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Samsung i9100 (Galaxy S II) review: 2011 dual-core flagship.

Item: Samsung i9100 (Galaxy S II)
Rating: 72
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2011·$600

Overall

72/100

Class rank

#9 of 70

Tier

Flagship

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

Samsung Galaxy S II i9100.

Galaxy S II was Samsung's dual-core breakthrough — 8.5 mm slim with Super AMOLED Plus in 2011.

01Display

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among flagship phones of 2011 — 21 points above the cohort average.

TypeSuper AMOLED Plus

Size4.3"

Resolution800 x 480

02Performance

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2011 — 19 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetExynos 4210 Dual

RAM1 GB

Storage16 GB + microSDHC

03Camera

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2011 — 14 points above the cohort average.

Main8 MP autofocus + LED

Front2 MP

04Battery

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2011 — 20 points above the cohort average.

Capacity1,650 mAh (removable)

05Software

68/100

68/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2011.

What works

8.5 mm — thinnest phone at launch.
Super AMOLED Plus brighter.
Dual-core Exynos.
Removable battery.

What doesn't

1 GB RAM.
WVGA — not HD.
16 GB base.
Android 2.3 launch.

Cross-shop it against

Nexus 4 (LG)

$299 · score 80/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 70-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .