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[Galaxy S II General] Tanmay®:
Hey,

I finally got my SGS2 and its awesome!

https://picasaweb.google.com/tanmay.sonawane/SamsungGalaxyS2

I won't go into reviews and stuffs thats already been reviewed and said over 100 times.

I'll just jot down whatever the Indian version has different from its other brothers.

1. So apparently the Indian version ships with a Samsung Leather Case (as seen in the pic below among other standard accessories) :

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Rm_zEUrNlkE4djMA-JLVBg?feat=directlink

2. The Indian version seems to come pre-installed with the XWKE8 update. Correct me if wrong but afaik XWKE7 is the latest.

3. The NFC was so far the highlight feature but I'm still not able to find any mention of it anywhere. If our XDA Korean members can help me find out, that'd be great!

A test with an Application called ZDevice Test was unable to detect the presence of a NFC Chip.

4. Contrary to rumors I didn't find any 8Gb SD Card preinstalled.

5. No Music Hub.

I'll post more as and when I find any differences.

If you have any doubts of your own, feel free to ask! I'm prolly gonna be up all night :D

Cheers!

Edit:

I took a pic of the back. And I guess this is the NFC Sensor? Can anyone confirm this?

http://cl.ly/3Y2R080f3D0k1A392S0Q/NFC_.jpg

Edit 2:

Ok so I'm pretty sure (according to all comments) the Indian version DOES NOT have NFC. :( Samsung India gave us false dreams and broke our hearts! :(

Edit 3:

Ok I've done some initial tests with the battery and there are 2 scenarios:

1. (Yesterday) 1am to 10am (on Standby) : AirPlane Mode On : Battery Drain just 4% (from 60% to 56%)

2. (Today) 3am to 10am (on Standby) : Power Save Mode On : Battery Drain 26% (from 30% to 4%)

So inshort the Android System battery bug exists. Here's a screenshot of the battery tool for usage from 1pm June 3 to 10 am June 4 :

Edit 4 :

According to Letsbuy, the official retail partner for selling the SGS2 in India, NFC will be activated in the Future Ice Cream Sandwich update.

Well the credibility of this post is not yet known. Check out the above reply made here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14446675&postcount=2411

Edit 5 :

According to this article. NFC Sensor is embedded onto the body in SGS2 as opposed to the backpanel in Nexus S.

So we still might stand a chance with Indian SGS2's having NFC.

http://www.nfc.cc/archives/588
[Galaxy S II General] bharat_xda:
Do you see the yellow tinge on the left with a gray background and low brightness?

Edit: And congrats on being the first of us here to get the Indian version and making the rest of jealous ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Tanmay®:
Yes there is a slight yellow tint when you check it with this page : http://fiddle.jshell.net/qFxsC/1/show/

Looks like this is a global issue and every SGS2 produced so far will have it.

But let me add that this is in no way a major issue.

With normal phone usage I bet it's impossible (if at all) to notice.

I assure you, any normal user, if not told about this yellow tint will not even come to know. Its that unnoticeable!
[Galaxy S II General] bharat_xda:
Thanks for the confirmation.

Was hoping against hope that they'd have fixed it in later production batches, however doesn't look like it.

Enjoy the phone!
[Galaxy S II General] bharat_xda:
Yeah, I agree, looks like it's very minor in most of the cases reported here.

Hope you don't have any of the other possible defects being mentioned here.
[Galaxy S II General] JSAHITA:
No yellow tint on my mobile
[Galaxy S II General] Tanmay®:
Yea none as of now.

There's no dead or stuck pixel :D So I'm bit relieved about that!
[Galaxy S II General] bharat_xda:
Maybe you're not able to see it(which is a blessing in disguise!).

People here are yet to see a picture of a screen without that issue although the severity seems to vary.
[Galaxy S II General] Techvir:
Can u list the bands please.
[Galaxy S II General] Aero:
Can you post a pic of the back and the back cover?
[Galaxy S II General] Chronicles404:
Do you have the Pink Camera Spot problem?

And I don't think the i9100 will have NFC unfortunately, only the i9101.
[Galaxy S II General] androidsos:
Hi Tanmay, Congrats! I want to know how does it feel in the hand - too big, manageable, will get used to? I know this has been done to death, but still would like to know.
[Galaxy S II General] JSAHITA:
Hi tanmay for how much time you charged it
[Galaxy S II General] hacksome:
Hi Tanmay!.. Congrats again :)

Can you post a pic of the backplate and battery?.. Then I can figure out (I've developed on NFC hardware earlier in my Job) if the NFC Antenna are there. Please do.
[Galaxy S II General] Tanmay®:
I've posted a pic of the back. There's a tiny sensor which looks like the NFC sensor to me.

The back cover however, is all plastic and there's no mark or anything like that on the plastic back.
[Galaxy S II General] kalpik:
That's not the NFC sensor :(
[Galaxy S II General] Tanmay®:
Ohh well. Then I'm afraid the Indian version too doesn't have NFC. :(
[Galaxy S II General] AnDruid:
Is not having NFC a big issue? Would those NFC stickers be inferior in any way?

BTW just to confirm, are there any other known differences in the version being sold in India (I9100) and elsewhere(I9101 and I9103 etc)? I am planning to get it here in India.

This thread and other websites seem to suggest NFC chip is the only difference:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103256

BTW does anyone here have any feedback on the Indian mobile retail chain Univercell, they seem to have a pretty reasonable price (if along with a crappy website).
[Galaxy S II General] Ghostbustersin:
This is how NFC is embedded in Nexus S,

Does your SGS2 posses anything similar on the back cover?

P.S.

To read more about NFC and how it is attached in Nexus S & how it works, heres an article that might help you,

http://www.anandtech.com/Show/Index...ndroid-23-review-gingerbread-for-the-holidays
[Galaxy S II General] Ghostbustersin:
And, if you can't find this under settings -> Wireless & Network Settings, then we should get register a complaint against Samsung for cheating us,
[Galaxy S II General] AnDruid:
Actually the model being released in India, I9100 is not supposed to have NFC. Here is that XDA thread again for reference:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103256

I guess Samsung changed plan (since that Facebook post mentioned in that March thread that I just saw while perusing the forum). Probably this was done to decrease the cost in the price sensitive market that is India.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Can you punch *#1234# into the dialpad and post the details exactly as they appear on here please?
[Galaxy S II General] R3Y:
Is there much significance of NFC with regard to India? I mean we can't use it much anyway here in India yet, right?
[Galaxy S II General] TAEL:
Can you please post more detailed pic of leather case?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] hacksome:
Sad. That's no NFC antenna Tanmay. As Ghostbustersin posted, the antenna will look something similar to that.

This proves, the so called Official Samsung accounts over Facebook and Twitter - has no idea of actual business and products. Whatay waste.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
I hope Tammay post the firmware details so I can try and get it and create a Frankenstein XWKE8 package for Odin.
[Galaxy S II General] Tanmay®:
Here you go:

PDA: I9100XWKE8

PHONE: I9100DDKE2

CSC: I9100ODDKE2

Build Info : Wed May 18 13:55:45 KST 2011
[Galaxy S II General] Tanmay®:
There is no setting for NFC. :( Oh well, its 100% confirmed now that there's no NFC for us!

Will do that tomm morning. Kinda late here (2:10am). But the case looks pretty good quality and its Samsung Branded leather with microfibre lining inside.
[Galaxy S II General] Techvir:
Excatly !!!

I just cant understand why people are obessed with NFC.

However its a different story, if u feel betrayed that Samsung did not keep their promise.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Gracias senor. :)

edit: Wait! Same build date as XWKE7 can't see much point in repackaging then. Notice anything significant in the software?
[Galaxy S II General] Tanmay®:
Well can't say much since I havent used KE7 to notice the difference.

Btw I'd heard that there was a 2 sec delay after pressing Home button to unlock. Well theres no delay at all now.

Apart from that everything else just seems to work normally as other SGS2.
[Galaxy S II General] shuvadeep:
I have the UK version of the phone since a week.

Till now havent been able to notice the yellow spot on the screen.
[Galaxy S II General] manuvaidya:
Hmm.... so sad !!!! now u remember what i told u few days back ??? :D:D:D:D

this is india..... whom do u wanna sue now ??? samsung / or me ??? !!!:D:D:D
[Galaxy S II General] manuvaidya:
yes, me too have no such yellow spot.....:eek:

bad luck man, ask them for an exchange of ur device...:cool:
[Galaxy S II General] Tanmay®:
Well theres a slight yellow tint (not spot) on every SGS2. If you're not able to see yours, you prolly dont know what/where to look out for.

And as I said its unnoticable under normal conditions. A non issue really.
[Galaxy S II General] lycan_codex:
You are not helping in any way!!! Rubbing salt on the wound huh?
[Galaxy S II General] lycan_codex:
How is the Audio quality? does it sound like a stock SGS1 (2.3.3 firmware one)?
[Galaxy S II General] erazer007:
Where did you get the phone from? Wasnt it supposed to release officially end of June?
[Galaxy S II General] Tanmay®:
The audio quality sucks compared to iPhone/iPad! I never used a SGS so can't really comment about comparison with SGS1, but I heard it was awesome with the Voodoo mod. But sadly the hardware in SGS2 being different, there won't be any Voodoo to save the poor quality.

9th was the official release. Mumbai seems to have got the stocks on 2nd itself!
[Galaxy S II General] manuvaidya:
i wanted to help initially, i tried my maximum... but one of the senior member here tried to shut my mouth... ironically, now he is no where to be seen/ or pretending to be not seen... hence he is not replying....

i mentioned the same thing that samsung india could be wrong in quoting that indian SGS2 models would come with NFC... but all of a sudden, just like a bolt from the blue i can say, announced that its not like that & if its like that, then they can take legal actions also against samsung....

i am waiting for them to take legal action now.... i wanna see till what stage he can reach this battle with samsung in India... just to back up my understanding of how things work in India.... or may be he doesnt reside in India most of the times i guess.... :D poor man, he was very confident about his words.... now what ????:o
[Galaxy S II General] erazer007:
Where did you buy it from?
[Galaxy S II General] gautam_5800:
is the loudspeaker that bad???

now everything is wrong....

1. screen gets burnt

2. yellow pixel issue

3. camera pink spot

4. phone heats a lot

5. battery drain issue

6. most of the games dont work :(

7. No NFC as it was promissed :(

FTW! samsung :mad: :mad:

i think i should drop the plan of spending 30k for a phone which has so much issues
[Galaxy S II General] gautam_5800:
tanmay since you are one of the first buyers....can you throw some light on this... i want to use this phone for 2 years atleast...so it worth the money or should i look for other single core alternatives :(
[Galaxy S II General] viper_79:
man u make it sound really bad now... pre-ordered and already payed in full at letsbuy.com. (just received an email from letsbuy while typing this msg that my order has been shipped!!!)

will post my views after a couple of days of testing.

cheers!
[Galaxy S II General] suprabhathalder:
Hey... Did you get the Music Hub installed... I just bought it today and there was no Music Hub preinstalled...
[Galaxy S II General] R3Y:
You shouldn't feel bad. Think about the positive awesomeness of the phone. :)
[Galaxy S II General] viper_79:
Just that he was making it sound real bad, not that I was feeling bad myself :D !! Everyone's mileage is bound to vary, and I'm sure I'll manage... will have to now that I've already spent over $100 in covers itself.. lol!!
[Galaxy S II General] androidsos:
Me too just got the shipped mail from letsbuy. Dodgy sounding courier though, aramex. I am all nervy now, hoping for the best.
[Galaxy S II General] Tanmay®:
The loudspeaker is pretty awesome! I'm talking about actual sound quality through Headphones that sucks.

1. No screen burn in issues.

2. Yellow tint issue has been blown out of proportions! Its really not that major and not noticeable at all!

3. Camera pink spot has been fixed. The phone comes preinstalled with XWKE8 update.

4. Phone does heat up around the camera.

5. I'm yet to fully evaluate the battery situation. Till now its been pretty acceptable.

6. Chainfire 3D has made it possible to run Tegra based games on our SGS2's.

7. Well for this even I'm really disappointed in Samsung!

Music Hub is missing!
[Galaxy S II General] androidsos:
I think this is according to spec. It was not quoted in the initial specs mentioned on 25th May.

Any way, it is the most useless part of the whole phone, and not needed.
[Galaxy S II General] gautam_5800:
thanks tanmay....now i feel a lot confident....

@viper : sorry mate.... :( im investing my entire savings so dont want to waste it..so jus wanted to make sure its a worthy buy...
[Galaxy S II General] Tanmay®:
Ok I just tried out playing music through headphones using PowerAmp and it sounded pretty awesome!!
[Galaxy S II General] cvgas:
Tanmay: I understand that it is dual core phone and likely to heat up. I am looking to buy this phone. Can you please let us all know a bit on how bad the heat is? would you rate it as uncomfortable hot or moderate hot... (1-10 scale) and what applications/load gets the phone heated up? Playing games will certainly get the phone heated up.
[Galaxy S II General] vinaymonu25:
this thread is about nfc issue guys

i hav checked samsung's official website and it does not mention nfc anywhere..jst want to know if except korea any other has got nfc ? Like UK,etc...i also read that micro sd's are being made wid nfc support but they dont work in a metal tray.So guessing nfc will be added in our sim's by our respective carriers in the future if at all needed..i mean replace our old sim wid nfc included sim.Please correct me if im wrong,im jst pointing out that nfc takes a very small place and it can be placed even in a sim in near future.So not having nfc must not be an issue UNLESS IF SAMSUNG BRINGS NFC ON THERE NEXT OR 3RD BATCH OF S2 TO INDIA..early owners will be a whole lot of disappointd if sammy does so.anyway i doubt any country would get it 1st of all except korea ofcourse.
[Galaxy S II General] viper_79:
the only issue that could be a problem is the battery drain, but even that ought to be fixed in future firmware updates. so not much to worry about mate... :)
[Galaxy S II General] lycan_codex:
you sir are a fool!

Stop your mumblings about how things work or dont work in India. Its our country. Deal with it or Shut UP.

NFC is not a big F****** deal.
[Galaxy S II General] Hcane:
I Understand what you are trying to say and As you said NFC is no F****** deal but I believe it's is a nice to have feature on a phone thats worth 33,000/- and the possibilities that we can do with NFC from a developer point of view is amazing.

Having said that Samsung India does have a lot to explain. I can believe they are keeping their mouth shut at time like this. When I called/emailed Letsbuy they said Galaxy S2 does have NFC on board. I wonder if they are clueless.. I still have to get my phone from letsbuy.com. I will post a reply when I have more info from my side.

If anyone else receives their phone from letsbuy please post an update in this thread. That will be helpful ..
[Galaxy S II General] zoobzone:
So having a quick peek on this thread, there is no major difference from the UK model and the Indian model?

I'm glad I imported the UK model a month early.
[Galaxy S II General] hoezay:
How many people really think implementing NFC tech here in India is a good idea ? LOL

Selling cell phones is a business , and although Samsung appears to be pro devs i don't think they'd put NFC chips into their phones just so devs could play with them.

Got my Sgs2 today , Indian version , no NFC .No big deal ( for India at least ).BRILLIANT BRILLIANT phone.Still playing with it.
[Galaxy S II General] ujwols:
Order shipped..:)

Hoping that SGS2 shipped by LetsBuy would at least have NFC chip, firstly because they are the official selling partner for Samsung and secondly LetsBuy themselves have confirmed the same many times ..

Just a hope, lets see :)
[Galaxy S II General] android_master:
Sorry,but you are wrong here:-:D

The whole heat thing is not limited to Nexus 1 only,i have use Nexus 1{& it becomes really very very hot at times},same with Desire series.I can rate it around 7 on my N1 & other HTC devices.

So,it's not like that it is there only in Dual core phones.I also have SGS 2 & the problem is not that much here.
[Galaxy S II General] manuvaidya:
relax man... before calling someone a FOOL, stop behaving like "ONE"....

and i dont think u remember what has happened few days ago in this same thread.... go through it & u will understand....

And one more thing, have some respect for other members if at all if u want the same from others.... otherwise just behave like how u r behaving now ....

i am not here to change anything of whats happening in India.... just reminding u people not to forget its India... thats all... if i make that statement, what is it that itching u ????:p
[Galaxy S II General] Tanmay®:
Since this is a very slim phone and powerful at that, it does heat up!

But the heating is only limited to around the camera. It could be a problem for those who are not used to high end phones but if you use a case it shouldn't be a problem.

Ok I've done some initial tests with the battery and there are 2 scenarios:

1. (Yesterday) 1am to 10am : AirPlane Mode On : Battery Drain just 4% (from 60% to 56%)

2. (Today) 3am to 10am : Power Save Mode On : Battery Drain 26% (from 30% to 4%)

So inshort the Android System battery bug exists. Here's a screenshot of the battery tool for usage from 1pm June 3 to 10 am June 4 :
[Galaxy S II General] Hcane:
How can you say that implementing NFC Tech is not a good idea ? Again having NFC or Not we would still buy this awesome device.

Infact I went ahead and pre-ordered it even though I guessed that it would be without NFC as the specs in website doesn't say a word about it, but the guys at Letsbuy told me that Galaxy S2 has NFC tech (we exchanged emails). I still think its a nice to have feature on a phone but in the end having NFC or not still doesn't matter to me.

It again boils down to Samsung India saying something and delivering something else.

This clearly proves that they themselves are not aware of the device's specs
[Galaxy S II General] manuvaidya:
till we get android 2.3.4, this bug has affected all dual core GB phones....
[Galaxy S II General] ankydu:
I just dunno what samsung people are doing in India, all big dealers are saying it has got nfc. Now even this site (tech magazine site) states it under the specs:

http://www.thinkdigit.com/Top-Products/Top-10-Android-phones-in-India_6889.html
[Galaxy S II General] Tanmay®:
Only when running heavy applications like Games and Flash based Web Browsing.
[Galaxy S II General] kmpksprabhu:
Univercell isnt that great... Dont buy it there...
[Galaxy S II General] always4vikram:
Uk samsung galaxy s2

@ ZOOBZONE

I ALSO ORDERED IT FROM UK evrything is kool more over i have latst frimware ke7 but the main thing is my sgs2 is have pink spot problem in the camera ....i dont know how to solvee it . more over will i b able to update my gs2 with indian firmware ?
[Galaxy S II General] Tanmay®:
Ok now I'm really confused. According to this, we might just stand a chance with the NFC.

Maybe Letsbuy is right and NFC will be activated with a Firmware Update.

Check out this link for more info: http://www.nfc.cc/archives/588
[Galaxy S II General] Tanmay®:
No you won't be able to flash it with a official Firmware meant for Indian SGS2.

You can try to solve your Pink Spot camera problem by installing the latest Camera Firmware. refer to this thread for more info. :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1098834
[Galaxy S II General] abuduri:
I just called up Popular Electronics in the US to see if they have an NFC version of the phone. http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Samsung-I91...0630205643?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item35b2a1a8cb

He said he has sold all the country versions of the phone (Europe, UK, Korea etc) and he has never seen any NFC in any of them. This means that he has not seen any software related to it when you turn on the phone (or any settings related to NFC). This is really sad. However, there is no way to know if there is actual hardware chip in the phone and its not yet activated by software (unless someone wants to rip apart the phone and see :-D ) ...

BTW, for the same phone, it is much cheaper in India (29990 in Samsung Store in Express Avenue mall in Chennai).

From recent internet posts, am reading that GT-i9101 may be the NFC version of the phone but may be a different processor.
[Galaxy S II General] lycan_codex:
lol..

I shouldn't have told EVERYONE that you are a fool. I dont want to judge you.

PEACE
[Galaxy S II General] xdard:
Because you don't have a full view of possibilities.

There is actually one thing needed to get right with NFC: A big installed base of people with NFC.

Possibilities (world wide): copying your passport or any one elses passport, including the high resolution pictures of the fingerprints. You need a big installed base to get it clear to people that the current passport solutions only aid identity theft.

In holland: keeping track of your public transport expenses, and if needed, fix the values on that card.

Those are all wrong implementations of NFC usage.

There is also good usage, because with NFC and an internet connection you have the perfect controlled front channel between you and whoever the nfc POS belongs to you are communicating with.
[Galaxy S II General] zmafreak:
just bought the phone about an hour back.. this thread has reduced my smile
[Galaxy S II General] MrDpak:
Here is a thought, has anyone considered flashing the Korean firmware onto the Indian version ? The logic being that the Korean version of the phone has NFC confirmed and working. The current consensus is that the Indian version has the NFC hardware.

So if the Korean firmware is flashed onto the Indian model we would know if you get the NFC settings and if we try to turn on or off NFC we would see errors in case it does not work - nothing concrete can be assumed from such an experiment but it might be a step closer : )

After flashing the Korean version of the firmware, there is an app on the Android marketplace which says - "※ This application tested by Samsung Galaxy S2." in the description. The steps can be mimicked from the video.

The application and the video are available at:

https://market.android.com/details?i...on.android.nbc

I don't have the phone yet to try it out.. still waiting on the Infibeam deal..
[Galaxy S II General] ametarasu:
I am planning to buy Galaxy S2. Some one told me that newly manufactured Galaxy S2's has NFC. How can I verify this?