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[[NTT DoCoMo]] introduced a a variant of the Galaxy S II under the model number [[:ja:SC-02C|SC-02C]] 23 June 2011. It is the successor to the DoCoMo [[:ja:SC-02B|SC-02B]] Galaxy S. The NTT DoCoMo variant includes [[1seg]] terrestrial television support, as well as [[i-mode]] software functions specific to DoCoMo handsets, such as i-channel, BeeTV, MelodyCall and DoCoMo map navigation. The SC-02C is powered by the Samsung Exynos 4210 Orion Dual-core 1.2 GHz (S5PC210) processor. The SC-02C uses the [[Wnn]] Japanese [[input method editor|input system]].

====KDDI====
====KDDI====
[[KDDI]] [[Au (mobile phone company)|Au]] offers a variant of the Galaxy S II called the "Galaxy SII WiMAX ISW11SC" that is available in black, white and bright pink. The ISW11SC uses the Samsung Exynos C210 Dual-Core 1.4Ghz processor. The ISW11SC is built with a SUPER AMOLED HD 1280x720 screen measuring 4.7 inches. Connectivity includes CDMA 800 MHz/2,100 MHz; 3G EV-DO Rev A; 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz 802.11 a/b/g/n Wifi; Bluetooth 3.0 and an integrated WiMAX modem with speeds up to 40Mbit/s. Like most Japanese domestic model phones the ISW11SC includes many Japan specific applications including a Japanese specific NFC that can be used for PASMO and SUICA payment systems(trains, stores).
[[KDDI]] [[Au (mobile phone company)|Au]] offers a variant of the Galaxy S II called the "Galaxy SII WiMAX ISW11SC" that is available in black, white and bright pink. The ISW11SC uses the Samsung Exynos C210 Dual-Core 1.4Ghz processor. The ISW11SC is built with a SUPER AMOLED HD 1280x720 screen measuring 4.7 inches. Connectivity includes CDMA 800 MHz/2,100 MHz; 3G EV-DO Rev A; 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz 802.11 a/b/g/n Wifi; Bluetooth 3.0 and an integrated WiMAX modem with speeds up to 40Mbit/s. Like most Japanese domestic model phones the ISW11SC includes many Japan specific applications including a Japanese specific NFC that can be used for PASMO and SUICA payment systems(trains, stores).

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====NTT DoCoMo - Model SC-02B====
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[[NTT DoCoMo]] introduced a a variant of the Galaxy S II under the model number [[:ja:SC-02C|SC-02C]] 23 June 2011. It is the successor to the DoCoMo [[:ja:SC-02B|SC-02B]] Galaxy S. The NTT DoCoMo variant includes [[1seg]] terrestrial television support, as well as [[i-mode]] software functions specific to DoCoMo handsets, such as i-channel, BeeTV, MelodyCall and DoCoMo map navigation. The SC-02C is powered by the Samsung Exynos 4210 Orion Dual-core 1.2 GHz (S5PC210) processor. The SC-02C uses the [[Wnn]] Japanese [[input method editor|input system]].


===South Korea===
===South Korea===

Revision as of 05:48, 19 November 2012

Samsung Galaxy S II
File:Samsung I9100.jpg
Samsung Galaxy S II (GT-I9100)
ManufacturerSamsung Electronics
SeriesGalaxy series; S series
Compatible networksDual band CDMA2000/EV-DO Rev. A 800 and 1,900 MHz;
WiMAX 2.5 to 2.7 GHz;
802.16e 2.5G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE): 850, 900, 1,800, and 1,900 MHz
UMTS: 850, 900, 1700 (T-Mobile USA only), 1,900, and 2,100 MHz
HSPA+: 21/42 Mbit/s; HSUPA: 5.76 Mbit/s LTE 700/1,700 Rogers Only
First released15 February 2011 (2011-02-15)
Units sold28 million (as of 1 June 2012)[1]
PredecessorSamsung Galaxy S
SuccessorSamsung Galaxy S III
RelatedSamsung Galaxy Note
Galaxy Ace
Galaxy Nexus
Infuse 4G
TypeTouchscreen smartphone
Dimensions125.3 mm (4.93 in) H
66.1 mm (2.60 in) W
8.49 mm (0.334 in) D (standard) 5.11 in (130 mm) H
2.74 in (70 mm) W
0.38 in (9.7 mm) D (Sprint)
Weight116 g (4.1 oz) (standard)
130 g (4.6 oz) (Sprint)
Operating systemAndroid 4.0 (will receive upgrade to Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" on November, 2012)
System-on-chipSamsung Exynos 4 Dual 45 nm (GT-I9100)
Texas Instruments OMAP4430 (GT-I9100G)
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060 (GT-I9210)
CPU1.2 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 (GT-I9100 & GT-I9100G)
1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Scorpion (GT-I9210)
GPUARM Mali-400 MP4 (GT-I9100)
PowerVR SGX540 (GT-I9100G)
Qualcomm Adreno 220 (GT-I9210)
Memory1 GB RAM
Storage16 GB or 32 GB flash memory
Removable storagemicroSD (up to 64 GB SDXC)[2]
BatteryLi-ion 1,650 mAh (original model) and 1,850 mAh (Rogers model), official extended 2,000 mAh kit by Samsung is available.
Display4.3 in (110 mm) AMOLED with 480×800 pixels (218 ppi) and RGB-Matrix (GT-I9100 & GT-I9100G)
4.5 in AMOLED with 480×800 pixels and RGB-Matrix (GT-I9210)
Rear camera8 Mpx Back-illuminated sensor with auto focus, 1080p 30 fps full HD video recording, full HD reproduction, and stills. Single LED flash.
Front camera2 Mpx for video chatting, video recording (VGA), and stills
Connectivity3.5 mm TRRS; Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n); Wi-Fi Direct; Bluetooth 3.0; micro USB 2.0; Near field communication (NFC); DLNA; MHL; HDMI; USB OTG Host 2.0; UMA
Data inputsMulti-touch touch screen, headset controls, proximity and ambient light sensors, 3-axis gyroscope, magnetometer, accelerometer, aGPS, and stereo FM-radio[3]
OtherExchange ActiveSync, integrated messaging Social Hub, Readers Hub, Music Hub, and Game Hub
Hearing aid compatibilityM3/T3[4]

The Samsung Galaxy S II is a touchscreen-based, slate-format Android smartphone designed, developed, and marketed by Samsung Electronics. It sees additional software features, expanded hardware, and a redesigned physique than its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S, and was succeeded by the Samsung Galaxy S III in May 2012.[5] The device was launched with Android 2.3 "Gingerbread", updates to Android 4.0.4 "Ice Cream Sandwich",[6] and will update to Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean".

Samsung unveiled the S II on 13 February 2011 at the Mobile World Congress[7] It was one of the slimmest smartphones of the time, mostly 8.49 mm thick, except for two small bulges which take the maximum thickness of the phone to 9.91 mm.[8] The Galaxy S II has a 1.2 GHz dual-core "Exynos" system on a chip (SoC) processor,[9] 1 GB of RAM, a 10.8 cm (4.3 in) WVGA Super AMOLED Plus screen display and an 8-megapixel camera with flash and 1080p full high definition video recording. It is one of the first devices to offer a Mobile High-definition Link (MHL),[10] which allows up to 1080p uncompressed video output to an MHL enabled TV or to an MHL to HDMI adapter, while charging the device at the same time. USB On-The-Go (USB OTG) is supported.[11][12]

The user-replaceable battery gives up to ten hours of heavy usage, or two days of lighter usage.[13] According to Samsung, the Galaxy S II is capable of providing 9 hours of talk time on 3G and 18.3 hours on 2G.[13][14]

The phone supports carrier lock, but can be carrier unlocked after rooting with a number of applications.[15] Galaxy S2 SIM Unlock only works with old models, Galaxy_S Unlock works with some newer devices and the non-free GalaxSim Unlock works also with the newest phone versions, but older free versions of the application are available.[16]

History

Launch

The Galaxy S II was given worldwide release dates starting from May 2011, by more than 140 vendors in some 120 countries.[17]

On 9 May 2011, Samsung announced that they had received pre-orders for 3 million Galaxy S II units globally.[18]

Some time after the device's release, Samsung also released a Nvidia Tegra 2 powered Samsung Galaxy R (or 'Galaxy Z' in Sweden) variant version. The release of the Galaxy R 'GT-I9103' corroborated with early pre-release reports of an Nvidia powered Galaxy S II smartphone.[19][20] Eldar Murtazin, of Mobile-Review.com, hinted that Samsung might have faced delays in meeting worldwide shipment of both its Exynos chip and Super AMOLED Plus screens. He noted that nobody expected the "huge success" and "sky high" demand for the previous Samsung Galaxy S.[21]

Different regions around the world have received this device to market beginning from the earliest of April 2011.

Features

Softwares and services

The Galaxy S II was launched with Android 2.3 "Gingerbread". American variants began shipments with the slightly-updated version 2.3.5 installed.[22][23] Version 2.3.6 was made globally available on 12 December 2011.[3][24] On 13 March 2012, Samsung began to roll out upgrades to Android 4.0.3 "Ice Cream Sandwich"[25] through their phone management software KIES to users in Korea, Hungary, Poland and Sweden. Russian users received the update on 5 July 2012, while the rest of Europe received it on 1 August 2012.[26][27] The Galaxy S II will receive the Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" update, along with Samsung's new TouchWiz Nature UX software.

The S II employs the TouchWiz 4.0 user interface, following the same principle as TouchWiz 3.0 found on the Galaxy S, with new improvements, such as hardware acceleration. It also has an optional gesture-based interaction called 'motion' which (among other things) allows users to zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the screen and tilting the device towards and away from themselves to zoom in and out respectively. This gesture function works on both the web browser and the images in gallery[28] used within this device. "Panning" on TouchWiz 4.0 allows the movement of widgets and icons shortcuts between screens, by allowing the device to be held and moved from side to side to scroll through home screens. This gesture-based management of widgets is a new optional method next to the existing method of holding and swiping between home screens.[29] The widget drawer sees improvement and layout changes in how many widgets can be added and how they are presented.

Four new Samsung 'Hub' applications were revealed at the 2011 Mobile World Congress: Social Hub, which integrates popular social networking services into one place rather than in separate applications, Readers Hub, providing the ability to access, read and download online newspapers, ebooks and magazines from a worldwide selection, Music Hub (in partnership with 7digital,[30]) an application store for downloading and purchasing music tracks on the device, and Game Hub (in partnership with Gameloft,[30]) an application store for downloading and purchasing games. Additional applications include Kies 2.0, Kies Air,[31] AllShare (for DLNA), Voice Recognition, Google Voice Translation,[32] Google Maps with Latitude, Places, Navigation (beta) and Lost Phone Management, Adobe Flash 10.2, QuickOffice application and 'QuickType' by SWYPE.

Before launch, it was announced that Samsung had taken steps to incorporate Enterprise software for business users, which included On Device Encryption, Cisco’s AnyConnect VPN, MDM (Mobile Device Management), Cisco WebEx, Juniper,[33] and secure remote device management from Sybase.[34]

Cisco’s AnyConnect VPN for Samsung devices is now currently available on Android Market.[35]

The Galaxy S II comes with support for many multimedia file formats and codecs. For audio it supports FLAC, WAV, Vorbis, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MID, AC3, XMF. For video formats and codecs it supports MPEG-4, H.264, H.263, DivX HD/XviD, VC-1, 3GP (MPEG-4), WMV (ASF) as well as AVI (DivX)), MKV, FLV and the Sorenson codec. For H.264 playback, the device natively supports 8-bit encodes along with up to 1080p HD video playback.[36][37][38]

It was public news that Samsung sent a number of Galaxy S II devices to four developers of the CyanogenMod project, with the only request from Samsung being to bring full support of CyanogenMod to the device.[39][40]

Hardware and design

Dismantled Samsung Galaxy S II, from left to right components include the handset, battery and back cover

The Galaxy S II has a 1.2 GHz dual core ARM Cortex-A9 processor that uses Samsung's own 'Exynos 4210' System on a chip (SoC) that was previously code-named "Orion". The Exynos branded SoC was the source of much speculation concerning another branded successor to the previous "Hummingbird" single-core SoC of the Samsung Galaxy S. The Exynos 4 Dual 45 nm (previously Exynos 4210) uses ARM's Mali-400 MP GPU.[41][42] This graphics GPU, supplied by ARM, is a move away from the PowerVR GPU of the Samsung Galaxy S.[43]

The Exynos 4210 supports ARM's SIMD engine (also known as Media Processing Engine, or 'NEON' instructions), and may give a significant performance advantage in critical performance situations such as accelerated decoding for many multimedia codecs and formats (e.g., On2's VP6/7/8 or Real formats).[44][45][46]

The Mali 400 GPU in the Exynos 4210 SOC is one of the only, if not the only GPU powering Android devices, that does not support GL_RGB Framebuffer Objects (FBOs), only GL_RGBA. The newer Galaxy S II (9100G), based on the PowerVR SGX540, does not exhibit the issue.

At the 2011 Game Developers Conference ARM's representatives demonstrated 60 Hz framerate playback in stereoscopic 3D running on the same Mali-400 MP and Exynos SoC. They said that an increased framerate of 70 Hz would be possible through the use of an HDMI 1.4 port.[42]

The Motorola Atrix advertised in June 2011 that it was "the world's most powerful smartphone"; in August 2011 the UK Advertising Standards Authority ruled that the Atrix was not as powerful as Galaxy SII due to its faster processor.[47]

A newer Samsung Galaxy S II (i9100G) uses a 1.2 GHz dual core TI OMAP 4430 processor with PowerVR SGX540 graphics.[48]

The Galaxy S II has 1 GB of dedicated RAM and 16 GB of internal mass storage. Within the battery compartment there is an external microSD card slot capable of recognizing and utilizing a 64 GB microSDXC card.[49]

The Samsung Galaxy S II uses a 108.5-millimetre (4.27 in)[12] WVGA (800 x 480) Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen that is covered by Gorilla Glass with an oleophobic fingerprint-resistant coating. The display is an upgrade of its predecessor, and the "Plus" signifies that the display panel has done away with Pentile matrix to regular RGB matrix display which results in a 50% increase in sub-pixels. This translates to grain reduction and sharper images and text. In addition, Samsung has claimed that Super AMOLED Plus displays are 18% more power efficient than the older Super AMOLED displays.[50] Some phones have display issues, with a few users reporting a "yellow tint" on the left bottom edge of the display when a neutral grey background is displayed.[51]

The Galaxy S II uses Yamaha audio hardware.[52] The Galaxy S II's predecessor, the original Galaxy S, used Wolfson's WM8994 DAC.[53] User feedback on Internet forums as well as an in-depth review at Clove,[52] have expressed the Yamaha chip's inferior sound quality compared to that of the Wolfson chip featured in the original Galaxy S.

On the back of the device is an 8-megapixel Back-illuminated sensor[54] camera with single-LED flash that can record videos in full high-definition 1080p at 30 frames per second. There is also a fixed focus front-facing 2-megapixel camera for video calling, taking photos as well as general video recording, with a maximum resolution of 640x480 (VGA).

The Galaxy S II is one of the earliest Android devices to natively support near field communication (NFC).[33] This follows on from the Google Nexus S which was the first de facto NFC smartphone device.[55] It has been reported that the UK version will be supplied without an NFC chip at the beginning of its production run,[56] with an NFC-equipped version released later in 2011.[57]

Samsung has also included a new high-definition connection technology called Mobile High-definition Link (MHL). The main specialty of MHL is that it is optimized for mobile devices by allowing the device's battery to be charged while at the same time playing back multimedia content.[58] For the Galaxy S II, the industry standard micro USB port found on the bottom of the device can be used with an MHL connector for a TV out connection to an external display, such as a high definition television.[59]

The micro USB port on this device also supports USB On-The-Go (USB OTG) standard which means the Galaxy S II can act as a 'host' device in the same way as a desktop computer in allowing external USB devices to be plugged in and used.[11] These external USB devices typically include USB flash drives and separately powered external hard drives. A video demonstration on YouTube[60] has shown the OTG function to be readily available with an ordinary micro USB (B-type) OTG adaptor. The same YouTube video goes on to mention a successful test completed on a 2 TB USB external hard drive (requiring own power source) but however reports of failure when trying to connect USB keyboards, tested USB mice and tested USB game pads. Currently the only file-system supported for USB drives within OTG is Fat32.

A 3.5 mm TRRS headset jack is available and is located on the top side of the device. The micro USB connection port is located on the bottom side of the device.

BCM4330 combo chip integrates 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 + HS and FM radio (except in phones released to the US market, which lack the FM receiver). BCM4330 supports Wi-Fi Direct that communicate directly with one another without having to interact with an access point.[61]

Additional accessories available include:

  • Dock connector for battery charging and audio-visual output[62]
  • MHL cable which makes use of the device's micro USB port for HDMI output[62]
  • USB OTG adaptor for use with external USB devices such as USB flash drives.[11]
  • Stylus pen for use on the device's capacitive screen.[62] Support for a stylus on the Galaxy S II was a precursor to the Samsung Galaxy Note.
  • A number of case manufacturers have released a variety of cases for the Galaxy S II.
  • A Samsung branded Bluetooth headset for making phone calls.[63]
  • A pair of portable speakers powered by the phone's USB port.[63]
  • A vehicle mounting kit for dashboard placement of the phone, allows GPS navigation using the phone.[63]

Variants

Galaxy S II LTE (GT-I9210/T) and Galaxy S II HD LTE (SHV-E110S/E120S)

Announced on 28 August 2011, the Galaxy S II LTE, Galaxy S II LTE EU (GT-I9210, Samsung Celox) and Galaxy S II HD LTE mobile phones are part of the Galaxy S II family. They run on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, have 16 GB of internal memory, and feature a Snapdragon APQ8060 1.5 GHz dual-core processor.[64] The S II LTE has a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display. The S II HD LTE features a 4.65-inch high-definition Super AMOLED display, offering a screen of 720x1280 pixels – 720p HD resolution.[65] Both of these variants have NFC enabled.[66]

Galaxy S II GT-I9100G

The Samsung Galaxy S II GT-I9100G was released in late 2011, and is usually sold instead of the original GT-I9100 in certain markets (mostly Asia and some parts of Europe). An overview of the Samsung Galaxy S II GT-I9100G can be seen on Samsung's official website.[67] It features a Texas Instruments OMAP4430 SoC instead of the Exynos in the GT-I9100. It is visually identical to the GT-I9100, as well as having the same 1.2 GHz processor speed and dual-core ARM Cortex A9 processor technology. However, the CPU processing core is of a different design and the GPU is replaced by a PowerVR SGX 540 graphics processor. While practically equivalent, the different SoC makes this variant incompatible with custom ROMs intended for the I9100. It has gained support for aftermarket firmwares such as CyanogenMod 9.[68]

Australia

The GT-I9100T (sold by Vodafone Australia and Telstra, and some carriers around the world except Europe and the Americas) is virtually identical to the I9100 and is functionally equivalent. There are claims on the XDA-Developers forum that this variant there are some differences in software, giving slightly better performance in the 850 MHz WCDMA (UMTS) band.[69]

In Australia the GT-I9210T, labelled GALAXY S II 4G, with a Qualcomm processor, supports Telstra’s and Optus' 4G networks. However analog radio and digital media are not supported.

Canada

The Rogers' Galaxy S II LTE (SGH-i727R) is identical to the AT&T Skyrocket, and features a larger screen 4.52", a bigger battery 1,850 mAh, and a different 1.5 GHz Qualcomm processor. Rogers will carry the Samsung Galaxy S II LTE, launching in Fall 2011, soon after its LTE Launch in Toronto.[70]

Rogers' Galaxy S Glide (SGH-I927) is the same phone with the same specs as the AT&T's Captivate Glide, except the carrier logo is on the back instead of behind the front glass panel.

Bell's Galaxy S II (GT-I9100M) Samsung Galaxy S II is identical to the international version except that its model number is I9100M.

Bell's Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE (SGH-I757M) is identical to the cancelled AT&T's Skyrocket HD hence making the device another variant of the international model of the Galaxy S II HD LTE. One difference between the international model and the Bell Mobility model is the lack of a physical home button, instead, four capacitive buttons are used, one of which directly replaces the physical home button. The specification of the device is identical to the international model. However, different frequencies bands are enabled on this device.[71]

Telus' 4G Galaxy S II X (SGH-T989D) is virtually identical to the T-Mobile variant. It has a Qualcomm 1.5 GHz dual core processor, larger 4.52 inch screen and 1,850 mAh battery, is thicker at 9.4 mm and has a different design.[72] There is a chrome band around the edge and the plastic on the back has a leathery feel.[73] Instead of the hardware home button, it has the standard four capacitive buttons. The Qualcomm processor allows for 42 Mbit/s HSPA+ download speeds that the Samsung Exynos processor is not currently capable of. It was released on 28 October 2011.

China

The Samsung Galaxy S II GT-I9108 was released in late 2011, and it is sold in China by China Mobile. It is identical to the GT-I9100G, featuring the same Texas Instruments OMAP4430 SoC with a 1.2 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex A9 processor and PowerVR SGX 540 graphics processor. However, the GT-I9108 has TD-SCDMA support in place of WCDMA support found in other variants, and it has very few custom ROMs due to it being a regional model.

Europe

The Samsung Galaxy S II GT-I9100P was released in late 2011. It has the same hardware as GT-I9100 plus the NFC chip and battery (the battery is specific because it includes the antenna). It's sold in Italy only branded by TIM. To keep NFC enabled it's necessary to update the firmware using a P version. It's possible to use any I9100 firmware but the NFC hardware won't work anymore.

Japan

KDDI

KDDI Au offers a variant of the Galaxy S II called the "Galaxy SII WiMAX ISW11SC" that is available in black, white and bright pink. The ISW11SC uses the Samsung Exynos C210 Dual-Core 1.4Ghz processor. The ISW11SC is built with a SUPER AMOLED HD 1280x720 screen measuring 4.7 inches. Connectivity includes CDMA 800 MHz/2,100 MHz; 3G EV-DO Rev A; 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz 802.11 a/b/g/n Wifi; Bluetooth 3.0 and an integrated WiMAX modem with speeds up to 40Mbit/s. Like most Japanese domestic model phones the ISW11SC includes many Japan specific applications including a Japanese specific NFC that can be used for PASMO and SUICA payment systems(trains, stores).

NTT DoCoMo - Model SC-02B

NTT DoCoMo introduced a a variant of the Galaxy S II under the model number SC-02C 23 June 2011. It is the successor to the DoCoMo SC-02B Galaxy S. The NTT DoCoMo variant includes 1seg terrestrial television support, as well as i-mode software functions specific to DoCoMo handsets, such as i-channel, BeeTV, MelodyCall and DoCoMo map navigation. The SC-02C is powered by the Samsung Exynos 4210 Orion Dual-core 1.2 GHz (S5PC210) processor. The SC-02C uses the Wnn Japanese input system.

South Korea

All of South Korean variants have a T-DMB tuner in place of FM radio tuner. They also have Samsung's Korean input system for feature phones as well as Dubeolsik layout in their virtual keyboard.

The SK Telecom SHW-M250S variant uses SK-MMS system instead of OMA-MMS system for MMS. Additional features for SK Telecom users are installed by default.

This SHW-M250K variant uses KT's Wi-Fi CM[clarification needed] instead of Android's Wi-Fi CM to connect Wi-Fi. Additional features for KT users are installed by default.

Because of mobile networks LG U+ have, the LG U+'s Galaxy S II (SHW-M250L) uses EV-DO Rev.B (KPCS 1.8 GHz) instead of WCDMA and HSPA. It is slightly thicker (9.4 mm) than SK Telecom and KT variants (8.89 mm). Additional features for LG U+ users are installed by default.

United States

AT&T Mobility - Models SGH-I777, SGH-I727 and SGH-I927

AT&T Mobility began offering its first variant of the Galaxy S II (Model SGH-I777) on 2 October 2011. Prior to its release, AT&T Mobility's first variant of the device was code named "Attain" by Samsung.

The AT&T Mobility variant maintains the 4.3 inch display of the international version, but features four capacitive buttons.[23] It also includes NFC capability.[74]

AT&T Mobility introduced a second variant of the device called the Galaxy S II Skyrocket (Model SGH-I727) on 6 November 2011. Prior to its release, this second variant was code named "Skyrocket" by Samsung. This variant is similar to the international Samsung Galaxy S II LTE and is notable for its inclusion of an LTE radio. The inclusion of the LTE radio required changing the device's main processor from the Exynos to the Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8260 because the Exynos does not support LTE.[75] This version features the same 4.52 inch screen of the Sprint model. This variant supports Near Field Communications (NFC).

AT&T Mobility introduced a third variant called the Captivate Glide (Model SGH-I927) on 20 November 2011. The Captivate Glide differs from the other two AT&T Mobility variants primarily by the inclusion of a slide-out, physical QWERTY keyboard.[76] The Captivate Glide also includes a dual-core, 1 GHz Tegra 2 dual-core processor instead of a 1.2 GHz Exynos processor. The display of this third variant is Super AMOLED instead of Super AMOLED Plus and the display size is reduced to 4 inches.

Sprint - Model SPH-D710

Sprint's Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch (Model SPH-D710)

The Sprint variant (Model SPH-D710) of the Galaxy S II was initially released as the Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch and was later re-named to the simpler Galaxy S II 4G. Prior to its release, Sprint's variant was codenamed "Within" by Samsung. The SPH-D710 first became available for Sprint customers on 16 September 2011, making Sprint the first carrier in the United States to offer a variant of the S II.[77] The SPH-D710 is available to Sprint customers in black, titanium grey or white.

The Sprint variant has key differences from the "International" version of the Galaxy S II. The Sprint variant includes a 2500 MHz WiMax radio. The display of the Sprint variant, at 4.52 inches, is larger than that of the international version.[78] The Sprint variant features four touch-capacitive buttons as opposed to the three-button hardware/capacitive combination found on the international version. Other differences include an LED notification light and a larger, 6.66 Wh battery.

The Sprint variant does not come equipped with NFC capability, unlike the variants offered by T-Mobile USA and AT&T Mobility.[79]

The Galaxy S II 4G is touchscreen-only device, unlike the Epic 4G, which includes a physical QWERTY keyboard.

Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA

Sprint subsidiaries Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA each offer Sprint's SPH-D710 variant of the Galaxy S II 4G in either titanium grey or white.

Boost Mobile began offering the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G on 6 September 2012 for $369.99.

Virgin Mobile USA began offering the Galaxy S II 4G on 15 November 2012 for $369.99.

T-Mobile USA - Model SGH-T989

T-Mobile USA began taking pre-orders for its variant (Model SGH-T989) of the Galaxy S II on 11 October 2011 and began selling it in stores on 12 October 2011.[80] Prior to its release, T-Mobile's variant of the device was code named "Hercules" by Samsung.

The T-Mobile variant has key differences from the "International" version of the Galaxy S II. The T-Mobile variant uses a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm APQ8060 (S3) Snapdragon processor, as opposed to the 1.2 GHz dual-core Exynos processor of the International version because the Exynos processor is not compatible with T-Mobile's 42 Mbit/s HSPA+ network. The cellular radio of the T-Mobile supports UMTS bands I (2100 MHz), II (1900 MHz), IV (1700 MHz) and V (850 MHz). The display of the T-Mobile variant, at 4.52 inches, is larger than that of the international version. The T-Mobile variant features four touch-capacitive buttons as opposed to the three-button hardware/capacitive combination found on the international version.[81] The T-Mobile variant, like the AT&T variant, supports Near Field Communications (NFC).[74]

U.S. Cellular - Model SCH-R760

U.S. Cellular's variant (Model SCH-R760) is equivalent to the Sprint variant, except for one specification; the U.S. Cellular variant does not include a 2500 MHz WiMax radio.

Reception

Reviews of the Galaxy S II have been positive. It was honored by Mobile World Congress's Global Mobile Awards as "SmartPhone Of The Year 2012" Engadget gave the device a 9/10, calling it "the best Android smartphone yet" and "possibly the best smartphone, period."[82] CNET UK gave the device a favorable review of 4.5/5 and described it as "one of the slimmest, lightest mobiles we've ever had the privilege to hold."[83] TechRadar gave the device 5/5 stars and describes the device as one that "set a new bar for smartphones in 2011."[84] Pocketnow was "impressed" with the speed of the web browser.[85] SlashGear states that the device "sets the benchmark for smartphones in general."[86] GSMArena points out minor drawbacks such as an "all-plastic body" and the handset having "no dedicated camera key," but still calls the handset "absurdly powerful" and concluding "we just cannot see beyond the new Samsung flagship if we're to name the ultimate smartphone."[87]

After slightly over one month since its debut, more than 1 million units of Samsung Galaxy S II were activated in South Korea.[88] Worldwide, 3 million units were sold in 55 days.[89] After over 85 days of its first release, Samsung has declared global shipments of over 5 million for Galaxy S II[90] and 10 million after 5 months.[91] Partially owing to strong sales of Samsung's Galaxy range of smartphones, Samsung overtook Apple in smartphone sales during Q3 2011, with a total market share of 23.8%, compared to Apple's 14.6%.[92] In February 2012, Apple overtook Samsung in smartphone sales, with Apple market share rising to 23.8%. At that time Apple is reported to have sold 35.6 million phones, while Samsung's sales reached 34 million.[93]

It was also well received on smaller, local tech sites in several countries. Tweakers.net gave the device an overall 5/5, claiming only minor drawbacks like the need to remove the battery to access the MicroSD and the position of the speaker.[94] At the end of the year the device gained the title of "Best smartphone of the year" by the same website.[95]

Successor

Main article: Samsung Galaxy S III

The successor model Samsung Galaxy SIII was unveiled in London on 3 May 2012 in a much hyped and anticipated event.[96][97][98][99] The devices started hitting the European market on 29 May 2012 and ten million were reported to be pre-ordered.[100][101]

See also

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