The Samsung Galaxy S II is an update to the Galaxy S phone that is thinner, lighter and faster than the predecessor. It actually packs more pixels into the screen as well, while running the latest version of Android Gingerbread 2.3.3.
Here are the complete hardware specs for the phone:
| General | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
|---|---|---|
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |
| Announced | 2011, February | |
| Status | Available. Released 2011, April |
| Size | Dimensions | 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 116 g |
| Display | Type | Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches | |
| - Gorilla Glass display - TouchWiz UI v4.0 - Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Touch-sensitive controls - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Gyroscope sensor |
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| Memory | Phonebook | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
|---|---|---|
| Call records | Practically unlimited | |
| Internal | 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM | |
| Card slot | microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included |
| Data | GPRS | Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps |
|---|---|---|
| EDGE | Class 12 | |
| 3G | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v3.0+HS | |
| Infrared port | No | |
| USB | Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go |
| Camera | Primary | 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization | |
| Video | Yes, 1080p@30fps, check quality | |
| Secondary | Yes, 2 MP |
| Features | OS | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, Mali-400MP GPU, Orion chipset | |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS | |
| Browser | HTML | |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | |
| Games | Yes | |
| Colors | Black | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support | |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | |
| - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - NFC support (optional) - TV-out (via MHL A/V link) - SNS integration - Digital compass - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player - Organizer - Image/video editor - Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration - Adobe Flash 10.1 support - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input (Swype) |
| Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1650 mAh | |
|---|---|---|
| Stand-by | Up to 710 h (2G) / Up to 610 h (3G) | |
| Talk time | Up to 18 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G |
The high point of the Galaxy S II is definitely the display. The Super AMOLED plus actually packs more pixels in than the original Super AMOLED, making for a brighter display with darker blacks as well. Here’s a closeup of the pixels for the original Super AMOLED and the AMOLED plus:
As you can see the AMOLED plus has twice as many red and blue pixels, making for a much sharper resolution.
To go with the great display is a screaming fast Exynos chipset, which easily blows all other smartphones out of the water performance-wise. Here’s a benchmark test run by Engadget:
As you can see with this type of processing power the phone can handle anything you can throw at it without skipping a beat.
There is the standard 8MP camera on the back of the GSII along with a 2MP front-facing for video chat. The camera is great in terms of smartphone cameras and has an LED flash, as well as settings for mode, ISO, exposure, etc. It won’t stand up to your average stand-alone camera, but is definitely on the higher end of smartphone cameras, and films video up to 1080p.
The Galaxy S II has an updated touchwiz interface, 4.0. It makes a few small tweaks to the previous touchwiz, and is very smooth and easy to use as always. Here’s a few shots of the new Touchwiz interface:
The Galaxy S II is currently available from AT&T for the usual price of $199 with a contract, and if you’re looking for the fastest, lightest and thinnest smartphone out there with the best display this is it.
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