– today announced the Samsung GALAXY S II (Model: GT-I9100), a beautifully thin (8.49mm) and lightweight, dual-core smartphone that combines an unmatched viewing experience with incredible performance.

The Samsung GALAXY S II uses Android™ 2.3 Gingerbread includes access to Samsung’s four new content and entertainment hubs, seamlessly integrated to provide instant access to music, games, e-reading and social networking services.

JK Shin, President and Head of Samsung’s Mobile Communications Business. "With the GALAXY S II, Samsung wants to set the new standard of quality viewing on mobile, powerful performance, and slim and modern design.”

Powerful Performance
Dual-core application processor delivers compelling features such as fast web browsing, multi-tasking comparable to a PC-like environment, supreme graphics quality and instantly responsive 3D user interface on the large screen. The GALAXY S II also delivers seamless multitasking, switching between applications instantly. Superior 3D hardware performance makes games and video incredibly fast and smooth.
With super-fast HSPA+ connectivity, the GALAXY S II offers rapid mobile download speeds while BlueTooth® 3.0+HS considerably reduces data transfer times.The Samsung GALAXY S II has been equipped with an 8MP, high-profile camera and camcorder with 1080p full HD recording and playback.

A Next Level of Viewing Experience
The Samsung GALAXY S II has been equipped with Samsung’s new crystal-clear Super AMOLED Plus screen, the most advanced mobile visual display ever created. A significant reduction in power consumption from Super AMOLED display means it is also more energy-efficient than other comparably-sized devices, allowing Samsung to minimize device weight.

Samsung GALAXY S II Goes to Work
Samsung has introduced a new range of enterprise mobility solutions, expanding the business capabilities of the Samsung GALAXY S II and helping enterprise customers empower a flexible and connected mobile workforce.

A New World of Entertainment and Smarter Interaction
Samsung has selected the Samsung GALAXY S II as its premium mobile product with which to launch Samsung Hubs – integrated mobile applications designed to fit every element of your life : Social, Readers, Games, Music HUBS

With the enhanced voice technology on the Samsung GALAXY S II, customers will be able to do more with less. Customized Voice Translation application makes the Samsung GALAXY S II the perfect travel companion, translating voice or text into - and from - a range of languages: simply speak a word or phrase into the handset and it will instantly translate it, with audio and text output.

For swift and simple device management, Samsung has introduced Kies Air. With Kies air, consumers can manage their smartphone contents from their PC, via local WiFi connections. download photos taken on the built-in camera, listen to music, check missed calls and send messages in the web browser on their PC. For added connectivity, WiFi Direct allows consumers to connect to wireless-enabled PCs and printers without the need for wireless access points. According to market requirement, the GALAXY S II is able to incorporate Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to support emerging mobile payment service and other services with mobile operators. : Read the full press report here : SOURCE

Samsung Dual Core EXNOS Application Processor* : Additional information about this processor at :
http://www.samsung.com/global/business/sem...do?news_id=1235

Network
HSPA+ 21Mbps/ HSUPA 5.76Mbps
EDGE/ GPRS Class 12
Quad band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Quad band UMTS 850/900/1900/2100

Dimensions
125.3X66.1X8.49mm

Display
4.3" WVGA SUPER AMOLED Plus *

Memory
1GB RAM, 16GB/32GB
MicroSD (up to 32GB)

Camera
8MP AF with LED Flash + 2MP Front

Connectivity
Wi-Fi a/b/g/n
BT v3.0+HS
USB 2.0 OTG
Connectors
MicroUSB, 3.5mm Ear Jack
MHL Port :
* May not be applicable in some regions.
* Display: "4.27" in actual measurement

Battery
1650mAh

OS
Android OS Gingerbread

Message
SMS/MMS (OMA v1.2)
Email (POP3/IMAP/SMTP, SSL/TLS)
Exchange ActiveSync Email

Audio
MP3, OGG, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB
AMR-WB, WMA, WAV, MID, AC3, IMY, FLAC, XMF

Video
MPEG4, H.264, H.263, WMV, DivX, Xvid, VC-1
Recording & Playback 1080@30fps

Image
JPEG, PNG, GIF, WBMP, BMP, AGIF

OTHERS :

GPS
A-GPS
Convergence
Easy Set-up (WPS PIN/PBC, Wi-Fi Direct)
AllShare (DLNA1.5)
Samsung Kies 2.0, Samsung Kies air
4 Hubs
Social Hub / Readers Hub /
Music Hub / Game Hub
TouchWiz
Google Mobile Services

The Galaxy S II is the first smartphone to feature an MHL port. Essentially, the micro-USB shaped MHL jack at the base of the Galaxy S II features internal circuitry that recognizes USB or MHL impedance and then automatically switches the phone into USB data / charging or MHL audio / video / charging modes. A special 5-wire micro-USB to HDMI cable lets you send video and audio to existing HDMI-equipped displays. Unfortunately, the TV won't charge the Galaxy S II during playback unless you insert a phone charger adapter between the GSII and TV or wait for MHL-enabled TVs to begin shipping later this year. Once connected, you can then use your TV's HDMI-CEC compatible remote to navigate and control the Galaxy S II's media interface. The GSII is just the first MHL device with a half-dozen phones, at least one tablet, and a few TVs coming this summer. More details are available in the video below

This is the official hands-on video of Samsung GALAXY S II. The video contains a detailed demonstration of key features and benefits, and introduces the next generation viewing, entertainment, content, and media experience of Samsung GALAXY S II.

PHANDROID
A dual-core CPU, 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, Android 2.3 and NFC support are just a sampling of where the Galaxy S II takes a huge leap forward.
Samsung Galaxy S II feels a bit more sturdy in the hand than the Galaxy of old, but its slimmed down 8.49mm profile and light weight make it one of the sleekest handsets we have seen. This is in part thanks to the thinness of the new Super AMOLED Plus display, which is undeniably one of the most gorgeous screens we have seen.
TouchWiz interface, updated to version 4.0 and rests upon Android 2.3 Gingerbread. It brings in more customization options and the introduction of four separate “hubs” taking the place of Samsung Media Hub. Books, music, games, and social are all featured.
So far we are pretty impressed. This definitely will be a strong frontrunner for best Android phone of the year (thus far, anyway).


PhoneDog


AndroidCentral


MobileBurn


INTOMOBILE
how thin and light the Galaxy S 2 is, as it’s only 8.49-millimeters thick and its incredibly light in your hands. - more ergonomic to grip, and also lends a more premium feel to the device.
Galaxy S 2 has a Super AMOLED Plus display and it’s quite bright and vibrant. Text looks brilliant and photos and videos really pop out of the screen.
Inside the Galaxy S 2 rocks a dual-core processor that enables it to do things like record video in full 1080p HD. This should also enable some great gaming, as the company is pushing the gyroscopic and accelerometer controls as a way to bring Android gaming to a new level.
- launch with Android 2.3 and a customized user interface. This latest version of the Android software will enable the device to take advantage of NFC capabilities
TouchWiz 4.0 UI - You get a more customizable homescreen, an app tray that has been refined to include a 3D rotating effect and the company has put a stronger emphasis on its hubs.
Overall, the Samsung Galaxy S 2 is a great-looking and performing smartphone and it is bringing the super phone game up another notch



Comparing display with iPhone 4


PhoneArena - on the UI features, apps , video demo

1. What is the Recommended Retail Price (RRP) for Samsung Galaxy S II?
- RRP is RM2099
- Source: http://www.facebook.com/Kheky/posts/353521579977
- This can even be confirmed from many of the sources:
>> Maxis Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=7327...150209746172986


>> Samsung Malaysia Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/SamsungUnivez?sk=app_188553317838910


>> Advertisement appeared on Lowyat.NET:


2. 2-year warranty by Samsung Elite Partners (SEP)?
- Yes, as confirmed by Samsung Malaysia in their facebook page.
- Source: http://www.facebook.com/daveriel/posts/353405959977
- 1 more: http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?stor...7&id=1031394729
- Source: http://www.samsung.com/my/support/warranty...POLICY.WARRANTY
(Bottom of the page, or search ‘SEP’)

3. Where are the Samsung Elite Partners (SEP)?
- Source: http://www.samsung.com/my/support/warranty...psspDealer.html
- Updated one: http://netdbservices.com/customer/charles/.../images/pop.jpg


4. How to make sure it is original set from Samsung Malaysia Electronics (SME)?
- There are SME stickers on the box and the back side of the phone normally under the battery. It is also sealed with blue Samsung sticker.

Please refer below links for more info. Importing these phones to Malaysia will possibly held by customs and if so, be prepared to pay up to RM 250 ( 2009 rate ) for SIRIM permit and another 10 % tax on invoiced value. If stocks available, delivery is normally 5 to 7 days
More info : See FAQ below Question # 14

16 GB @ £ 430 : http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/4203/...-free-unlocked-
32 GB @ £ 550 : http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/4371/...-free-unlocked-
16 GB @ £ 440 : http://www.clove.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-i9100-16gb
16 GB @ S$ 938 : http://www.expansys.com.sg/samsung-galaxy-...ck-16gb-209648/

As of 6 May - prices ranges from RM 2450 to RM 2800
As of early June - prices of AP RM 2000 to RM 2100
LowYat Garage Sales : http://forum.lowyat.net/MobilePhonesandRelatedAccessories

Some sellers from lowyat : I have NO connection with these sellers - just post here for your convenience : there are several more not listed

dannygeni: SME at RM 2050 : http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...ung+galaxy+s+II
alieamin : SME at RM 2000-2050 : http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...ung+galaxy+s+II
bigjoe : SME at RM 2050 : http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...ung+galaxy+s+II
gtrowa2003 : SME at RM2099 : http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...ung+galaxy+s+II
directd : AP ??? RM 1950 : http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...ung+galaxy+s+II
lhongwuh : SME at RM 2070 : http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1774480&hl=
mikecmy : SME at RM 2050 : http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1923753&hl=

Lelong.com : www.lelong.com.my

PhoneArena : http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-...w_id2712/page/1

Engadget : http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/13/samsung...per-amoled-plu/

GSMArena : http://www.gsmarena.com/mwc_2011_samsung-review-567.php

SlashGear : http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-s-...icial-13133063/

Ubergizmo : http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/02/samsung-galaxy-s-2/

PhoneArena.com : http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Gal...ands-on_id16729

Mobile-Review.com : http://www.mobile-review.com/review/samsun...axy-s2-en.shtml

A very thorough and good technical review :
Anandtech : http://www.anandtech.com/show/4177/samsung...00-benchmarked/

10 March - Hands -on prototype before release
http://androidcommunity.com/samsung-galaxy...apped-20110310/

ccm : Overall: very fast. I never used Atrix and Optimus x2, but this is really very fast.
Homescreen scrolling - no lagging, very smooth.
Gallery scrolling - seems like the reading speed is very fast, the pictures loads very fast and scrolling is very the smooth.
Web brosing: by default browser - Page loads very fast. Just complain our Internet connection from our telco isnt fast enough.
When using stock browser to browse Lowyat Forum, will have a bit lagg espcecial when u reply using stock browser. I'm not sure why, last time when I use my Nexus One and Nexus S also like that, but problem was gone if use Opera Mobile.
In Language Setting, no Japanese and Chinese, got Korean
In Samsung Keyboard input language, no Japanese and Chinese as well, got Korean.
In Swype input Language setting, got Chinese GB and BIG5, and got Japanese as well

oldKyoo : Everything I typed is based on my own device, to hell with the other people's device, because its my opinion, and it is strictly subjective.

Lets start off with the boot time and shut down time.
The Samsung Galaxy S II takes 12 seconds on average to totally shut down. To completely boot it back up, it takes 12 again on average.
Then, it takes 10 seconds to completely do all the memory reading and scanning.

From there, we enter the homescreen. Now im greeted with a hell load of heavy widgets, such as weather syncing, ap news, email, skype, and such, with a background live wallpaper. No lag is experienced when navigating from one page to another.

Screen, as you all know, is fantastic, dont be mad or whatever, but sometimes, I feel the screen looks just normal, most probably because I keep looking at the screen.

Pressing the capacitive menu button leads me to add, wallpaper, search, notifications, edit, and settings
Press edit and it will allow you to edit the 7 home pages you have, to reorganize the page in any order, or to remove the page completely (Those who have used HTC's recent android phones would be used to this function, and will feel like this is a rip off from htc's, and we'd wonder why samsung is being sued )

Pressing add and that will lead you to either an option of placing more widgets, adding folders, shortcuts, or applying wallpapers.
Now widgets, you have about 30 widgets out of the box both by samsung and google. Theres like 7 types of clocks for u people obsessed with time.
Talking about widgets, I must say, not all widgets are adjustable by size, few are only. Examples are like accuweather, ap mobile news, email, and about 1 or 2 more I could not bother to give a finger to greet their mother (its rubbish in another word).

Now within this "adding widgets" function, theres a way which samsung calls panning to move widgets from one page to another, this function I find most useful if ur on the 1st page, and you plan to place the widget on the 7th page because its just so inaccurate, like when I want to move the widget to just anothe page, for example from page 1 to page 2, id rather just drag my finger to the next page, so much faster, rather then playing super monkey ball with the damn widget and page..... Of course, you have to activate this "panning" by going to settings and to motion settings.

Next, the contact widget is pretty basic, you have keypad, logs, contacts and favourites tab on top. As usual, facebook integration makes it better, so i can see whos calling me when i forgot who is that.

With keypad tab, you get the dialer, very responsive, no lag at all at this part. You also have 2 options to call, call by voice, or call by video, and also an option to text.

Messaging, the bubble conversation as usual. but before you tap on the small bar down the screen to bring up the keyboard, you have a shortcut to attach files as such : pictures, videos, audios, locations, contacts, calander, memo and tasks. (pretty damn alot if u ask me, very useful indeed)

Since we r on the message, il talk bout the keyboard, the keyboard is alrite, i personally dont find touch screen keyboards great due to the fact that i have kinda "large fingers" not to say fat, but id definitely guarantee loads of americans will find this problem as well.

Back to the keyboard, the samsung keyboard is fine for most of you people im sure, with the additional space you get from the 4.27 inch screen, its definitely easier to type on compared to my previous nexus one.
There is also a swype keyboard, i tried it, and.. I dont find it really good, personal preference.
Now both swype and samsung keyboard has a bulit in microphone "button", pretty neat, used it, and its accurate, there was a time though where it got it quite a wrong.

Lets jump to the email client.
One word. FANTASTIC.

This client is nice because I dont know why, I do think they already have this function, but I can have like a "android 3.0 style email, with one bar separating the email list and the email content. This email content capable of supporting pinch to zoom. Neat feature indeed.
I have like a hotmail inbox, a gmail inbox, and a yahoo inbox and you can differentiate them.

Internet, its blazing fast... what the heck can I say, the dual core really does work wonderful here.
Scrolling is just so fast, without any lag. Afew sites ive been are unreal tournament web, scan.co.uk, engadget, youtube to stream a 1080p video. No lag. I swear upon my surname, browser no lag, as long as the page has finished rendering.

When I try scrolling a site while the page is still loading, i will get those checkerboard thingy. Thats the only time i ever get it.
Now, if you try to type in lowyat or any other forum's reply box, there are times where u noticed u will lag or worse, sometimes hang like my nexus one did when i was listening to music while replying here..
While using the sgs2, the lag is almost, almost! unnoticeable. I say almost because there are some times where it does lag alittle, but thats like quite rare, so no worries.
Since we r on browser, il comment about the "tilt" feature, which you can place to pressure points on the screen and bring the device back and forth, to enlarger or to minimize.. This feature... is a real waste of time, why would i want to move my hands or arms when i am already lazy to move my 2 fingers??? no brainer issue here, its just to show off to friends who are not smart enough to shoot u back with what i just said.... Or, its just a feature to say, ur phone got anot???

Moving on to GPS, the 1st time it tried to locate me, it toke exactly 2 minutes to search. Now, 2-4 seconds and it will lock u down with precision. No joke.
Maps is just the common maps but with rotation and mayb 3d buildings, i have yet to see any 3d bulidings on my screen yet, perhaps i need to bring the location to KL, okay tried, cant, this 3d feature we dont get in Malaysia...

Now lets go to the 4 hubs, Music, Game, Readers, and Social hub.
Music Hub, il skip, because its not supported here in Malaysia.

Now gamehub, We have 2 tabs above, one for social games and the other for premium games.

Social games consists of
- We Rule
- We City
- Pachinko (Is this the cute puppy doggy from the movie???)
- Forces of War
- Villians (I soppose they got all the bad guys from james bond judging from the cover that looks like 007.)
- Age of Legends (I think this is a mmorpg game)
- We Farm Safari (ANOTHER WE?????)
- Vegas Strip City (The only enticing game tittle which disappointed me 1 minute later)

Now, TO Premium Games !!!!
Premium games is nothing but a special link to all gameloft's game I believe, because we have tittle as such:
- Real Football 2011 HD
- GT Racing
- N.O.V.A Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance HD (This game is like a must to buy, it takes full advantage of the sgs2 gyroscope, hyposcope whatever scope lah)
- Lets Golf! 2 HD
- Assassin's Creed- Altair's Chronicles HD
- Hero of Sparta HD
- Shrek Kart HD
- Modern Combat 2
- Brothers In Arms 2
- James Cameron's Avatar HD (Havent watch this show yet, waiting for astro hbo )
- Dungeon Hunter HD

Well, thats bout the amount of games right now, and its quite an extensive list to me, im not a real mobile gamer, and yes, as the name suggests, u pay for the premium games... The social is free of charge.

Lastly, is the camera, owh yeah, I know u dslr lurkers are waiting to paw me on this one.
The camera is decent. Much better compared to a desire HD, but not really much difference if you compare it to sony xperia sensors.
Seriously, why frust about the photos??? just pay 20k and get a leica or a hasselblad if ur that obsessed.

Now the camera comes with quite a hell load of options, we have
- Self shot (it activates the front camera for more camwhoring)
- Flash (3 choices, disable fully, keep it auto, or enable it permanently to blind a person)
- Shooting mode (Choosing either single shot, smile shot, beauty shot, panorama, action shot, cartoon)
- Scene mode ( Choose from none to either portrait, landscape, night, sports, party/indoor, beach/snow, sunset, dawn, fall colour, firework, text, candlelight, backlight)
- Exposure value (-2.0 to +2.0, no idea)
- Focus mode (Choosing either auto focus, macro, or face detection)
- Timer (choosing from off to either, 2,5, or 10 seconds, useful when u too shy to ask ppl to take photo of urself or noone wan help u take photo of ur whole gang/triad/kampung/clan)
- Effects ( From none to either negative, grayscale, or sepia)
- Resolution (Yeah babeh, from 3264x2448 aka 8mp all the way to 640x480 aka 0.3mp)
- White Balance (Can set from Auto to daylight, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent, josticent, last one joking, dun claw me plueseeee)
- ISO (From auto to 100, 200,400,800)
- Metering (From centre- Weighted to either Spot or Matrix)
- Outdoor visibility (off or on lah)
- Anti-Shake (Cant see difference)
- Auto Contrast (Off or on)
- Blink Detection (I think it will detect if ur blinking then it wont take the photo, so it doesnt look like ur sleeping, dslr ppl help me here!)
- Guidelines (to create white borderlines for u to aim better when u wanna take a photo, so the object is where u want it to be in the photo)
- Review (to let u see the photo after u taken it)
- Image quality (from superfine baby skin to normal like ah mah)
- GPS tag (u wan ppl know where u are when they lookin at cho photo then this is gooding)
- Reset (For u to "FFFFUUUUUUU" after u so hard to set ur camera settings" and end up back where u started)

For Video mode, u have the some of the options available only, but new settings as well such as:
- Recording mode (Normal, limit for mms or self recording)
- Resolution (from 176x144 up to 1920x1080)
- Outdoor visibility (when the sun tells u to turn stop recording, u use this to challenge the sun's brightness, a losing battle indeed to begin)
- Flash (whether u want to be a night stalker in the singapore night safari)


Battery life.
I officially announced that i plug out the charger at 09.xx am and the battery was 100% full, charging for about solid 8 and a half hours while the phone was shut down.
I got my 1st battery warning at 20% by 20.13pm. Battery definitely can last you from 8am to 7pm for u working people out there. This was on moderate usage. Calls about a total of 1 hour, heavy messaging, moderate browsing, email and weather syncing. I dont know about others like ccm or anyone else, but this is far from the so claimed 2 days battery, since they got the device, and charged it up for the 1st time as i did. Battery wont last a "Whole" day, but it will get u thru ur working hours.(exclusion for those definitely working in banks and some hardworking people)

The heat, while playing games, and browsing the web, it was well within the acceptable range, but as for calling, it was never once within an acceptable range, all phones are never within that range, thats why they gave u a earphone, and thats why they sell bluetooth earsets, not to show ppl ur ear can wear one, but for a good reason. Thus, phone is cleared from overheating worries.

Hardware wise, phone is light, yes, light. But this light isnt the cheap light, it somewhat has a quality feel. hardware buttons feel great and responsive, its raised perfectly i should say, even with the rubber cover, it still feels good.
The battery cover is the one dissapointment, theres no good way of taking it out, u have to pry it out with ur fingernails, but samsung had mercy and gace a small gap only on the side above the volume control hardware button. From there, u drag ur fingernails all the way down and the battery cover will slowly come out.
Flimsy, but not to the extent of giving u an impression u can tear it easily.

One thing I want to point out for the hardware, is the usb, whoever used the samsung galaxy s knows that it had a neat little feature which made the phone much more elegant, it was the usb cover that could slide. I'd wish samsung had done this to make the phone look less "hole-ful".

Overall impressions, Touchwiz 4.0 is definitely something... all these little wonders that samsung threw in the pot certainly made the new touchwiz better then those found on the stock 1st gen sgs.
With its samsung social hub, I do find it quite a replacement for Htc's proprietary social widgets, although truth be told, it will not beat htc's one.
Satisfied?? quite satisfied.

overall ratings 9/10

where did the 1 go?? The 2 REAL reason why the one went off is because the phone rebooted itself without its master's permission. Secondly, battery door, definitely a market i see for people to get a metal doorcover, but i wish the person planning to do this all the best and godspeed, because its gonna be hard, real hard.

If u find this useful, u r more then welcome to pin this up infront of the page, and pray to god people look at this before start typing a question already answered.

Again, I really want to emphasise the browsing experience on this phone. Heavy flash webpages doesn't slow the phone at all, it feels like im browsing google search page lol....
this phone really does close the gaps between phone and tablets browsing experience. Yes, though it does come in frustration when the pages load in mobile mode, you can set the page as yr favs when the page is in desktop mode.
That is the only complain for browser.

Ok, the scrolling experience is fast, other than fast, very fast, very smooth, my language is limited myself to describe it better..

benny888 : 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

Forum Lowyat : Samsung Galaxy S2 next month - http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1711928

Forum XDA : http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1055

SamsungGalaxyS Forums : http://samsunggalaxysforums.com/showthread...Galaxy-S2-i9200

Android Central : http://forum.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii/

Anandtech : http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2143070

OS : Android (2.1, 2.2) - Eclair, Froyo vs Android 2.3 - Gingerbread
CPU : 1 GHz Cortex-A8 PowerVR SGX540 GPU, Hummingbird chipset vs Dual-core 1GHz Cortex-A9 proccessor, Orion chipset
Memory Internal 8 GB/16GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 2GB ROM vs 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Card Slot: Both similar microSD, up to 32GB
Diplay Type : Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors vs Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Display Size : 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches vs 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches
Dimensions : 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm vs 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
Weight : 119 g vs 116 g
Talk time : Up to 13 h 30 min (2G) vs Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Standby time : Up to 750 h (2G) vs Up to 576 h (3G)
GPRS : Both similar at Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE : Both similar at Class 12
3G : HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps vs HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Wi-Fi : Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; DLNA vs 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth : Yes, v3.0 with A2DP vs Yes, v3.0+HS
Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus vs 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus
Camera Features : Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and mile detection vs Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and
smile detection, image stabilization
Camera Flash : No vs Yes, LED flash
Video Camera : Yes, 720p@30fps vs Yes, 1080p@30fps
FM Radio FM radio with RDS vs Stereo FM radio with RDS

COMPARISON : http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/lg-opt...ng-galaxy-s-ii/

Display : Winner - Tie

We think the clarity and brightness of Samsung’s Super AMOLED Plus display is astounding and rivals any display technology on the market. At 480 x 800, its pixel density is equal to the Optimus 3D. Unfortunately, rendering 3D somewhat lowers the fidelity of the image. Both screens clock in at 4.3 inches. If you don’t think 3D is a gimmick, the Optimus 3D is the winner here. If you value 2D more, The Galaxy S II has a much crisper, brighter screen.

Operating System : Winner - Samsung Galaxy S II

This isn’t really a contest. Though LG has opted for the good, stable Android 2.2, Samsung is supporting Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Google made a number of needed enhancements to Android, most notably in the visual department. Many of the main Google apps received a visual overhaul for the Dec. 2010 update. In addition, the update also enhances Android’s battery management capabilities and multimedia functions.

Processor : Winner - Tie

Both handsets run a 1GHz dual-core processor. While we’re sure that one of these processors is faster than the other, for the general consumer, they’re about on equal. The Samsung Galaxy S II runs on the 1GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor and the Optimus 3D is powered by a 1GHz dual-core Texas Instruments OMAP4 processor.

Storage & Memory : Winner: Samsung Galaxy S II

Both handsets are packing a decent amount of storage and memory, but the Galaxy S II double downs the Optimus 3D in both categories. Samsung’s new phone packs 16-32GB of internal storage and 1GB of RAM. LG has a respectable 8GB of storage, but the company skimps on the RAM. Optimus includes only 512MB of RAM, which seems a bit light for a phone hoping to display 3D.

Portability : Winner - Tie

Samsung claims the Galaxy S II is the thinnest handset yet — even skinnier than the iPhone 4. It may be a few millimeters thinner than the Optimus 3D, but does it really make a difference in the grand scheme of things? These are two 4.3-inch smartphones.

Connectivity : Winner - Tie

Battery Life : Winner - Samsung Galaxy S II

With a slightly larger 1,650 mAh battery and a Super AMOLED Plus screen that sucks up less juice, the Galaxy SII wins this category hands down. The Optimus 3D has a standard 1,500 mAh battery.

Cameras : Winner - LG Optimus 3D

The Optimus 3D may only have a 5-megapixel rear camera, but it packs a neat trick. Not only can the Optimus display 3D images, it can also record 3D images (with autofocus) and video at 720p. If you choose to record in standard 2D, video quality rises even higher to full 1080p. The Galaxy S II is no slouch, however. Though it can’t produce a third dimension, the phone has an 8-megapixel rear camera capable of full 1080p recording as well. Better, it has an LED flash, which the Optimus 3D does not appear to have. So, for the 2D purist, the Galaxy S II may be the way to go.
Both devices have front-facing cameras, but the Galaxy S II wins this fight with a 2MP front camera. The LGOptimus 3D cannot record 3D images on its front camera.

Overall winner: Samsung Galaxy S II

While we can’t knock LG for trying something new with glasses-free 3D display and full 3D recording, we’re not sure the effect is entirely needed on a mobile phone. If you remove that one technological advantage, theSamsung Galaxy S II is a much beefier phone in many ways that we know matter. The Galaxy S II has double-quadruple the storage, double the RAM, a much brighter screen, runs a newer version of Android, has a larger battery, and better front and rear 2D cameras.

Form Factor : Verdict – Samsung Galaxy S II
The Samsung Galaxy S II is truly a sight to behold. Not only is it one of the thinnest devices on the planet at just 8.5mm in thickness, but it’s also one of the best looking too.
It’s exact measurements are 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm and it weighs just 116g – that’s 19g lighter than the Motorola Atrix.
The Motorola Atrix, on the other hand, doesn’t have any of the premium-feel metallic edging that's present on the Galaxy S II, but don’t let this put you off – the device looks and feels every bit the premium device. The corners are rounded, which gives the device a soft appearance, and the device also features Gorilla Glass too.
The Atrix’s vital statistics are 117.8 x 63.5 x 10.1mm, which makes it significantly smaller than the Galaxy S II but, bizarrely, it’s no way near as lightweight at 135g – the same weight as the original HTC Desire.

Display : Winner – Atrix
The Samsung Galaxy S II is a big phone. It’s got a 4.3-inch 480x800 pixels display and makes use of Samsung’s Super AMOLED Plus screen technology, which means vibrant colours and near perfect blacks – both of which should put this device high on a lot of people’s wish-lists.
The Motorola Atrix, which is the first device to use the LCD qHD display technology, has a staggering 540 x 960 pixel 4-inch display – one of the highest currently on the market.
qHD is also reported to use 50 per cent less power through the use of RGBW sub pixel arrangement – adding an extra white pixel in the usual three colour group.
Needless to say, this level of resolution puts the Atrix way out in front of the Galaxy S II. And for us, this kind of slides it.
Don’t get us wrong, both devices have truly amazing displays and neither will disappoint, but for us 50 per cent less power consumption combined with that pixel resolution snags it for the Atrix.

Operating System : Verdict – Draw
This aspect is pretty straightforward: both devices have, or will get, Android 2.3 (AKA: Gingerbread)
We’ve seen both devices in action and the only thing separating them at the moment is that Samsung is showing off the Galaxy S II with Android Gingerbread and Motorola only has Froyo on the Atrix.

Storage : Winner – Galaxy S II
The Motorola Atrix comes with a perfectly adequate 16GB of internal storage and microSD card support for up to 32GB, giving you a whopping 48GB of potential storage – more than enough for even the most heavily media users.
Somehow, though, Samsung manages to upstage the Motorola Atrix with a 32GB internal storage option.
There's microSD support as well, meaning users that opt-in for the inevitably more expensive 32GB Samsung Galaxy S II will get a potential 64GB of storage to play with – at present, it doesn’t get much better than this.

Cameras : Winner – Galaxy S II
The Motorola Atrix features a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging and image stabilization. Around front, there’s a VGA camera for video calling – something that practically every new device is geared up for.
But Samsung has done it again with the Galaxy S II – it’s only gone one step further than the Atrix – upping the camera spec to 8-megpixels round back, complete with autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection and image stabilization, as well as a 2-megapixel front-facing camera for video calling.

Processor/RAM : Winner – Draw
As you may of heard, both the Atrix and Galaxy S II feature dual core processors and 1GB of RAM, making them two of the most powerful smartphones currently available.
Both device’s use Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processors, but Samsung has opted for its own homebrew Orion chipset inside the Galaxy S II and Motorola has gone with the Tegra 2 chipset and ULP GeForce GPU with its Atrix.
So what’s the difference?
At this stage of the game it’s difficult to tell, but Samsung is keen to take on Nvidia in the graphics department with its Orion chipset, which Samsung claims is five times more powerful than its previous attempts – impressive stuff, indeed, then.

Final Thoughts
Motorola has gone record claiming that the Motorola Atrix is the most powerful phone in the world – and a couple of months ago it would have been right on the money.
Unfortunately though, times have changed, and it appears that there’s a new big-dog in town, which goes by the name Galaxy S II.
It’s bigger, lighter, just as powerful and has more potential storage than the Atrix. So for this reason, the Samsung Galaxy S II is victorious.
It’s taken a while, but finally, after months of unstoppable victories, the Atrix has finally been well and truly beaten.

Source : http://www.knowyourmobile.com/comparisons/...alaxy_s_ii.html
Others :
http://www.onlinesocialmedia.net/20110220/...lose-run-thing/
http://bigphonefight.com/samsung-galaxy-s-...la-atrix-review
http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-v...ung-galaxy-s-ii

All these rumour arose due to the official technical specs sheet has a footprint about the processor : " May not be applicable in some regions ". The general consensus is it will most probably be produced first with Samsung's Exynos processor

SOURCE :On Day 0 of this year's Mobile World Congress Samsung and NVIDIA announced that the new Galaxy Tab 10.1 will come to market with NVIDIA's Tegra 2 (T20) SoC. At the same time, the two quietly announced they would be working on a new superphone together also based on Tegra 2. At Samsung's press conference however all we saw was the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Galaxy S II, the latter using Samsung's own Exynos SoC.

So what happened to the NVIDIA based smartphone and why would Samsung bother with using Tegra if it already had an Exynos based smartphone? To understand why we need to look at the Galaxy S. At its MWC press conference Samsung mentioned that it sold 10 million Galaxy S phones in 2010. The Galaxy S II should sell at least as much, if not more, once it's officially introduced.

Exynos however is a brand new SoC, with a brand new GPU for Samsung. Meeting demand for the Galaxy S II in all markets across the world with an SoC that Samsung has never shipped is risky at best. If you saw our benchmarks yesterday you'll note that NVIDIA's Tegra 2 is a near equivalent in terms of CPU performance and notably better in GPU and Flash performance. In other words, Tegra 2 isn't a bad alternative.

The GT-I9100 is the normal Exynos based Galaxy S II, the I9103 is the Tegra 2 edition. As one of our readers (thanks sarge78), Samsung lists its own dual-core Application Processor in the Galaxy S II as not being used in all regions. It's too early to tell if that means that we'll get Tegra 2 or Exynos depending on physical region.

Another related news link : http://www.gsmarena.com/does_samsung_have_...o-news-2335.php

Based on all the technical specs sheet and web reviews, there is no indication yet of the FS used. But based on initial quadrant scores done by PhoneArena, it seems to point to the same RFS FS being used ( checkup the PhoneArena link above )
As all reviews done to date are short, more of first impressions and solely based on demo sets with no added apps - there is no conclusive answer yet. But based on the various web videos, it appears to me that the UI scrolling and program launching shows a marked improvement over the previous Galaxy S. There will be a better answer once the reviewers has a set for longer testing - expect some positive answers in probably 2 weeks time

7 April update : Unconfirmed sources it will be based on EXT4 : http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s2...med-ext4-d.html

forumer ijat91 comments/opinion :
For now LG Optimus 3D is the king in benchmarking, all the test run on it pass with flying colour, it even beat the Optimus 2x. The more interesting part is that it use same GPU as SGS(original galaxy s) which is PowerVR SGX 540. The different between LG and SGS(original galaxy s) is that, LG clock it at 300mhz and use the update version driver which is 1.6 with dual-channel LPDDR2 memory controller vs 200mhz and 1.5 driver in SGS(original galaxy s).
As we can see at the picture, it run 2 times better fps compare to SGS2(galaxy s2) in GL Benchmark 2.0-egypt
Hope samsung do something to increase their SGS2 performance to compete back.
BTW, SGX540 still a really powerful GPU, the current optimus 3D beat Samsung Galaxy S2 each benchmark, don't know why samsung change it

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Full report and analysis at :
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4177/samsung...00-benchmarked/
Further reference : http://www.anandtech.com/Show/Index/4064?c...ocs-benchmarked

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The “Plus” indicates a transition from the Pentile matrix to a panel technology that has three sub-pixels for each pixel. The Pentile matrix shares eight sub-pixels between four pixels while the new pixel layout in Super AMOLED Plus follows what has been commonly done in LCD panels. This means the same four pixels will have a total of 12 sub-pixels. This should translate to improved color reproduction and a generally sharper-looking images.



Another layman's explanation with photos :
http://www.mobiletechworld.com/2011/02/17/...lus/#more-19779
http://www.amoledscreen.net/2011/01/ces-20...moled-plus.html

-Enable usb debugging from Menu > Settings > Applications
-return to home screen
-plug usb cable in
-pull down status bar
-press ' connect usb storage' button

Alternatively, without USB debugging enabled

Go to Settings > Wireless & Network > USB utilities and click the button > then (and ONLY then) plug in USB cable

Tethering is enabled in the installed Android OS. Go to Menu > Settings > Wireless & Networks > Tethering

Not all models worldwide will support NFC.
http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.co...n-some-markets/

The SGS2 does have 1GB of RAM however some is reserved for use by the GPU and so doesn't show up in any task manager.
For example my phone has been running for almost 24hrs with various applications and games being used and is currently showing as 165MB RAM in use and 528MB free.

Your device uses 500 MB of space for the actual system software, plus around 2GB for your applications and their data storage. There are other partitions used for other system functions, and these take up some of the remaining space.

The internal 16 GB is flash memory. 2 GB is partitioned ( unviewable ) and all your apps is installed there. Out of the balance 14 GB, about 2GB is used by phone system and you have about 12 GB left . When you installed apps with supporting data , example games downloads, dictionary data, newsfeed, tweeter feeds data etc - all such data goes into the other 12 GB partition
In this case example, papago x5, the Navisea folder should be in this 14 GB partition. If you use any file explorer : this is the /mnt/sdcard

If you put in a external micro SD card - you will see this card at /mnt/sdcard/external_sd

If you are rooted, you can do this by renaming the shutter sound ogg file in /system/media/audio/ui. Rename it to .ogg.bak and it should stop the noise.

It's normal - Samsung widgets will only work in Touchwiz.

Dial this code using your phone dialer *#0*#

launch PHONE, dial *#*#4636#*#*

INFO from user brotan :
Called Sirim just now. here's the deal

1) Sirim permit - RM 100
2) Can be used for up to 3 phones for same model
3) Here's the catch. All the 3 phones need to be under same buyer name. If got 3 invoice, need 3x permit

now there are 2 options

1) everyone go buy themselves. pray each of us won't kena hold by custom. if no hold, everyone untung. if hold, then i estimate have to cough up extra RM 350 for tax + permit

2) combine shipment under 1 person name. higher chance will kena hold (but still got chance escape) but even if kena, ...
- Save RM 50 per unit due to combine shipment
- Save RM 70 due to sirim permit
- still pay about RM 200 for tax
- pay extra about RM 30 per unit for DHL clearance fee (assume RM 100 per clearance)

##########
Note : For combine shipment, you can share shipping fee, sirim permit and DHL clearance service

RM 200 for tax
RM 100 for custom clearance (per clearance, not per unit)

in short, if both single and combine unit kena tax,single pay extra RM 190 compare to combine

if both single and combine unit don't kena tax, single pay extra RM 50 compare to combine

if single tak kena, combine kena, combine pay extra RM 260 compare to combine

if single kena, combine tak kena, single pay extra compare to single 400

YES> Paul of Modaco has develop an APK that can be installed and works on SGS II ( Gingerbread 2.3.3 ). Make sure you have USB Debugging Enabled
http://android.modaco.com/content/software...talk-installer/
QUOTE : Android Gingerbread 2.3.4 includes Video support for Google Talk. Handily, this can be backported for a lot of devices that are running 2.3.3 (or even 2.3.2!)
The process is a bit of a challenge though, so i've built the process into an easy to use APK!

Points to note before you start...
You use this APK at your own risk! I recommend you have a backup, or at the very least a strategy to return your device to stock should the unthinkable happen.
Your device needs to be rooted in order to run this process.

Read this simple guide on how to manage your battery usage :
http://androinica.com/2010/08/a-guide-to-m...-little-longer/
http://lifehacker.com/#!5795879/how-to...r-android-phone
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/25319/compl...s-battery-life/

My blog post : http://leemn.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/tips...android-phones/

Your phone need to be rooted for this. From the Market, download and install the free app " MarketAccess" or " MarketEnabler" . Launch the app. In the main interface, select "Backup Settings" - this will save your local APN settings. Move to the next tab, select "T-Mobile (US)" as foreign telco and a pop-up window " fake this provider now" ( in MarketEnabler) or just tap the selected telco ( in MarketAccess) . Select it. Close the app. Launch Market and you will be able to view all the paid and free apps.
Once you have completed your " marketing:, launch MarketAccess or MarketEnabler and select "Restore Value" so as to enable back your actual network provider OR you can just restart the phone.

- First, you need a GMail account. If you don't have, just register one at www.gmail.com.
- Browse to Google Checkout : https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogi...<mpl=default
- Sign in using your gmail account and you will be guided accordingly to setup a payment system using your credit card

This seems to be a problem/bug with Google with the recent May release of paid apps in Malaysia. You can try these :

Settings/Applications/Manage applications : browse to Market - select clear data and clear cache ( if not greyed out ). Restart phone
Launch Market. At settings select " SHOW ALL apps "
If you still unable to download and see some of your apps you will have to use MarketAccess or MarketEnabler to fake telcos ( Q 17 above )

This is a debatable topic. Personally I don't use any Task Killers. The official stand from Google is Task Killers are unnecessary for Androids.
I quote from Google :

By default, every application runs in its own Linux process. Android starts the process when any of the application's code needs to be executed, and shuts down the process when it's no longer needed and system resources are required by other applications.
A content provider is active only while it's responding to a request from a ContentResolver. And a broadcast receiver is active only while it's responding to a broadcast message. So there's no need to explicitly shut down these components.
Activities, on the other hand, provide the user interface. They're in a long-running conversation with the user and may remain active, even when idle, as long as the conversation continues. Similarly, services may also remain running for a long time. So Android has methods to shut down activities and services in an orderly way.

Refer here for more information:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6426198
http://geekfor.me/faq/you-shouldnt-be-usin...r-with-android/

Watch this video and brief summary of it :



Almost everyone has used these at one point in their Android life. And in most cases, reps at carrier retail stores will install these upon buying any of their Android phones with or without your knowledge. Its part of this HUGE misconception that Android needs these to run properly. Couldn't be further from the truth.

Everyone knows one of the main benefits with Android is the fact that it, unlike certain other OS's, can run apps in the background. And the more RAM on your phone, the more apps you can have open at one time for true multitasking. This is one of the reasons RAM is a highly sought after spec when comparing Android devices.

Most people know Android sucks when it comes to battery life. It's definitely a problem in Android. We know this. The misconception a lot of people have is that the reason for the horrible battery life is largely in part because of all the apps "running" in the background. This is one of the reasons these misinformed reps install these Task Killer apps onto phones thinking they're helping, but they're not. First, Android doesn't necessarily keep apps "running" in the background like a car. Using gas/CPU without you knowing. Android will pause those apps until you return to them. If you don't come back to the app for awhile, Android will eventually close the app altogether.

The other misconception people have with using a task killer is that it's some how making their phone faster. This usually has something to do with the thought that "freeing up RAM" is going to make your phone speedier and quicker when doing everyday tasks (I used to believe this as well). But not so. First off, even if you close out 20 apps in the background, 20 more will open up in their place. Like Bebe's Kids. They don't die -- they multiply. Resistance is futile. Second, it's not like Android keeps running apps in the background until you're completely out of RAM. That would cause your phone to completely freeze and lock up. Instead, it will begin closing the oldest apps still open in the background to make space for new ones. I mean think about it, do you have to manage the RAM on your home computer? No. It just works, right? Same with Android.

But just like your computer, there are those times when things go wrong. Sometimes an app can misbehave and become unresponsive. Or perhaps you changed some options in an app and it needs to be closed/killed/stopped so that it can be opened and refreshed. Or maybe you have a game that has gone rogue and really is, in fact, running in the background sucking CPU and RAM and causing your phone to run to a crawl. It's only in these rare occasions that using a task manager is acceptable. Even then, for your average user, a simple reboot will solve these rare problems.

So for techy people that like to monitor and micro manage everything that goes on in their phone, yes, using a task manager is acceptable. But for your average soccer mom/gf/grandma/Joe Schmo, there really is no excuse for them to have these apps installed on their phone. More often than not, they're going to ruin their user experience with the phone, doing more harm than good, and it will cause them to run to the iPhone where they don't have to worry about this sorta stuff. So with that. I am done here, folks. I hope this Public Service Announcement helped shed some light on a murky subject with Android. Now go uninstall that Task Killer. Now.

KIES is often reported to be unreliable esp on Win 7 systems. You do not need KIES to have phone detected by PC> Install KIES if you need to sync data ( eg contacts, address, music etc ) with phone.

Install the proprietary Samsung USB phone drivers : Google for this exe file : SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.3.350.0.exe

If still cannnot detect, than need a longer way : install Google default USB phone drivers
Download android sdk at : http://developer.android.com/sdk/
Run the exe file. Remember where you extract the files. Locate SDK manager - run it. You will have few dialog box instruction , follow it till you are a prompted to install the packages. Minimum select Android 2.0 and above all files - the download of these could take up to half hour or more
Restart computer

When you want to pass on your phone to some else it is a good idea that you wipe out all the data on your phone so that no one can get access to your personal data. You could also perform a reset if you device is frozen and not responding to your command.

Note: Performing the below actions will erase all your personal data, so if there is any data that you would like to keep please back them up first so that later you could restore them if you like.

If you are ready, then here's how:

Software Reset

1. Go to the Home screen.
2. Go to Settings.
3. Select Privacy.
4. Select Factory Data reset.
5. Select Reset Phone.
6. Select Erase Everything.

You devices should be resetting now.

Hardware Key Reset

1. Switch off the phone. Pull out the battery if you device is not responding.
2. Now press and hold down the volume up + volume down button. Then press and release the Home/Power button.
3. Next the phone will present a menu for you to choose, select Clear Storage.
4. Confirm if you want to go ahead.

Alternative

Also you could try to key in *2767*3855# and press dial.

Basically, you just need to replace the map data : see tutorial here :

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007132

user mydendenmushi : For those who have pinkish spot when using camera apps viewing white background, can try to upgrade your firmware. mine become almost unnoticeable after i upgrade from scee09 to scef02. file can be downloaded from xda.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread...ighlight=camera

Solution by kenji84: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1931476/+1100 read post # 1111

For those who r looking to share their LAN via their laptop WIFI, below are some tips.

1. You need to set up an access point using yr laptop (ad hoc wifi won't work).
2. How to set up? Follow the instruction here ->
http://www.ishanarora.com/2009/07/29/windo...s-access-point/
3. After u create the access point just restart yr laptop in case it's not working properly.
4. Make sure u shared your LAN connection via ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)
5. On your mobile WIFI and connect. No USB cable require.

You can use any car charger as long as its output is minimum 500mA. An ideal charge output will be 1000mA. Even using a 2000mA car charger ( those use to charge Android tablets, ipad ) can be used - it will not spoil your phone - charging times will be faster

Post by Eiraku post# 883 : http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1931476/+880

I AM STREAMING an AVI straight from my laptop -> WIFI -> Internet -> 3G -> SGS2. Yee haw, RedDonut + Vplayer works!

No conversion, no transferring files, no nothing.

But rather then streaming and pausing to buffer halfway like Airvideo, it takes about 10-15 minutes to download the entire converted stream over to the SGS2, then it's smooth sailing with NO BUFFERING WHATSOEVER.

Advantage over Allshare -> stream over freakin 3G or any WIFI access point you can find, even if your computer is in the next state over, with nearly zero configuration needed = watch anything anywhere easily guys.

Disadvantage -> low quality streams lar brader. HD over 3G? You will quickly go overquota lol.

Nice. I need to buy BOTH RedDonut Premium (the free one only displays 3 videos from your chosen folder, and only plays a video for about 10 minutes) and Vplayer Full (7 day limitation on the free version).

Caveat? While the whole shebang costs about $3 on iOS (Airvideo + desktop software), it will cost me more then twice that on Android (Vplayer: $5, RedDonut Premium: $5). So much for being the "cheaper" platform lol.

Rooting an Android phone opens its core functions that aren’t available when you buy it. One of the major benefits is the ability to install apps to the SD card, which saves space on the device. Rooting also enables you to install apps that required access to system files, example - backup , screenshots . Commonly use of rooting is to allow installation of alternative roms which is faster and better, more features, and reduced bloatware.
Rooting will not remove your 3rd party apps, data/wipe clean your phone. And the chance of bricking the phone during rooting is close to impossible. Just make sure your phone has at least 50% battery charge. Do refer to the specific methods on how to unroot back if needed - easiest is to use SuperOneclick, One root solution or flash back official stock rom

Refer below links to understand more :

http://www.talkandroid.com/7686-what-is-ro...ndroid-rooting/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/04/15/ro...-android-phone/
http://www.androidcentral.com/rooting-it-me-some-qa

Ref : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056334
- please refer above lonk to download the relevant files

Quick guide (for experienced users)
- Reboot into download mode
- Using the attached Odin version, flash the attached XWKDD kernel as PDA. Do not use the PIT, do not have any options checked except for "Auto reboot" and "F. Reset Time"
- Wait for the device to reboot
- Use the "adb root" command to restart ADB in root mode, followed by "adb shell" to get a rooted shell; then you can manually push Superuser.apk / su, busybox, OR use SuperOneClick to finish the job for you.

Long guide (for beginners)
- Download the attached ODIN file and extract the .zip file
- Download the attached XWKDD, but do NOT extract the .tar file
- Download and extract SuperOneClick
- If you do not have Samsung's KIES 2.0 installed, download and install it. You need it to install the correct USB drivers, so the programs can communicate with the device. Reboot your computer after installation of KIES.

- Make sure your device is in USB debugging mode: Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB debugging
- Reboot your device into download mode: Turn the device off, then power it on again by pressing and holding VolumeDown + Home + Power simultaneously. You will know when you are in download mode, it is really obvious
- Start ODIN
- Connect the device to your computer using USB
- Wait a few seconds, the ODIN screen should show you that a device is now connected
- Make sure that in ODIN NOTHING is checked, except the "Auto reboot" and "F. Reset Time" checkboxes. Press the "PDA" button, and select the "XWKDD_insecure.tar" file.
- Press "Start". ODIN you should now be flashing the kernel, and the device should reboot.
- Wait until the device is rebooted, and while still being connected over USB, start SuperOneClick, and press ROOT.
- Reboot the device
- Done !

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125414

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134290

Villain 1.1
Warning. This ROM will wipe your data partition after flashing. Carry out a backup before you install it. You will have to reinstall applications again, and restore settings and accounts after installing. This is due to a change in the ROM signatures used. Android can't cope without a wipe when we do this.
Due to the lack of recovery image for now, an init.d script is used. It is run only once, and deletes itself.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1081368

Lite'ning Rom v 1.1 XWEK7 : Fast as lightning
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1095274

AngeloM XWKE7 v 1.4 : Best in Quadrant
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1104385

AngeloM KE7 v 1.7 : http://www.batista70phone.net/xwke7-1-1-de...-t15459-60.html

Cognition v 1.06 : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124396

TK Rom v0.2 : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125140

Bastita70Rom : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1140680

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1131950

I STRONGLY suggest you readup the features of the roms you wish to flash. You will get yourself into trouble if you don't do that. Do not just jump in to flash the easy way trying to follow some rules without understanding the features of the rom you wish to flash

The different roms in XDA has these features :

1. Some will wipe clean your phone while some will nbot
2. Some will auto root for you whiloe some will not
3. Some requires you to root it yourself after flashing using an insecure kernel method
4. Some roms required you to wipe clean ( ie factory/hard reset ) ; some will not - is optional step. But my advise is it is better to wipe clean ( hard reset ) so you start with a new plate , again is optional

I always recommend for new users, the easiest way of getting yourself started :

ROOT - easiest method use Supercurio

Rom flash - start with Litening - as using it , you learn how to use Odin. Also flashing this rom will NOT wipe your phone clean

Recovery - use Chainfire v4.0 . You will need recovery installed if you wish to do a nandroid backup and full restore of your rom. Some roms required you to flash using RECOVERY mode and not through Odin. Some roms even auto installed Chainfire recovery when you flash it

So the GOLDEN RULE is please READ the features of the rom you want to flash - check whether it use Odin or through recovery ??? Does it install recovery auto for you ?? Does the rom wipe clean your phone ??

Another GOLDEN rule :

ALWAYS ALWAYS wipe clean cache partition and in ADvanced mode - clear Dalvik cache BEFORE you flash a new rom - this will avoid reboots keep looping or phone fail to boot after flash. This also means it is in a way compulsory you install a RECOVERY first before attempting to flash a new rom. If you are lucky you could have a successful flash; if you are unlucky you will curse yourself because you want a fast way

PC prerequisite : Miccrosoft.Net Framework 4 , download at :

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/deta...&displaylang=en

Samsung KIES : If you do not have Samsung’s KIES 2.0 installed, download and install it. You need it to install the correct USB drivers, so the programs can communicate with the device. Reboot your computer after installation of KIES. Download it at :
http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/....11044_11_3.exe

ROOTING :


Install an “insecure” modded kernel. This is a kernel that does NOT include the tools you need for Superuser, but it DOES give you root shell access, so you can install these manually.

( KERNEL : The kernel is the central part of an operating system, that directly controls the hardware. Usually, the kernel is the first of the user-installed software on the phone , booting directly after the BIOS. Operating system kernels are specific to the hardware on which they are running, thus most operating systems are distributed with different kernel options that are configured when the system is installed. Changing major hardware components such as the motherboard, processor, or memory, often requires a kernel update. Additionally, often new kernels are offered that improve system security or performance )

- Download the attached ODIN file and extract the .zip file
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056334

- Download the Supercurio file , but do NOT extract the .tar file from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060673

- Make sure your device is in USB debugging mode: Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB debugging
- Reboot your device into download mode: Turn the device off, then power it on again by pressing and holding VolumeDown + Home + Power simultaneously. Select Volume Up to continue . You will see Downloading on screen
- Start ODIN
- Connect the device to your computer using USB
- Wait a few seconds, the ODIN screen should show you that a device is now connected
- Make sure that in ODIN NOTHING is checked, except the “Auto reboot” and “F. Reset Time” checkboxes. Press the “PDA” button, and select the “GT-I9100_Kernel_Gingerbread-supercurio-3.tar file.
- Press “Start”. ODIN you should now be flashing the kernel, and the device should reboot. This will take about 2-3 minutes
- Reboot the device
Your phone is now rooted.

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1920993/+1240 - read post # 1255 for more details :

Step 1: To install villain rom, CF Root is a must, try to use the latest CF root 4.0..
download CF Root 4.0巋笒痩 and apply using odin
- Follow these instructions to the letter. Do not touch any buttons or checkboxes that are not listed below to touch!
- Unzip the attached CF-Root-xxx-vX.X.zip
- (USB) Disconnect your phone from your computer
- Start ODIN
- Click the PDA button, and select CF-Root-xxx-vX.X.tar
- Put your phone in download mode ( shut down ur phone and then press volumedown+power+home button)
- (USB) Connect the phone to your computer ( need to install kies or android sdk usb driver, find it in the first page)
- Make sure repartition is NOT checked
- Click the START button
- Wait for the phone to reboot
- Done and u must have CWM apps in u apps drawer


Step 2: Download the latest Villain Rom痩and copy the file into ur sdcard via usb.. (usb debugging mode is must)
Step 3: Try to backup data using titanium backup or nandroid in case u need to wipe data partition

Step 4: Boot to CWM recovery mode

Step 5: if required wipe data, this will optimised the system if u are coming from different and have flashed many rom before..

Step 6: Install the Villain rom zip through Install zip From SD card

Step 7: reboot( take about 5 to 10 minutes)
Step 8: Enjoy villain rom.. free your android( try install vrtweaks to apply fix)

This link is tutorial on flashing Recovery and removal of yellow triangle splash screen
This rooted kernel is for the "rooting beginners" and those who want to keep as close to stock as possible. CF-Root takes the kernel from an original Samsung firmware, and just adds root, busybox, and ClockWorkMod (CWM3) recovery
THIS IS NOT A ROM - it is only a modified kernel. You need to have the relevant firmware already on your device. You do NOT need to wipe anything for this patch. You DO need to read the instructions. PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE POST!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399

Q: What is a ROM?
A: A ROM contains the operating system and often additional software which can be “installed” to your mobile device. Most ROM’s provided by the chefs (people who create cutomized ROM’s) just contain the operating system and additional applications. Shipping ROM’s (ROM’s provided by the manufacturer or official providers) also contain a Radio ROM and a bootloader.
Please notice: A ROM can ONLY be flashed to a device it is made for.

Q: What is a bootloader?
A: A bootloader contains information about your device. It is quite similar to a computer’s BIOS. Some Official bootloader are signed/locked and if you want to flash another ROM, you first have to turn unlock the bootloader first.

Q: What is a Radio ROM?
A: The Radio ROM contains the drivers for the communication devices of your phone. Some ROM’s need one or more specific Radio ROM’s to work properly. Usually the chef, who created the ROM recommends a Radio ROM. But don’t mind, if your Radio Rom does not match, you can always flash another without needing to flash the ROM containing the Operating System (OS) again.

Q: What means SIM-Unlock?
A: Lots of providers want to bind their customers. So they add a SIM-Lock to their devices with only allows to use SIM-Cards using their networks. If you want to use a SIM-Card from another provider, you need to SIM-unlock your device. This can be done by contacting the phone's provider (paid & sometimes free). This is common for USA based Tecos.

Q: Can I brick my phone by flashing a ROM?
A: YES. But if you follow all instructions, it is quite implausible that your device bricks.

Q: Does flashing affect the warranty of my device?
A: Yes, flashing an unofficial rom will void warranty. But as long as your device can be unrooted and be reflashed again to stock original rom you can than send in for warranty claims.

Q: What can I do, if i gain problems with the ROM i flashed to my device?
A: First of all you should inform the creator by posting in the ROM's thread if the problem is not described yet. Then you should wait for an update/fix or, if the issue is a showstopper for you, try another ROM.

Q: Which is the best/fastest/... ROM?
A: Nobody can answer you this properly. There are nearly daily new ROM's here and everybody has different demands to a ROM. If you want to know, which fits best for you, read the ROM description and try the ROM('s). Only you can decide, which ROM is the best (for you).

Q: What is the difference between a hardreset and a softreset?
A: A softreset reboots your device. A hardreset sets all settings back to the ROM's defaults. All of your data, settings and additionally installed programs will be deleted.

BASICS in layman's terms about rom : http://forum.androidcentral.com/hacking/60...al-rom-faq.html

1. What is a ROM?
A. Parts of a ROM
B. How is a ROM packaged?

2. How do I install a ROM.
A. Got Root?
B. Recovery
C. Nandroid
D. Copy and Flash

3. What if something went wrong?
A. Reflash the ROM
B. Flash a different ROM
C. Look for an official recovery tool
D. "Borrow" a Nandroid backup
E. A trip to the store

4. How do I uninstall a ROM.
5. Building your own ROM.

Other recommended reading :
http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/05/01/cu...-you-want-them/

http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-i9100.htm

Europe Firmware .PIT Android Date CSC Download
I9100XWKDD ## EXT4.PIT 2.3.3 2011 April 26 CSC - I9100OXXKDC
I9100XEKDB ## EXT4.PIT 2.3.3 2011 April 26 MULTI - CSC - OXEKD9
I9100XWKDF ## EXT4.PIT 2.3.3 2011 April 29 MULTI - CSC - OXXKDD
I9100XEKE1 ## EXT4.PIT 2.3.3 2011 May 3 MULTI - CSC - OXEKE1
I9100XWKE2 ## EXT4.PIT 2.3.3 2011 May 6 MULTI - CSC - XEUKD1
I9100XEKE2 ## EXT4.PIT 2.3.3 2011 May 6 MULTI - CSC - OXEKE1

Code: Country:
AW Hungary
AZ France
BD Cyprus, Greece
BY Greece
CB Poland
CE Benelux
CP Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden
DB Vietnam
DC Thailand
DD India
DT Australia
DX Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam
DZ Malaysia, Singapore
JA South Africa
JC Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia
JP Arabic
JR Arabic
JV
Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia,South Africa, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey

JW West Africa
JX Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia,South Africa, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey
KA Turkey
ME France
MK Serbia
MS France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, UK
MT Switserland
MY Italy
NH Latvia
PO France
PU Russia
UB Brazil
XA Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom
XB Denmark, Norway, Sweden
XC Portugal, Spain
XD Croatia, Czech, Hungary, Slovakia
XE Bulgaria, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine
XF Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania
XP UK, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Portuguese, Turkey
XX Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
XW Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
ZC China, Hong Kong
ZH Hong Kong
ZS China, Hong Kong
ZT Taiwan

Network carrier codes: Provider: Country:
AA T-Mobile Germany
AB Orange UK
AC Vodafone UK
AD O2 UK
AE SFR France
AF Orange France
AG Bouygues France
AH Wind Italy
AI TIM Italy
AK T-Mobile
AM Vodafone Germany
AN E-Plus Germany
AO O2
AR Voafone Netherlands
AS KPN Netherlands
AT T-Mobile
AU Mobilkom Austria
AX Telfort Netherlands
AY O2 UK
BA Airtel Spain
BB Tmn Portugal
BC Vodafone Portugal
BE Orange Netherlands
BF Optimus Purtugal
BG Telefonica Spain
BH Debitel Germany
BI Virgin UK
BK Orange Polland
BM Swisscom Switzerland
BN AMena Spain
BO T-Mobile Germany
BR Era GSM
BS T-Mobile
BT T-Mobile
BU Vodafone T-Mobile
BV Orange Switzerland
BW O2 United Kingdom
BX Meteor Ireland
CA TCL Portugal
CC Beeline Russia
CD Proximus Belgium
CG Telia Mobitel Sweden
CH Sing Tel Singapore
CJ Pannon Hungary
CK Tele2 Sweden
CT Tdc Denmark
CU One Austria
CV Telenor Norway
CW SUN Switzerland
CX Plus GSM Poland
DE SingTel Singapore
DT Optus Australia
DV Telstra Australia
EF Cellcom Malaysia
EI Digicel Pacific
JB Vodacom South Africa
JD Cell c South Africa
MA Cosmote Greece
MB Vodafone Mclaren
MD Telia Sonera Finland
MG MegaFon Russia
MJ Vodafone Italy
MM Tele Ring Austria
MR VIPnet Croatia
MU O2
MV Netcom Norway
MW Telenor Denmark
NA Nrj France
NB Tele2 Norway
NE H3G Nordic Sweden
NP H3G Italy
PC MTS Russia
PD Svyaznoi Russia
PM Play Poland
PN Mobitel Solvenia
RE Yoigo Spain
RG Telekom Monte Serbia
RJ Omnitel Lithuania
SH HT-Eronet Bosnia & Herzegovina
SS Vodafone Japan
UC Cingular USA
UH ENTEL PCS Chile
UI TIM Brazil
UK Movistar
UM TELCEL Mexico
UR ComCell Colombia
UO Oi Brazil
UT Claro Brazil
UV T-Mobile USA
UX Rogers Canada
UY Claro Chile
UZ FIDO Canada
VB BrasilTelecom Brazil
VC Claro Argentina
VD Telecom Personal Argentina
VE Movistar Argentina
WP Movistar Peru
VI Vivo GSM Brazil
ZM China Mobile China



Letter Year Month
A 2001 January
B 2002 February
C 2003 March
D 2004 April
E 2005 May
F 2006 June
G 2007 Jule
H 2008 August
I 2009 September
J 2010 October
K 2011 November
L 2012 December

*#1234# = Firmware Version.

Explanatory notes :

CODE (PDA) is android and all the applications that come with it. (The archives/folders will be named after the version of this file)
MODEM (PHONE) is the firmware of the wireless chipset of the device and will operate you WiFi, Blutooth and 3G/2G/GSM connections. (ie Radio ROM)
The CSC includes connection data for the broadband networks as well as apps that are only available in certain languages/intended for a specific area.

*#2222# = H/W Version.
*#8999*8376263# = All Versions Together.
*#8999*8378# = Test Menu.
*#4777*8665# = GPSR Tool.
*#8999*523# = LCD Brightness.
*#8999*377# = Error Menu.
*#8999*327# = EEP Menu.
*#8999*667# = Debug Mode.
*#92782# = PhoneModel. (Wap)
#*5737425# = JAVA Mode.
*#2255# = Call List.
*#232337# = Bluetooth MAC Adress.
*#5282837# = Java Version.
#*4773# = Incremental Redundancy.
#*7752# = 8 PSK uplink capability bit.
#*7785# = Reset wakeup & RTK timer cariables/variables.
#*7200# = Tone Generator Mute.
#*3888# = BLUETOOTH Test mode.
#*7828# = Task screen.
*#34971539# Check camera firmware and then press Phone/CAM FW Ver Check.
#*#8377466# = S/W Version & H/W Version.
#*2562# = Restarts Phone.
#*2565# = No Blocking? General Defense.
#*3353# = General Defense, Code Erased.
#*3837# = Phone Hangs on White screen.
#*3849# = Restarts Phone.
#*3851# = Restarts Phone.
#*3876# = Restarts Phone.
#*7222# = Operation Typ: (Class C GSM)
#*7224# = !!! ERROR !!!
#*7252# = Operation Typ: (Class B GPRS)
#*7271# = CMD: (Not Available)
#*7274# = CMD: (Not Available)
#*7337# = Restarts Phone. (Resets Wap Settings)
#*2787# = CRTP ON/OFF.
#*2886# = AutoAnswer ON/OFF.
#*3737# = L1 AFC.
#*5133# = L1 HO Data.
#*7288# = GPRS Detached/Attached.
#*7287# = GPRS Attached.
#*7666# = White Screen.
#*7693# = Sleep Deactivate/Activate.
#*7284# = L1 HO Data.
#*2256# = Calibration info? (For CMD set DEBUGAUTONOMY in cihard.opt)
#*2286# = Databattery.
#*2527# = GPRS switching set to (Class 4, 8, 9, 10)
#*2679# = Copycat feature Activa/Deactivate.
#*3940# = External looptest 9600 bps.
#*4263# = Handsfree mode Activate/Deactivate.
#*4700# = Please use function 2637.
#*7352# = BVMC Reg value (LOW_SWTOFF, NOMINAL_SWTOFF)
#*2558# = Time ON.
#*3370# = Same as 4700.
#*3941# = External looptest 115200 bps
#*5176# = L1 Sleep.
#*7462# = SIM Phase.
#*7983# = Voltage/Freq.
#*7986# = Voltage.
#*8466# = Old Time.
#*2255# = Call Failed.
#*5187# = L1C2G trace Activate/Deactivate.
#*5376# = DELETE ALL SMS!!!!.
#*6837# = Official Software Version: (0003000016000702)
#*7524# = KCGPRS: (FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 07)
#*7562# = LOCI GPRS: (FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FE FF 01)
#*2337# = Permanent Registration Beep.
#*2474# = Charging Duration.
#*2834# = Audio Path. (Handsfree)
#*3270# = DCS Support Activate/Deactivate.
#*3282# = Data Activate/Deactivate.
#*3476# = EGSM Activate/Deactivate.
#*3676# = FORMAT FLASH VOLUME!!!
#*4760# = GSM Activate/Deactivate.
#*4864# = White Screen.
#*5171# = L1P1.
#*5172# = L1P2.
#*5173# = L1P3.
#*7326# = Accessory.
#*7683# = Sleep variable.
#*8465# = Time in L1.
#*2252# = Current CAL.
#*2836# = AVDDSS Management Activate/Deactivate.
#*3877# = Dump of SPY trace.
#*7728# = RSAV.
#*2677# = Same as 4700.
#*3728# = Time 2 Decod.
#*3725# = B4 last off.
#*7372# = Resetting the time to DPB variables.
#*7732# = Packet flow context bit Activate/Deactivate.
#*6833# = New uplink establishment Activate/Deactivate.
#*3273# = EGPRS multislot. (Class 4, 8, 9, 10)
#*7722# = RLC bitmap compression Activate/Deactivate.
#*2351# = Blinks 1347E201 in RED.
#*4472# = Hysteresis of serving cell: 3 dB
#*2775# = Switch to 2 inner speaker.
#*9270# = Force WBS.
#*7878# = FirstStartup. (0=NO, 1=YES)
#*3757# = DSL UART speed set to. (LOW, HIGH)
#*8726# = Switches USBACM to Normal.
#*8724# = Switches USBACM to Generator mode.
#*8727# = Switches USBACM to Slink mode.
#*8725# = Switches USBACM to Loop-back mode.
#*3838# = Blinks 3D030300 in RED.
#*2077# = GPRS Switch.
#*2027# = GPRS Switch.
#*0227# = GPRS Switch.
#*0277# = GPRS Switch.
#*8370# = Tfs4.0 Test 0.
#*8371# = Tfs4.0 Test 1.
#*8372# = Tfs4.0 Test 2.
#*8373# = Tfs4.0 Test 3.
#*8374# = Tfs4.0 Test 4.
#*8375# = Tfs4.0 Test 5.
#*8376# = Tfs4.0 Test 6.
#*8377# = Tfs4.0 Test 7.
#*8378# = Tfs4.0 Test 8.
#*8379# = Tfs4.0 Test 9.
#*7878# = FirstStartup. (0=NO, 1=YES)
#*3838# = Blinks 3D030300 in RED.
#*2077# = GPRS Switch.
#*2027# = GPRS Switch.
#*0227# = GPRS Switch.
#*0277# = GPRS Switch.
#*22671# = AMR REC START.
#*22672# = Stop AMR REC. (File name: /a/multimedia/sounds/voice list/ENGMODE.amr)
#*22673# = Pause REC.
#*22674# = Resume REC.
#*22675# = AMR Playback.
#*22676# = AMR Stop Play.
#*22677# = Pause Play.
#*22678# = Resume Play.
#*77261# = PCM Rec Req.
#*77262# = Stop PCM Rec.
#*77263# = PCM Playback.
#*77264# = PCM Stop Play.
#*22679# = AMR Get Time.
*#8999*364# = Watchdog ON/OFF.
*#8999*427# = WATCHDOG signal route setup.
*2767*226372# = Camera Reset. (deletes photos)
*2767*3855# = E2P Full Reset.
*2767*2878# = E2P Custom Reset.
*2767*927# = E2P Wap Reset.
*2767*226372# = E2P Camera Reset.
*2767*688# = Reset Mobile TV.
#7263867# = RAM Dump. (On or Off)

Details refer to above link

- Use GPS wisely
- Turn off Bluetooth when not in use
- Disable Wireless Network Positioning
- Switch off WiFi OR Always keep it on
- Disable Always On Mobile data
- Kill 3G if phone always struggle to find it
- Use Quick Screen timeout
- Turn down brightness
- Do not use Live wallpapers
- Amoled display : Use a dark wallpaper
- Use widgets wisely
- Use a reasonable time interval for automatic updates
- Monitor apps using battery
- Cutdown streaming apps usage

Battery maintenance tips : from forum lowyat SGS thread

1) Avoid frequent full discharges because this puts additional strain on the battery. Several partial discharges with frequent recharges are better for lithium-ion than one deep one. Recharging a partially charged lithium-ion does not cause harm because there is no memory. (In this respect, lithium-ion differs from nickel-based batteries.) Short battery life in a device is mainly cause by heat rather than charge / discharge patterns.

2) Batteries with fuel gauge should be calibrated by applying a deliberate full discharge once every 30 charges. Running the pack down in the equipment does this. If ignored, the fuel gauge will become increasingly less accurate and in some cases cut off the device prematurely.

3) Keep the lithium-ion battery cool. Avoid a hot car. For prolonged storage, keep the battery at a 40% charge level.

4) Avoid purchasing spare lithium-ion batteries for later use. Observe manufacturing dates. Do not buy old stock, even if sold at clearance prices.

5) If you have a spare lithium-ion battery, use one to the fullest and keep the other cool by placing it in the refrigerator. Do not freeze the battery. For best results, store the battery at 40% state-of-charge.

How to calibrate battery ?

1.Run the device down until it turns itself off.
2.Turn it back on and wait for it to turn itself off again.
3.Remove the battery for 10 seconds.
4.Replace the battery, but leave the device off.
5.Charge the device until full and then for another hour.
6.**Root users only** Using a Terminal Emulator, type “su” enter, followed by “rm /data/system/batterystats.bin” ( can also be done more easily through CWM or SGSTools app)
7.Run the device’s battery down until it turns itself off.
8.Turn the device on and charge for at least 8 hours.
9.Unplug the device, turn off, then charge for another hour.
10.Unplug the device, turn on, wait 2 minutes.
11.Turn off again and charge for another hour.
12.Restart and use as normal.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread...1068721/spoiler]

KIES is Samsung's proprietary software that allows your phone to connect with your computer.

Tutorial HOW TO USE : http://my.samsungmobile.com/support/softwaremanuals/kies.do

Download :
http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/detail/s...chword=GT-I9100

DOWNLOAD the apk file : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098834
Theres a new camera firmware update now for galaxy s2.

First of all please check your existing camera firmware version by typing *#34971539# and then press Phone/CAM FW Ver Check.

Then you can either get the apk from Samsung Apps application on your phone. Or download the firmware update apk which I have attached to this post. The application should tell you if your camera needs the update or not.

To get from Samsung Apps Click on Featured Tab then click New. Then choose the Galaxy S2 Camera Firmware update application. If you can't find it go to search and type 'camera' or something.

Click download then run it.

Then do *#34971539# again and check your Phone/Cam Fw version

Another link you can try : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.p...0&postcount=257

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GAMES ! GAMES ! GAMES !
I have little interest in games. This is a list of what I know are common favorites . PM me your recommendation and I will update this list

* pre requisite:
- root + superuser access

steps:

0) download the 3 plugins from google (search "chainfire") > put all these 3 files at root of internal memory
1) buy and download chainfire3d pro (have to use market enabler to see it in android market)
2) choose cf3d driver to install the drivers
3) install plugin (the 3 plugins that we put in internal sd card just now)
4) go to default openGL settings > Use plugins > Nvidia
5) go to Per-app OpenGL settings > Tegra Zone > Use plugin > Nvidia
6) fix market settings
7) go to market, and download your desire tegra2 games!
8) enjoy!

* this is still under development, but at least the future looks promising for non tegra device!

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Samsung Galaxy S II (I9100) USB Gender Adaptor (MicroUSB to USB Converter) – £12.49 (£14.99 inc.VAT)
Samsung Galaxy S II (I9100) MHL Adaptor £20.82 (£24.99 inc. VAT)
Sound station – Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 – £33.33 (£39.99 inc.VAT)
Vehicle Dock – Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 – £33.33 (£39.99 inc.VAT)
Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 Desktop Dock – £33.33 (£39.99 inc. VAT)
Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 Power Pack (Extended Battery) £54.16 (£64.99 inc.VAT)
Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 Spare Battery Charger – £12.49 (£14.99 inc.VAT)
Standard Battery (1650mAh) Samsung Galaxy S II (I9100) – £16.66 (£19.99 inc.VAT)

EBH1A2USBE special charge the battery box, ECR-D1A2BE multimedia base, leather cell phone protector, USB OTG (USB On-The-Go) adapter, EEB-U10BBU battery back cover, the current transfer only microUSB HDMI cable, and USB OTG (USB On-The-Go) adapter will be introduced, and EEB-U10BBU low battery back cover

Use a mico USB to full USB adapter
The phone will detect the USB thumb drive immediate. You need not mount the thumb drive. You can than browse the thumb drive contents at : /sdcard/USBStorage/SDA



Actual pics :



I bought this from EBay for US$ 4; I think you should be able to get this any of the shops at LowYat as is a common cable

http://cgi.ebay.com.my/Micro-USB-Host-Cabl...=item3cb81bfc53

Just to share with you guys my temporary solution to ensure I have a longer battery life. This is good for emergency use. When attached to the SGS II it serves better as a spare battery when your battery life on phone runs down. As with most of such chargers, when you are using the phone with it - it charges slowly at same time. So is better to use it when the phone battery is at low levels

This micro USB external battery pack fits perfectly to the base of the SGS II. Its psecs : 1900mAh with output 5.0V 800MA

See the pics below and see its size relative to the phone


I bought it from EBAY at US $9.69 inclusive delivery to Msia ; delievry took 8 days

http://cgi.ebay.com.my/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...ME:L:OU:MY:1123

It can be charge using any generic USB-mini USB cable or USB-micro USB cable. It is NOT advisable to charge it while attached to the phone.


With phone in standbymode mode, this external battery charges the phone by 15% in 1 hour

It's a very useful tool, to get into download mode, reset the flash counter, and also removes the yellow triangle after overclocking. I think it's a must have tool if you flash your ROM every now and then. =)

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...&#entry40642755