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Don’t contain yourself. Look beyond the limits of yesterday’s technology and unleash the freedom of tomorrow with the next step in the evolution of mobile communication, the next generation smartphone, the Samsung GALAXY S II.





4.3" SUPER AMOLED Plus
Express your color! This brilliant display delivers superior color, enhanced readability, and great battery consumption. The Truly vivid color reproductions will really surprise you and because the contrast ratio is very high, you can clearly see separations of light and dark. It also has an ultrafast response time, which makes for smoother graphics. Put that together with it's amazing thinness and 4.3-inch size and you’ve got PC-like browsing in the palm of your hand.


Live Panel
Content is King. Drop the apps and get direct access to your content through Samsung’s new personalizable UX, a magazine style layout that selects contents that you use the most, your gallery, music, video, SNS,email, notes, games and weather then displays them on your main screen. This live content ecosystem can be customized to your taste and provides easy access to your contents. Don’t search for content, live it!



Readers Hub
Leave the bookshelf at home and carry your Samsung GALAXY S II in your hand. Readers Hub is a great place to flip through your library of classics & best sellers or browse through tone of books to choose from.

PC-like Web Browsing
Unmistakably informative! Mobilize your information gathering capabilities. Put PC-like web browsing in your palm or pocket to access a universe of information with the upgraded user interface. Fully optimized for Android Gingerbread, the Samsung GALAXY S II’s brilliant web browsing function will put it into perspective with easy search optimization and a clear view of your subject matter. The 4.3” SUPER AMOLED Plus and Adobe Flash Player capabilities let you get the full multimedia experience. Surf in style with Samsung.








AllShare™
Show off? Why not when it’s this easy. AllShare lets the Samsung GALAXY S II link wirelessly with a TV, laptop or even audio system to play multimedia files directly from the phone. AllShare synchronizes the phone with a compatible DLNA based product. So start the streaming to the big screen in HD. That’s media convergence made simple!
8MP Camera with LED Flash
Get your shots in. The 8MP auto focus camera doesn’t miss any details whether you’re shooting idleness or action. Take beautiful, detailed photos even in low light with the built-in LED flash. And thanks to the much improved user interface of Android Gingerbread, fast scene switching is possible. And a quick switch to the 2MP front-facing camera makes self-portraits a snap. Picture the difference.
 
Full HD Recording & Playback
Be a star. Let the Samsung GALAXY S II’s video shooting capabilities bring out the celebrity in you. Featuring 1080p Full HD Recording, every moment is a potential masterpiece in the making. Capture the action in high resolution and in dual core speed, instantly play back your HD footage in incredible clarity on the 4.3” SUPER AMOLED Plus display.




Voice Talk: Samsung Voice Solution
Get vocal. Just double tap the home key and you can control the Samsung GALAXY S II with a few selected words. Take charge and execute major functions like calling, music, messaging, scheduling and launching apps with the ease of a voice command. You can also capture your thoughts, make a note to yourself and send it to your friends by simply saying send!

Social Hub
Organize and synchronize better all in your online contacts through Social Hub. Streamline your email, SMS, IM and SNS information into one unified box, and interact faster with more people in the way you want to.



1.2 GHz Dual Core Application Processor
Making the impossible possible. 1.2 GHz Dual Core Application Processor is the ultra responsive
answer to mobile performance, providing high-speed multitasking, quick web page loading, quick
reaction speeds, a smoother UI, lightning fast image editing and high performance gaming. And with
its screaming fast encoding/decoding ability, which supports all video playing and shooting, outstands computing power and performance.
Game Hub
Join in on the action. The Samsung GALAXY S II’s Game Hub lets you to download high quality games, providing over 20 social network games and premium games. Search for games and new release information or play away. With an accelerometer, and gyroscope sensors dynamic hand and arm movement games stand out from the crowd. The slightest tilt and you’re dead – now that’s entertainment.

Polaris^® Office
Single-handedly prepare and produce office documents that can be viewed, edit and share with Polaris Office® at the most convenient time possible. Develop Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF documents(only read and save).
Adobe Flash and Multi-tasking
Experience interactive Flash content with latest Flash player on the Samsung GALAXY S II. The 1.2GHz dual core processor provides unsurpassed functionality and density for faster browsing, quicker multi-tasking. The absolute reliability provides a new web surfing experience that supersedes conventional access.


Android 2.3.3 x Samsung Apps
Strongest Combination
Preloaded with Android 2.3.3 platform, whatever lifestyle you are adapted to, you will be enhanced with the ultimate experience. The combination power of Android Apps and Samsung Apps allow users to extend the benefits and excitement of the smartphone experience even more on the GALAXY S II. Users have access to Google mobile services, such as Google Search™, GTalk™, YouTube™, Gmail™, Google Calendar™ and Google Maps™.




SPECIFICATION

1. 4.3”SUPER AMOLED Plus Display
2. Full HD Video Recording and Playback 1920x1080 pixel (30fps)
3. Voice Talk and Voice Command
4. TOUCHWiz v4.0 User Interface (upto 7 pages widget desktop)
5. Kies Air
6. Video maker (Add theme, music, effect and trim video, etc)
7. Photo Editor (Photo editing functions including crop, brightness contract and effect such as Lens blur, etc)
8. Game Hub
9. Readers Hub
10. Social Hub
11. Mobile AP (You can share your phone’s mobile internet connection with PC, mobile phone, etc through Wi-Fi)
12. AllShare™ (Share videos with other devices via DLNA)
13. Multi-touch Zoom In and Out
14. GPS (Support A-GPS)^△
15. Geo-Tagging ^△
16. Polaris^® Office (Microsoft Office document review and editing)
17. Mini Diary
18. Places (Find Restaurants, Coffee, Bars, Attractions, ATMs, Gas station)
19. News & Weather (Weather Forecast and Top Stories)
20. www.samsungdive.com(Track your mobile phone location via internet)
21. Input Method
    • Swype (Hyper speed English text input method)
    • Hand Writing Recognition (English, Traditional and Simplified Chinese)
    • Virtual Qwerty Keyboard

Operating Platform
Band^{^}
Dimension
Weight
Display
Processor
Memory^▲
Color⁺
BatteryTime^*
Camera

• 8.0 Mega-pixel Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash
• Focus Mode: Auto Focus, Macro, Face Detection
• Shooting Mode: Single Shot, Smile shot, Beauty, Panorama, Action shot and Cartoon
• Scene Mode: None, Portrait, Landscape, Night, Sports, Party/ Indoor, Beach/ Snow, Sunset, Dawn, Fall color, Firework, Text, Candlelight and Backlight
• Effect: None, Negative, Grayscale, and Sepia
• White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent and Fluorescent
• Timer
• Front Camera
• Full HD Video Recording and playing (1920 x 1080 pixel )

Music Player

• Background Music Play
• FM Radio
• Offline mode
• 3.5mmStereo Headset Jack

Codec
Internet Tool

• Android Browser™
• Android Market™
• Samsung Apps
• Google™ (Search, Voice Search, Gmail, Map, Calendar, Latitude, Places and Google Talk)
• YouTube™
• Exchange Active Sync™
• Online Widget

Data Transfer^{^}
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth^#
Data Connectivity
^△GPS/A-GPS connection is subject to local network and data services and network providers may charge additional service fees. Additionally, connection times can be affected by external factors, such as surrounding environment, weather, etc
^ Subject to local network, data and messaging services.
▲ Actual available memory for end user usage may vary due to phone pre-configuration
+ For reference only, please check with our staff for details.
* The talk time and stand-by time are approximate. Performance of the battery is subject to the network, signal strength, function, selection and profile.
# Stereo Bluetooth is only applicable to specific headsets.
Product specifications and service availability may differ by country