Samsung Galaxy S II ICS review: Sugar coated

16 March 2012
The Samsung Galaxy S II has sold in record numbers worldwide and millions of users must've cheered the news of the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update rolling out. The latest OS from Google is a new lease of life for the Galaxy S II...

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  • Anonymous
  • 33Z
  • 31 May 2012

Anonymous, 30 May 2012I recently upgraded my Galaxy SII to ICS V4.0.3. The upgrad... moreSame problem here....

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    • Anonymous
    • fr4
    • 30 May 2012

    I recently upgraded my Galaxy SII to ICS V4.0.3. The upgrade went smoothly but battery standby time has gone from about 3 days on Gingerbread to about 1 day on ICS. For some strange reason the battery usage indicator attributes most of the drain to the screen (about 50%) even though the phone is in standby most of the time.
    I therefore don't recommend upgrading until Samsung have sorted out this issue with Google.

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      • devee
      • fr4
      • 30 May 2012

      I recently upgraded my Galaxy SII to ICS V4.0.3. The upgrade went smoothly but battery standby time has gone from about 3 days on Gingerbread to about 1 day on ICS. For some strange reason the battery usage indicator attributes most of the drain to the screen (about 50%) even though the phone is in standby most of the time.
      I therefore don't recommend upgrading until Samsung have sorted out this issue with Google.

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        • AnonD-56764
        • vj1
        • 29 May 2012

        i hope the samsung galaxy S LCD GT-i9003 can Upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwhich :'(

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          • Dan
          • nxB
          • 28 May 2012

          lexus, 21 May 2012I and my friend have SII.My friend updated ICS and now he e... moreIm having the same problem, sometime the phone hangs, apps can take a couple of seconds to open and battery life has took a nose dive. DO NOT UPGRADE.

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            • Nick
            • Kxs
            • 22 May 2012

            lexus, 21 May 2012I and my friend have SII.My friend updated ICS and now he e... moreis it official update? if not then you shouldn't complain... that's the reason they are holding back... I've pushed them earlier on for the gingerbread 2.3.6 when I was using the 2.3.3(it was very stable) and now I regretted...
            Anyway, if it's not the official, don't complain...

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              • lexus
              • 0GL
              • 21 May 2012

              I and my friend have SII.My friend updated ICS and now he encounters freezing and nonresponsive screen.Also the system is working slower than before.Battery performance is worse than before.Now he can not reverse to previous version.I am happy because I have not updated my device.
              Guys,do not be in a hurry and wait for some time because ICS is not stable at the moment.

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                • AnonD-55045
                • Pth
                • 20 May 2012

                Can anyone confirm if there was a SGS2 ICS update OTA for LatAm? I want to have an idea on how long it will take to actually get the SGNote ICS update.

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                  • AnonD-54207
                  • 7ty
                  • 18 May 2012

                  Ameyam, 29 Apr 2012Whats the difference between the 9100SII and the 9100G SII?galaxy 9100 uses samsung exynos chipset,
                  while 9100G uses TI OMAP chipset.

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                    • Kuwaiti
                    • mg5
                    • 17 May 2012

                    Still No Update For ICS In Kuwait. Stopped Even Checking For Updates Now Because It Seems It Will Be Released After A Long Time. Hate Samsung For This F**king Thing.

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                      • Luis
                      • 9ED
                      • 16 May 2012

                      Still No updates For Samsung Galaxy II :(. So sad of Samsung... please ask them to release ASAP in INDIA...........
                      Daily keep on checking, whether any updates is there or not......

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                        • lito
                        • ijs
                        • 16 May 2012

                        still not in brunei?

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                          • AnonD-46560
                          • t1$
                          • 16 May 2012

                          All i want is an improved battery life!
                          Waiting for ICS update in India................ do fast!

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                            • moses
                            • ijs
                            • 11 May 2012

                            i have s2....but can't up to ics...hw come.... anybody can help..
                            thanks..

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                              • tanialb
                              • svI
                              • 11 May 2012

                              My s2 after the update ICS does not run applanet or any other applanet app??!!!! Is this normal???

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                                • sG@
                                • 09 May 2012

                                Hi i got the s2 for less than a week now and it did reboot by itself 3 time(at different days n time) i was wondering if that was a common thing?
                                Thks

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                                  • x600
                                  • HI1
                                  • 08 May 2012

                                  update for gs2 was avail from 2 months ago in iran . i update main !!!!!!

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                                    • SacH
                                    • nC1
                                    • 08 May 2012

                                    Hey , 04 May 2012Are you sure it is available in dubai now????Yes it is available, but only in the service center. You will have to go to the eros service center in deira, or the closest one to you. Google eros service centers in dubai. Be sure to take your receipt with you, else you maybe charged for the upgrade.

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                                      • David becham
                                      • KID
                                      • 07 May 2012

                                      Boys come and join football and when u earn momey by your self u will think that when u just sat home lonely watching tv u thought that it was hard to buy these iphones s2

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                                        • AnonD-20208
                                        • 0Tp
                                        • 07 May 2012

                                        in test FishIE Tank my LG optimus 3D get 40 fps,much better than S2