hi guys i am new to the forum and thinking of buying a galaxy s2, however before i take the plunge i went over to Samsung shop located at gardens mall to try the phone out....overall i was impressed especially with how clear the screen is....there is one problem i encountered with the demo that leaves me a little unsure. i noticed streaming imbedded YouTube videos the phone lagged considerably, 480p was manageable but not great, 720p produced very noticeable lag....1080p the phone wouldn't even play at all....looking at reviews from various online sources the sg2 shouldn't be having such a problem, what gives?

is this a common problem...i would greatly appreciate any response as that is the only quirk stopping me from buying the phone

Recently bought a galaxy s2 G version of course, i was wondering, how come it does not seem to have the 'Background effect' display setting that lets one change the saturation to a more color accurate setting. the 3 display options are 'dynamic' 'movie' and 'standard'. i know for a fact this option is available on the non g version, but would this b an option for G users...i would be interested to know, any ideas? after spending some time with the phone i come to notice the colors don't seem accurate

2nd, prior to the s2 i was using a evo 3d, the Samsung runs a lot warmer than the evo 3d even under normal operations such as web and video...the CPU temperature ranges from 27 °C idle all the way up to 40°C when browsing the web...is this normal?

do any i9100G users have the 'Background effect' option in display settings...that option seems to be missing on mine

100% agree with u...the g version does lag considerably when playing imbedded videos compared to the non G...anything 480p and above forget it, unless you play a standalone video through the default player. i just changed from an evo 3d to i9100g, the only thing that the s2 does better is the screen department. too bad none G version doesn't exist for original in Malaysia anymore
I wonder why Samsung only choose to release G only for Asia, why not release g for the western markets as well, or better yet release both models, but price then differently...with that said it still a good for if u ignore the limitations.