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This photo has just come out from the MWC 2011. Looks like the Galaxy S2 is exactly as GSMarena had shown us. Well they did have real pre-release press photos. As you can see from the two model's holding the phone its very real.


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Official Galaxy S2 Specs:

Network
HSPA+ 21Mbps/ HSUPA 5.76Mbps
EDGE/ GPRS Class 12
Quad band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Quad band UMTS 850/900/1900/2100

AP
Samsung Dual Core Application Processor (Exynos)

Dimensions
125.3X66.1X8.49mm

Display
4.3" WVGA SUPER AMOLED Plus * (*Display: "4.27" in actual measurement)

Memory
1GB RAM, 16GB/32GB
MicroSD (up to 32GB)

Camera
8MP AF with LED Flash + 2MP Front

Connectivity
Wi-Fi a/b/g/n
BT v3.0+HS
USB 2.0 OTG

ConnectorsMicro
USB, 3.5mm Ear Jack

Battery
1650mAh

OS
Android OS Gingerbread

Message
SMS/MMS (OMA v1.2)
Email (POP3/IMAP/SMTP, SSL/TLS)
Exchange ActiveSync Email

Audio
MP3, OGG, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB
AMR-WB, WMA, WAV, MID, AC3, IMY, FLAC, XMF

Video
MPEG4, H.264, H.263, WMV, DivX, Xvid, VC-1
Recording & Playback 1080@30fps

Image
JPEG, PNG, GIF, WBMP, BMP, AGIF

GPS
A-GPS

Convergence
Easy Set-up (WPS PIN/PBC, Wi-Fi Direct)
AllShare (DLNA1.5)
Samsung Kies 2.0, Samsung Kies air

4 Hubs
Social Hub / Readers Hub /
Music Hub / Game Hub

Others
TouchWiz
Google Mobile Services.

http://galaxys2.samsungmobile.com/ht...ification.html (http://galaxys2.samsungmobile.com/html/specification.html)

Press release video on the Samsung Galaxy SII


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To7QqybjLfI

Well since briggs is not here to update his post ill post this so people can check it out.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/13/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-official-tegra-2-4-3-inch-super-amoled-plu/

some basic specs;

Screensize : 4.27"
Screen: Super Amoled Plus 800 x 480
Camera : 8 Megapixels on the back 2 Megapixels on the front - 1080p playback+record
Processor : Exynos Dual Core 1.0 GHZ
Android : 2.3
8.49mm thin

Coming out this month for europe + Asia



@Briggs
Feel free to take this info for your post.


UPDATE:
Network
HSPA+ 21Mbps/ HSUPA 5.76Mbps
EDGE/ GPRS Class 12
Quad band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Quad band UMTS 850/900/1900/2100

AP
Samsung Dual Core Application Processor (Exynos)

Dimensions
125.3X66.1X8.49mm

Display
4.3" WVGA SUPER AMOLED Plus * (*Display: "4.27" in actual measurement)

Memory
1GB RAM, 16GB/32GB
MicroSD (up to 32GB)

Camera
8MP AF with LED Flash + 2MP Front

Connectivity
Wi-Fi a/b/g/n
BT v3.0+HS
USB 2.0 OTG

ConnectorsMicro
USB, 3.5mm Ear Jack

Battery
1650mAh

OS
Android OS Gingerbread

Message
SMS/MMS (OMA v1.2)
Email (POP3/IMAP/SMTP, SSL/TLS)
Exchange ActiveSync Email

Audio
MP3, OGG, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB
AMR-WB, WMA, WAV, MID, AC3, IMY, FLAC, XMF

Video
MPEG4, H.264, H.263, WMV, DivX, Xvid, VC-1
Recording & Playback 1080@30fps

Image
JPEG, PNG, GIF, WBMP, BMP, AGIF

GPS
A-GPS

Convergence
Easy Set-up (WPS PIN/PBC, Wi-Fi Direct)
AllShare (DLNA1.5)
Samsung Kies 2.0, Samsung Kies air

4 Hubs
Social Hub / Readers Hub /
Music Hub / Game Hub

Others
TouchWiz
Google Mobile Services.

http://galaxys2.samsungmobile.com/html/specification.html

The new UI looks alot like windows 7 interface (Touchwiz 3.5 maybe?) and the phone's design looks strikingly like iphone 4 especially the upper body where samsung have removed it's logo and instead there is a large speaker dock visible. moreover, the the new SGS2 screen is rumored to be SAMOLED+ with a curved screen similar to the Nexus S.

hmmm now the main question is how will this great forum react to the new galaxy II who will jump the ships and who will remain with his old SGS? also a question for you briggs will you open a new forum dedicated to the SGS II or will you open a sub-forum similar to LG optimus 2x?

P.S. I still have a problem with my account briggs can you please sort out my problem? I can't create new threads and can't send new pm's either :(

i had this too, when you get the Briggs spam message pop up click the x in the corner its not very clear and for some reason Briggs doesnt answer any messages ive ever sent.
Oh and due to cost i'm sticking with SGS

P.S. I still have a problem with my account briggs can you please sort out my problem? I can't create new threads and can't send new pm's either :(

Filling out more of your profile may sort that out......apparently.

He does reply, not to every message though.

Ive been scooped

i dont like the nokia style back.. i am also surprised they didnt go with the iphone sides.. the tab looks SICK, finally a nice looking tab, thats a good size.. i hope the rumored resolution isnt true.. last rumors said to expect same resolution just stretched out over 3 more inches

so they really have a worse screen this year than the original galaxy s.. wow samsung faggots....

some basic specs;

Screensize : 4.27"
Screen: Super Amoled Plus 800 x 480
Camera : 8 Megapixels on the back 2 Megapixels on the front
Processor : Exynos Dual Core 1.0 GHZ
Android : 2.3
8.49mm thin


Not sure about the size, but I'll wait to see how it is in my hand
Disappointed with the Res, but I'll wait to see how the Super Amoled Plus uses it
I'll be happy with this
One word. Disappointed. Apart from the dual core bit
Don't you mean thick :)

[COLOR="mediumturquoise"]Don't you mean thick :)

No i mean thin =)


so they really have a worse screen this year than the original galaxy s.. wow samsung faggots....

btw.. the superamoled plus has 50% more sub pixels.. so even though its the same resolution.. its gonna be much better then the first Galaxy.


EDIT:
My first post has been edited with the full specs of the phone.

on a video it says the battery is going to be 1650 mah with the screen being + its go to use more power...got to stick with my sgs for another 1 1/2 years when i do renew it i will be going with htc or some body else never a samsung again

glad to see its a dualcore, LOVE seeing 1gb ram *drools*, glad to see the bigger screen, love the better front camera, love the better battery.

dont care for the design (was kinda looking forward to the iphone4 ripoff), HATE that they didnt improve the screen res any, and actually made it worse.. still would like to see a real camera button

i must sound like a total downer huh?.. sorry -__-"..

I think the screen resolution is a disappointment, no camera button like my i8910 and no HDMI mini port. Other than that I would like to see a 3D benchmark Vs the Tegra2 GPU. If its as fast or faster I will be getting a SII I think. I hope Samsung improved the GPS chipset in the SGS2...

We have samsunggalaxys2forums.com, i'm not sure if I'll do a separate forum or just a sub forum here might be easier as alot of us will no doubt grab the new SGS2.

@SNAK3ATER (http://samsunggalaxysforums.com/member.php/12-SNAK3ATER) & edkino3 I'm not sure why you have issues with PM's and new threads. Its something to do with VB 4+ update we did. What's that spam message you said you saw? Adding your date of birth or a date might also fix this issue.

new video out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To7QqybjLfI&feature=player_embedded

Even if the res is the same at 800 x 480, with the super amoled screen having 50% more subpixel it should be sharper right? At least a bit better than our current amloed screen. I heard its meant to use less power too the samoled+ screens, wonder if we will see any difference if its .3" bigger maybe it would then make it consume about the same power as the current SGS?

@ soraxd (http://samsunggalaxysforums.com/member.php/5-soraxd)Saw that video and posted it before on the second post I had reserved for such a thing :cool:

I dont understand what subpixels are, what are they? and does samoled plus have 50% more?

I dont understand what subpixels are, what are they? and does samoled plus have 50% more?

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e280/white4ink/subpixels.png

On the website it says 30% more sub pixels ... but i saw somewhere else that its 50% subpixels..
Looking at this img from the samsung website.. it looks like its comparing it to amoled not super amoled...

wow.. then it seems like a big difference oo. will that make reading text easier?

That will obviously make the text sharper. And there is no difference between Amoled and Super Amoled when it comes to subpixels, Desire and Nexus One also had the pentile pixel layout.
Hey people, they made EVERYTHING better in this phone. Double RAM, double processor, bigger screen, better screen quality, better Bluetooth (HS), USB OTG(!), Wi-Fi Direct, better camera, flash, more internal memory, HSPA+, bigger battery... Should I continue? EVERYTHING is better.

I think the screen resolution is a disappointment, no camera button like my i8910 and no HDMI mini port. Other than that I would like to see a 3D benchmark Vs the Tegra2 GPU. If its as fast or faster I will be getting a SII I think. I hope Samsung improved the GPS chipset in the SGS2...

We have samsunggalaxys2forums.com, i'm not sure if I'll do a separate forum or just a sub forum here might be easier as alot of us will no doubt grab the new SGS2.


@SNAK3ATER (http://samsunggalaxysforums.com/member.php/12-SNAK3ATER) & edkino3 I'm not sure why you have issues with PM's and new threads. Its something to do with VB 4+ update we did. What's that spam message you said you saw? Adding your date of birth or a date might also fix this issue.


Hi Briggs, it was the recent message from yourself regarding Spam, it flashed up on the main screen and sometimes when i tried to do anything. All i did was close the small cross bottom right corner of the message (i think it was) and ive not had any problems since, someone did post a message regarding this somewhere i think.

Galaxy S II got disappointing 1950 Quadrant points on Phonearena... WTF? LG Optimus 3D got 2800.

Does look very good, but I will be holding out until the Swype and the GPS are confirmed fixed, they are the only two things wrong with my phone at the moment.

whats wrong with your swype? besides not being able to edit/delete from the built in dictionary.. which is REALLY needed

and where did you see the quadrant scores? lg better not have a a better phone than us..

Galaxy S II got disappointing 1950 Quadrant points on Phonearena... WTF? LG Optimus 3D got 2800.

http://ic.tweakimg.net/ext/i/imagelarge/1297679208.jpeg
http://www.nieuwemobiel.nl/images/nieuws/201144-samsung-galaxy-s2.jpg
http://ic.tweakimg.net/ext/i/imagelarge/1297679207.jpeg
plus the 1950 from phonearena.

Quote from XDA forum

Dutch site tweakers.net did benchmarks. Result was 2169 , lil bit lower than Optimus 2X , but with the optimus they did the test 10 times and that wasnt possible with the SGS2.

whats wrong with your swype? besides not being able to edit/delete from the built in dictionary.. which is REALLY needed

and where did you see the quadrant scores? lg better not have a a better phone than us..

It is forever popping up with that "Hidden" word box, and it can't be turned off. Rarely do I manage to complete a text without it rearing its ugly head. It happens when the phone gives you an option of words when its unsure, and you pick one that isn't top of the list.

Also, try sywping the word "before" :/

before darkys when I used swype I'm sure you could turn that off in the settings.?

Hmm, theres just not enough there to convince me to upgrade to the S2... on the other hand, I *love* the look of the LG's Optimus 3D. Might be the season I finally can say byebye to samsung's crapport (however the galaxy s hasn't been too bad in comparison to my old i8910) :)

More benchmarks are here: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4177/samsungs-galaxy-s-ii-preliminary-performance-mali400-benchmarked


http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph4177/35410.png

http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph4177/35411.png
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph4177/35414.png


You can see its scoring more in some test than the tegra2 and less in others :/

Here's is a video benchmark, it looks like its lagging in the I/O database writes. Must be the file system Samsung is using again. RFS? The 3D is faster than the Terga2 over 50fps in the planet GPU test.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0QBK5Etl44

The stall on I/O db write is too similar to SGS. Do other high end phones suffer from this? I'm pretty sure the Desire doesn't spend as long testing I/O.

I'm not sure this is my first Android phone, I think its because of the format file system they use. Its not exactly the fastest, but more reliable? Oh dear I can see lagfix SGSII app's will be coming out day 1. Still my Insanity rom 5.3 gets like 900 but in the real world it feel much faster than when i used an official ROm with the one click lag fix that let me get 1500 points.

These types of benchmarks are not a really a good judge of true real-world speed. I mean they have nexus 1's other lower phones ranked higher than our SGS's..Its a bit flawed i think.

I saw a Optimus 3D benchmark and in the planet 3d test it got only 15 fps!!! The SGS gets like 40+ and the SGSII 50+ It may also come down to drivers, file format used and not the true phones power

It is forever popping up with that "Hidden" word box, and it can't be turned off. Rarely do I manage to complete a text without it rearing its ugly head. It happens when the phone gives you an option of words when its unsure, and you pick one that isn't top of the list.

Also, try sywping the word "before" :/

you can totally get rid of that, its the 'dont show this next time' box or something, i get that option when it pops up. what we need is a way to edit the built in swpye dictionary, so we can delete words we never use, that always seem to pop up.. i always get whet when i want to say what.. i dont know what comes up with hidden, i have mine set more to speed than error tolerance, thats a setting btw

yeah but remember when we were all getting results like this back on 2.1? you can trick benchmarks.. thats all that lagfix's do, everyones benchmarks go up but you dont notice any real use results.. i would be happier if the damn media scanner would finish faster tho..

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_ea1b556bDAA/TVoEW7qJBEI/AAAAAAAAADo/YT5NYiyMlMc/s720/CAP201008150947.jpg

the biggest deal breaker for me right now is going to be gps..

oh yeah im also upset they havent made the screen 16:9 yet.. idk why they think 15:9 is just as good..

RAWR this picture is making me drool

http://st.gsmarena.com/vv/reviewsimg/mwc-11-samsung/phone/gsmarena_016.jpg finally someone made a REAL size tablet.. UGH i want it

heres some updates



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUowqvuG_BQ&feature=player_embedded#at=188

http://st.gsmarena.com/vv/reviewsimg/mwc-11-samsung/phone/gsmarena_014.jpg

http://st.gsmarena.com/vv/reviewsimg/mwc-11-samsung/phone/gsmarena_015.jpg

http://st.gsmarena.com/vv/reviewsimg/mwc-11-samsung/pc/gsmarena_013.jpg

strangely enough it looks like the sd card isnt hot swappable, and yet the simcard is oo.. at least thats how it looks

511 mb RAM free.. Wow :) Out of 848 :) This is the most important improvement to me! Along with the USB OTG, always evied Nokia users for having such feature.

Will be interested to see whether this ends up with HDMI out by cable or not. There is no dedicated HDMI out port, which means it would have to be handled by the Micro USB port. Going through the official specs in the press materials it says MHL connection is supported - Mobile High-definition link - which would allow for this over the Micro USB (and also allow simultaneous charging). Waiting to see a demo before I really believe it, although when we know for sure what the retail box contents are that may confirm it for us).

Interesting to see that the official press materials and official site specs differ slightly - they each list specs that do not appear in the other list (although where specs are reported at both they are in agreement).

I wouldn't worry about benchmarks, Quadrant never properly supported the Hummingbird chip, nothing makes me believe it'll support this new chip before its even hit retail.

Don't think the file system will be RFS, it wasn't in the Nexus S, makes no sense for Samsung to speed time developing RFS support for 2.3 when they already have the most manufacturer expertise in handling gingerbread.

512mb RAM free? Nice. Ok all we need now is a GPS benchmark. If its just like our SGS GPS..30 to 60+ secs to get a lock, I don't think I will get one. Hopefully its like my old i8910! :D Which has the best GPS chipset I've seen in a phone.

@ NZtechfreak

I wondered about the HDMI, i think its dropped altogether. It would not surprise me. But if they are going to use a MHL connection then that would be great. Fingers crossed. I remember how much the i8910 changed before its release....

Exactly, as I said I'll believe it when I see a demo, or if the cable is confirmed for the retail contents. MHL is definitely listed in their official specs though, some some cause for cautious optimism.

Agreed on the i8910 GPS, best I've ever had, and I tend to own 6 highend handsets a year!

I wonder if it really is quad core GPU like they say it is?

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2000+ benchmark photo here. Of course people only post the lowest ones. But really its much lower than the Optimus 2X's 2700+ benchmark :( Is it just samsung software or drivers to blame. I doubt a dual core cpu with a quad core gpu would be this low? And its rumored to be the mali 400 with 4 cores. That's what the NGP/PSP2 will be using. Somethings a miss here. The SGSII seems to have fps limit at 56 fps. Screen refresh rate?

http://www.arm.com/products/multimedia/mali-graphics-hardware/index.php


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKPtnZxoWO8

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http://ic.tweakimg.net/ext/i/imagelarge/1297679208.jpeg

Press release on the CPU/GPU:

Dedicated to speed, Samsung Dual Core Application Processor is based on Quad GPU and has 3200M pix/s. Clocking at lightening speeds the unrivaled performance of the Dual Core Application Processor provides unsurpassed functionality and density for faster downloads, quicker multi-tasking, a smoother UI, snappier streaming and highly efficient gaming. With encoding/decoding ability that supports video play and recording of all 1080p/30fps

well the optimus 2 seems to be having the edge on the galaxy s2 in speed.. but the galaxy s2 still has double its ram, and 30fps 1080p recording.. so quadcore graphics? really, if this is true, why havent ppl been trying to sell this, because hearing quadcore gpu totally draws me in.. and yet we only see 56fps? i wonder if the fps are locked like on the galaxy s1

gsmarena said it will have hdmi out, so it must be thru usb, so will it be full 1080p out?

Ive been looking at the Samsung GS2 , and the HDMI out by cable is really some thing I would like , ive just spotted this youtube video and its mentions the Samsung Galaxy S2.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtwTcnR0hqA


I just wondered what you guys think ?

Ive been looking at the Samsung GS2 , and the HDMI out by cable is really some thing I would like , ive just spotted this youtube video and its mentions the Samsung Galaxy S2.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtwTcnR0hqA


I just wondered what you guys think ?

wow great find, im really glad the reporter kept asking the guy if it would charge while it plays, thats something we would have been wondering.. i like it when they ask a bunch of questions, so tvs right now wont do that, thats a shame.. i wont be buying a new monitor/tv any time soon


EDIT

WHOW WHOW, at 10:27 he says "the galaxy s 2 supports 3d 720p" and that guy says 'yeah'.. does that mean we can play 3d video to a tv out?!

well the optimus 2 seems to be having the edge on the galaxy s2 in speed.. but the galaxy s2 still has double its ram, and 30fps 1080p recording.. so quadcore graphics? really, if this is true, why havent ppl been trying to sell this, because hearing quadcore gpu totally draws me in.. and yet we only see 56fps? i wonder if the fps are locked like on the galaxy s1

gsmarena said it will have hdmi out, so it must be thru usb, so will it be full 1080p out?

I think they must have like vsync on and so that limits the fps to the phones refresh rate of say 56fps?


Ive been looking at the Samsung GS2 , and the HDMI out by cable is really some thing I would like , ive just spotted this youtube video and its mentions the Samsung Galaxy S2.


I just wondered what you guys think ?

Sounds promising, maybe its not in those prototypes Samsung just demo'ed at the MWC. But hopefully it will be in the production release?

Heh, I just found this video too, was going to post it. Should be in by release, since they have officially announced it in the specs.

The CPU block diagram looks quite interesting, some advanced features. No mention of the MHL in there? This is also being used in the Tab 10.1 or for netbooks??

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Interesting bit on wikipedia

OMAP4

OMAP4430 and OMAP4440 use dual-core ARM Cortex-A9, a PowerVR SGX540 integrated 3D graphics accelerator, and an IVA3 multimedia hardware accelerator with a programmable DSP that enables 1080p Full HD and multi-standard video encode/decode.OMAP4 will use ARM-Cortex A9s with ARMs SIMD engine (Media Processing Engine, aka NEON) which may have a significant performance advantage in some cases over Nvidia Tegra 2s Cortex-A9s with non-vector floating point units.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_OMAP#Integrated_modem_and_applic ations_processors

More info on the Maliu-400 GPU (4 fragment cores)

Scalability From 200M To >1G Pixels/S


Mali-400 MP performance scales linearly with number of cores
Mali driver reduces complexity
Same driver for all configurations
Hardware detail hidden from developers
Cores work autonomously on different parts of framebuffer in parallelRendering distributed for optimal load balancing & bandwidth efficiency


Bandwidth is the #1 power drain in graphics
Mali-400 MP GPU reduces memory bandwidth and lowers power


Combines best of immediate-mode and tile-based rendering
Shared L2 cache with unified memory access
Multiple levels of power gating supported
Can power down cores between frames
Fine-grained power gating of core sub-blocks ensures only requiredfunctionality draws power

More info in this mali-400 info PDF here (http://www.multiupload.com/1EW1D1TA6C)

Galaxy S2 for sale on Clove.uk @£440.00

btw question to brits.. whats "VAT(20%)" is that like tax or something? if so wtf@20%?!

http://www.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-i9100-16gb

i dont get how graphics and processing are shared by a single processor and yet one be 4core and one be 2core.. is the targa2 4core graphics?

computers have a separate cpu and gpu, but the GS2 shares a single chip for both, right?

Galaxy S2 for sale on Clove.uk @£440.00

btw question to brits.. whats "VAT(20%)" is that like tax or something? if so wtf@20%?!

http://www.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-i9100-16gb

yeah VAT is a TAX.. It was lower than 20% but cause england is going through a shitstorm they raised it

yeah VAT is a TAX.. It was lower than 20% but cause england is going through a shitstorm they raised it

That's one way to make the shit storm worse. Nice one England!!

Go to Wales then. There is no VAT there.

England sucks balls.. all the government does is take take take and never give..

Here's another comment ive spotted ...



http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l520/Access-Granted-Dept-V6/Access-Granted-Stage-1/2011-02-16_2133.png


http://armdevices.net/

i dont get how graphics and processing are shared by a single processor and yet one be 4core and one be 2core.. is the targa2 4core graphics?

computers have a separate cpu and gpu, but the GS2 shares a single chip for both, right?

Most new processors have an integrated graphics chip so you don't need an extra chip:)

so if i order from china or somewhere else, i could avoid that $141 dollar extra charge? lol then ill be ordering from china, or maybe korea direct.. or some place that doesnt have tax... anyone have a suggestion?

Depends were your from and law, when I get something from overseas I still have to pay VAT when its arrives into the country unless I'm lucky:)

Yup, you would need to go to China or have someone bring it back. If you buy from another country outside of China then taxes will apply.

so if i order from china or somewhere else, i could avoid that $141 dollar extra charge? lol then ill be ordering from china, or maybe korea direct.. or some place that doesnt have tax... anyone have a suggestion?

Normally I buy from Singapore or Hong Kong Ebay as the prices from sellers are better than the UK and they use DHL or FedEx.


[QUOTE=rolex;28981]Here's another comment ive spotted ...



http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l520/Access-Granted-Dept-V6/Access-Granted-Stage-1/2011-02-16_2133.png

Good find, this looks good. I hope its demo'ed soon by Samsung.

The galaxy s 2 looks ok...its not going to sell as well because of the competition over the dual core and soon quad core phones

The galaxy s 2 looks ok...its not going to sell as well because of the competition over the dual core and soon quad core phones

not so fast! samsung is making a Galaxy S2 i1903 that will use the tegra processor that the LG Optimus 2 will have, so what im saying is they will make two versions, one with the origional processor, and one with the tegra processor!
so now i wonder, given the choice, which processor would you prefer be in your S2?

http://st.gsmarena.com/vv/newsimg/11/02/samsung-galaxy-tegra//gsmarena_001.jpg

read the rest of the article here

http://www.gsmarena.com/does_samsung_have_a_tegra_2_galaxy_s_ii_i9103_in_l ine_too-news-2335.php

http://www.gizmocrunch.com/images/stories/articles/012011/omap-vs-tegra-2-vs-exynos.jpg
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I'll be fine with either processor, just as long as I get a Super Amoled+ Screen.

LOL i was just thinking how Bada ppl got screwed in the ass by Samsung.. samsung made ONE highend bada phone, and this year at mwc did they announce a new bada flagship? LOL no, will it have a new dualcore? HA, will it even have AMOLED? nope, it will be a 256K color TFT screen featuring a 3.1mp camera, and 100MB of built in storage!!

Just ordered my SGS2, will post a review and happy to try and answer any questions people may have at the time.

Just ordered my SGS2, will post a review and happy to try and answer any questions people may have at the time.

Thanks , it will be good to get your thoughts and comments :)
look forward to hearing how things go.

i sort of like the new S2. it looks good and has good specs.i'm worried about any lock-down samsung may do, and i've heard bad things about nvidia when it comes to non-standard specs and only allowing signed code and stuff like that, but maybe i'm badly informed, and samsung has a better reputation than motorola at least.

it looks like geeksphone will be introducing a high-end model sometime this year. that's pretty much guaranteed to get the latest cyanogen mod as soon as it becomes available.

generally i think this is an exciting time for android as things are moving so fast after a slow start. this year we'll probably see a version of honeycomb for phones, whatever it will end up being called and maybe the next version too. as well as this, webm will start to be introduced, which i'm betting will turn out to be very important for the web.

but with things moving so fast, it's getting more important to get a handset that won't be left behind.

i sort of like the new S2. it looks good and has good specs.i'm worried about any lock-down samsung may do, and i've heard bad things about nvidia when it comes to non-standard specs and only allowing signed code and stuff like that, but maybe i'm badly informed, and samsung has a better reputation than motorola at least.

it looks like geeksphone will be introducing a high-end model sometime this year. that's pretty much guaranteed to get the latest cyanogen mod as soon as it becomes available.

generally i think this is an exciting time for android as things are moving so fast after a slow start. this year we'll probably see a version of honeycomb for phones, whatever it will end up being called and maybe the next version too. as well as this, webm will start to be introduced, which i'm betting will turn out to be very important for the web.

but with things moving so fast, it's getting more important to get a handset that won't be left behind.


it's getting more important to get a handset that won't be left
behind

My thoughts exactly :o

http://www.gizmocrunch.com/images/stories/articles/012011/omap-vs-tegra-2-vs-exynos.jpg
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Looking at those FPS, I'm not sure if the OS is having an effect. LG is on 2.2.1 while the SGS2 is on 2.3.1 so can't really compare unless your not gonna change the firmware

ahem.. ONE THOUSAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

alright sorry had to get that out, 1000th post and all.. but did anyone hear that theyre going to ship with TWO different processors?! thats a big deal.. i dont know which one to go with.. which is better?

Just ordered my SGS2, will post a review and happy to try and answer any questions people may have at the time.

How much did you pay?

Just ordered my SGS2, will post a review and happy to try and answer any questions people may have at the time.

whered you get it from, did you have to pay brittish people tax (20%)?

Not seen it advertised anywhere in the UK yet.

I ordered from Clove, because I'm outside the UK I don't have to pay VAT, so it came to 440 pounds (with the current NZ exchange rate thats quite a reasonable price for a flagship handset, I may still have to pay our own goods and services tax on arrival here though). Oh, its a preorder too, I expect it sometime April-May to be honest.

dang its really far away.. i cant order from clove, its too expensive

Not seen it advertised anywhere in the UK yet.


£649.99 :(

http://www.expansys.com/mobile-phones/sim-free-phones?filter=1|783|Samsung

The link you posted has changed, there are no phones worht over £600

Looking at those FPS, I'm not sure if the OS is having an effect. LG is on 2.2.1 while the SGS2 is on 2.3.1 so can't really compare unless your not gonna change the firmware

thats a good point.. but assuming scores only get better with newer firmware, the LG processor seems even better than before...

I ordered from Clove, because I'm outside the UK I don't have to pay VAT, so it came to 440 pounds (with the current NZ exchange rate thats quite a reasonable price for a flagship handset, I may still have to pay our own goods and services tax on arrival here though). Oh, its a preorder too, I expect it sometime April-May to be honest.

Lets hope you dont get the none Super Amoled Plus screen!

Expansys are well known for being expensive, I would not take their price to be indicative (I've pre-ordered for 440 pounds from Clove).

Expansys are well known for being expensive, I would not take their price to be indicative (I've pre-ordered for 440 pounds from Clove).

but are you sure Exynos is the processor you want to go with? even if youre given a choice between the tegra2?

The link you posted has changed, there are no phones worht over £600


http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l520/Access-Granted-Dept-V6/Access-Granted-Stage-1/2011-02-19_0648.jpg

?? Cool.

Also came across this one where they are selling for £549.99 ---> Click Here (http://www.kingofgadgets.co.uk/products/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-i9100-sim-free-mobile-phone-unlocked.html?source=googleps)

?? Cool.

Also came across this one where they are selling for £549.99 ---> Click Here (http://www.kingofgadgets.co.uk/products/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-i9100-sim-free-mobile-phone-unlocked.html?source=googleps)


Thanks for the link, still a lot of money :(

It makes me wince when I look at the price :D

Twice the sec/hand price of our sgs! But twice as nice!

clove was the cheapest.. until you throw in vat.. i think chinese ebay sellers will be the cheapest honestly..

im sad all the galaxy s2 talk has stopped =[

im sad all the galaxy s2 talk has stopped =[

I thought it was a bit strange too, it seem's every one's gone silent or are they waiting
for the SGS/2 mass release and actual owners hands on info ?

I am all so looking at the Samsung Infuse , now there's a phone no one is talking about :D

Probably because the SGS2 is better all round. The Infuse is only single core too.

Probably because the SGS2 is better all round. The Infuse is only single core too.

Ive got the SGS2 firmly in my sights , but will have to wait until its released here in Thailand , then see what the price is like , buying it from abroad is fraught with possible problems
and knowing how the Thai importation tax works , its not some thing I can really consider, Oh well back to the SGS2 , have you made your mind up 100% or still thinking about it ?

yeah but it looks like theyll use alot of the same parts, infuse was actually the first phone to have the samoled+ screen, and its 4.5 not 4.3, its definitely an interesting phone, but the lure of a dualcore and 1gb ram is too much for me

yeah but it looks like theyll use alot of the same parts, infuse was actually the first phone to have the samoled+ screen, and its 4.5 not 4.3, its definitely an interesting phone, but the lure of a dualcore and 1gb ram is too much for me

Ive never really taken much notice of smartphones until recently one day I was killing time and stumbled into a samsung mobile phone shop and the first phone I picked up was the Samsung Galaxy S , I could not put it down, it was stuck like glue in my hand, the rest is as they say - History . The current new price for a SGS is around £350 / $ 570 . From that day all ive checked out as much as I can on the SGS2 , and other makes and specifications , this was my first '' must check out '' list ..

1. LG Optimus 2X

2. Samsung Galaxy S 2

3. Motorola ATRIX 4G

4. Samsung Infuse 4G

5. Acer Iconia Smart

6, Dell Streak

Here in Thailand most of the mobile phone stores tend only to have on display a dummy non working version of the phones, so to gets your hands on a working display phone , can be a problem, if you ask a seller to show you a working phone , and you don't buy one they can get a bit '' upset ''.

yeah but it looks like theyll use alot of the same parts, infuse was actually the first phone to have the samoled+ screen, and its 4.5 not 4.3, its definitely an interesting phone, but the lure of a dualcore and 1gb ram is too much for me

I heard they changed the infuse to a 4.3 inch screen too.

I heard they changed the infuse to a 4.3 inch screen too.


Oh no :(


Really ?

Oh no :(


Really ?

I think i saw it some where on EnGadget.

I think i saw it some where on EnGadget.

May be this one .....

http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l520/Access-Granted-Dept-V6/Access-Granted-Stage-1/2011-02-22_0837.png

wth.. it says 4.3 at the top.and 4.5 in the description

wth.. it says 4.3 at the top.and 4.5 in the description

I just thought it was a 4.3 inch version produced only for AT&T , and you will still be able to buy the original 4.5 from a phone shop ?

does anybody know the release date for the S2? i heard one site say february.. another said march, anyone have any idea?

does anybody know the release date for the S2? i heard one site say february.. another said march, anyone have any idea?

Yeah.. i really want to know that aswell...

does anybody know the release date for the S2? i heard one site say february.. another said march, anyone have any idea?

just spotted this web comment ..

Samsung Galaxy S2 Price & Release Date

The new Samsung Galaxy S2 has now received a release date and price from a major online retailer in the UK as a SIM free phone, this new upgrade to the extremely popular Samsung Galaxy S (i9000) further improves on features and hardware as well as a new exterior design.

The SIM free Samsung Galaxy S2 release date has been confirmed as Monday April 18th


The initial Samsung Galaxy S2 price is £649.99 although this is likely to drop as competition start to receive their stocks of this latest Samsung phone. The release date stated is for a SIM free phone and the Samsung Galaxy S2 will most probably hit the networks before this time with significant discounts on the purchase price.

just spotted this web comment ..

Samsung Galaxy S2 Price & Release Date

The new Samsung Galaxy S2 has now received a release date and price from a major online retailer in the UK as a SIM free phone, this new upgrade to the extremely popular Samsung Galaxy S (i9000) further improves on features and hardware as well as a new exterior design.

The SIM free Samsung Galaxy S2 release date has been confirmed as Monday April 18th


The initial Samsung Galaxy S2 price is £649.99 although this is likely to drop as competition start to receive their stocks of this latest Samsung phone. The release date stated is for a SIM free phone and the Samsung Galaxy S2 will most probably hit the networks before this time with significant discounts on the purchase price.

Argh....So long to wait and I hope it would be priced more like the Optimus 2X Which btw is due on the 31st of March and will cost about £449 sim free. Samsung need to get this phone out quicker i think and drop that price to compete with the likes of the Optimus 3D and 2X.

Today i was out and i thought id ask every phone shop to see when they think its comming out or if they have had any info about it..
Most of the people was like... what?
Some of them said beginning of march.. some said end of march

USA = 1st of April ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_II

lol april fools day? I find it herd to believe usa will get it before uk and the rest of the world

Definitely a mistake, wouldn't their version be the Samsung GS II 4G or the Samsung Empower Galaxy S 2?

Its odd, the MWC 2011, we are flooded with info on the SGSII and then nothing. I'm still after a SII GPS test and a usb to hdmi demo. I guess those prototypes lacked that feature. Maybe they are delayed so they will roll out with the usb hdmi feature?

the wait was even longer for the S1 to come out after mwc 2010

the wait was even longer for the S1 to come out after mwc 2010

its all pre planned to raise the tension :D
http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l520/Access-Granted-Dept-V6/Access-Granted-Stage-1/headache-1.gif

the wait was even longer for the S1 to come out after mwc 2010

Mate, SGS1 was announced on the 23th of March, at CTIA, and was released at the 15th of June :)

Mate, SGS1 was announced on the 23th of March, at CTIA, and was released at the 15th of June :)

so if MWC was 14-17 February could the SGS2 general release date be around May :o

Mate, SGS1 was announced on the 23th of March, at CTIA, and was released at the 15th of June :)

late march to mid june is nearly 3 months, all we have to wait for the S2 is mid feb to early april thats just over 1 month, are you saying the S2 is a longer wait than that?

Galaxy S II - Samsung's most advanced phone up to date - has just popped on pre-order at a UK online retailer. The offer says it can be yours on 31 March for £650. This price will definitely empty lots of wallets.

Update: We just found a couple of other retailers that offer it at the more reasonable price of €600 and even a Swiss shop that has it for €550 with a late May shipping schedule.

GSMArena

They should bring it out soon.. because if they release it near the iphone 5 launch Samsung will lose lots of money. Thats a known fact.

we still dont know anything about the s2.. i dont get why we arent seeing waves of benchmark or demo tests.. and i want to know more about this secondary processor alternative we might get.. i want to see gps test, i want to see volume tests.. nothing is out yet

we still dont know anything about the s2.. i dont get why we arent seeing waves of benchmark or demo tests.. and i want to know more about this secondary processor alternative we might get.. i want to see gps test, i want to see volume tests.. nothing is out yet
Did you see the volume and GPS tests of Motorola Atrix or LG Optimus 2X? SGS2 is not out yet, so we'll have to wait for these tests, maybe for a month or so, when the phone is out for sale.

Hmmn, interesting.

Clove emailed me overnight - they are now saying that they expect release late in March (which matches up with Plays release date). They are also now listing the 32GB model, which I had previously thought was going to end up a carrier exclusive for a time like the 16GB version of the SGS1 did. Unfortunately they are also hiking the price up from 440 pounds exclusive of VAT to 510 pounds...

i want clove price from a chinese dealer.. trading soul to whoever finds this

Well, I upgraded my order with Clove to the 32GB model. Fingers crossed Samsung can make good on the projected release for end of March.

I realllllllly hope they do... I'm without phone atm

I'l either buy this or something using tegra 2, if mali 400 is faster as Samsung claim then I want to see proof otherwise I'll buy something else.

The anandtech results are a real put off, Samsung should have commented on them.

well there will be a tegra2 model of the S2 apparently, but nobody has put out benchmarks or anything.. samung hasnt givent out any test models yet i guess.. lame, but i think the Optimus 3D has a processor better than the samsung and the tegra2.. so thats something else out there as well.. and nvidia plans to release a quadcore processor in Q3 of this year (were almost in Q2 now)

http://st.gsmarena.com/vv/newsimg/11/03/tegra2-galaxysii/big.jpg

so samsung officially announced they will be putting out an S2 with tegra2 processor as a second model i9103, but the thing is they didnt mention anything about it not having the samoled+ screen, and from what they said it wasnt due to price cuts, it was due to not being able to make enough to fill all demands, thats what they say anyway..

still no real info on benchmarks from the S2.. rumored for the 31st of this month.. sigh

amazing in dept review, TONS of pictures of everything you could ever want, lots of videos, totally worth checking out! even some benchmarks and sample pics/vids

http://mobile-review.com/review/samsung-galaxy-s2-en.shtml#content

Oh, Eldar Murtazin, Russian "James Bond of smartphones", as they call him. The review is good, but has some mistakes (like, when he says that the "plus" from the name of the screen comes from the DNIe+ technology.

By the way, he tweets:
Чем больше копаюсь с SGS2 тем больше понимаю, что по железу ничего подобного ни у кого просто нет. USB 25 МБ в сек. Быстро. MHL. NFC итд

Translation:
The more I use SGS2, the more I understand that nobody is even close to it in terms of hardware. USB 25 MB/sec. So quick. MHL, NFC and so on.

By the way, he tweets:
Чем больше копаюсь с SGS2 тем больше понимаю, что по железу ничего подобного ни у кого просто нет. USB 25 МБ в сек. Быстро. MHL. NFC итд

Translation:
The more I use SGS2, the more I understand that nobody is even close to it in terms of hardware. USB 25 MB/sec. So quick. MHL, NFC and so on.

is he comparing it to the old phones, or the dualcores? how does this guy have the galaxy s2 while nobody else has it.. not even gsmarena or engadget

Eldar always has the phones before everyone else, not sure that anybody knows how he gets his hands on them.

lol scary.. phone whisperer

I'll be reviewing the SGS2 for Clove now, so if people have questions be sure n let me know.

I'll be reviewing the SGS2 for Clove now, so if people have questions be sure n let me know.

Oh nice, when are you getting hold of one? Just a few questions, missed it seems by all sites on the SGSII.

1) Battery life
2) GPS lock times and performance
3) Camera lens, will it scratch like my SGS :(
4) Can we get hold of one now?

I'll be reviewing the SGS2 for Clove now, so if people have questions be sure n let me know.

Also, could you please confirm that the battery is 1650 mAh, not 1500?
And please run Quadrant Advanced :) And maybe Neocore :)

Also, could you please confirm that the battery is 1650 mAh, not 1500?
And please run Quadrant Advanced :) And maybe Neocore :)

It wouldnt supprise me if the framerate was capped again so neocore might just gve tive usual 56fps. lol

I'll be reviewing the SGS2 for Clove now, so if people have questions be sure n let me know.

compare the size of it to the iPhone 4 (if you have one)
Or any other phone.
Thanks.

I'll be reviewing the SGS2 for Clove now, so if people have questions be sure n let me know.

dang, first to get the sgs, first to get the s2..

gps test!!!, something we can compare to our sgs now (if you still have your sgs side by side would be ideal)
dolphin mini browsing speed (again vs sgs)
and is the OFFICIAL release date march 31? cause i still havent heard anything official

side note:
i really hope we can get a sound booster on the sgs2 right away, im used to a certain standard of living!
and i really hope we can get another hacked camera app (god only knows why samsung put so many unnecessary restrictions on the damn thing.. i mean common, music and camera block?!?!)

some more rumors

http://www.dialtosave.co.uk/mobile/news/2011/03/07/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-delayed-until-beginning-of-may/
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/blog/800645/samsung_galaxy_s_ii_16gb_discontinued_already.html

ooo gossip... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THEY CANT DELAY IT.............. as far as the discontinued, i would say typo..

Well Clove has pushed their date back to May now, in line with other reputable dealers. I kinda expected this going on my experienc of the i8910 and SGS1 over the last couple of years. We'll all be waiting a bit longer I'm afraid, which is bad, because I'm already really struggling with the wait. Probably buy one of the Xoom/Atrix/2x in meantime to tide over my gadget lust...

Well Clove has pushed their date back to May now, in line with other reputable dealers. I kinda expected this going on my experienc of the i8910 and SGS1 over the last couple of years. We'll all be waiting a bit longer I'm afraid, which is bad, because I'm already really struggling with the wait. Probably buy one of the Xoom/Atrix/2x in meantime to tide over my gadget lust...

I hear you. I think its going to be May too. Its a delay we know too well with Samsung. I'm going to get a Optimus 2X I think, later sell it for a SGSII...maybe If you do get one NZTechFreak, come join us at optimus2xforums.com (http://optimus2xforums.com) :)

I hear you. I think its going to be May too. Its a delay we know too well with Samsung. I'm going to get a Optimus 2X I think, later sell it for a SGSII...maybe If you do get one NZTechFreak, come join us at optimus2xforums.com (http://optimus2xforums.com) :)

Just don't get sick when you see an ordinary LCD screen :)

ooo gossip... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THEY CANT DELAY IT.............. as far as the discontinued, i would say typo..

looks like its true =p

Just don't get sick when you see an ordinary LCD screen :)

I know, thats going to be the hardest part I think. Going from a Super AMOLED back to a IPS TFT style :( If its just too hard to get use to again and I'll just hang in there for the SGSII.

... damn samsung,, theyre losing their customers by delaying it like this.. the phone is freaking finished, theyre just working out prices to complete with apples new strategy making their ipad2, and iphone5 the same price as ipad1, and iphone4.. i dont care if i have to pay more, i dont want to wait 2 more months

... damn samsung,, theyre losing their customers by delaying it like this.. the phone is freaking finished, theyre just working out prices to complete with apples new strategy making their ipad2, and iphone5 the same price as ipad1, and iphone4.. i dont care if i have to pay more, i dont want to wait 2 more months

Yep, but still that wouldn't make me want to touch an Apple iphone ever again, they tell you what to like, restrict the user and tell you what is good for your phone. The new verzion version still has thesignal issues. Anyway. Maybe the hold up on the Samaung Galaxy SII is the new Usb to hdmi media port thing. I mean they didn't have it working at the MWC...So maybe its that or to ramp up enough Super Amoled plus screens so they aren't understocked on launch day.

Still the delay may cost them in the end, lost sales to the other new dual core phones. By the time its out. Nvidia will have the Terga 3 chip ready and demo'ed. :|

Now i really don't know which one to go for... (if it ever comes out)

http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/11/playstation-suite-coming-to-tegra-2-devices-ps2-games-coming-to/

Does anybody know what carrier will get the Galaxy S II?

i would guess all the same ones that got the s1, att, sprint, verizon, tmobile

all 5 dualcore phones benchmarked, galaxy s2 comes in last
http://androidandme.com/2011/03/news/preview-how-will-upcoming-dual-core-cpus-like-exynos-omap4-and-snapdragon-match-up-with-tegra-2/

~sigh

Translated version of the web page here. (http://translate.google.fr/translate?hl=fr&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.journaldugeek.com%2F2011%2F03%2 F17%2Faccessoires-samsung-galaxy-s2%2F)

Bad news is they are saying these are optional. Samsung have done this before, not included TV Out cables in their flagship handsets retail package, I hope they don't do it again - its pisspoor not providing that in a handset at this price point.

Good news is that there is a USB OTG adapter pictured, and the MHL dongle, that lets you connect to a regular HDMI cable, but also has a charger input on the side. 1080p to television with simulataneous charging is a go.

Translated version of the web page here. (http://translate.google.fr/translate?hl=fr&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.journaldugeek.com%2F2011%2F03%2 F17%2Faccessoires-samsung-galaxy-s2%2F)

Bad news is they are saying these are optional. Samsung have done this before, not included TV Out cables in their flagship handsets retail package, I hope they don't do it again - its pisspoor not providing that in a handset at this price point.

Good news is that there is a USB OTG adapter pictured, and the MHL dongle, that lets you connect to a regular HDMI cable, but also has a charger input on the side. 1080p to television with simulataneous charging is a go.

simulataneous charging is something only brand new tv owners will see.. shame, but you can always just get a split cable usb to hdmi adapter, or just a well charged battery. and dont forget, you can always use the 3.5mm AUX out to analog!

No, simultaneous charging does not require a new television, the dongle has a charger input (I did actually say that). If you check the MHL video on youTube the guy explains it there. In short, yes, we will have simultaneous charging and HDMI out.

No, simultaneous charging does not require a new television, the dongle has a charger input (I did actually say that). If you check the MHL video on youTube the guy explains it there. In short, yes, we will have simultaneous charging and HDMI out.

but he also said standard hdmi ports dont dont power, and its something well start to see in later tvs

He shows the same dongle pictured with Samsung branding in that photoshoot, it has a micro USB input on the side that you can connect the phone charger to - its not being powered by HDMI from the television (for that you'll require an MHL capable television, which is what you're meaning, in which case the dongle is unnecessary, you just need an MHL cable).

USB host demo'd with a pendrive:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrKkklO_Fok

Nice, all we need then is a USB to micro USB adaptor. Cheers for the video mate. Looking better every time.

what is the sar rate?

Good prelim review (http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fgagadget.com%2Fcellphones%2F2011-03-21-predvaritelnyi_obzor_flagmanskogo_smartfona_samsun g_galaxy_s_ii) on non-final hardware/firmware.

Does any body know when it will be out in the carphonewarehouse uk?
It says April on the webpage

Then I guess around April.

I ment does anybody know a specific date?

I ment does anybody know a specific date?

We know as much as you.

GSMarena has now also posted that Russian review. See here: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_ii_first_review-news-2444.php Oh and reading up on the Optimus 2X seems the camera has a poor camera lens plastic that reduces quality. I've opted to wait for the SGS II. Its definatly going to be my next phone :)

Does anybody know if i can connect a sd card to the phone to read files?

Micro SD ( upto 32gb )

Thanks but i want to connet a standard sd is there a connection kit or something like that?

It has USB OTG support, so should be possible.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrKkklO_Fok

Thanks for answer I will most probably need an usb sd card reader...

Thanks for answer I will most probably need an usb sd card reader...

not built in, but its very possible to buy an accessory to read an sd card, or usb, other phones are starting to get this

No doubt the official accessory will be like 30 Euros, where as knock off ones will be about for like 5 bucks.

Samsung are releasing the I9001 Galaxy S Plus, has a single 1.4Ghz processor and metal back plate?

http://www.gsmarena.com/14_ghz_samsung_i9001_galaxy_s_plus_with_gingerbrea d_surfaces-news-2467.php

Samsung are releasing the I9001 Galaxy S Plus, has a single 1.4Ghz processor and metal back plate?

http://www.gsmarena.com/14_ghz_samsung_i9001_galaxy_s_plus_with_gingerbrea d_surfaces-news-2467.php

yeah but that same picture also says the galaxy s we have now has a 1280x720p camera.. wth@1280p totally not reliable

yeah but that same picture also says the galaxy s we have now has a 1280x720p camera.. wth@1280p totally not reliable

It's about the video quality. Don't we have 720p video recording?

# US SAR:

US SAR - The exposure standard for mobile devices employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit stated in the international guidelines is 2.0 W/ kg*. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value.

* Head:
o 0.16
* Measured in:
o 1900 MHz
* Body:
o 0.96
* Measured in:
o 1900 MHz


Does anybody know what the sar rate is for eu?

haha the processor speed is a dead give away. 1.4 Ghz hmmmm......to obivous. Well, we just sit and wait. To be honest at least this delay is giving me time to save up the extra $$$ needed for the SGSII when its out.

Man, I wish I could say the same. I've been saving for a new handset since I got my SGS nearly a year ago, the wait is wearing beyond thing for me. I always have money going into a tech spend fund, but usually I go through like 6 phones a year, so it never has a chance to build up too much, but the SGS has kept me happy all this time. I guess at least now I have the money saved to get a Galaxy Tab 8.9 when it hits...

http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/06/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-gets-upgraded-to-1-2ghz-delayed-until-may-o/

so some things have just come up..

http://st.gsmarena.com/vv/newsimg/11/04/s2-12ghz/big.jpg

the galaxy s2 will be 1.2 ghz dualcore instead of 1.0 ghz dual core. however it will also be pushed back till june at the earliest.. =[



The Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II is a pretty powerful beast as it is with its Exynos chipset featuring a dual-core Cortex-A9 CPU and Mali 400 GPU. However Samsung obviously decided 1GHz is not good enough for their flagship so they are adding even more oomph to it.
The company's Estonian office has just confirmed through their Facebook page that the two CPU cores will be running at 1.2 GHz, rather than the previously announced 1GHz. That update brings the Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II to the top of the Cortex-A9 class, in pure computing power, at least.
It's a surprising move, we admit. We've never seen processor specs jump midway from announcement to release but that's obviously the case, The Galaxy S II official microsite no longer lists the exact technical specs of the CPU, so we can only assume something's cooking there for real.
Update: We just got a further confirmation from an internal source that the Galaxy S II CPU has indeed been updated to 1.2GHz.
What we don't know yet is how this new chip compares to the new Qualcomm Snapdragons, featuring 1.4 GHz dual-core Scorpion CPUs. We guess we'll see about that in a couple of months time when the Galaxy S II and the HTC EVO 3D will both be finalized.
It should be pretty obvious by now that 2011 is going to be as good a year for Android fans as 2010.

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By June I would want it running at 1.5GHz:)

so even tho only 1 person read my last update, im taking it back, samsung put out this today, taking back what they said yesterday

http://st.gsmarena.com/vv/newsimg/11/04/sgs-ii-wont-be-delayed/big.jpg

I dont know if you guys are following this thread on xda developers forum but there is a guy that works for orange in London and he is giving us lots of information about the SII + some pics.

Dunno if its against the rules to post links to other forums.. but if your smart enough you will find it with ease.

Comparison done by GSM Arena against the Optiumus2X. Quadrant scores are there as well.
However they are running a pre-production unit at 1GHz.

http://ow.ly/4x0HY

Comparison done by GSM Arena against the Optiumus2X. Quadrant scores are there as well.
However they are running a pre-production unit at 1GHz.

http://ow.ly/4x0HY

Thanks, I did see that. I'm not too worried about that quadrant and benchmarks. that Mali 400 would be way faster but it might just be limited to save battery life. The Galaxy SII is by far the better phone of the two and GSMArena are clear on this.

Thanks, I did see that. I'm not too worried about that quadrant and benchmarks. that Mali 400 would be way faster but it might just be limited to save battery life. The Galaxy SII is by far the better phone of the two and GSMArena are clear on this.
and remember thats a preproduction model with the old beta processor and test firmware, the real one will have a finely polished firmware, and new processor with 1200mhz base, i dont expect the optimus 2 to give the final s2 any trouble

the real one will have a finely polished firmware

How sure are you about this:)

Hmm wait for a custom firmware for that maybe :) I doubt it would have a locked boot loader.
Ok give me 20 fps less but better battery life. I hear the Optimus 2X has horrible battery life. Many users struggle to get 1 days use with moderate use. Glad I didn't get one!

SAMSUNG ANNOUNCES UK AVAILABILITY OF THE GALAXY S II

Samsung's most powerful smartphone yet set to hit UK shores on 1st May

11th April 2011, London, UK – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., today announces that its slimmest and lightest smartphone yet, the Samsung Galaxy S II (Model: GT-I9100), will be available in UK shops on 1st May 2011. The Galaxy S II is the first handset to offer Samsung's Super AMOLED Plus screen technology, the largest, brightest and most colourful screen available in Samsung's portfolio of devices.

Super slim (8.49mm) and lightweight (116g) Samsung’s Galaxy S II runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and is super-fast thanks to its dual-core 1.2GHz processor. The device’s exceptionally bright screen makes it perfect for watching movies and TV or playing games and looking at apps, with its ground-breaking ‘organic’ LED technology, Super AMOLED Plus also saving energy so you can enjoy watching content without affecting the battery life.

Source: Engadget
Press Release: http://engt.co/gVc5X2
Yay :D

Just saw it. I was gonna post it on here but you beat me to it =P

*Jumps up and down*

woot, now as someone who DOESNT live in the UK and doesnt want to pay freaking VAT tax, which is like 20% on top of an already HUGE price.. what should i do to get around that?

woot, now as someone who DOESNT live in the UK and doesnt want to pay freaking VAT tax, which is like 20% on top of an already HUGE price.. what should i do to get around that?

I don't think there is anyway to escape this..Yes the price is huge....

I don't think there is anyway to escape this..Yes the price is huge....

lol just shaved 180 dollars off that price

http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=27671

no tax, free shipping, $699 !

If you don't live in the UK you don't have to pay VAT, so whats the problem? I'm not paying VAT on mine from Clove...

is there any info out out the talk and standby time of the phone?

PhoneArena.com have compared the photo and video capture of the LG Ox2 & SGS II - Click Here --> Samsung Galaxy S II vs LG Optimus 2X outdoor camera samples (http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-vs-LG-Optimus-2X-outdoor-camera-samples_id18072)

The SGS II looks to capture better photos and videos.

"Samsung's finest 1080p videos are recorded in the better .MP4 container, rather than .3GP in the case of LG, plus they have a higher bitrate - 17Mbps vs 10Mbps for the Optimus 2X, although in the process the Galaxy S II Full HD video files turn out a third larger than those recorded with LG's handset for the same duration."

If you don't live in the UK you don't have to pay VAT, so whats the problem? I'm not paying VAT on mine from Clove...

WHAT?!?!? what is this madness??? ive been complaining for months about this dreaded VAT tax only to hear


I don't think there is anyway to escape this..

and now im hearing i dont have to pay VAT?!@#$ WAAAAAAAA *mind blown* X___x

PhoneArena.com have compared the photo and video capture of the LG Ox2 & SGS II - Click Here --> Samsung Galaxy S II vs LG Optimus 2X outdoor camera samples (http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-vs-LG-Optimus-2X-outdoor-camera-samples_id18072)

The SGS II looks to capture better photos and videos.

"Samsung's finest 1080p videos are recorded in the better .MP4 container, rather than .3GP in the case of LG, plus they have a higher bitrate - 17Mbps vs 10Mbps for the Optimus 2X, although in the process the Galaxy S II Full HD video files turn out a third larger than those recorded with LG's handset for the same duration."

awesome, id rather see a galaxy s2 vs galaxy s1, ORRRRRR galaxy s2 vs omnia HD <--- thats what id rather see lol, thats still the best camera samsung has put out in my opinion (i would know.. since im back to using it since i sold my galaxy s 2 months ago cause i thought the s2 would be out back then...) sigh

WHAT?!?!? what is this madness??? ive been complaining for months about this dreaded VAT tax only to hear



and now im hearing i dont have to pay VAT?!@#$ WAAAAAAAA *mind blown* X___x

Haha.. I dont think it would be right if people who didnt live in england had to pay VAT.. why should their money go to a different government other than their own.

This VAT is a killer. I feel sorry for you guys in EU paying so much for VAT and all the other fees that the EU puts on you guys. Inflates the prices by over 20% :(

huuu

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/04/4-13-2011galaxysiibenchmarktop.jpg

Huh well I got my i9000 of them and I'm sure I still paid VAT on it. Or is it a European thing? I live in Spain..Not outside of the EU.

Edit: EU countries still pay VAT, and if customs get hold of it in Spain they then charge another 18% on top. Its happen to me before on a notebook.

Look:

Postage £18.00 VAT(20%) £91.60 Total
£549.60

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http://www.clove.co.uk/images/blank.gif Samsung Galaxy S II i9100 (16GB) (http://www.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-i9100-16gb)
£440.00
£528.00 inc. VAT




Total: £440.00
£528.00 inc vat

WHAT?!?!? what is this madness??? ive been complaining for months about this dreaded VAT tax only to hear



and now im hearing i dont have to pay VAT?!@#$ WAAAAAAAA *mind blown* X___x

It depends on what USA state you are in if you'll need to pay tax on your product if it gets caught by customs:)

I will likely have to pay GST on arrival here in NZ, our version of VAT (but 15% on the value in NZ $ is a lot better than 20% VAT in pounds).

well im from the US, and we dont have to pay anything, not even sales tax, so the price they offer is the price i pay, i used to always think we had it rough with our ever inflating sales tax, but i guess we get a break when it comes to imported items.

a bit of news also, i spoke with mobilecityonline and clove. mobilecityonline gets their order from a uk seller, so while theyre cheaper than clove, it will have to come to a large retailer like clove, ship to mobilecityonline, then back to uk (if thats where youre ordering from). clove said they will have theirs the day they become available in the uk, i also spoke to them about accepting paypal, and they said while they dont normally accept paypal, if it will make the sale, they can have something arranged. <- that kind of business attitude is what makes me want to order from clove, rather than mobilecityonline, even tho theyre more expensive.

oh yeah, and i heard samsung changed their May 1st date to "sometime in April, more details to come".. did they ever follow thru on that? i havent heard anything since

accessories available for the s2
http://www.clove.co.uk/accessories/samsung/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-i9100/cables-and-chargers

I thoroughly recommend Clove, they have been great every time I've dealt with them, and everyone who has purchased from them after my recommendations has been very happy as well. Top notch outfit, which is why I approached them to do the SGSII review for their website. Shame it looks as if Samsung are (yet again) not providing all the cable connections/adapters for their flagship handset, really very poor on their part, but not unexpected since they've done that will their flagships for the last 3 years or so. I have some direct contact with the MHL consortium in relation to my review, and they have indicated they will supply me one if Samsung neglects it in the retail box, so I should be able to demo this functionality all things proceding as planned.

Incidentally, phonearena has a preview here (http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-Preview_id2712), extremely positive to say the least. They also have a video - you have to love flawless 1080p MKV playback!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4d-wWCf4CQ&feature=player_embedded

have preordered mine from mobicity.co.nz. Hopfully there won't be too many delays in getting it. This will bw my first smart phone. Hopefully I'll be off to a good start

Hey Zippy, nice to see another Kiwi here :) Hope everything is OK with the mobicity order, in the Geekzone forums there are a few people suggesting they are a bit dodgy...

That makes 3 or 4 kiwi's in the forum now :D oooo. I'm not in living NZ anymore but I heard too that mobicity.co.nz can take some time with deliveries or waiting for stock to arrive. They apparently aren't the best at informing their customers of delays.

@NZtechfreak, I'm also in touch with Clove and other UK online retailers. Will see if I can arrange a SGSII and some accessories (car holder, battery case, dock etc) to review from one of them asap. Will you be posting your review here too :D ? Or on the XDA forums?

I'm quite keen to find out more about the HDMI cable, hopefully it won't be too expensive.

My review will be posted on the Clove blog, so I will post links to that in the various forums I post in. I will be running a piece shortly after the review proper answering as best I can any questions that forumers have that isn't covered in the main body of the review (so if people here, who aren't also getting theirs on launch day, have questions feel free to fire away!).

http://pocketnow.com/android/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-commercial-hits-the-internet

First ad for the SII

I think its one of the worse ads iv ever seen.

My review will be posted on the Clove blog, so I will post links to that in the various forums I post in. I will be running a piece shortly after the review proper answering as best I can any questions that forumers have that isn't covered in the main body of the review (so if people here, who aren't also getting theirs on launch day, have questions feel free to fire away!).

Ok nice, hopefully Chris @ Clove can hook me up with a nice SGSII too by launch day :) But if you get it before me. My question is the GPS lock time and performance. I hope its 20x better than the SGS. GSMarena and other reviews of the pre-release unit seemed to have skipped GPS tests.


http://pocketnow.com/android/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-commercial-hits-the-internet

First ad for the SII

I think its one of the worse ads iv ever seen.

bwEVV7PMn10

Oh yeah its a bit cheesy!!! They can do better than that. The screen isn't the ONLY selling point...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tyfxEl22Ac&feature=player_embedded

Second ad.

ordered today, should arrive may 5-7th xd

ordered today, should arrive may 5-7th xd

Cool, I've ordered mine too. Arriving 3-4 days after the official UK release :D
Another cheesy advert released. With all that wind the microphone wouldn't pick up a single word...

-tyfxEl22Ac

this ones the worst.. ugh lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEU83IiGTT4&feature=channel_video_title

and that voice over..

actually NZtechfreak - can you do some testing with the voice commands and speecj recognician? I'll be interested to see if it is at all functional and can handle reigonal accents.

Im interetsed in how long the battery lasts but it isnt out yet :(

Phonearena review proper is up now.

Phonearena review proper is up now http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-Review_id2728

Phonearena review proper is up now.

Phonearena review proper is up now http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-Review_id2728

Thanks, excellent review. My review will not be that long that's for sure. I learnt something new - 720p video option has some digital zoom.