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[genus]

mrk, on 09 May 2011 - 22:56, said:

I didn't forget about the flash camera samples either

2 pics each, one with flash, one without. ISO was set to 500 or auto.
















As you can see, the flash is just a high powered LED, similar to the ones you get in Cree powered torches. It's not ideal as a flash and unlike many Sony Ericsson phones isn't close to the quality of a Xenon flash but thankfully the no flash pictures come out excellent anyway so the need for flash would be far and between for most people.

Nice picture ;-)

I do hope in many scene we no need flash ;-P
heard that the led flash of sgs2 is yellowish & can cause the photo taken tend to be yellowish/ greenish, especially on human face/skin.
did you try to take portrait shot? how is it?

[+mrk]

Depends on the white balance, set the white balance and all will be fine.

[sammy2]

How much did it cost ?

[+mrk]

sammy2, on 11 May 2011 - 20:02, said:

How much did it cost ?

Same as everywhere sim free!

[Dinggus]

I'm really liking this phone, but I had android before and I had to go back to the iPhone.

[z0phi3l]

Matrix XII, on 10 May 2011 - 03:16, said:

Wow, very good review. Makes me want to leave my iPhone 4 for one

I had the Galaxy S Captivate (Rogers Wireless) and I liked the phone. As that one picture shows, the SAMOLED screens have the best contrast by far. The blacks are unparalleled to anything I've seen.

I still think Android is too fragmented in terms of updates and carriers. That's the only thing I have against it... I have to wait for another upgrade, but I'm on Telus now it should be easier, their customer service is better lol

Don't let the "fragmentation" FUD fool you, and Samsung was pretty good at getting updates released, it was at least here in the US the carriers that screwed us over

[sammy2]

mrk, on 11 May 2011 - 21:01, said:

Same as everywhere sim free!

I have no idea, but thanks. Will search around.

[onionjuice]

MUST...
MUST...... GET!! ..

I have a question about battery life for this thing. How long does it last while continuously surfing the web (4G), and idle?
My mom had the Galaxy S and she had to return it because it's battery life was like 2 days after using web for 2 hours in all, and idle for the rest of the time, it died on the 2nd day. (I set all settings to low eg: screen brightness, closed all apps, etc)

[+mrk]

2 days battery is good. No smartphone will last more than this with regular usage making use of all the features.

Samsung (among other big names) are a part of the Android partnership program with Google and have vowed to keep phones updated for at least 18 months. That and Android 3.1 due this year will merge Honycomb and Gingebread and will be compatible with ALL Android devices.

Also, Android is getting major updates soon. Movies available on the Market, music streaming over the Cloud (50GB storage) and so on. See Google IO 2011.

Also Samsung have confirmed unlocked bootloaders on all new phones so rooting =

[deactivated170812]

Great review and awesome phone.

The only thing that is withholding me from buying one of the smartphones is their size.

[Digitalx]

BunBunCake, on 12 May 2011 - 10:48, said:

MUST...
MUST...... GET!! ..

I have a question about battery life for this thing. How long does it last while continuously surfing the web (4G), and idle?
My mom had the Galaxy S and she had to return it because it's battery life was like 2 days after using web for 2 hours in all, and idle for the rest of the time, it died on the 2nd day. (I set all settings to low eg: screen brightness, closed all apps, etc)

It's not 4G lol so that's out the question. but at best you'll get about 2 days of this with moderate usage but even that's pushing it. This is normal for smart phones to only have 24-48 hours cycle with usage. Maybe able to squeeze 3 maybe on idle whole time but yeah that's dependant on background operations and syncing etc.

I'm certainly hanging out for it till it hopefully comes below $1100 NZD.

[Shaun]

http://www.techspot....deo-inside.html

[nik louch]

I'm torn... I want this, but Samsung themselves have said an NFC versions will hit the UK soon... Is NFC worth waiting for? I like the premise, but will it be used?

[+mrk]

I think the NFC one is lesser in spec, if it's indeed the Tegra2 powered one then it may not sport a SAMOLED+ screen too.

[Hollow.Droid]

njlouch, on 13 May 2011 - 10:21, said:

I'm torn... I want this, but Samsung themselves have said an NFC versions will hit the UK soon... Is NFC worth waiting for? I like the premise, but will it be used?

It's a great idea in practice and there have been selected roll outs in the UK (Mcdonalds in key cities for one) but until it becomes much more widely available I wouldn't count it as a must have for a new phone. In a few years however I hope it's commonplace.