yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] Death666Angel:
This isn't about the SGS2 as such, but about another Samsung phone with similar specs:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4309/this-just-in-samsung-droid-charge-the-first-verizon-4g-lte-droid

It's a first look done by anandtech and the Droid Charge has the same SAMOLED+ display, so characteristics should definitely be similar. Different processor, front facing camera, design and so on, though.
[Galaxy S II General] Lakitu:
I must admit, I'm not a regular reader of your site, but I had to say that review is very nicely written. It's refreshing to see. I can't stand poorly written tech blogs with no personality.

Thanks for the review.

(I've now subscribed via RSS, of course.)
[Galaxy S II General] smartbot:
Phone Arena just put up their full review of the Galaxy S2: phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-Review_id2728
[Galaxy S II General] HumanoidTalking:
here you go

http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-Review_id2728
[Galaxy S II General] OHDUSER:
I dont get it....

SGS2 records video in 3GP now? >_<

eww..?
[Galaxy S II General] ndnesh:
These are the PROS and CONS according to Phonearena:

PROS

Significantly improved Super AMOLED Plus display

The best handset for recording and watching Full HD video

The dual-core Exynos chipset meets and exceeds the benchmarks in its peer group

Future-proof collection of connectivity options

CONS

Design could be a bit more differentiating

Automatic screen brightness adjustments are not smooth

Motion sensor-powered gestures could see more practical usage

And they also say that the phone records 1080p video in .3gp format!!! is this true??? all the other reviews/GSMArena also suggested that the phone records video in .mp4 format. Is it something we need to change in settings?
[Galaxy S II General] ankushkatari:
They are also stating at the top of the review:

"This is a global GSM phone. It can be used with T-Mobile USA and AT&T."

It however does not have the AWS 1700 Mhz frequency. How are they calling it global?
[Galaxy S II General] madmack:
well yea, it'll work on 2G (Edge). You just won't get 3g/4g speeds with it on tmo
[Galaxy S II General] RogerPodacter:
great start to the review, and very true. nexus one still my main device, and only the SGS2 is the first phone to make me care to upgrade from it. what a testament to the n1 though...
[Galaxy S II General] peadarog:
Couldn't have said it better myself.
[Galaxy S II General] kampf:
The Nexus One will stand as one of the best phones ever. I've tried an androidified HD2 and the G2x, both of which had serious disappointments, but keep going back to the trusty HTC.

This would be my first Samsung phone, but I realize that whatever sins they've committed during the original Galaxy era, they've learned much from. As the #2 phone manufacturer in the world they must. Watching the Hemorrdroids GPS test versus the Nexus S was proof positive for me.

My hope is that T-Mobile US will do what they usually do with their megasmartphones: mostly leave them alone. I wish Samsung would simply make and sell the AWS version direct, as Google did with the Nexus One.
[Galaxy S II General] Lord_Buckington:
Great review thanks. I've heard mixed reviews about the Vlingo voice features, is it relatively easy to use the Google voice recognition software?

Sent from my Nexus One
[Galaxy S II General] AndyCr15:
I tried to use it when driving yesterday, took me 4 attempts, but it's more about what format it's expect you to say things in. When I got the format, it dialed the right person first time.
[Galaxy S II General] zehro:
My thoughts exactly. I came from Windows Mobile (xdaIIs, tytn, touch pro, HD2) to the nexus one. I also haven't seen a compelling reason to upgrade until the SGS2. I've ordered mine and it's already on it's way here from the UK right now... I can't wait!
[Galaxy S II General] mbernstein:
I'm moving from the HD2 to the SGS2. HD2 is a pretty good phone with WM6.5.3, and I would be grateful if you can share your thought on the transition - gains and losses - between HD2 and SGS2 when you get your hands on the Sammy. Could you do that?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] madmack:
i can't think of a single thing that you'd lose by moving from WM6.5. lol. I used both and I never looked back.

I guess your only loss would be the physical LED notification.
[Galaxy S II General] hubert21:
Samsung Galaxy S2 - Launchers

youtube.com/watch?v=uA2wSVzi3Gk&feature=feedu
[Galaxy S II General] HumanoidTalking:
here
[Galaxy S II General] misticjeff:
Another quick unboxing guys. Just got it today. Ultra fast and working flawlessly on ATT with full H + and 3G here in Las Vegas. If there are any specific things you'd like to see video'd, let me know or post in the video thread at that site.

http://www.phone-trader.net/showthread.php?15-Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-Unboxing&p=17#post17
[Galaxy S II General] ankushkatari:
120,000 units sold in the first 3 days in Korea!

http://www.devicemag.com/2011/05/06/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-going-strong-120000-units-sold-in-first-3-days/
[Galaxy S II General] ankushkatari:
Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II review: Brightest star

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9100_galaxy_s_ii-review-597.php
[Galaxy S II General] NZtechfreak:
First part of review up at Clove.

GPS write up to follow.

If you have comments please leave them for me at the blog itself. Any likes/ratings/tweets gratefully accepted :)
[Galaxy S II General] EmilianM:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2385202,00.asp

samsung-galaxy-s-ii-vs-iphone-4-in-video-battle

http://pocketnow.com/android/iphone-4-versus-galaxy-s-2-video
[Galaxy S II General] touness69:
First:

You mean like the vid I posted just 1 page before where we can see it sucking being put "under stress" in the browser with many flash content and in the gallery with many files ?

Completely Wrong, there is NO smartphone out there that can run butterly smooth in the situation a was talking about : panning from a page to another on the app drawer (not the homescreens) with a live wallpaper running AND a transparent backround on that app drawer.

I mean, just test it and you will see, with any powerful single core or Dual core android (Atrix, 2X) with ADW launcher for exemple or any other launcher that has the option, do it just enable a transparent backround on the app drawer and run a live wallpaper on top of it and pan from left to right through your grids of icons trust me, you will quickly understand what I am talking about... (and then enable a black bacround without any transparency on that app drawer and you will see how much more it is smooth)

And I agree with the spec efficienty problem on android, a dual core with a gig of ram should handle the situation that I quoted easily that's a shame actually. But as I were talking about the latest vid posted up there proves that it is possible with some optimization, have a look at it ;)
[Galaxy S II General] sun-drop:
very long preview here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHtF7oBe0tA
[Galaxy S II General] sun-drop:
and morre

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx2LT3YxZ7I
[Galaxy S II General] Lakitu:
Yeah, that second video has already been posted in this thread. The first one is part one in the series.
[Galaxy S II General] sckc23:
New review from the russian site mobiset.ru

Original Article

Google Translate
[Galaxy S II General] maxnik1:
Do you mind if I add it to the first post?
[Galaxy S II General] sckc23:
feel free to do so=) the translation from google is pretty poor though..
[Galaxy S II General] Demiourgos:
they complain on bad audio quality, damn.
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
I would take that with a pinch of salt.... If there's one thing Samsung get right on their hardware is the sound.
[Galaxy S II General] Demiourgos:
I hope so. I always follow samsung audio quality, and it's usually really good no matter how good is the device overall. It would be shame if this high-end model was worse than cheaper ones or its predecessor.

BTW. have you seen this? Galaxy S Plus i9001

http://www.gsmarena.com/14_ghz_samsung_i9001_galaxy_s_plus_with_gingerbread_surfaces-news-2467.php

It's a sweet improvement over original Galaxy S, if only it had camera flash.
[Galaxy S II General] martino2k6:
Pity the graphics will not be as good since the Adreno 205 is nowhere near the SGX540. But for productivity purposes it should be good.
[Galaxy S II General] FLAC Vest:
Great posts guys, more reviews should be coming up as we enter April.
[Galaxy S II General] KLoNe1:
I BET they're talking about the loudspeaker. ****, I knew they should hav eimproved this. Sucked in the SGS as well :mad: Definitely feels like a cheap phone when people hear you get a msg/phone call.
[Galaxy S II General] SBS_:
From what I can see from the translatified text they are complaining about the volume output with headphones attached, saying it's too low.

Hopefully just a problem with the pre-production model or otherwise quite easy for Samsung to fix in an update.
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
It may have been bad on yours but mine was excellent. Very loud & clear.

My Brother often comments he wishes his HTC Desire could be anything remotely similar.
[Galaxy S II General] tintol:
Don't worry, supercurio will solve that. The SGS sound was improved a lot with the custom kernels, and now it's almost a boombox.
[Galaxy S II General] KLoNe1:
Don't all HTC models have horrendously bad speaker output?

(Genuine question)
[Galaxy S II General] amsnake:
Basically they are complaining about few things:

1. The phone size (too big to fit in a shirt pocket, but fine for jeans).

2. No cover for MicroUSB port.

3. No notification leds.

4. Slow call history & contacts app.

5. The quality of the sound output is average and the volume level is too low even when they used louder than average headphones. Loud speaker is a bit choppy on max volume level.

6. There are also some issues with MKV video files, but can be solved by using third party software.

7. Average battery - video playback with full brightness and all radio is on - ~5 hours.
[Galaxy S II General] buttes:
Watching 5 hours of video with max brightness and GPS/Bluetooth/etc. enabled on one charge is considered average? What. If those are the only complaints about this phone, it sounds like the greatest Android device ever made.
[Galaxy S II General] PartyMango:
... especially considering that most power-users will always have a second battery handy anyways.
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
....or a Portable Charger.

I always carry in my pocket when out walking the hills (or other times when away from a charge for a considerable time) my portable charger.

It keeps the phone topped up all day and the rest.
[Galaxy S II General] mickliq:
No Notification LED. Damn!
[Galaxy S II General] imbapanda:
Hi everybody, first post here.

I cant post the link but Brighthand.com has pretty good review of the SGS2 that they posted today (it's on their homepage)

Quick summary:

4.5/5

Pros:

Very good display

Elegant design

TouchWiz 4.0 user interface

High-quality full HD video recordings

Great performance

Cons:

No dedicated key for turning the camera on

Poor photo quality in low lighting

and they mention average battery life
[Galaxy S II General] sckc23:
Brighthand.com

I'm surprised they mentioned the poor photo quality in low lighting cuz i remember seeing some decent samples on mobile-review.com.

Edit: take a look at these photos 1 2
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
Never been a fan of Brighthand's reviews, too many contradictory items; like here in the review for the SGSII they say ~

"This smartphone's 8-megapixel back-facing camera is also one of the aces up Samsung's sleeve, setting the bar high for the competition".

Which would indicate the camera to be very good to excellent. However, this is then immediately followed by ~

" In daylight, photos are above average"

Which now says the camera is not that too great.

Now if we look at what their conclusion it says ~

"Poor photo quality in low lighting"

and now back to the review they say ~

"Indoors and at night, picture quality is not comparable to the one provided by digital cameras, but when the resolution is manually reduced, it increases the "per-pixel" quality, and solid photographs can be made".

What the heck is the reviewer complaining of here....

a) It's a phone camera, not a Digital Camera.

b) "Reducing resolutions increases per-pixel quality and solid photographs can be made".......... What on earth is he/she talking about.

With low lighting on a phone camera you either raise the ISO or select Night Shot (dedicated digital cameras have greater manual control i.e. ISO, f-stop, shutter speed, etc.) but the SGS and I am sure the SGSII have one of the few lens on the phone that supports full EXIF data.

This gives you readings for things like ISO, f-stop, speed etc.

You don't get any of this on say an HTC camera.

Samsung make Digital Cameras so it would be a safe bet to assume the lens they use in their phone's will also be of a decent enough quality. It's their photographic reputation at stack.

They proved it on the SGS, which as we know takes excellent low lighting shots... part due to the way the f-stop on the lens gets down to an incredible f2.4 which for a camera phone is heaven and part down to a higher than normal micrometer pixel (the bigger the better) size and larger sensor size.
[Galaxy S II General] Kailkti:
@ beards

For the "This smartphone's 8-megapixel back-facing camera is also one of the aces up Samsung's sleeve, setting the bar high for the competition". It is only saying that it is setting the standard for high end smartphones in terms of megapixels and that it is one of the key features of the phone. This by no means saying the 8 MP camera on it is good. An example of where a 8 MP camera was one of the key selling points is the HTC Mozart. The 8 MP camera was the feature on the phone that would set it apart form all other WP7 phones. However, the 8 MP camera is a disaster. Remember Megapixels really don't say how well a camera performs.

" In daylight, photos are above average", Again he never said the 8 MP camera was good.

It is justifiable to compare a digital camera to a camera phone. What people want to hear isn't that the camera on the phone is as good as another camera phone, or is the best, no. People want to hear whether the camera is good enough to compare to a digital camera in its league. Say we had a camera phone that was the best in its league in terms of phones, but it takes bad pictures, the fact that it is the best in its league, doesn't excuse the fact that it is a horrible camera.
[Galaxy S II General] NZtechfreak:
Terrible review. To be honest I came away from the review wondering if they even really had one to test, no example shots, the 'gallery' looks like nothing more than a collection of press shots, the review itself is kinda generic (like a more padded out version of those SGSII 'reviews' that come up with a Google search that are nothing more than a brief write up of the specs list).
[Galaxy S II General] MoonRaven:
For me this will be an awesome phone

Always put it in my jeans, I love the phone size!

Never missed it on my motorola milestone

I check my phone a lot, also vibration will notify me

Meh, we've got Go Contacts as alternative

Hmm.. Loud speaker is only used when I am being called/when I get a notification... Problem for me BUT custom kernels COULD fix this. I do use my phone a lot as media player, I hope custom kernels could fix that volume too...

Never use it as video player :)

That actually sound good. Sure not Nokia 3310 good but still.. I can live with that :). My phone gets ~6 hours when I have music on :/

Can't wait!
[Galaxy S II General] kerzo:
Everyone knows what to expect from a camera phone, it's good enough to take snapshots and spur of the moment things when you don't have a dedicated camera.

Its entirely unfair to compare it to a proper digital camera which has a proper photographic sensor and at least a semblance of a proper lens. It's almost like comparing a budget compact with a top of the range SLR, the budget may be the best for it's size and cost but it will never compete with the SLR which is a pure imaging device.
[Galaxy S II General] Kailkti:
@kerzo

Yes, yes, we all know a camera phone doesn't have this and that. But people still want to hear how well it compares.Why would you not want to hear how something compares to the best/better?

If it fairs well against such, then that would make the device all more pleasing. Eg. The nokia N8, it doesn't compare to a proper camera, but it fairs pretty well, and that makes it all more pleasing.

Plus if we only compare it to a camera phone then the reality of how well/bad the stills are, will never be addressed.
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
You have your interpretation of how it should compare whilst kerzo and I have our way.

That's it, simple.... nothing further or sinister.
[Galaxy S II General] Kailkti:
Yeah I guess so. Either way I think we all hope it will have an awesome camera like the arc.
[Galaxy S II General] mark wild:
!!!

Was thinking, that you would enjoy this beautiful review of this superb device, just a pretty video, makes me want the device even more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO2g-0rfNvU
[Galaxy S II General] imbapanda:
That is a nice video. It's also encouraging to see more new promotional content from samsung about the SGS2.
[Galaxy S II General] touness69:
I'm I dreaming or it is android 2.3.3 ? nice first vid with this version ! I remember 2.3.1 was at MWC, thanks for the vid
[Galaxy S II General] mark wild:
You're welcome. I am constantly checking youtube for new vids, and this is a new one and it really took my breath away! :))
[Galaxy S II General] moparman:
Oh....All i want to do is touch the phone on its back heh..

Yea i know..Im sick and need help :-)
[Galaxy S II General] Corell:
Nice video indeed :)

Don't understand anything of what's said, but makes me want this phone even more :)
[Galaxy S II General] MarkusPO:
2.3.3 was a bug fix, and google have announced on android.com that any phone that has gingerbread will most likely be 2.3.3.
[Galaxy S II General] TheWarKeeper:
nice video, even though i couldnt understand a word on it i like the way the GUI is working in it, and that games hub thingie sounds interesting.
[Galaxy S II General] Kailkti:
Nice review. Seemed more like a walkthrough/teaser by samsung but anyways, it worked.
[Galaxy S II General] maxnik1:
GSMArena got the SGSII. Probably we can expect a preview from them soon.

For now - a short blog post:

http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-drops-by-for-a-preview-we-roll-up-our-sleeves-video/

P.S. Wow, It's playing 720p YouTube video in browser soo smooth.
[Galaxy S II General] madpete:
Bajesus that thing is fast, and thats the 1ghz version...man its torture having to wait.
[Galaxy S II General] moparman:
Amazing..

SGS2 played that video better then my 4 year old laptop :-)
[Galaxy S II General] maxnik1:
GSMArena posted some more about SGS2.

"We take the Galaxy S II for a walk, here are a few pictures and a video."
[Galaxy S II General] imbapanda:
camera quality looks great!
[Galaxy S II General] FLAC Vest:
I saw another video with 720p playing flash in the browser and it scrolling smoothly through the page; my 2 year old netbook can't do that :)

I finally got around to getting a "real" computer (macbook) so I'm glad that my phones are now no longer faster/more powerful than my comp is.
[Galaxy S II General] FNTOG:
eldarmurtazin Samsung Galaxy s2 will out with 1.2 ghz dual core CPU. May. The same price. CPU support up to 1.8 ghz

via Twitter for Android Retweet von SamFirmware
[Galaxy S II General] touness69:
*imagines it OC'ed to 1.8Ghz with Shell 3D launcher* O_O

For god's sake release it now Samsung !!!
[Galaxy S II General] Demiourgos:
so May for Russia
[Galaxy S II General] Ayrlupine:
Anyone seen this yet?

The dock is beautiful! (And seems to have a speaker!!) First time ever I've really wanted to buy accessories for a phone! [YOUTUBE]KTsUgetnGu8[/YOUTUBE]
[Galaxy S II General] Kailkti:
The dock does look nice. Would love if they gave a lappie dock also. But that'd mean they'd have to install some additional stuff like for the atrix.
[Galaxy S II General] KLoNe1:
Yeah, that dock looks real nice; I'm gonna spend a heap of money on these accessories :)
[Galaxy S II General] dhruvmalik:
yes, they are having some great accessories, I wonder what would be the Premium charge for the Dock?
[Galaxy S II General] maxnik1:
I hope it's not posted already.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73D9gqjIlNc&feature=player_embedded
[Galaxy S II General] reb73:
The accessories look great!

I hope these do no go the way the accessories for the original Galaxy S went - without making an appearance at all!:eek:
[Galaxy S II General] Roland Deschain:
Damnit! No LED notification is a deal-breaker for me. I've gotten way too used to having green notifications for new email, red notifications for missed calls, purple notifications for missed IMs over Trillian and yellow notifications for missed SMS messages on my Droid X.

Hopefully HTC will announce their dual-core flagship Verizon LTE model soon...sounds like that's what I'm going to have to go with.
[Galaxy S II General] moparman:
How the FU*K can a flagship device not have LED notification :mad:

I have never ever sound or vibration on my phone..
[Galaxy S II General] NZtechfreak:
It'll have it quite soon after release, I'm quite sure. In the same way that I have LED notifications enabled on my SGSI...
[Galaxy S II General] moparman:
But not in diffrent colors i guess
[Galaxy S II General] Kailkti:
Well there are some apps/hacks that can make you use your LED buttons as the notifications. So not much to any loss.
[Galaxy S II General] moparman:
Ah..So i can have blue for sms and green for missed calls and purple for mail ? :-)
[Galaxy S II General] Kailkti:
No the LED is white. o.o
[Galaxy S II General] moparman:
Yea i know..

I was trying to be funny :D
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
No worries.

But that white led can and will flash though. So it will just flash in patterns like so:

blue, new sms

-... .-.. ..- .

green, missed call

--. .-. . . -.

purple, new mail

.--. ..- .-. .--. .-.. .

So really lack of notification light is a non-issue.
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
When I moved from an HTC Phone to a Samsung Galaxy S I had the same feeling, "I was going to miss my LED Notifications" and boy was it going to effect how I had been using my phone to notify me to calls, texts, mail, etc.

However, like everything in life.... you adapt.

It wasn't long after that I found I was not missing being notified in the way I had become accustomed to.

I quickly found or learned different ways to inform me and where there were no alternative I soon shrugged it off.

In other words, it may seem a big deal at the moment but trust me, you soon learn to live without it or utilize a different method.

It would be silly to not purchase this phone just because it did not provide a 'flashing LED'. :)
[Galaxy S II General] moparman:
Ah ok..

It will work :)

Hm wasnt it today gsmarena would have a SGS2 preview ?

I need a new F5 soon :cool:

Speak of the devil

Samsung Galaxy S II vs LG Optimus 2X: Head to head

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_ii_vs_lg_optimus_2x-review-585.php
[Galaxy S II General] Demiourgos:
NoLED http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-gIiqBHnxE&feature=related
[Galaxy S II General] sckc23:
Have been waiting all night too. seems like optimus 2X is no match against SGSII and even gsmarena hinted that this would be the best smartphone upon its release:)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
I remember having LED notification on my SEX1 and hardly ever needing it and didn't miss it when I got the SGS
[Galaxy S II General] FNTOG:
Some more (old) pictures from France:

http://translate.google.fr/translat...com/2011/03/17/accessoires-samsung-galaxy-s2/
[Galaxy S II General] FNTOG:
In the mobilsiden.dk video about the accessories, you can see the backside of the car windscreen mount. There are 3 connectors: micro usb, audio line out (great!) and a third one. Does anyone know what this can be good for? :confused: