Samsung Galaxy S2

[Zenbaas]

Ag no my Galaxy S is outdated already
This does look awesome but I'm gonna wait a while before throwing away money again

+1. Waiting for that 2000mAH battery to go with it

[Doc_Horrible]

Meh I'm happy with my phone, I dont run anything that needs a 1ghz processor so the specs I have are already probably wasted on me. SGS 2 looks great on paper but the real issue will be the battery, with a larger screen and heavier specs I can't imagine it being very good, especially with stock samsung firmware.

[McT]

Good looking phone, impressive specs. Only 20 months to upgrade time

[remus786]

Sign me up no serious, when does this beast get released so i can get 1.

[mercurial]

Meh I'm happy with my phone, I dont run anything that needs a 1ghz processor so the specs I have are already probably wasted on me. SGS 2 looks great on paper but the real issue will be the battery, with a larger screen and heavier specs I can't imagine it being very good, especially with stock samsung firmware.

Stock Samsung firmware? It runs Android, dude.

[kingrob]

If you really want the latest and greatest, it looks like Tegra 2 is the way to go.

Pity Samsung didn't incorporate it in the Galaxy S2, but it's still early days.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4177/s...00-benchmarked

[mercurial]

If you really want the latest and greatest, it looks like Tegra 2 is the way to go.

Pity Samsung didn't incorporate it in the Galaxy S2, but it's still early days.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4177/s...00-benchmarked

Yikes. From that comparison it seems that the LG is the phone to get That Tegra 2 processor is insane

[mercurial]

http://blog.gsmarena.com/here-is-wha...an-do-for-you/

Seems that dual core processors could use up to 40% less power.

[Doc_Horrible]

Stock Samsung firmware? It runs Android, dude.

Android is the OS, Samsung relase their versions of the firmware. Then you also get custom firmwares where the phone doesn't actually lag or randomly die.

[mercurial]

Android is the OS, Samsung relase their versions of the firmware. Then you also get custom firmwares where the phone doesn't actually lag or randomly die.

No, they don't release their own version of Android. Google does that. The only new thing that Samsung runs is the TouchWiz interface. Everything else is Android, as per Google.

The custom firmwares are far from perfect. Different users have different experiences. Random crashes/reboots are part of the process to creating a perfect firmware.

[PaulZA]

Unlocked 16GB version ready to pre-order - HERE

[mercurial]

Anyone wanna borrow me R10K please?

[corp]

Anyone wanna borrow me R10K please?

I love my Samsung (problems and all) and seriously like the idea of the Galaxy S II but for 10k I might end up giving it a skip for a long while.

[Larry101]

Any word on when we can expect it in South Africa (from phone networks, not through Willy's backyard website).

[mercurial]

Any word on when we can expect it in South Africa (from phone networks, not through Willy's backyard website).

I contacted Samsung the other day and they said they had no idea of release dates, as the phone was still in testing phase.