While talking about Android smartphones, Samsung undoubtedly has become the top best manufacturer of Android Smartphones and one of the best and successful phone out here is Samsung Galaxy S II 4G Android phone. So, what’s so special about this phone – it’s features, it’s design, layout, camera, sound or connectivity? Let’s figure out what the all new Samsung S II 4G Android smartphone has to offer.
What is it?
Samsung S II 4G is an Android Smartphone which was released in July 2011 for Virgin Mobile and Bell in Canada. It has lot of amazing features which we will be discussing shortly. Most of the modifications or improvements done to the phone are quite similar to the Vibrant and Captivate except for minor changes in design and layout. Let’s find out it’s specifications and what’s different it has to offer to be the best in the race.
Key features:
1. Display – Let’s talk about display first. It has 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display which other galaxy phones doesn’t have. They all offer 4.0 inch screen. Its brilliant display and vibrant colors gives superior viewing experience of movies, videos and gaming. It has a smooth screen and its soft touch gives great experience while navigating between applications and websites. The screen has a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels, 16M colors, TouchWiz UI v4.0, Multi-touch input method, Touch-sensitive controls, Gyroscope sensor, etc. It also has a latest technology of damage-resistant Gorilla glass as an added advantage.
2. Design – It’s a good looking thin and light phone, the dimensions of which are 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm and 116gm weight. It definitely forms a good grip to hold the phone.
3. Camera – It comes with 8 Megapixel rear camera with LED flash and other features like Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization. It also has 2 Megapixel camera in front for chat/conferencing and video calling. Truly an unmatched experience in offering superior and excellent picture quality.
2. Processor – This phone comes with 1.2 GHz dual core Cortex-A9 processor. With this processor, we can experience a truly rocking speed, faster downloads and uploads.
In terms of network, the phone supports both 2G and 3G network with a speed of 21Mbps while net surfing in 3G network.
3. Operating System – The phone runs with latest OS v2.3 Gingerbread with TouchWiz UI.
4. Performance – When talking about the phone performance and speed Samsung S II 4G tops the list. It’s fast processor, more than sufficient RAM can never give experience of slowdowns or buffering. This will continue to remain fast even if you are working with more than 2 apps.
5. Sound – It has both MP3 and MP4 player, FM radio with RDS, 3.5mm Jack, Loudspeaker facility, WAV Ringtones, MP3 Ringtones and TV-out feature. With TV-out feature, users get the facility to connect phone with TV.
6. Connectivity : The phone offers ample connectivity options such are GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, microUSB, 3G; social networking applications such are Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace etc. You name it and they have it.
7. Battery : It has a talk time of 8.30 hours and 610 hours standby time.
What’s innovative?
We have almost covered every single feature of Samsung S II 4G. Now, let’s focus on what innovative features makes it class apart form other Android phones.
The first thing that comes to our mind is it’s blazing speed. Its unparalleled browsing, uploads, surfing, downloads speeds truly gives an amazing experience.
Then comes its display which is the most brightest and most colorful screen which anybody has ever seen. No wonder its sharp clarity and quality gives us a stunning HD-like quality.
The navigation between websites and other applications is made easy through personal customization, multi-tasking and application management.
Price and availability:
As of now, the handset is available in Canada through Bell mobility and in US through Verizon, Sprint and AT&T. From various sources, we get to know that Bell is offering handset at $169.95, with a contract agreement of three years. The user can also opt for a two year contract or a one year contract with an initial amount of $599.95 to be paid for both the contracts.
The up side:
- Dual-core power and faster max 4G data speeds
- Big display
- More memory
- OLED screen
- Much more talk time and stand by time
The down side:
- It doesn’t feel to be much durable as HTC’s Sensation.
- TouchWiz UI is OK, but it’s not as sophisticated as predicted and is a bit tired.
- Not much included tools
- While fast, it’s not quite as speedy as it was expected to be.
Our experience:
We are quite impressed by the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G phone and can definitely say it as the best android phone in the market. Its incredible thin and very light to hold and its Super AMOLED plus screen is truly breathtaking.
The bottomline:
Every phone comes with pros and cons. When it comes to performance and display quality, Samsung S II 4G Android phone has no competitor. Truly an irresistible phone till some new technology features strikes up in the market.
