Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100 Review

Not an iPhone user here but I gotta agree with you. If you have a lot of choices, whether apps or games, then that is a great smartphone. But Android is not as bad as it looks. It can suffice some people’s needs and even do more for others.

ano po ba pinagkaiba ng exynos sa tegra 2?

Tegra 2 – Super LCD display
Exynos – Super AMOLED Plus

Super AMOLED Plus>Super LCD

fix your sources, S2 i9100 has Exynos, S2 i9103 has Tegra 2. they are different units, so you have the option.

“It still even has the dual-core 1.0GHz processor instead of the recent announcement that it’s going to be 1.2GHz. That’s probably due to the fact that it’s just an engineering unit and not the final release.”

“Samsung PR stressed that this is not the final unit which is the reason why we’ve encountered numerous system and app errors.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_VWEZ5tZtw

www.expansys.ca since im from canada, but they do have other sites for other regions. costs about $800 CAD. another reliable website is www.mobilecityonline.com, and theirs is ~$150 CAD cheaper (not sure about taxes). i chose expansys because they have an ETA while mco doesn’t, and expansys confirmed their S2 units come with Exynos and not Tegra 2, so yay to Super Amoled+!

if youre talking about the same price point:

white or black iphone 4 (they’re both almost the same, just white is more expensive and has a few tweaks to its structure) OR any of the new and upcoming android dual core phones. tbh a newer iphone should be coming later this year or early next so buying the ip4 might just disappoint you. a better alternative would be any dual core android phone, such as this one (s2) or motorola atrix 4g or the upcoming htc sensation. all these phones are ~$200 cheaper than the iphone 4 (which is about $1000). you first have to decide if you’re an android or ios person :)

between the upcoming Xperia Pro & the S2, that really is a tough decision.

It all boils down to what you FEEL would be the best phone for you.

Feel the force brotha! :D

Did you buy the unit locally? Where and how much please :)

don’t know about you guys but we got ours a couple weeks ago, and i just love this! being new to android i am very impressed by the os, especially widgets, but most especially because of how much power this phone has. 1.2 (can be oc’d to 1.5) ghz, 1650 amh battery, and such a bright screen (even at lowest brightness the screen is b-e-a-utiful). my ONLY issue is that my iphone 4 has the better display, but that’s only noticeable when watching videos. other than that, this is the BEST phone to date!

no sir, i got mine online for just below $800 CAD

I ordered mine through expansys as well. Ordered it May 9 and still waiting to this day, and their website says I have to wait 8 more days. Sounds like you’re lucky it was blazing fast for you haha

Hi mikey, magkano yung binayaran mo na Duty Free tax pagkadating ng package? Bale magkano lahat-lahat, Thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3axSZX1R_s

HTC Sensation vs Samsung Galaxy S II

NFC units are only available in South Korea, and that’s only because a LOT of their stores use NFC as a payment method anyway. for the rest of the world the NFC chips won’t be added til later in the future and they’ll probably come up with a newer better phone by then.

PS: South Korean SGS2s are not unlocked

ive dropped my iphone several (SEVERAL) times and it’s still good as new :) 0 screen/back scratches bc of protectors, and minor scratches on the metal sides (you’ll need a microscope to see them though). but yeah, not broken in the slightest.

i think there is. just heard it from friend she got her iphone for jailbreak at her friends house and she noticed here friend ip4 has “live wallpapers” like the once in android devices, then she asked her friend where he got the app. her friend replied and said he got his iphone flashed to android 2.2 froyo and that its now an android os not iOS anymore.

I’m not sure about the system update, but your problem may be with an application called “Wifi Sharing”. It randomly turns on by itself and eats up a lot of battery.

Whenever your battery starts dropping rapidly, go to Settings -> About Phone -> Battery Usage. If you see something running called “Wifi Sharing”,click on it and then click the “Force Stop” button. That should keep it from draining your batt.

This is only a temporary solution though, but at least it’ll work until you get the proper update.

thanks… i’m in thailand now and this phone cost 18900 baht, around 27k in php. i’m still making decision if i will buy it or not. pero parang walang international warranty dito ang mga cp so i think it is better to buy when i go home.

why hindi sulit? i’m torn between the xperia arc and the s2…i know spec wise better ang s2. but it seems like mas bet ko yung xperia

It smells like stuff and T3 magazine writers are iphone4 fanatics, Galaxy S2 (i9100) got a dual core processor, flash enabled browser, full HD 1080p video recording, 8mp rear camera, 2mp front camera and a 833ram + voice talk compared to the lowly specs of the IPhone4. And that’s why IPhone4S was released to catch up with the specs. I Got the Iphone4 and the Galaxy S2, and using the iphone4 just because of itunes. Upgraded my iphone4 contract to the 4S but will only have the 4S by November because of the massive pre-order line here. But until then Galaxy S2 is better than the iphone4 and in par with the new 4S (spec-wise and only because of itunes).

My sentiments exactly!

I’m trying to upgrade my firmware rin though whenever I do that from my phone, it hangs. :(

My battery life is also not so good. I used to charge once a day though (still not good coz I was expecting, maybe, after 2-3 days charging hehe) and now I do 2x a day (within 24 hrs). I have to admit though that I’ve been playing a lot of games though thru wifi hehe. But still, battery life is low.

I’m not sure how to upgrade the version properly though.

This is the Galaxy S2 (i9100) not the Galaxy S (i9000)

It has flash for it’s 8mp rear camera.

i mean november 10 2011

been using this for more than a month, my 1st touchscreen and android phone. great all around phone, can almost replace a netbook but the battery issue is true. using it mostly for just surfing the net and in a full charge, i think it can only last for approx 6-8 hrs with non-stop net surfing and the lowest setting on backlight display. but i think its functionality makes up for the battery prob.

ok tong galaxy s 2, walang lag, it perform well, 2days old pa lang from me but this phone impressed me so much. this is my last phone & definitely keep it. i-update ko na lang palagi to enhance the performance. all in one device na rin and magagamit ko ito sa work ko. it is up to you if you buy it or not but i recommend it. mine is a pearl white version. put another white casing & screenguard, definitely a looker na especially from ladies hehehe…
btw, i installed games also from nintendo ds & super nintendo, astig hehehe..

ay ganon ? baka nga ibalik ko ung sakin eh. ang bilis kasi malowbat. less than 5 hrs lang ung gamit and ung ram nya pag fnfree ram ko 18 applications closed daw eh kaka on ko palang nung phone wala pa akong inoopen na application nakakaloko ung phone, hahaha .. pero guston gusto ko sya eh. nakakains lang kasi snasabing ang daming naka open na applications kahit wala. hmmmm

ay ganon? hehe gustong gusto ko sya eh. hmm kaya lang battery problem talaga eh. made in where ung sayo ? made in korea din ba ? ung sa friend ko made in vietnam eh 2 days din battery nya. hmm any tips how can i save battery? uhm nagtataka lang ako sir kasi laging may mga applications na bukas like gallery mga games na hnd ko naman nilalaro pag chneck ko ung advance task killer. un lang naman main prob. cguro lang panget ung battery na napunta sakin i just need to buy a spare bat cguro thanks anyways sir!

Sir we can discuss it here http://www.symbianize.com/showthread.php?t=523491 . Marami mo po tutulong sa dyan to maximize the use of Galaxy S 2.

BTW use Juice Defender for the meantime. I will help you to save the battery juice, I believe it prevent synchronization of several app which oftentimes use a lot of battery juice.

hi Noel, yes you can use the S2 as an ebook reader, Kobo reader is actually pre-installed in the phone if you have huge collection of ebooks in epub format just save it to you SD card and import them to the kobo reader :) one thing i noticed with the S2 pag thru USB ka nagcharge ang bilis talaga ma-drain nung battery pero kung sa AC ka nag-charge matagal madrain.

Haha ako nga din eh naghahanap. I’ve asked alot of people. Gusto ko din ng SG S2 kaso yung presyo niya. Hopefully this year eh medyo bumaba. I’m stuck here at house kaya hindi ako makacanvass ng mga prices. I’m planning to go to Baguio especially minsan they unhold their prices down. Yung Xperia arc ngayon 15,000 to 16,000 nalang sa mismong Sony Ericsson dealer sa Baguio and sana pati Galaxy S2 ganun na din. I asked one time sabi eh mga 17,000 DAW ang S2. Haha. Well lucky me if I find that new phone with that price. Balitaan mo naman ako kapag nakahanap ka na or nakabili XD Gusto ko din eh yung medyo mura lang. Hehe. Hope Greenhills eh ganun nga.

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just an alternative, try the apex launcher… closer ang ui nya to the stock ics launcher than nova.

tell me, where can i buy s2 worth 18900??? jamre****@****.***