This morning we shared the news that, along with the iPhone 4S, Samsung’s Galaxy S 2 is destroying the competition in terms of pre-Christmas smartphone sales. With low-end phones enjoying decent success at the other end, is a struggling HTC soon to meet its middle-ground maker? Read more
The Samsung Galaxy S2 will be getting Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the company’s UK arm has confirmed this week via Twitter.
While it should come as no surprise – even six months on, the Samsung Galaxy S2 is still just about the most powerful phone on the market, and to ignore it would be a shock – it is reassuring to see Samsung publicly committing to it.
Like the son of Zeus himself, the Samsung Hercules is a demigod of smartphones. This Galaxy S II variant is expected to debut in late September when it launches in North America. Beyond the larger-than-life 4.5-inch display is an eight-megapixel camera, Android 2.3 with TouchWiz 4.0, and four capacitive buttons.
An all white Galaxy S II is scheduled to debut across Europe next month for £499.99 (incl. VAT). The cool vanilla S 2 features the same dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, 1GB of RAM and 8-megapixel camera as its sibling. With five million Galaxy S II smartphones sold in just 85 days will this be what Samsung needs to hit the 10 million mark?
We make it halfway through the working week, according to our watches, so let’s take a quick breather, and recap all the morning’s stories for you, right here in the lunchtime lowdown.
When the Samsung Galaxy S 2 and the Motorola Atrix go toe-to-toe in mortal combat, only one can come out on top. Is Samsung’s dual-core super-phone capable of outsmarting Motorola’s Bond-like business handset? Read on to see the official Electricpig verdict.
It’s fair to say that Samsung Galaxy S 2 and the LG Optimus 3D don’t get any more cutting edge. But 3D or not 3D, that is the question. The LG Optimus 3D is one of the first phones to make use of an auto-stereoscopic display, which allows users to experience three dimensional imagery without the need for potentially embarrassing goggles.
Could this tip the smartphone race in the Korean manufacturer’s favour, or is it nothing more than a cheap party trick in the face of the Samsung Galaxy S 2’s gorgeous Super AMOLED Plus screen? Join us as we grab our bucket of grossly-overpriced popcorn and take our front-row seats for the Android battle of the decade.
Samsung Galaxy S 2 or HTC Sensation? Daddy, or chips? Dual-core phones are already dominating the mobile landscape, and we’ve pitched two such titans against each other to see which one will emerge the victor. Can HTC win back some of its battered pride with its HTC Sensation, or will Samsung’s era of smartphone dominance continue with the critically-acclaimed Samsung Galaxy S 2? Read our blow-by-blow account of the contest to find out.
