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piesforyou

3:11 PM on 19 May, 2011

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Got one of these bad boys arriving tomorrow. HTC frustrated me with their lack of internal memory, and their recent trend of trying to lock down the OS. If only the innards of this phone were matched with the shell of the Sensation....

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DavidDB

3:41 PM on 19 May, 2011

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A phone with poor call quality gets recommended?

Has someone on Trusted Reviews been on the sherry?

Its looking increasingly likely my 2nd Android will be the HTC - While I know so many people raved about the first Galaxy S when I finally got my hands on it it felt light, cheap and plastic compared to the rock solid and superbly built HTC Desire 1. This review just makes me feel it would engineer much the same response but bigger.

Thankfully new devices are coming thick and fast to the Android camp so by the time I do update I will have a slightly wider choice of phones and one with an excellent call quality ;)

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Behnam

4:06 PM on 19 May, 2011

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First thing that i have to mention is that in my opinion this review just seems to reeks of apple fanboy talk.
Seriously stop mentioning the iPhone already :S it's a good phone but it's not that good! i think its a good but overpriced phone created by a control freak company.

I can't say much about the call quality so far because i haven't called that much with my S2 but i did already once call outside when it was windy and i had no problem having a conversation.

2 the size being too big is just something personal and if someone doesn't like the size they should get a smaller phone but i dissagree with the size being a con.

3 i agree with the battery cover being thin but i don't consider that as a con, i'd rather have the thin battery cover than the ridiculous glass back cover of the iPhone 4 u seem to love so much.
Premium? yeah right not only is the iPhone heavy it's back cover cracks easily too. You call that premium? No thank you i'll stick with my thin flimsy S2 cover :)
I accidently dropped my S2 yesterday from at least 1 meter high and i was afraid of damage, but all that it caused was a very tiny little scratch u wouldn't see if u don't look carefully enough.
Do this with the iPhone and i wouldn't be surprised if you would get the same result as in the picture in the link below.

I am very happy Android has taken the top spot in the world of OS's and i hope they retain that spot for good.
http://static.phonesreview.co.uk/wp-content/phoneimages/2010/06/500x_tumblr_l4hvbpwpwt1qa8r1o.jpg

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David Horn

4:28 PM on 19 May, 2011

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I have one of these phones and have never encountered issues with call quality. In fact, I've been very impressed with the phone doing a decent job of noise cancellation even in very noisy environments. Perhaps you've been given a dodgy one?

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HappyDude

4:35 PM on 19 May, 2011

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I don't agree that the lack of HDMI port can be considered a slip up when the micro USB port can be used for this purpose if you have the right cable (as you said in the article). That's just good design, not opening the case up with any more holes than absolutely necessary. Some other devices reviewed recently lack this feature all together but that wasn't commented on.

Call qaulity is highly dependent on network coverage. With good signal, I have had great performance in call and only as bad as others when signal was bad.

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Behnam

5:23 PM on 19 May, 2011

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What i also forgot to mention is that Edward compares this to the iPhone and complains about the call quality of the S2. It could indeed be the network connection or a dodgy S2, but that does not mean it has bad call quality.
I am also surprised that you compare this to the iPhone because if there is any phone that has some serious call quality then it is the iPhone! remember antennagate :)

@Happydude I agree with you i forgot to mention it but indeed a phone shouldn't have more holes than necessary. Besides HDMI is not something most people think of when buying a phone, the average consumer rather thinks of things such as surfing on the web to all sorts of sites like youtube or facebook.

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Jake

5:39 PM on 19 May, 2011

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Great review! Let's hope smartphone technology keeps innovating at this rate.

However, I don't know if I just couldn't find it or not, but I don't seem to be able to see anything on Video/Camera performance. There's the obvious usual reference images after the review, but it would be nice to read about it (also, there isn't any indication on video performance.) I've heard the camera is great, but it would be nice to hear it from you guys, too!

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dbeckrify

6:52 PM on 19 May, 2011

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Just to comment on the call quality 'issue': No problems at all with my handset (SGS2, obviously), and I live in a part of the country that is not exactly known for its superb network coverage.
And the flimsy back-cover really only is an issue whenever I take it off and bend it around like mad. Now, seriously, how often does anyone do that?

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philehidiot

7:04 PM on 19 May, 2011

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Surely if it can't get the basics right and be a good phone then it should be heavily penalised?

I hope you can clarify if this call quality issue is a dodgy handset or actually a problem as I will never buy a phone that doesn't get the basics right, just like I wouldn't ever buy a motorbike that doesn't work on the road but is amazing on a racetrack.

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falcomomo

7:11 PM on 19 May, 2011

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@Benham I agree that it's a bit annoying everything gets compared to the iPhone non-stop...even though it has a ridiculous glass back and drops calls like an angry girlfriend. -- but I think trustedreviews in general and certainly Edward steer clear of the Apple fan-boy(-ism?) that you would get from say Gizmodo or Engadget.

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myst

7:12 PM on 19 May, 2011

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First review of the phone I've read where the call quality was poor. Endgadget, techradar, mentions differently

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Behnam

8:26 PM on 19 May, 2011

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@ Jake Still it does not mean that the iPhone is the benchmark of the mobile phone world. At one point it might have been, but it has been surpassed and obliterated by phones like the Atrix, LG's 2x and the S2.

Also what your saying here " Besides, just because you don't think the iPhone is good enough to compare to other phones, doesn't mean other people think the same" is just bull and makes no sense at all because you didn't see me saying that other people think the same now did you!?
And learn to read because i didn't say good enough i only said its good but not that good. As in not that good to be the benchmark of the mobile phone industry anymore.

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Chris

12:36 AM on 20 May, 2011

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This is the problem with reading reviews written from a personal perspective. Ed knows that the call quality 'issue' is not going to be a problem for 90% of users, and he knows that the flimsy nature of the rear cover can only be appreciated when it's removed (he even says it explicitly). Ed is looking for factors that differentiate this phone from the competition, and thankfully most phones these days are so good that these factors are barely negatives at all. Unfortunately, merely mentioning them in a negative light lends the impression that they're more serious than they really are.

It's a hard life, trying to communicate with the public. Kenneth Clarke, anyone?

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betelgeus

3:23 AM on 20 May, 2011

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benham, nobody has gone on about the iphone more than you ,are you regretting your purchase already send it back and get an iphone instead.

@TR i gues touch wizz has improved not one mention in the whole thread.

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topbuzz

8:37 AM on 20 May, 2011

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The call quality issues mentioned in the review must have been network related. I've had my SGSII for two weeks now and there is nothing wrong with the call quality at all, it's been perfectly clear and with no negatives. The phone itself is by far the best I've ever owned and is amazingly fast.

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Ed

10:13 PM on 20 May, 2011

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Just to clarify, the call quality issues mentioned were not network related. The earpiece volume was low in a number of test calls which had good signal. It also had a crackling quality at high volume that was most definitely the handset. That this may have been a one off issue is perfectly possible but network issues were not to blame.

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topbuzz

10:25 AM on 21 May, 2011

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Fair enough. I imagine that must have been a dodgy handset then as I've found mine to have no call problems whatsoever and this is the first review I've seen mention anything like that.

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Saltank

9:17 PM on 22 May, 2011

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I've been doing a lot of obsessive research in to call quality and have found that only O2 and Orange have decent quality for iPhone 4, 3G and 3GS.
I wonder if it's the same for Android phones now, considering that the iPhone4 antenna design is amazing and the signal is a lot better than most Android phones of the past.
Though I see you were using Orange so it might've been a bad handset?

It doesn't support HD Voice, too, which is a shame! Every phone should support it now.

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PrimaryKey

8:23 PM on 8 July, 2011

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While a making calls on a mobile may no longer be its prime function, I fail to see how it can score so well if call quality is an issue. A bit like buying a car and listing all its attributes only to finish off with "well the ride quality was crap".

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Soban

11:52 AM on 10 July, 2011

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I've had the phone two weeks and up until today would have given it 9/10. This morning the screen turned dark blue over about 80% of it's area, so it's defective and being returned.

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canonyau

2:36 PM on 17 July, 2011

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The back may look flimsy due to it's thinness, but it's actually been engineered to be very strong. Check this youtube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErXqnQKs-tA

The guy bends it back and forth to the extremes and it still functions fine.

Plastics offer better reception on phones, metals tend to interfere and cause problems a la iphone 4. Plastic all the way for me!

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Adam Foreman

11:02 AM on 28 July, 2011

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I agree that Samsung's version of Android isn't the best implementation, but it's always worth pointing out to everyone new to Android phones, you can install FREE or PAID Launchers that replace Samsung's own efforts. For example Go Launcher EX is FREE and has numerous FREE widgets such as Messaging, Facebook, Calendar. Plus it has numerous FREE themes. Or from a PAID perspective, there is ADW Launcher EX which is a step up from the FREE version they offer and seen in CyanogenMod currently.

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DMG

3:51 PM on 31 December, 2011

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Be very weary about the Samsung Galaxy SII until Samsung/Google fix this issue... and it's been months. http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=17623 All games that use a Soundpool implementation in their games will crash intermittently. That's AirPenguin, Table Tennis, TankHero etc etc etc. Very annoying since I just bought one!!!

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Samsung has released the S2's successor; read our hands-on review of the Galaxy S3.

The Samsung Galaxy S2 (or Samsung Galaxy SII i9100) is clearly the smartphone of choice for those who simply want the most power. Its 1.2GHz dual core processor and bold-and-brash 4.3in screen really combine well to create a truly captivating, fast and eye-popping smartphone experience, especially if you like watching video on the move. It's not perfect, with call quality being particularly poor, and we prefer our phones a bit smaller and more ruggedly built. But nonetheless, its strengths are so compelling as to still earn a firm recommendation.

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9/10

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7/10

By Edward Chester
Reviewed 19 May 2011
Updated 22 May 2012

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£477.00

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Design: 8/10
Features: 10/10
Performance: 10/10
Usability: 8/10
Value: 8/10
Overall: 9/10

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Incredibly fast
Dazzling 4.3in screen
Excellent video playback
Web browser supports Flash
Light for its size

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Too large for some
Plastic build doesn't feel premium
Poor call quality

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