Review of Samsung Galaxy S II

Continue the long journey its top series, Galaxy S II comes not only with reliable performance but also the look tempting.

After the success of Galaxy S, Samsung again kicked off with the Galaxy S II is far more advanced than the previous series.

At the first sale, a total of 1,200 units sold phones brushed gadget enthusiasts. They want to be the first in Indonesia who have a smartphone nicknamed "Super Smartphone" is.


This is not surprising because from the beginning, the Galaxy S II is intended as an Android-based smartphones are quite powerful (with a number of best-in-class support facilities).

As the brain drive the entire system, used Samsung Exynos 4210. This is a dual-core processor which is independently developed by Samsung.

Basically, Exynos similar to others such as Apple A5 processor, Nvidia Tegra 2, and IT-based OMAP4 two core ARM Cortex A9. But the difference is the speed of the Cortex A9 at Exynos running at 1.2 GHz level, whereas its competitors only speed 1 GHz. This is the reason why Exynos 4210 is currently the fastest mobile SoC, especially in terms of raw performance of the processor unit.

Something different is also emerging from the unit if the graphics. If you have been quite familiar with names such as Qualcomm's Adreno or PowerVR SGX in the Galaxy's first, at the Samsung Galaxy S II, the graphics entrusted to Mali-400 MP-made ARM.

Known as multi-core graphics processors, the concept of "core" in the Mali-400 was more referring to the pixel shader processing units (fragment processor) and not on the core unit graphic unity itself. That is why the available variants of two cores and four cores from the Mali-400. At Samsung Galaxy S II, 4-core variants used so that the 3D graphics performance particularly to a maximum.

From the exterior, the most rapidly attracted the attention of course, the face occupied 4.3-inch screen size. SGS II using the Super AMOLED + which in addition to improving the quality of the display, also suppress power consumption compared to the Super AMOLED in previous generations. Still with the same resolution, 800x480, the density of pixels on the screen SGS II has decreased due to the enlarged screen size (4.3 inches vs. 4 inches).

SGS II kinijuga more streamlined with only 8.5 mm thick with the back (especially the battery cover) is designed textured carbon. Its function, in addition to prevent slippage, also to give the impression of cool. However, there are important notes about this battery cover, that is, you must be careful when opening the lid. Because the battery cover is very thin so easily broken.

As usual, Samsung smartphone Galaxy ranks equip them with the unique TouchWiz interface. At SGS II, TouchWiz 4.0 adorn system that runs Android 2.3.3 is very smooth with a number of customization functionality. Also included are several shortcut functions like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS on the Notification screen. TouchWiz 4.0 allows access to notifications such as SMS or email direct from the lockscreen without having to open the lock (unlock).

In addition to a large screen, armed with high-performance components, none of our test games have problems. A unique, SGS II music player supports FLAC lossless format. This makes the collector of audio file formats are no longer bother to do the conversion. Its equalizer can also be set according to taste its users.

Samsung Galaxy S II equipped with 8 MP camera that can be relied upon when you want to capture a particular moment. In addition, the device is also capable of recording Full-HD video with high bitrate 17 Mbps. The quality of the videotape is one of the best for the size of a smartphone. Unfortunately, however, you seem to be satisfied with a mono sound

Duet Exynos 4210 and Mali-400 became the primary key advantage SGS II, in addition to other factors such as screen SAMOLED + and 8 MP camera. All this to meet its own tagline, the "Super Smartphone"




camera
The photos and videos from camera 8 megapixel camera is one of the best in its class.



carbon
Battery cover is textured carbon, helping to solidify grip when using the SGS II.


thin
We see for yourself the thickness of this smartphone, and the results, it is very thin!


Plus: High-performance, good quality camera, multimedia reliably

Minuses: fragile battery cover, rear body rather hot when the component is working hard