Samsung Galaxy S II

fionny

I always figured it was because they were too greedy to pay the postage for larger items.

Jaykay70

Goodshape wrote: »

What if I'm inside an app? There's no search button in the context menu of the browser (for one example).

Just seems like a silly omission. Particularly for developers, who can no longer rely on a standard set of buttons and have to clutter their context menus with sometimes-duplicate functionality.

Umm, that is incorrect! If you press and hold the 'Menu' button then the search pops up no matter where you are. Also, if you press and hold the centre button then the task manager opens up - all very handy.

I like being able to wake the phone up using the centre button instead of the litttle button on the side - much easier than my Nexus S!

reb73

Its rumoured that Sammy might go the HTCMotorola way with a locked bootloader for Galaxy S2 , hoping this isn't true..

Strange as Sony is doing the opposite and making available a bootloader unlocking portal online for sim-free handets (with warranty disclaimers, admittedly!)

fionny

God I hope they are wrong... nonetheless the guys @ xda-dev will break it...

crazygeryy

just as a matter if interest if you stuck a s galaxy 2 battery into a s galaxy 1 phone would it work?extend battery life?
or would it blow the phone to bits lol

fionny

I would imagine it wont fit at all. You can buy higher powered batteries online something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.ie/3000mAh-Extended-Battery-Samsung-GT-i9000-Galaxy-S-/120711215710?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c1af2fa5e#ht_1002wt_1139

crazygeryy

fionny wrote: »

I would imagine it wont fit at all. You can buy higher powered batteries online something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.ie/3000mAh-Extended-Battery-Samsung-GT-i9000-Galaxy-S-/120711215710?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c1af2fa5e#ht_1002wt_1139

yea ive seen them but it makes the phone seem bloody huge by the looks of it.ill stick to charging it.

JOCookie

Just seen phones 4U have this on the 27th of April in the UK.. Hopefully it gets here mid may, or sooner

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/samsung-galaxy-s2-gets-early-uk-release-date-945447

rh5555

Was told by Carphone Warehouse yest. it wont be in Ireland before June. Didn't know if beginning or end of June.

fionny

I just pestered Sammy Ireland on FB again and they said its here on the 1st of June.

thomasj

Whats with the difference between ireland and the uk. Apples gap between the two wasnt even as long!

teednab-el

Is this phone alot better than the HD Desire? Besides having a dual core processor that the HD Desire doesnt is there anything else that this phone beats the HD Desire hands down? Is it worth the upgrade down the line?

RonnieL

Interesting review of the S II (you need to watch it all): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSbTCjCTubQ

Oafley Jones

RonnieL wrote: »

Interesting review of the S II (you need to watch it all): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSbTCjCTubQ

Not a review, just one of many pointless extreme unboxing videos that Samsung marketing have done for the SGS 2. Really curious to see how the battery life is.

RonnieL

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Not a review, just one of many pointless extreme unboxing videos that Samsung marketing have done for the SGS 2. Really curious to see how the battery life is.

Sarcasm was obviously lost on you....

adrian522

Lost on me too, pointless

RonnieL

RonnieL wrote: »

Interesting review of the S II (you need to watch it all): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSbTCjCTubQ

I was being sarcastic when I said my previous link was to an interesting review. It was clearly a ridiculous review, but I found it funny when it backfired on the reviewer at the end. Anyway, here is a link to a worthwhile review: http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-s2-930907/review

Cableguy

RonnieL wrote: »

Interesting review of the S II (you need to watch it all): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSbTCjCTubQ

Hilarious .... how the others dont see your sacasim is beyond me

fionny

That Tech Radar review has firmed up my decision to buy this phone when its out.

Otacon

fionny wrote: »

That Tech Radar review has firmed up my decision to buy this phone when its out.

Are you going to get the NFC-enabled one though?

fionny

Not worried about NFC if its in it great if not no biggie as there will be almost no useage of NFC in Ireland for the next 2-5 years i reckon... ill deffo have changed my phone by then :P

Cableguy

Otacon wrote: »

Are you going to get the NFC-enabled one though?

Whats NFC? and by the sounds of it will there be different types/models of the GSII?

Run_to_da_hills

Cableguy wrote: »

Whats NFC? and by the sounds of it will there be different types/models of the GSII?

NFC is basically a smart card tracking device built into your phone that wiill log all your purchase / movements on a datadase for two years under EU / Irish data retention directives.

NFC will raise serious privacy concerns when they start to roll out here. Give it about two to three years and you will start paying for your groceries, petrol and rail tickets with it.

NFC can also be used for person to person transactions just like cash which is even more worring. Of course we will be told that this technology will illiminate the black economy and kill off cash crime but there is a price. IE Big Brother.

http://wiseupjournal.com/?p=633

Otacon

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

NFC is basically a smart card tracking device built into your phone that wiill log all your purchase / movements on a datadase for two years under EU / Irish data retention directives.

NFC will raise serious privacy concerns when they start to roll out here. Give it about two to three years and you will start paying for your groceries, petrol and rail tickets with it.

NFC can also be used for person to person transactions just like cash which is even more worring. Of course we will be told that this technology will illiminate the black economy and kill off cash crime but there is a price. IE Big Brother.

http://wiseupjournal.com/?p=633

:rolleyes:

Yeah, so NFC, Near Field Communication, is the technology in the new Barclaycard Credit Cards and London Underground Oyster cards. They can be used for quick transactions and communications between phones. See here.

fionny

So Paranoid you posted the same rant twice?

Run_to_da_hills

Otacon wrote: »

:rolleyes:

Yeah, so NFC, Near Field Communication, is the technology in the new Barclaycard Credit Cards and London Underground Oyster cards. They can be used for quick transactions and communications between phones. See here.

And also an effective tool for the authorities for an up and coming pan European police state. .

This article is almost 6 years old and things have come along way since.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4800490.stm

srsly78

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

NFC is basically a smart card tracking device built into your phone that wiill log all your purchase / movements on a datadase for two years under EU / Irish data retention directives.

NFC will raise serious privacy concerns when they start to roll out here. Give it about two to three years and you will start paying for your groceries, petrol and rail tickets with it.

NFC can also be used for person to person transactions just like cash which is even more worring. Of course we will be told that this technology will illiminate the black economy and kill off cash crime but there is a price. IE Big Brother.

http://wiseupjournal.com/?p=633

Cool story bro. But no way am I paying 2 quid for bus in London when it's only 1 if I use the evil NFC :pac:

Run_to_da_hills

srsly78 wrote: »

Cool story bro. But no way am I paying 2 quid for bus in London when it's only 1 if I use the evil NFC :pac:

The Tube dose better than that, ie 1.50 for an Oyster zone one journey as opposed to 4 quid using cash. This is why TFL has now in excess of an 80% smart card useage.

With out carrot and donkey incentives no one would buy into the cashless system, An example of this was the "Ennis Information Age Town" 1997 Visacash was introduced along with Telecom Eireann, It fell flat oin its face. Give everyone in Ennis a subsidised NFC phone and you could guarantee it would succeed. http://steveon2.tripod.com/visacash2.htm

BTW you dont need a Samsung GalexyS2 to have an introduction to NFC, you can insert an imbedded micro SD card to convert almost any smart phones to this technology with the correct firmware installed.

http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/7224/1/1/

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Been reading up on this today. It may even draw me away from my beloved iPhone when it comes out !

Penn

Was going to get this but I think the price will be too high. Going to get the Sony Xperia Arc tomorrow, which I think is a better phone for it's price. I'll be due an upgrade in November which is around my birthday anyway so if it comes down in price I might get it then