Samsung offers us a new version of its best-selling logically called the Samsung Galaxy S II. Processor dual-core 1 Ghz, 4.3 inches for the smartphone screen presented as the thinnest in the world. That is the new flagship of Korean? Response in our test of the Samsung Galaxy S2 Reviews.
Announced at MWC 2011, successor to the Galaxy S was eagerly awaited. With strong involvement of operators and subsidies game and RDAS, Galaxy S price was attractive.
With its Samsung Galaxy S2 themes, Samsung intends renew very good sales of his grandfather by leveraging a processor dual core, a more comfortable view of 4.3 inch, Full HD and Android 2.3. A good recipe to seduce the public looking for a powerful and versatile machine?
In the meantime our full test of the Samsung Galaxy S II, here are our first impressions on the new flagship of the Korean
Hand
If the first Galaxy S name we had somewhat disappointed by its hull plastic glossy not really in line with its high-end positioning, the new Samsung Galaxy SII enjoys a rear surface “quali”.
A new dress, more comfortable to the touch but also a more massive design, square which will appeal to the male techies.
Despite a more widescreen 4.3 inches and a more powerful battery of 1650 mAh, the new Galaxy S2 manages to be thinner than its elder with 8.49 mm thick. Fine, but also more lightweight 3 g, with 116 g on the balance. Despite this slimming cure, Samsung Galaxy S2 Android touchscreen phone still delivers an impression of strength, not found game and plastics cracking under the fingers, finishes are clearly good.
With its new more square format and its coating, the takeover is better. The Samsung Galaxy SII not hand slide you.
Under the touch screen are the same keys as the Galaxy S first generation, idem for the slice with the volume, the USB microphone and the audio jack on the other hand, still no dedicated camera key.
Performance
Samsung Galaxy S2 price and specifications with first impression once the hand terminal: screen 4.3 inch Super AMOLED more contrasty and very bright. If resolution is 800 x 480 pixels, 0.3 inch from his elder gain arises and logically more comfort.
Whether to display a video (Full HD workflow management) or of a game, the Super AMOLED more shows performance, particularly as the response time has been improved. To properly run Android 2.3 Samsung embarked his house Exynos processor dual core. Covered markets, an Nvidia Tegra 2 could be proposed in order to avoid the problem of shortage of component.
This dual core Samsung Exynos is running at 1 GHz and supported by 1 GB of RAM, with this monster of power, we have noted no problem of fluidity with different open apps and the Full HD movie playback. All seemed remarkably fluid, a fluid that is found randomly on the Galaxy S 1.
Because the Samsung Galaxy S II reads the Full HD, the Korean manufacturer has given it a 8 megapixel sensor which filmed also in Full HD 1080p at 30 fps. The Galaxy S was already very well (see our iPhone 4 VS Nokia N8 VS Galaxy S comparo), this new Galaxy S2 takes advantage of many additional settings that are always welcome and an LED flash.
Video compatibility is quite broad with the MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV, DivX, Xvid, as well as connectivity now classic with Wi – Fi n, the HSDPA + (3 g +), Bluetooth 3.0, A – GPS, DLNA 1.5, however, still not mini or micro-HDMI and FM tuner.
Concerning the NFC (communication technology used for the payment contactless), info diverged. According to a product leader Samsung France, the module is present in native, according to other sources, it is optionnel… In all cases Android 2.3 Gingerbread manages this feature by default. For storage, you can count on 16 or 32 GB internally always expandable via MicroSD HC slot.
If it is more fine and light, Galaxy S2 takes advantage of a more powerful battery of 1650 mAh against 1500 previously. Better energy divided with the dual-core, larger display, but also presented as a more efficient, the Galaxy S2 should largely exceed the day of use. A confirm in the full test.
Interface and ecosystem services
This Samsung Galaxy S2 Apps therefore benefits from the latest version of Android, Gingerbread 2.3. Main improvement: speed! Loading a web page, start, launch of a video, everything seems faster with this new version of Android that is not yet optimized for dual core chips. We also appreciate the new keyboard and soberly efficient user interface that plays on the theme “black is black”.
Besides Android 2.3 Gingerbread, Samsung has added its wrapper TouchWiz 4. The atmosphere very “iphone” is preserved in the menus, new widgets to customize their home pages are proposed, but it is mainly the integration of new Hub which has our attention.
Next Social Hub, it is now the Music HUB for the purchase of music (7digital catalogue), the Hub for the purchase of magazine Readers, ebook and daily and the Game Hub for the games. The latter should count some excluded, we are told at Samsung.
A rather effective ecosystem is proposed by Samsung, what consume more comfortably to the contents for fee or free of charge.
Interesting tools accompanying this Samsung Galaxy S2. From any web browser, it is possible to you to ring the mobile remote, locate, lock, save a new welcome message or send an SMS, a Mobile Me like free way Samsung. The new version of very polemical tool of synchro Kies made its appearance. Baptized Kies Air, it allows to perform his synchro wireless, Wi – Fi.
This Samsung Galaxy S II has obviously made a strong impression, a touch that is place in the continuity of its glorious ancestor with a more attractive design and enough new hardware and software to crack all fans of “bugdroid”or even to seduce lovers of Apple…
Remains to determine its tariff position because in the face also found smartphone LG 3D, the 3D Optimus to be strongly supported by 3 operators. These tactile two should go below 100 euros with subscription.
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