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Samsung Galaxy S2 Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
17
3.9 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
11 %
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4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
72 %
4 stars
27 %
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4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
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User rating
40
4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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37
4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
21 %
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4.3 out of 5
45 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 4.3Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.4 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core8-core
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410

Display

Screen size4.3 in4.8 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density217.0 ppi306.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Multi touchyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
noyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.6 f2.2 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
10x
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height4.93 in5.38 in5.38 in
Width2.6 in2.78 in2.75 in
Depth0.33 in0.34 in0.31 in
Weight4.09 oz4.69 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
Video output
N/A
MHLMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Regional
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1650.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time710.0 h830.0 h370.0 h
Talk time18.0 h22.0 h17.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
noyes

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