fine upgrades, like a 12MP camera and a 720p screen.

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  • 10 Mar 2012

AnonD-13379, 10 Mar 2012where did the GS2 won? removable battery and SD card? how ... moreIf you people thinks that this is what "great design" is, God, i don't want to live in this world anymore. It looks like a pencil case with a built-in eraser at the bottom.

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    • v{u
    • 10 Mar 2012

    The galaxy s2 front camera can't shoot video ???? Last time I checked my one records vids at vga

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      • 10 Mar 2012

      AnonD-38309, 10 Mar 2012It makes me laugh when those Samsung fridge owners still th... moreand what does your xperia s have to offer?!? hdmi and bravia engine bullcrap?! you guys are just the reason why i love gsmarena. lol!

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        • AnonD-13694
        • IWS
        • 10 Mar 2012

        with a 4.8 inch screen ? U wil need 2 change ur trouser size 2 carry dat in ur pocket. GS3 is stil nt thr. So stop cmparing.

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          • AnonD-22824
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          • 10 Mar 2012

          S3>XS =future.

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            • AnonD-22824
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            • 10 Mar 2012

            OLED, 10 Mar 2012"It's characterized by deep blacks (zero light coming ... moreu got a faulty OLED display if u r in warrenty replace it ,or ur just against sgs2 and want to say its screen is no good .cause I get pure black .viewing angles is also 100% same with my 4 other friends who have sgs2.

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              • AnonD-13694
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              • 10 Mar 2012

              Way 2 go sony ! Its nt abt hardware. Its abt optimized software 2 make use f the best of hardware and SONYgt it ! Viewing angels dont trouble the owner but thoz people who r gna peep frm side. And Sammy guys plz stp peeping in to Xperia S HD display with 342ppi !

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                • vbM
                • 10 Mar 2012

                Even the upscaled SGS II camera doesn't stand a chance against the normal xperia S camera,although both are 12MP.

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                  • 10 Mar 2012

                  AnonD-45775, 09 Mar 2012Yes... outdated! This is the same as the arc! Sony is just ... moreXperia phones are not outdated. they even have the highest ppi phone today like the Rezound. Camera is better than all flagships previously released except the N8. Last year's flaghships don't even have a fast capture camera. The design is new unlike those released by Samsung which looks like garbage. Samsung's design are so cheap and old. Xperia's design will never be outdated. It's timeless.

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                    • t7r
                    • 10 Mar 2012

                    AnonD-45775, 09 Mar 2012Better? I don't think so... Probably... maybe, the same (ma... morethey didn't catch up since the Xperia S is better. this is an in-between device. it is released after the GS2 so it's better than the GS2 but before the GS3 so it means GS3 will be better. It means that they released it just in time.

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                      • 10 Mar 2012

                      salsa, 10 Mar 2012I always like these kind of reviews. It makes me laugh to s... morewhere did the GS2 won? removable battery and SD card?
                      how about the HD screen, great design, and the camera. GS2 looks like a garbage when compared side by side to Xperia S.

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                        • 10 Mar 2012

                        salsa, 10 Mar 2012I always like these kind of reviews. It makes me laugh to s... moreIt makes me laugh when those Samsung fridge owners still think that their medicore phone is the best when the truth is even an iPhone is better.

                        S2 wins? Ehh, by what means? SD card support? LOL.

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                          • 10 Mar 2012

                          hayabusa lt29i will be using Snapdragon S4(Krait).

                          U can look krait benchmark here:
                          http://www.anandtech.com/show/5563/qualcomms-snapdragon-s4-krait-vs-nvidias-tegra-3

                          and is not as bad as you think.

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                            • anonymous_hacker
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                            • 10 Mar 2012

                            Its simple and a common sense only which one is better than the other mannn ... ABC is for grade school only!

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                              • salsa
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                              • 10 Mar 2012

                              I always like these kind of reviews. It makes me laugh to see how these sony fanboys get so persistent everytime their phone gets obviously beaten by a samsung device and not accept defeat. lol!

                              GS2 all the way!

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                                • 10 Mar 2012

                                "It's characterized by deep blacks (zero light coming from black pixels), theoretically infinite contrast and excellent viewing angles."

                                SuperAMOLED Plus has deep blacks, even deeper than the SuperAMOLED on the Galaxy S but saying there is zero light coming from the black pixels is wrong, anyone can take the phone to a totally dark room and you can see a faint shade of grey and some may see dots,blotches or something that looks like a water residue behind the screen.

                                Viewing angles on Galaxy S2 is a hit or miss, some have great viewing angles but most have very limited angles and show either a green tint or blue tint on whites when slightly tilted.

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                                  • AnonD-45801
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                                  • 10 Mar 2012

                                  GSII can capture videos in VGA from secondary camera.

                                  latest product VS a year old product ..

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                                    • AnonD-14018
                                    • n2y
                                    • 10 Mar 2012

                                    So the year old galaxy S II still has an edge over the new xperia S ...

                                    Sony is such a useless and overpriced company.

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                                      • trevor
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                                      • 10 Mar 2012

                                      no more blah blah blah...sony xperia s won!

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                                        • 10 Mar 2012

                                        so weird....
                                        are you people employees(share owners is better) of sony/samsung