I hope I understand your question correctly
Whatever data plan you subscribed is INDEPENDENT of phone type. Data plan charges is based purely on the number of bytes you download/upload.
The phone type capability will affect your costs only based on how efficient/how fast it can download or upload data and this again dependent on the signal strengths in your area

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This post has been edited by benny888: May 8 2011, 07:50 PM

i just played with SGS II and i don't think it's that bad as some of u guys saying. maybe there might be some weaknesses, but some of them is well known.. and it's not that serious...

for example i notice some people complaining about the lack of led notification. come on! it's very obvious and clear there's no led notification and why after bought the phone only complain? it's like buying samsung phone and complain there is no htc sense widgets. LOL!

the phone is not bad at all.. i like it.. and few hours playing where i tested thoroughly almost everything (normal usage, call: speaker, loudspeaker, bluetooth, sms, mms gps: brut map, papago x5, games, web surfing, video playback, music playback, browsing gallery, camera capture, video recording) enough to convince me to buy this phone soon..

there's no perfect phone and SGS 2 is not send to earth by GOD.

noise reduction..

for me o2x all the time~

Ever since I got Android phone, I find there is no real purpose of syncing stuff with PC. Everything (contacts, calendar, mails, documents) is done over the cloud!

I had been follow this thread since V1. I have a question, since I am the noobie in Android. Should i wait for the HTC sensation or give a hit to SGS 2? HTC Sensation seem like having the internal GPS antenna which would be giving better navigation? Please feel free to advise. Thanks:-)

There's probably no definite answer for your question. Everyone got different preference (from Spec I think both are good phones), and HTC Sensation is not even released yet

This post has been edited by samurai1337: May 8 2011, 08:06 PM

android like one said, takes full use mostly of its software, not just by its hardware.

even with a low spec phone, with the right software coding, the phone is silky smooth.

local telco usually provide us a plan if we want to used internet for data plan apart from what uncle benny said. u need to subscribe it. for example i am using prepaid number, and i subscribe internet excess at rm18 per week. no additional charge, u can also subscribe daily.(this only for celcom)

for postpaid number, u can subscibe mobile internet, they got several plan for it and it cost a lot cheaper. but got quata. for example 1 gb size per 1 month

like bb user, they can subscribe rm0.50, rm1, rm2.50 per day(this is celcom rate). the higher the price, more service u can get

This post has been edited by OrangePillow: May 8 2011, 08:04 PM

does the SGS2 imported from UK support chinese language?

how about the vlingo in sgs2? ok to use? accurate?

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Added on May 8, 2011, 8:39 pmI heard from 1 user at uk, yes it does, but no mandarin input, need to install app for that.

This post has been edited by genus: May 8 2011, 08:39 PM

Wow, so many bad review about SGS II. Not sure what you all want from a smartphone. Overall TW is good enough out of the box. 15hr and counting for my battery with 30% left.

@oldKyoo I just played Glyder 2 and I'm not sure why your phone lag but mine is fine.


Simple homescreen.





This post has been edited by jonrwg: May 8 2011, 08:46 PM

nice lockscreen!

btw why so many hates the lockscreen? personally i like it a lot and i think it's better than the stock android.

it allows a different picture as wallpaper, and also allows quick access to sms / miss call..

My opinion on some comments raised by potential buyers : Is the SGS II a good worthy buy ?

Is this the best ? NO it is not. There is always a better one coming out just round the corner. As of now , if it meets most of your needs, consider it your best

First of all do not be distracted by negative comments unless it is a repeated case similarly opinionated by several users. Off the cuff comments are plenty and we do have not many users yet - I recorded 10 so far but only active commenting on it is 3-4 users only. Others are quiet, perhaps they are very happy with it already or they are just too shy to post their opinions. Some negative comments are solely based on personal preferences on what they expect from the phone. Their certain expectations could be unimportant to you

These are my personal opinion - there is no right/wrong answer here. I am not a high power user. Besides the usual phone functions, I used the phone mainly for browsing/Email/Newsfeed/RSS/Tweeter/Facebook updates. Multitasking is an important criteria for me

User Interface : Do not compare with HTC Sense which is far superior . Touch Wiz 4 though is an improvement is still way behind in terms of design, features, attractiveness - there is still lacking the " will die and grab it " appeal . However it is a vast improvement over the older Galaxy S - is slicker, smoother and more responsive. If you don't like it, just customize it yourself with other launchers: ADW or Zeam or Launcher Pro or Go Launcher or SpB Shell 3D - fill the homescreens with your desired apps and widgets. I am on SpB Shell 3D and is superbly smooth and slick, way much better than my other dual core Motorola Atrix.

General performance / speed : Apps access/ launching and respond - fast, very very fast and smooth, must say is the best and fastest I have used. Beats and blow away the other dual core Atrix to " oblivion". The change to EXT4 FS is indeed a big boost vs the RFS FS used in Galaxy S

Operating temperatures : Fair and good , ranging 30 to 45 degree C - I am comfortable with it. The warmness is insignificant to me

Reboot issues : NONE detected so far

Battery life : Hard to say as I have yet to really test it. First day impression as battery was not fully charge, at idle with several apps auto refreshing data ( email, weather, RSS, Newsfeed) from 11 pm till 7 am, battery drop by 30 % which is higher than my other Androids which ranges about 20 % max . Would give a better feedback after several days usage

Camera/Video : I do not have high expectations. Even the ARC which is deem the best does not impress me significantly that I will be overwhelm by it. I'd just say as a normal user I am happy with it - at least it turns up sharp, nice, clear and not blur. Again this feature dependent on one's levels of expectations. Haven't taken any night shots yet. Anyway to me this camera feature is just a bonus when I need it - it is never a consideration when I buy phones

Browser ( on Dolphin HD ) : Superb , the screen slightly oversensitive at times and occasionally flicker slightly . Slightly faster than the Atrix and is way ahead of the IS, Arc, Streak, Galaxy tab

Games : I tested only Asphalt 6 - superb graphics display, very smooth and responsive - slightly better than Atrix . Other Androids just cannot compare which show some lag at times. Anyway, I am not a gamer - how well it performs is not an important issue. Based on its hardware, I don't think one will regret using it to play games

GPS : Excellent , "hundred" times better than SGS. GPS loactions lockup using Aura 2-3 sec ; Papago X5 5-8 secs

Just two days on it, my satisfaction factor : 9.5/10
Overall is the best Android I have used to date. I have said I wish to give Samsung a second chance after a dismal performance from the SGS and I must say I am not disappointed. As a comparison, How do my other Androids rank compared to it ?

HTC Incredible S : 9
Motorola Atrix : 9
Xperia Arc : 7
Dell Streak : 7
Galaxy Tab : 9
Nexus One : 9
HD2 @ android : 8
Galaxy S : 5

This post has been edited by benny888: May 8 2011, 09:02 PM

All Samsung Android phone does not have LED. For me, I did not like LED much coz when I put my phone on the desk I'm expecting it to inform me for any notifications. LED requires you to glance your phone once in a while.

I use app like EasyReminder which will vibrate or play ringtones for any notifications and it does have sleep timer which will not disturb my slumber at night.

well said and fair enuff! anyway what's the rating for Atrix?

Oh I missed that - edited : 9

thanks for review uncle benny, nice to hear the review from malaysian user, tomorrow i will grab my phone

sir...i got something to ask u...can i pm u ?

+1 to Uncle Benny.
I'm new to android too and plan to get it tomorrow from 1 of the seller in this forum. Thou, most of them will only able to confirm stock tomorrow.

ijat91, u getting the phone from where? mine sharing?

Correction, me no connection!

Observation may be lah...

buntutwoman I cannot commend lah...she is well connected!

Comparison of photos taken by Galaxy S II and Nexus S

Galaxy S II


Nexus S



Galaxy S II


Nexus S


Galaxy S II


Nexus S



In some pictures, I feel Nexus S has better colour ...
Some pictures, Galaxy S II very sharp..