Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
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Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II

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  • John in Brisbane
  • t0j
  • 05 Feb 2019

Still an impressive device in 2019. I am reminded about how light and empty-feeling they seemed after the (then) awesome HTC desire. Almost as much as the first time I held the original Star Tac.
Mine is now 8 years old and with a $10 replacement battery it works well! The OS updates have slowed it down of course and some apps are painfully slow. However, everything works and it is a great emergency phone. The camera looks misty - seems to be an issue with some old devices. When hiking it's a great spare phone but mainly, it's got a heap of tunes and audio books - without a SIM it runs for days and charges very quickly. I tend to walk with it for hours at a time and leave my main phone off...

These things are durable compared to new devices so kids can play with them fine. I wouldn't try to rely on one as my main phone except when trouble strikes. As a spare thing around the house or while travelling, they're still very useful.

The S2 form factor is good, not just for people with smaller hands! I expect that as trend change, an S2 -sized machine with faster internals will again be popular. Maybe we will all have tablets plus a little phone? A souped-up S2 would be very handy.

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    • AnonD-819322
    • 3aW
    • 31 Dec 2018

    Still quite usable, I had it for 15 days until it stopped charging. I replaced it with an OEM New battery but it barely lasted 4 hours of screen-on time.
    Pros:
    Nice Screen
    Decent Performance
    Design (subjective)
    90% of apps will still work
    Cons:
    Build quality isn't great, somehow managed to not break even after flexing it with full force
    Android 4.3 minimum would have been better
    Heats up alot around the camera after a few mins of use.

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      • weidar
      • rrp
      • 01 Dec 2018

      have a problem with the version of android 2.3.4 of the gadget... please help to sought out because it aent suitable for certain apps like whatsapp and flashcore

        Catherine the Great, 06 Sep 2018This phone was released on Monday 2nd May 2011! You know wh... morelol :D I see what you did there

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          • mgR
          • 17 Oct 2018

          Andy the duracell battery is good for the S2. Much better than an OEM thats been sat in a warehouse for who knows how long.

            This phone was released on Monday 2nd May 2011! You know what else is a Monday 2nd May? The year 1729! You know what happened on 2nd May 1729?... Well I'll leave it to you to google it. But this is why this phone is a favorite of mine.

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              • Hardknot
              • 3rx
              • 05 Sep 2018

              My first android phone. But get mad with battery life. Lol

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                • Andy
                • xxH
                • 24 Aug 2018

                I cant find a good batery for s2. It is making me crazy. I have tried many. I have iphone 7plus, but Im nostalgic for S2

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                  • happyuser_since_2011
                  • FeH
                  • 23 Aug 2018

                  Mine is 7 yrs old now, and the original battery still stores enough juice for 24+ hrs.
                  Running LineageOS 14.1 (without Google Apps, though), which gets weekly updates.
                  This in turn means continued up-to-date security fixes based on Android 7.1.2. Yay! \o/
                  The hardware proved to be very sturdy and easy to maintain (e.g. internal cleanup).

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                    • rakijaman
                    • 8t7
                    • 08 Aug 2018

                    i installed cm14.1 and i lost imei, imei sv and baseband vesion. Worst phone ever

                      I just held this phone (the international i9100) in person and oh my god it is really NICE!!! I definitely prefer the feel of this than the Galaxy S3. I (in my opinion) even think it's a better feel in the hand than the iPhone SE!

                      I know I might sound like someone from 2011 but no I am from 2018 and being absolutely serious about everything I just said. This phone (in terms of the feel in hand) is my absolute FAVOURITE!!!

                        Big Danny K, 04 May 2018The first phone I bought with my own money + my first smartphoneSame here haha, I installed a custom ROM running Lineage OS 15.1 (8.1 Oreo) and it's running pretty good. I'm impressed how it's still holding up well to this day.

                          Still one of the best designed Android phones to this day. Good job, Samsung.

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                            • nicey van
                            • sxr
                            • 18 May 2018

                            Ian B, 24 Apr 2018Try getting rid of dumpstate log. Type *#9900# on phone key... morethank you for that info thats also my prob ..but resolved done

                              The first phone I bought with my own money + my first smartphone

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                                • smair
                                • XRr
                                • 25 Apr 2018

                                its wonderfull phone ever i have used and it was my first smart phone

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                                  • Ian B
                                  • 2Tp
                                  • 24 Apr 2018

                                  Lorrie1, 19 Mar 2018My Galaxyot 2 keeps telling me i have no room to download o... moreTry getting rid of dumpstate log. Type *#9900# on phone keypad and select "Delete dumpstate/logcat" This can build up to phenomenal size but can't be seen. I had same problem about storage and this cured prob

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                                    • Samsung>Apple
                                    • RYP
                                    • 03 Apr 2018

                                    Do you have Internal Space Left, or SD Card Space Left? Apps download to internal space, so you need to have enough space on their free.

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                                      • 3DR
                                      • 20 Mar 2018

                                      Lorrie1, 19 Mar 2018My Galaxyot 2 keeps telling me i have no room to download o... morehahahaha buy an SD card. Or better yet, AN IPHONE 3Gs

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                                        • Lorrie1
                                        • 2CH
                                        • 19 Mar 2018

                                        My Galaxyot 2 keeps telling me i have no room to download or update yet I do have lots ? help