Samsung i9100 Galaxy S II announced

Aye, the low resolution is a deal breaker.

That retina display on the iPhone 4 really spoils you, and considering the next version will have upgraded CPU and memory specs it’s better to wait for that if you plan to spend 35k or more on a smartphone.

I really look forward to this handset!!!^^

Low resolution a deal breaker? Haha! Having no SD slot is a deal breaker. Dropping calls because you didn’t hold your phone the way Steve Jobs told you to is a deal breaker. Having your phone coated in a glass that shatters when it falls is a deal breaker. Having to use itunes to transfer files is a deal breaker. Having even one thing common with you, ie, iphone user/apple fanboy, is the biggest deal breaker of them all!

but still, the hardware specs makes one drool XD.

gotta agree with cosmic on the apps for android but I have high hopes that the android market will get more “quality apps”
(currently using galaxy spica)

:)

Well before the iP4 (iP3GS), it’s wait for the iP4. Now it’s wait for the iP5. I’ll wait for the iP7, quality and all. But then again, thus the reason why I don’t really like 4.3″ screens with low pixel density. Let’s wait and see where that 4.5″ Hitachi screen with a pixel density of about 360 dpi (?) at 1280×720 will be used.

look what we have here!

Is this the new layout of yugatech.com –> http://www.yugatech.com/pclabs/

Just happen to stumble on it when check on some pics! cool but the favicon! heheheh

nice color theme and background… :)

I still can’t get over the Xperia Play… :)
btw.. is this the new layout of yugatech just saw your pclabs themes!

I like it! :)

And now Samsung has no reason to release Android 2.3 on any of their current phones. Want Gingerbread? Get a new phone.

@boo
For tech-savvy users I concur that it’s a non-issue but not everyone wants to root/hacktify their device.

sorry for the multiple comment! :)

puro rehashed na lang ung entries nya dito :( wala bang local?

At least it’s not a shiny plastic this time.

I don’t have any problems with low ppi screens. It’s a thing that users will not notice if not aware. Guys, you’re frustrating yourself over nothing. Not that the screen degrades, it’s still 800×480, the standard for android, c’mon people! You’re being too geeky. Our TVs at home don’t even reach 100 ppi yet no one complains.
Actually, no one complains until apple released iphone 4. I wonder why… XD
anyway, that’s how trends work right? Much as in fashion industry.

Well it’s a thing to be considered, yeah. But certainly not a deal breaker, because you also avoid fragmentation, for non auto-scaling apps that is.

As we’re talking about ppi here, you should know that a high res should compensate with bigger screens to be 100% effective. WVGA on 4.3″ is still on the bracket, it’s usable at its best, DHD owners must agree.

I’m not anti-retina display innovation blah blah. I just think high res screens is way too over rated. Congratulations to apple, you influenced people a lot. And for the record, i don’t believe the resolution is the only thing responsible for iphone 4’s highly praised retina display. I think it’s more on the IPS technology behind it and of course, because of the totality of every technology apple applied in between.

Anyone’s welcome to disagree.

@lolipown
there are custom ROMs and with constant updates which i think are superior in terms of features than what samsung has been providing..

@paul

fanboi for high quality???

no expansion memory + itunes dependence + previous signal problems= high quality?

blinded i guess.. i own an ip4 so i experienced it firsthand..aside from the retina display and smoother UI, it has nothing on the current galaxy s model.. i would have opt for an ipod if it wasn’t for the resolution and lcd quality..

Who will carry this? SMART OR GLOBE?

@paul:
Totally bro, coz it’s the only high quality product out there right?

@boo

Eh, I happen to like iTunes. No brainer syncing. I also got a case with mine since my hands are sweaty, I didn’t even get to check if there was a signal problem. :)

And why didn’t you get an iPod? iPhone 4 went out locally September last year, there were refreshed 2010 iPods by then and they have retina display too.

Samsung galaxy S II is the forefront of latest and greatest hardware specs super AMOLED Plus, dual core 1ghz processor, 1gb ram, gorilla glass, hspa+ 21Mbps, 1080p @30fps encoding/decoding, etc. plus ginger bread 2.3

This really pushes competition to next level. Samsung can introduce more new products faster than Apple because they are more advanced than Apple. Korea and Japan are 3-4 years ahead than US in Technology right now.

I give you my condolences Sir. Yuga! I know your doing your best to deliver the latest tech news to us readers and it is much appreciated!

@daryl:
3.0 is exclusively for tablets as of the moment. Google hasn’t announced anything related to honeycomb on a smartphone. So, 2.3 is the latest firmware for an android smartphone in the meantime.

When I discovered that you can backup you Android data on your Google Account (and with no other softwares) made me wonder why apple cannot do away with the iTunes and go directly to the ‘net. Also not all podcasts can be downloaded on your iPhone/iPod Touch devices because of store restrictions.

How’s the battery life? Typical less than a day andriod? Multi-Cores consume more power. To be clear, i mean using the same tech i.e. Core 2 duo vs. Core 2 Quad. Given the same clock speed a dual-core consumes less power compared to the quad.

Same story goes with single vs. dual-core. And styling wise, samsung should innovate and not imitate the iphone.

46k?????
oh no!!!!

Really??? 46K? Is this true? Is this phone (Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II) released in Philippine market already?

how much is d galaxy s 2 today?

The price of this Phone is more or less P33,000 in today conversion.

siguro hindi, price would be much lower (sana). dati kasi di pa uso android phones eh. unlike ngayon. ang dami nang competion.

parang x10 and arc. x10 was 34k when released tas yung arc ngayon is around 29k.

ahh ok..