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ungibbed's review of the Samsung Galaxy S II / SGH-T989
original version, submitted Aug 20, 2012, 3:55 AM:
Despite the S3 now on shelves, the S2 is still a contender.
I will admit I had a bad taste in my mouth when the S3 released two months after buying my Galaxy S2. I was long overdue for an upgrade as I was still packing a BlackBerry Bold 9700 (which was really giving me problems due to memory issues). It was time to retire the old 'Berry...
Pros...
The speedy 1.5Ghz processor with the capable Adreno 220 graphics chip.
The beautiful beast of a display, just admiring a quick photo still amazes me.
Contacts management was much easier than I though it would be as had been used to the BlackBerry way of things.
Battery life is far better than I ever expected. Older Android phones with battery life issues made me choose the BlackBerry years ago.
Folders in TouchWiz to help organize your apps. Coming from a 'Berry, I loved this! It was a bit tough to figure out at first.
A huge surprise from Samsung and T-Mobile releasing "Ice Cream Sandwich" (4.0.3) on the Galaxy S2.
Cons...
1080p video capture is not quite smooth as it could (or should) be, 720p is okay.
Loaded with bloatware that I may never use. Thankfully I can shove it all in a folder and get it out of the way, I'd rather have the ability to remove it.
After the Ice Cream Sandwich update, the Galaxy S2 did lose some of it's "zip". Sometimes the phone grinding to a halt for a minute or two for the most mundane of tasks (looking at a photo after capture for example).
Overall, I really do like this phone, coupled with a 32GB class 10 MicroSD card, this phone feels like a miniature tablet with it's large display which is still a marvel to look at.
On board is a great music player with a full custom equalizer option in addition to the pre-set profiles and with a good headset, it's replaced my iPod for now. Even the quick double click of the mic button advances to the next song. I only wish I had a remote volume control.
Calls are clear but sometimes have a delay if using wifi calling. Otherwise out and about, the S2 never skipped a beat. Still a great phone!
edited May 6, 2013, 5:51 PM to the current version:
Despite the S3 now on shelves, the S2 is still a contender.
I will admit I had a bad taste in my mouth when the S3 released two months after buying my Galaxy S2. I was long overdue for an upgrade as I was still packing a BlackBerry Bold 9700 (which was really giving me problems due to memory issues). It was time to retire the old 'Berry...
Pros...
The speedy 1.5Ghz processor with the capable Adreno 220 graphics chip.
The beautiful beast of a display, just admiring a quick photo still amazes me.
Contacts management was much easier than I though it would be as had been used to the BlackBerry way of things.
Battery life is far better than I ever expected. Older Android phones with battery life issues made me choose the BlackBerry years ago.
Folders in TouchWiz to help organize your apps. Coming from a 'Berry, I loved this!
A huge surprise from Samsung and T-Mobile releasing "Ice Cream Sandwich" (4.0.3) on the Galaxy S2.
Cons...
1080p video capture is not quite smooth as it could (or should) be, 720p is okay.
Loaded with bloatware that I may never use. Thankfully I can shove it all in a folder and get it out of the way, I'd rather have the ability to remove it.
After the Ice Cream Sandwich update, the Galaxy S2 did lose some of it's "zip". Sometimes the phone grinding to a halt for a minute or two for the most mundane of tasks (looking at a photo after capture for example).
Overall, I really do like this phone, coupled with a 32GB class 10 MicroSD card, this phone feels like a miniature tablet with it's large display which is still a marvel to look at.
On board is a great music player with a full custom equalizer option in addition to the pre-set profiles and with a good headset, it's replaced my iPod for now. Even the quick double click of the mic button advances to the next song. I only wish I had a remote volume control.
Calls are clear but sometimes have a delay if using wifi calling. Otherwise out and about, the S2 never skipped a beat. Still a great phone!
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