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Samsung Galaxy S II
Verdict
A superlative smartphone from Samsung, with a fabulous screen, oodles of power and a cracking camera to match
Review Date: 9 May 2011
Price when reviewed: £415
Overall Rating
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Comparison
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RIM BlackBerry Bold 9780
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Samsung Galaxy S II
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Apple iPhone 4S
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| Part Code | PRD-33291-020 | Galaxy S II | iPhone 4S |
| Review Date | 16 Dec 2010 | 9 May 2011 | 27 Oct 2011 |
| Price ex VAT | £340 | £415 | £416 |
| Price inc VAT | £400 | £498 | £499 |
| Cheapest price on contract | Free | Free | £129 |
| Contract monthly charge | £25.00 | £29.00 | £30.00 |
| Contract period | 24 months | 24 months | 24 months |
| Contract provider | www.mobiles.co.uk | O2 | 3 |
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| Talk time, quoted | 6hrs | ||
| Standby, quoted | 22 days | ||
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| Dimensions | 60 x 14 x 109mm (WDH) | 67.2 x 8.7 x 125.2mm (WDH) | 59 x 9.3 x 115mm (WDH) |
| Weight | 122.000kg | 116g | 140g |
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| Primary keyboard | Physical | On-screen | On-screen |
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| RAM capacity | 512MB | 1,000MB | 512MB |
| ROM size | 256MB | ||
| Camera megapixel rating | 5.0mp | 8.0mp | 8.0mp |
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| Screen size | 2.4in | 4.3in | 3.5in |
| Resolution | 480 x 360 | 480 x 800 | 640 x 960 |
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| OS family | BlackBerry OS | Android | Other |
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