Chasethebase Reporter Posted May 7, 2011 Reporter Share Posted May 7, 2011 Not even going to bother. (Y) Still, this is another great review, you should considering applying to the news team! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrk Reviews Posted May 7, 2011 Author Reviews Share Posted May 7, 2011 Thanks Chasethebase! How does one go about applying for the news team by the way? And are there perks? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasethebase Reporter Posted May 7, 2011 Reporter Share Posted May 7, 2011 Thanks Chasethebase! How does one go about applying for the news team by the way? And are there perks? :D There is a page on Neowin which has all the information you need. That happens to be here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheElite Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 didnt they say that the CM7 still has bugs etc? It probably does. I just haven't noticed them yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrk Reviews Posted May 7, 2011 Author Reviews Share Posted May 7, 2011 There is a page on Neowin which has all the information you need. That happens to be here. Cheers I will have a read of the requirements and send something in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheElite Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Homescreen widgets: - Minimalist Text - Snowstorm (weather) Thank you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billus Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Sound quality of the videorecorder is very good, the mic supresses noise and in the call you can enable noise reduction and so on. There are various videos on Youtube too to demonstrate mic quality in videos. Ahh sweet. Probably be able have an audible phone call whilst out at a club or bar. I'm exploring a haunted house tomorrow with a mate of mine (previous Urbex pics here: http://robbiekhan.co.uk ) so expect an update demoing the HD camcorder being put to actual use instead of just some trees, cars and **** ;) But the iPhone 4 changes "everything", again! ;) Sounds great man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted May 7, 2011 Veteran Share Posted May 7, 2011 Decent review mrk, really like the photos you took of the handset (Y) If I were to get an Android handset, this would definitely be the one (I love the build quality/hardware specs) but my iPhone 4 currently does everything I want :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Observer Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Not even going to bother. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Veteran Posted May 7, 2011 Veteran Share Posted May 7, 2011 Great Review Mrk - you really should join the Neowin news team :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViZioN Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Nice review Mrk. I can definitely see the Galaxy SII being my next phone, I could really do with an upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexx295 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Great review, thanks! The only thing that keeps me from getting this phone is TouchWiz; I've heard only bad things about it. I think I'll wait for the HTC Sensation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billus Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Great review, thanks! The only thing that keeps me from getting this phone is TouchWiz; I've heard only bad things about it. I think I'll wait for the HTC Sensation. TouchWiz provides quite a few intuitive features. Features like adjusting brightness by running your finger along the notification bar, able to play most, if not all, media formats out of the box. TouchWiz 4 is also a great improvement on 3. Gone is the black background in the application launcher, animations are fluid and not overdone and the apps themselves have improved. I'd have to play around with stock android again to notice the difference as I have been accustomed to it. In reality, Sense is all about looks whereas TouchWiz is about functionality. I like Sense but it doesn't have features that really improve on the Android system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zain Adeel Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Very nice Photography! :) always find it to be so in ur reviews! Gear??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidSolstice Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Damn good review, and bloody good camera you used to take pictures, an SLR, I presume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ke3pup Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 I like the simple black theme you have on your phone. Just wondering What theme are you using for GO launcher? Which snowstrom skin are you using? The folders you have in app drawer , are they stock Samsung or did you customize them too (HOW)? I hope you can get to answer these question. which widget do you have on homescreen for battery information and what skin? Getting my SG II in couple of days and can't wait to get a similar looking theme as in the photos :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrk Reviews Posted May 8, 2011 Author Reviews Share Posted May 8, 2011 Thanks all, I use a Canon EOS 40D dSLR< it's 5~ years old but was top of its game and is still good today :p I like the simple black theme you have on your phone. Just wondering What theme are you using for GO launcher? Which snowstrom skin are you using? The folders you have in app drawer , are they stock Samsung or did you customize them too (HOW)? I hope you can get to answer these question. which widget do you have on homescreen for battery information and what skin? Getting my SG II in couple of days and can't wait to get a similar looking theme as in the photos :). Hi there, All the info is at the bottom of my original post :) The folders are part of the Go Launcher EX and the Snowstorm is the weather widget using the built in Sketch theme with custom colours :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaAddict Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Excellent review. I had been debating between the Atrix and S2 and this review affirms my decision for the S2. There might be some smaller annoyances as noted with in OP, but there's nothing that cannot be fixed with some simple rooting and apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalx Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Great review, thanks! The only thing that keeps me from getting this phone is TouchWiz; I've heard only bad things about it. I think I'll wait for the HTC Sensation. Can always go back to vanilla android or use a launcher of your preference but touchwiz 4 isn't as bad as 3 was. Certainly not something worth holding back on when look at phone as a whole compared to the rubbish HTC is serving up. This phone would be a lot better choice then the HTC sensation. The SGS2 is probably the best well balanced feature smartphone on the market now and will be for a while. Most other devices at the moment you have to make a compromise to enjoy it and over look something (HTC battery life and updates, motorola & HTC bootloader locking, sonys laggy as UI etc) This device seems to balance nearly everything perfectly and you're hard picked to find any actual flaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrk Reviews Posted May 8, 2011 Author Reviews Share Posted May 8, 2011 Sweet, just noticed this featured on weekly reviews on the frontpage, thanks a lot! https://www.neowin.net/news/neowin-member-reviews-samsung-galaxy-s-ii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG- Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Ah that's a pretty clear explanation thanks! if it does use a similar chip then this could also mean that camcorder recordings could further be improved as well? I don't see why not. :) Depends how good/bad the SGS II is out of the box I suppose as to whether there is any improvement to be made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrk Reviews Posted May 8, 2011 Author Reviews Share Posted May 8, 2011 I'm very impressed with the mic pickup out the box really, the quality is greata nd it picks up a lot of ambience, I will have to record a video when there's a lot going on sound wise and update my OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanor Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Thanks for this review, quite interesting to see how the SGS2 compares to my SGS1, nice photos also. :) Would it be possible to share your minimalistic text config? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrk Reviews Posted May 8, 2011 Author Reviews Share Posted May 8, 2011 Thanks for this review, quite interesting to see how the SGS2 compares to my SGS1, nice photos also. :) Would it be possible to share your minimalistic text config? Here you go :) Battery EX.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanor Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Here you go :) Thanks a lot! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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