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Samsung Galaxy S II ICS review: Sugar coated

Samsung Galaxy S II ICS review: Sugar coated - read the full textThe Samsung Galaxy S II has sold in record numbers worldwide and millions of users must've cheered the news of the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update rolling out. The latest OS from Google is a new lease of life for the Galaxy S II...

 

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Hi GSMArena, can you post another review for S2? This time with the 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update. I believe it deserves another review. Thanks!

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  • 2013-05-06 16:39
  • vaN{

Good

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  • 2013-02-09 07:48
  • rKar

Thank galaxy i lake you

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  • 2013-01-12 06:23
  • JB1W

JB 4.1.2 now available

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  • 2012-12-29 07:49
  • U}}x

M waiting for the update frm ICS to jelly bean. pls let me knw as soon as possible so that i can update my s2

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  • 2012-11-17 20:37
  • utbG

ICS 4.04 has really made some improvement on the browser n battery life.
Though the UI is still the same, i expected something like the screen transitions to change like they have in the note.

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  • 2012-11-02 04:08
  • vG6c

> In reply to egghead @ 2012-08-14 09:10 from vxiI - click to readvery well said. updated today 4.0.4. updating process took almost a couple of hours but it is worthwhile.

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  • 2012-11-01 06:53
  • v0qJ

Since the ICS 4.0.3 upgrade, the pictures and videos have started to seem a bit grainy..also a few of the application repeatedly crash and the battery seems to drain a bit faster than compared to Gingerbread.

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  • 2012-10-30 12:11
  • t1$A

Upgraded mine today . . . . WiFi issue surfaces.

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  • 2012-09-07 17:06
  • gxDn

I m update my S II in 4.0.3
My camera is not working
When i open my camera it is show that camera is failed
Its a big issue for me

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  • 2012-08-30 11:53
  • PA}g

The upgrade to ICS made a whole lot of difference for my GS2. Its almost like having a new phone. I particularly like the improvements on the web browser. It's noticeably faster. The battery seems to last a little longer too. The update didn't seem to fill up the RAM too much since i still have about 831mb of user available memory (out of the 1GB).

I think i'm going to hold on to my SG2 a little bit longer until the SG4 arrives next year.

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  • 2012-08-14 09:10
  • vxiI

ohhhhhhhhhh i m so sorry, but ICS will not able available for i9003 MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

ICS and GB are nearly the same, except for very little bling bling stuff. enjoy GB man and dont cry!

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  • 2012-08-04 21:36
  • 3Y6k

Hi i updated my samsung galaxy s2 to ics 4 after updated my ram memory showed to 687mb.any reason why it reduced from 1gb to 687mb?

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  • 2012-07-23 19:45
  • rA%L

Updated to ics 4.0.3 today.Had a slightly better battery life,love the face unlock and new chrome browser.

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  • 2012-07-09 14:54
  • U{RQ

Pro:
ICS-based code.
Usability improved? Not quite sure.

Cons:
Battery drains faster than ever!
Mail program limited scheduling & broken mail limit setting for multiple accounts.
Slower web browsing experience.

Seems like switching back to GB is a good idea.

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  • 2012-07-03 07:50
  • s%%E

> In reply to macwood @ 2012-06-05 16:02 from fCBv - click to readSuper infomtraive writing; keep it up.

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  • 2012-07-02 19:24
  • Le}E

Wham bam thank you, ma'am, my qeusitons are answered!

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  • 2012-07-02 15:59
  • PZYX

> In reply to lexus @ 2012-05-21 21:34 from 0GLM - click to readI'm not easily irmpessed but you've done it with that posting.

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  • 2012-07-02 12:59
  • inim

dont update to ICS 4.0.3 on the galaxy sII I9100. it is somewhat useless because battery drain is high compared to GB and camera clarity is main problem it is very grayish at low light condition. RAM reduced to 831 mb from 837. I back to ginger bread 2.3.6 today

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  • 2012-06-26 12:53
  • sSNd

Battery is shit after the upgrade...2 days standby has become to 13 - 15 hours......whats up samsung...battery should be boosted not degraded

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  • 2012-06-22 14:31
  • IV5j

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