Samsung Galaxy S II : The king of Smartphones?

The Successor to Samsung’s best selling flagship device Galaxy S I9000, Will it prove to be a worthy torch bearer?



Let’s take a look at what this baby brings to the table, what are the improvements over its predecessor? How will it compare to the upcoming next gen smartphone offerings by the competition?

Most Notable / Next Gen features:

• 4.3” Super AMOLED “PLUS” capacitive touchscreen.
• 16M colors @ 480x800, Gorilla Glass Display
• Processor Dual-core @ 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 , Mali-400MP GPU,
• Micro USB MHL port ( discussed later on)
• Near field communication (NFC)
• Dimensions: 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.49 mm (Super thin)
• 1GB RAM
• Bluetooth Version 3.0
• Samsung Kies 2.0 and Kies air
• Wifi Direct
• 8MP camera with 1080P video playback and recording
• 2MP front facing camera
• Face recongnition unlocking security.
• Samsung Hubs ( see video for explanation)

Super AMOLED Plus Display:

• This brilliant display delivers superior color, enhanced readability
• Upgrading from Pentile matrix to Real-Stripe panel technology
• 30% more pixels per inch for a brighter, clearer and richer viewing experience.
• Consuming 18% less energy than the previous display, meaning longer battery life.
• Slimmer form factor

Wi-Fi Direct :

• Transmit without wires. The Samsung GALAXY S II point-to-point Wi-Fi communications connect with device-to-device wireless transfer speeds of Wi-Fi a/b/g/n 802.11 without a wireless access point.

Samsung Kies 2.0 & Kies air :

• The newly introduced Kies 2.0, an upgrade of Kies 1.5, enables the Samsung GALAXY S II to sync with a computer using a Wi-Fi network for PIM backup, subscribing to contents, and multimedia contents sharing.
• Samsung Kies air solution you can connect with any computer without a Kies program through the web browser to manage all sorts of information and multimedia contents on a larger screen.

Micro USB Mobile High Definition video Link (MHL):

It looks like an ordinary micro USB port for charging and PC sync, but has some tricks up its sleeve.

• The MHL standard specifies a 5pin port that can output HD video up to 1080p/60 and 192 kHz 7.1 channel audio to HDTVs
• MHL-enabled HDTV sets are also capable of supplying the portable playing device with constant 5V, 500mA current so that you can charge your battery while you watching a video on the big screen. so no empty battery at the climax of a movie.
• you can navigate the multimedia features of your mobile handset with the MHL-enabled HDTV set remote control via the A/V link
• So there’s no need for a separate HDMI out port, translating into thinner devices.

Complete Specs:

• 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
• Dimensions: 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
• Weight: 116 g
• Display: Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
• 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
  - Swype text input
• 3.5mm jack
• Internal memory 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM
• Card slot microSD, up to 32GB
• 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
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct
• Bluetooth  v3.0+HS
• MicroUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go
• Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
• G0eo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
• Video recording 1080p@30fps
• Front facing Camera : 2MP
• Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
• Dual-core 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, Mali-400MP GPU,
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• GPS with A-GPS support
• NFC support
• TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
• Digital compass
• MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
• MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
• Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
• Adobe Flash 10.1 support
• Standard battery, Li-Ion 1650 mAH

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