Samsung Galaxy S II
Android

Samsung Galaxy S II Specs

Android Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) 3.5G HSDPA (21 Mbps)
4.3" 217 PPI, 800x480, Capacitive touchscreen 1.2 GHz Dual core

General

"I didn't have any problems with dropped calls."
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"Quality was clear as a bell"
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Brand Samsung
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Announced February, 2011
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Carriers AT&T
Bell Mobility
Virgin Mobile

Screen

"4.3-inch screen is just as bright and crisp as its bigger cousin, the Infuse 4G."
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Type Super AMOLED Plus
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Screen size 4.3"
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Resolution 800x480
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Touchscreen Capacitive
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Multi-touch Yes
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Screen PPI 217 PPI

Form factor

"The Galaxy S II's onscreen keyboard is terrific, allowing us to get up to a fast typing speed within almost no time at all."
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"The biggest downside is the phone's construction. There's a lot of plastic."
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Weight 116 g
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Thickness 8 mm
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Size 66x125x8 mm
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Numeric keypad None
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Keyboard None
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Waterproof No

Hardware

"I definitely noticed an improvement in performance over my Nexus S. The Galaxy S II's 1.2 GHz dual-core processor makes apps, video, and web pages load lickety-split and can even handle some of the more intense 3D games like N.O.V.A. without choking."
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Processor Unknown, 1200 MHz
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Number of cores Dual core
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RAM 1024 MB
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Internal storage 16 GB
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Supported formats Micro SD
Micro SDHC

Sensors

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GPS Assisted GPS
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Accelerometer Yes
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Compass Yes
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Gyroscope Yes
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Music

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Headphone jack 3.5 mm
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FM Radio Yes
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FM Transmitter No

Photo & Video

"Galaxy S II is one of the few to offer full 1080p HD video recording. Photos and video look great, noticeably better than what I can do with my iPhone 4."
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Camera 8 MP
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Flash Yes
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Secondary Camera 2 MP
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Format 1080p @ 30fps
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Video out Micro USB
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Software

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Operating system Google Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
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Multitasking Yes
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App store Android App Market
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Browser benchmark 523 ms
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Adobe flash support Yes
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Cellular

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Generation 3.5G
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Networks EDGE (0.384 Mbps)
GSM (0.014 Mbps)
UMTS (0.384 Mbps)
HSDPA (21 Mbps)
HSDPA (7.2 Mbps)
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Download speed 5.02 mbps
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Upload speed 1.48 mbps
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Network latency 119 ms
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Connectivity

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Wifi 802.11n (150 mbps)
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Wifi hotspot Yes
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NFC Yes
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Bluetooth 3.0

Battery

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Talk time 8.6 hours
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Standby time 7 days
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Capacity 1,650 mAh
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Removable Yes
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Technology Lithium Ion