yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] speedyavi:
would be very interested to know the battery performance from those who have the phone at the moment
[Galaxy S II General] hitanshu:
Just a heads up folks:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/gadge...suggestions-tips-reviews-224.html#post2378293

seems to suggest you can get it for 28k this ways :)
[Galaxy S II General] vkrtandra:
I felt the leather pouch is cool though it wont give you much protection from drops. Anyway the case is ok and it comprises of 2 parts, one is the actual back cover and the other is the front cover with the strapon. You can slide the phone with the back cover into front cover to strap onto belt on the go. The case is plain and doesnt have any stripes and doesnt look sexy.
[Galaxy S II General] loser:
Bangalore Folks - its available in National Market. The guy is asking 38500 /- . so No go for me......
[Galaxy S II General] ashok:
Tell whoever is selling at this price that the MRP is 32890 and nothing more. And they cant justify this price while others are selling at 30.5 K or less
[Galaxy S II General] loser:
What I checked in Bangalore - vodafone has no clue as no 3G here. If you want it this week, 38 K is your only option. I saw at least 2 people shelling out 38k in front of me. Its good to be at a place like Mumbai or New Delhi for such new releases. Bangalore has always been slow in these matters.

Anyone else saw anything for less in Bangalore please report .....
[Galaxy S II General] ashok:
then i think you should opt for the infibeam deal, if its not too late
[Galaxy S II General] kk4htc:
Letsbuy Order

I ordered on Letsbuy early on 3rd June and shipping dates are yet to receive.

They have sent some units who booked early on 2nd June.

Does anyone know if they have further stock to be sent on Monday.

I ordered since I pre-booked and I had no option in my city Jaipur-India.

I guess samsung and letsbuy are not taking pre order seriously and not committed enough for early delivery. Sometime I feel, it was better to wait till everything settles down and you find it easily. Whats your view..
[Galaxy S II General] kk4htc:
Letsbuy Order

I just refreshed

page on mobile and duplicate post came. Apolofies
[Galaxy S II General] wackyguy_07:
How does it feel in the pants? :)

I have one main question: How's does the size feel? Is it too big for one-handed use? Does it fit comfortably in your pocket?
[Galaxy S II General] ashok:
I just talked with a retailer in Trivandrum, and he said the launch has been postponed again to 8th :( . But got a good news that it will be available for less than 30K. Yipeee
[Galaxy S II General] gautam_5800:
Just got a call from Reliance Digital near my Place...they have the stocks...they asked me to come and get a hands on experience....will be going in an hour... :)
[Galaxy S II General] tarun.nair:
Which city are you from?
[Galaxy S II General] ashok:
I think he is from Kolkata, from viewing his previous post
[Galaxy S II General] techpal:
So Shipping will start from 9 june for infibeam Group Deal?Is it confirmed?

Asking coz i got quote of 30k locally but if shipping is done from 9th i will wait for Infibeam deal.
[Galaxy S II General] dhruvmalik:
Great, the first party pooper... THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT BUDDY... ;) J/K
[Galaxy S II General] MoonRaven:
burn...BURN...MWUHAHAHAHAHA!

Nah it's your choice :)
[Galaxy S II General] RaspyYeti:
All HTC's new phones are speced a year old & look out of date.

I love HTC's custom Android and hope that Samsung, Motorola & LG's new phones each out sells all of HTC's new phones combined so HTC will have come back better phones.
[Galaxy S II General] dhruvmalik:
A buddy of mine just got the HTC Desire S for $200 Unlocked (10k INR), brand new.

He did not know much about it, but its a deal to hard to pass up and I persuaded him to make the leap to Android.

I cool, but somehow it doesnt grab my attention as much as the SGS I did or even close to SGS II.
[Galaxy S II General] Funkym0nkey:
Isnt he the same dealer that had claimed same thing when SGS1 was launched and later it kept on delaying for a month?

I talked with Samsung store Manager here and they have no idea when they are getting stock. Definitely not coming on Monday according to them. Lets see what happens. AFAIK even Indian press have not got a retail piece for their own testing yet. I will be really shocked if this dealer does manage to get it on Monday.
[Galaxy S II General] netcitizen:
wow thats a super deal . Where at?
[Galaxy S II General] dhruvmalik:
Through HTC Ahmedabad store, his neighbor works there and gets discounts.

I was totally considering purchasing one just to mess with, unfortunately no more available to purchase.

I think it may be a Refurbished unit, none the less, great for the money.
[Galaxy S II General] netcitizen:
50 % off is a steal.
[Galaxy S II General] dhruvmalik:
I will get to play with it on Monday, he doesnt know much and I may not be as good as the others, But I will ask him to loan it to me for a day to "Tweak" it and add APPS for him.

Wanna get some hands on time with Android, and this is a good chance. :)
[Galaxy S II General] ankydu:
Guys, i checked with atleast 3 samsung dealers in new delhi,

One of them said it will be available before month end and 2 of them said it would be available by coming thursday and they have got this confirmation from samsung distributors.
[Galaxy S II General] dhruvmalik:
If you are right, then Android_master's deal will go through as planned.

I truly wish you guys the best of luck. As soon as I know you guys were able to buy it, I will fly to Delhi or Mumbai to pick it up.

I make trips there every month anyway, so I guess, this will be a spur of the moment one.
[Galaxy S II General] FLAC Vest:
That's awesome; hope it goes well for you. I ended up spending a lot of my money on a new computer so I'll have to wait until it comes to the states.
[Galaxy S II General] netcitizen:
okay good. Don't you own an Android already?
[Galaxy S II General] dhruvmalik:
No Boss, I am switching from an iPhone. Not that there is nothing wrong with iOS, I am just getting sick and tired of the same UI for the past 3 years.

Time to make the leap into something new.

No regrets, no complains. :)
[Galaxy S II General] MoonRaven:
Have a lot of fun with Android. I have been enjoying Android for the last 1.5 years :D

True about the UI though, with Android you can chose what you like about stock and what you want to change ;)
[Galaxy S II General] ankushkatari:
I wish i could convince my cousin to do the same.. He's an obsessed apple fanboy. Lets see once i get a GS2 how it would make him feel! Cant wait for it :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] dhruvmalik:
I will not sit here and criticize Apple, they have completely revolutionized the Smartphone segment. I am sure while saying so, I will have a few here who will not understand that statement, but the ones who are mature enough to realize it, will agree to an extent.

Apple has lost the traction and will lose some customers due to their stubbornness to not change with the industry. I am completely happy with the iPhone, but I just feel that I need to make a switch after 3 years.

Where apple has lapsed, Google has filled the void. The main reason I want to switch to the SGS II is the Screen and the added Exchange support. I sync 2 Exchange inbox's and 2 IMAP accounts. I NEED Calendar Syncing.

I just hope the battery lasts me throughout the day, otherwise......
[Galaxy S II General] ankushkatari:
I totally agree with you. Apple indeed has changed the outlook of the smartphone industry. However whenever there's a new crazy app launched he will boast about it. Finally, once the SGS2 arrives I will have something to quiet him down with (it gets irritating sometimes) and make him realize there are other options available!!
[Galaxy S II General] vikas776:
A bit Off-topic

Samsung Released Gingerbread recently.

People talk about superb htc support for updates and criticise about samsung updates and crappy software

Sgs get three big updates 2.1-2.2-2.3

isn't that enough to prove updates support and

their software was crappy ( touchviz ) in 2.1 but now 100 time better in 2.3 or 2.2.1 ( no lag at all ).

i sold my SGS and bought HTC Desire HD

regret every sec to sold my SGS ( once u use samoled screen there is no turning back )

Samsung proved to be a good company of smartphones

I m sure my next phone is SGS II
[Galaxy S II General] EleCtrOx666:
People that criticize Samsung updates are most often American, because they got some crappy service providers that don't wan't to have their phones updated, it's the same for Windows Phone 7.

Samsung do updates their phones, and is far more better than HTC in terms of updates.

They do listen to customers. See ext4, unlocked bootloader for example.Not a wonder Galaxy S was the most sold Android Phone. I predict very good sales for Galaxy S2.
[Galaxy S II General] arjun90:
Shipping will start from June 9th, according to Infibeam.
[Galaxy S II General] manbearpig86:
Hey guyz.. Does anyone have any idea where I can get invisible shield for this phone? :)
[Galaxy S II General] techpal:
Thanks a lot :)
[Galaxy S II General] dhruvmalik:
Guys, amazing HADPA speeds in Mumbai.
[Galaxy S II General] arjun90:
Cheers! =)

Here you go! I suggest the first option (same thing as Zagg and in most areas, better!) - Cheers! :cool:

Samsung Galaxy S 2 FULL BODY Screen Protector Shield (Xtreme Guard)

http://orders.ebay.in/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ImportHubViewItem&itemid=230623873919

New zagg shield for Samsung Galaxy S 2 Full Body Max (Invisible Shield)

http://orders.ebay.in/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ImportHubViewItem&itemid=190540284485
[Galaxy S II General] harish_hpd:
its their website? or an application of speedtest?
[Galaxy S II General] letsbuy:
Dear Members,We are glad to announce that Indian Version has inbuilt onboard NFC (optional),Further we would like to tell you that we have shipped 1st batch of mobiles to our buyers,and second batch is ready to be shipped,product was delayed from samsung due to some technical "Pink Spot " problem and now its fixed in new stock, we shall be shipping the 2nd batch latest by 7th June,For more assistance kindly email on customercare@letsbuy.com,
[Galaxy S II General] ashok:
what do u mean NFC (optional). Is it there or is it not?
[Galaxy S II General] techpal:
Plzz suggest links for Mesh case Red colour.
[Galaxy S II General] rachit_asia:
I think it will be available with future OS Upgrades and NFC enabled USIMs/Cards !!!
[Galaxy S II General] rachit_asia:
Here u go:

http://cgi.ebay.in/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120724817096&ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:IN:1123
[Galaxy S II General] techpal:
Thanks a lot :) Gonna order now .Which shld look gud white or red?
[Galaxy S II General] far1983:
Arjun and Dhruv.... the total in the members list buyers is wrong... :P
[Galaxy S II General] panart:
Do you have more information on camera pink spot issue?

Is it hardware issue?
[Galaxy S II General] techpal:
Ya it shld b 36.
[Galaxy S II General] rachit_asia:
Both BLACK and RED should look nice:)

From where did u get the handset and what price?:confused:
[Galaxy S II General] mumbaifans:
Whats the best price available in mumbai
[Galaxy S II General] techpal:
Thanks gonna order Red. i havent got the handset yet but planning to get Case before buying phone:)
[Galaxy S II General] letsbuy:
All the devices purchased from Letsbuy.com shall be free from any "Yellow Spot Problem " or "Dead Pixels",We assure to deliver you the best of everything,moreover,letsbuy buyers can avail special discounts on upcoming Galaxy S II Accessories Using Coupon Codes which shall be sent to them via email,

Update:Second Batch of Mobiles shall be shipped by Monday 05-Jun-2011
[Galaxy S II General] sandsm:
Still no firm confirmation on NFC.

What do you mean by optional NFC?

I hope just like Samsung u are also going to avoid this question.
[Galaxy S II General] tarun.nair:
If ordered today, will it be shipped 5th June, Monday as you've stated or is that only for people who pre-ordered earlier?
[Galaxy S II General] deepsie:
Flipkart price down to Rs. 30999, Now it comes with Free Samsung HDTV adapter and Samsung car battery charger worth Rs. 1250
[Galaxy S II General] harish_hpd:
This is not your place to rule.. This is not an advertising thread.. Will u please stop promoting your product nd website.. U couldnt even answer the questions wht others asked.. :mad: U are just here for advertising and to confuse others..:mad:

Wht do u meant by "NFC(optional)"?? Is this NFC hardware builtin the phone and it can be enabled via a firmware update or not?? how can u assure tht ur product is free from yellospot problem and dead pixel pblm?? If found one will u return the money??
[Galaxy S II General] techpal:
Flipkart now has better offer than letsbuy.
[Galaxy S II General] techpal:
Are prices inclusive of Taxes,Import Duties etc. Its mentioned have to b borne by the buyer. So what will it cost all inclusive?
[Galaxy S II General] rachit_asia:
Yes all inclusive! Customs or Taxes are not charged for such small items of less cost. Moreover, i think USPS First Priority Mail Service will be fast enough to get you the item by next week itself!
[Galaxy S II General] letsbuy:
We assure 100% money back if any hardware or display issue is found with in 30 days of delivery.
[Galaxy S II General] jaisun2004:
Good Find..

this is a better deal than infibeam.. could save us 2K!!

But the question is the retailer.. can we trust indiaplaza??
[Galaxy S II General] ashok:
why dont you reply about the questions we asked about NFC?
[Galaxy S II General] harish_hpd:
Still No Confirmation Regarding NFC??:mad:

Answer this if u can...Wht do u meant by "NFC(optional)"?? Is this NFC hardware builtin the phone and it can be enabled via a firmware update or not?? Ask Samsung abt the details if u cant answer this..
[Galaxy S II General] letsbuy:
Samsung India Update 04-Jun-2011: All the handsets purchased from Letsbuy.com on pre-order shall be equipped with ON board NFC chipset,Which shall be usable after upgrade of OS Android 3.0 honeycomb(Code name Ice Cream Sandwitch).(Future Update)

www(dot)twitpic(dot)com/52888s/full

Visit above link for full specifications as provided by Samsung to Us.
[Galaxy S II General] shreyskywalker:
From what I've seen, this is the prevailing scenario..

Name	Price	Extras?

Infibeam	29,399	Yes. Screen protector + rs.250 worth goodies?

Univercell	30,500	No	( Including 5% VAT - chennai )

Flipkart	30,999	Yes. Samsung HDTV adapter and Samsung car*charger

Letsbuy	32,838	Yes	Hdtv adapter, case, screen protector

Any changes? Or additions if any?
[Galaxy S II General] harish_hpd:
Thts seems like a satisfying reply.. Lets see wht happen when the update comes.. :) thanks for the confirmation..:)

:)
[Galaxy S II General] ashok:
Hahahahahahah ROFL. Do u even know that honeycomb is only for tables and not for Smartphones. Do u mean Icecream sandwitch instead of Honeycomb.
[Galaxy S II General] rachit_asia:
Thanks for the info. Even i confirmed from Samsung!:D

Only Indian and Korean versions have On BOARD NFC Feature.

The rest of the World is deprived of that....LOL:eek:
[Galaxy S II General] techpal:
Ok Found out:)
[Galaxy S II General] dullguy:
Question for letsbuy...

Appreciate you clearing some air on few of the queries.

Question for letsbuy...

Your website's specification lists "Card Slot: microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included" in the S2 specification. Will the 8GB be shipped with the box or with the accessories scheduled on 14th June?

Thanks,
[Galaxy S II General] rachit_asia:
The Other color options are shown under. Please see the images!!

:)
[Galaxy S II General] vinaymonu25:
nfc included or nfc optional

letsbuy says nfc optional and later says all the devices from them has nfc included which shall work after honeycomb update...now why didnt they say nfc supported or nfc included instead they used optional.the question here how would we know if its nfc model or non nfc one?
[Galaxy S II General] rachit_asia:
The Korean and Indian models are pre-equipped with NFC Hardware. It means that it has the chipset required for the uSIMs or CARDS to work, in order to use the NFC feature! It has been confirmed from Samsung's Specification Sheet for India!!:D

SEE:

http://twitpic.com/52888s/full

:)
[Galaxy S II General] Shylesh:
Any one interested i9n this deal?>>

Really worth :)

http://www.aliexpress.com/product-g...-S2-Mesh-Skin-Case-Cover-for-wholesalers.html
[Galaxy S II General] cyberwarfare:
does that mean that all sgs2's bought in india will have nfc or only those brought from letsbuy??

obviously i mean sgs2 made fro india version
[Galaxy S II General] ashok:
Please read the info at the bottom. that means they can provide it with or without NFC without notice or obligation. So unless they can provide solid proof i am not going to believe the statement of Letsbuy. Anyway i am eager to release it in my hometown to buy it (regardless of NFC).
[Galaxy S II General] letsbuy:
As specified by our site,8Gb card shall be included.If incase,its not available we shall be shipping you along with the free gifts dated to deliver on 14-6-2011
[Galaxy S II General] loser:
Anyone from Bangalore buy SGS2 yet - brick & mortar shop. Not online.
[Galaxy S II General] cyberwarfare:
@letsbuy

could u please tell us this

will only handsets purchased from u have nfc or all sgs2's made for india will have nfc??
[Galaxy S II General] MrDpak:
Please check !

Dont think this is the case, then why is the Korean version have working NFC before the next version update ?

and if that is the case there is a way to check NFC. Ive found an application on the Android marketplace which im guessing is for the Korean version of the S2. It says - "※ This application tested by Samsung Galaxy S2." in the description.

Can any of you guys who live near each other and have acquired the phone load the app on your phones and test it by following the steps in the video ?

The application and the video are available at:

https://market.android.com/details?id=kr.co.atsolution.android.nbc
[Galaxy S II General] ananth.mg:
All / Letsbuy,

The pic has disclaimer at bottom - so not final.

Reg Samsung update, I dont see any announcement in letsbuy.com or in samsung twitter page. Where is the official update that next 3.0 android will enable NFC?
[Galaxy S II General] letsbuy:
According the Samsung India,Indian version of Handsets which are to be sold on Letsbuy.com as pre-order shall be equipped with NFC hardware,about rest we have no information.Pre-order option may End before 9-Jun-2011 due to insufficient stock.
[Galaxy S II General] Tanmay®:
@letsbuy:

The Galaxy S2's with NFC have a backside that has this NFC Sensor below the camera on the back. The Galaxy S2's that are being sold here don't have that.

Check this pic:

Check this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GayyhN85BcY

So inshort there's very very less chance that the Indian SGS2 has NFC.
[Galaxy S II General] vinaymonu25:
tests done by some members on xda show nfc not available

i read on the other nfc thread that they have checked through some app but it shows not available. If nfc was included as a hardware then it would have been detected by now by our other xda members.

And about the samsung on twitter we cant believe them as in d past they have given many statements which were not right,like in april they said it wil be launched in india in april only n other stuff.
[Galaxy S II General] letsbuy:
If Indian Version of SGS2 purchased from Letsbuy.com(pre-order) is proved to be without NFC hardware,we can assure you 100% refund if you send back the device along with orignal invoice with in 30 days of delivery at the below address.

[Please mention the reason at the back of Orignal Invoice]

eTree Marketing Pvt Ltd,

75/76, 3rd Floor,

Adchini, New Delhi-110017

customercare@letsbuy.com

011 40808888
[Galaxy S II General] always4vikram:
HELP !!

GUYS please help me as i bought my sgs2 from UK with firmware KE7 that is latest and my camera is having pink spot issue . so please tell me that will i be able to update my phone to indian firmware in future ?? or nt?? or if i have to get it replaced will samsung help me in this ??

quick reply will be appriciated coz i havnt slept for 2 night because of this :(
[Galaxy S II General] ananth.mg:
"proved to be without NFC hardware"

Dear Letsbuy,

How to prove SGS2 device has NFC - first tell us that.

You are asking us to return device in 30 days. But as per knowledge available at this point only after 3.0 we can be sure whether NFC is indeed present or not
[Galaxy S II General] ashok:
So by what proof will u accept that the phone have nfc or not?
[Galaxy S II General] Shylesh:
Avoid advertising your site here! That might result in ban of account :P

BTW, Assure for all devices... No one is ever considered about only letsbuy purchased devices...
[Galaxy S II General] MrDpak:
Hey Tanmay that looks like its just a logo/branding printed on the back cover. dont think it has something to do with NFC being present or not..
[Galaxy S II General] always4vikram:
GUYS please help me as i bought my sgs2 from UK with firmware KE7 that is latest and my camera is having pink spot issue . so please tell me that will i be able to update my phone to indian firmware in future ?? or nt?? or if i have to get it replaced will samsung help me in this ??

quick reply will be appriciated coz i havnt slept for 2 night because of this:(

@ tanmay could u please help me in this ??
[Galaxy S II General] ashok:
As per my understanding u will be able to update urs when a firmware will be released for the European version. I remember someone specifying here abt pink issue gone after updating. Don know the thread exactly. Search the word "pink issue" in this forum you will find it. And please post topic in the correct section, sine there are already more topics regarding this in the forum.
[Galaxy S II General] always4vikram:
that mean s i ll not be able to update as per indian firmware timings ?? dont tell me i have made a big mistake by buying it frm uk :(

@ ashok plzz reply
[Galaxy S II General] ashok:
Yes, you will not, but i am pretty sure that European firmwares will be released before Indian does. Coz thats been happening for most of the samsung phones.
[Galaxy S II General] far1983:
Yes... the mistake is to have got it frm UK... the only option is to go to a samsung dealer... or call up the place whr u got the phone from and check....
[Galaxy S II General] always4vikram:
@ashok

please tell me one more thing that are european firmware n indian firmware different in anycase ?? more over i have indian kies installed will it be able to detect firmware for my phone from europe samsung firmware server ???

thanks thanks thanks ashok
[Galaxy S II General] ashok:
Yes they are different. especially in case of some software preinstalled, but u can install any firmware u want irrespective of the hardware. u can find different firmwares for ur phones if u search in this forum itself. Yes and u will be able to find new firmware from here itself if a new Europe version is released, since Kies check ur firmware version, which is European.
[Galaxy S II General] anksoft:
Infibeam deal?

Any update on the infibeam deal? When can we start ordering?
[Galaxy S II General] vu2ikl:
It will recognize your phone.. no problem. It will just update your phone with European firmware.

I don't think there is any other issues other than the support for indic fonts.
[Galaxy S II General] always4vikram:
thanks vu2ikal ...

so plzz tell me there is no harm in having the europe version ?? am i right ??

more over if i want to switch over to indian firmware is it possible ?
[Galaxy S II General] sandsm:
Sgs2 available in Gurgaon at Gizmos in DT mall for 32k .
[Galaxy S II General] ashok:
Its possible when a firmware for India will be able to download from other links (not Kies). which i am sure will be eventually available.
[Galaxy S II General] far1983:
Just hold on for a few weeks... someone here at XDA will create a better firmware and u can install it and get rid of any problem that u might have...

so stop worrying... and enjoy the phone :cool::cool::cool: