Samsung Galaxy S2 release date please!!!

[sdroklee]

I'm sure alot of people want to know when you will release this phone in the US.  Please give us an ETA on when this phone will be coming out.  I have been waiting far too long. thanks.

[wingrider01 ACE - Geek]

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sdroklee wrote:

I'm sure alot of people want to know when you will release this phone in the US.  Please give us an ETA on when this phone will be coming out.  I have been waiting far too long. thanks.

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Guesstimate

http://androidcommunity.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-not-coming-til-q3-20110414/

[jimsearle]

Latest say 08/28!!

http://www.mobilebloom.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-release-date-and-price-verified/223121/

Finally!!!

[Wild Banchi ACE - Professor]

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jimsearle wrote:

Latest say 08/28!!

http://www.mobilebloom.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-release-date-and-price-verified/223121/

Finally!!!

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Cool! I'll be anxiously waiting to see when it actually is released. In the meantime, I'll be checking this site in the phones for sale section starting on the 28th.

[sriknr2004]

Where is the update??

[jimsearle]

Well, it was officially announced on Tuesday, but I haven't been able to find the official release date...

[Ann154]

September 18, 2011

http://m.androidcentral.com/att-and-samsung-unveil-nation%E2%80%99s-thinnest-4g-smartphone-again

[Ann154]

I guess the actual press release doesn't have a date in it. It was noted somewhere, but mostly likely at the Samsung event that announced on the phones for the different carriers.

http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=20904&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=32660&mapcode=mobile-devices|mk-att-wireless-networks

[pmt1209]

I'm starting to get a bit excited myself knowing it will be released soon, been using the WP7 Focus for the past 9 months and honestly my favorite part of this phone is the 4" Super AMOLED display, thoughts of a 4.3" Super AMOLED Plus display plus real OS customization has me down right giddy... Soon as a concrete release date is set I'm putting my Focus on eBay and jumping on the Galaxy S2 ASAP

[Wild Banchi ACE - Professor]

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pmt1209 wrote:
I'm starting to get a bit excited myself knowing it will be released soon, been using the WP7 Focus for the past 9 months and honestly my favorite part of this phone is the 4" Super AMOLED display, thoughts of a 4.3" Super AMOLED Plus display plus real OS customization has me down right giddy... Soon as a concrete release date is set I'm putting my Focus on eBay and jumping on the Galaxy S2 ASAP

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Another user who's switching from Windows Phone 7 to Android? Hey, Samsung does have some great phones.

[AODfan]

 Yes Samsung does have great phones... when they work properly.

[Wild Banchi ACE - Professor]

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AODfan wrote:

 Yes Samsung does have great phones... when they work properly.

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That's right. So far, my Captivate has not had any problems. I'm not saying that it will, and I hope I'm not jinxing it, but as phones age, they tend to not work as well.

[Irish Rose ACE - Guru]

I'm really happy that AT&T and Samsung made their announcement of this phone. I'm going to finally make the switch from the iPhone 4, and I won't look back. From everything I have read about the Galaxy S2, it's going to be the best device in AT&T's smartphone lineup.

[Wild Banchi ACE - Professor]

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Irish Rose wrote:
I'm really happy that AT&T and Samsung made their announcement of this phone. I'm going to finally make the switch from the iPhone 4, and I won't look back. From everything I have read about the Galaxy S2, it's going to be the best device in AT&T's smartphone lineup.

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Something Apple and their new iPhone cannot contend with?

Irish Rose, I've always thought of you to be an iPhone girl. I'm surprised and somewhat happy that you've decided to give Android and the Galaxy S II a try!

[Irish Rose ACE - Guru]

A friend of mine also has the Captivate and hasn't had any issues with hers either. I think Samsung makes some really nice devices.

[Wild Banchi ACE - Professor]

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Irish Rose wrote:
A friend of mine also has the Captivate and hasn't had any issues with hers either. I think Samsung makes some really nice devices.

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I agree. I really enjoy using my Capivate. Of all the phones I've used, only two were non-Samsungs. The trend also runs in the family - everyone except one brother has a Samsung to rely on.

[Irish Rose ACE - Guru]

LOL, yeah, I've been an iPhone fangirl for too long, so now it is time to give Android a second look.

Besides, my Apple KoolAid is starting to get a little stale, lol.

[Wild Banchi ACE - Professor]

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Irish Rose wrote:
LOL, yeah, I've been an iPhone fangirl for too long, so now it is time to give Android a second look.

Besides, my Apple KoolAid is starting to get a little stale, lol.

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I promise, you will not be disappointed with the switch! Android has so much to offer, and much more customization than iPhones can allow.

[Irish Rose ACE - Guru]

^ That is true, Wild Banchi. I have to jailbreak my iPhone in order to customize it, which is something I'm definitely not going to miss.

[pmt1209]

Stopped in my local AT&T store yesterday and talked to a rep there and he said they should definatley have the GS2 by Oct. 1st, perfect since my upgrade date is Oct 1st
Also asked him if rooting a att android phone voids the warranty and surprisingly he said NO, he said it's not the same as jailbreaking a iPhone, can anyone verify this??? I would think they wouldn't allow modding of this type on a new phone, seems like it could be a att tech support nightmare if novices mess with OSs??
Anyway, time to start making my eBay listing for my WP7 Focus .

[Wild Banchi ACE - Professor]

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pmt1209 wrote:
Stopped in my local AT&T store yesterday and talked to a rep there and he said they should definatley have the GS2 by Oct. 1st, perfect since my upgrade date is Oct 1st
Also asked him if rooting a att android phone voids the warranty and surprisingly he said NO, he said it's not the same as jailbreaking a iPhone, can anyone verify this??? I would think they wouldn't allow modding of this type on a new phone, seems like it could be a att tech support nightmare if novices mess with OSs??
Anyway, time to start making my eBay listing for my WP7 Focus .

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Sounds perfect!

Rooting the phone DOES void the warranty...maybe the rep just wasn't completely sure about it. But any sort of rooting or modding would void the warranty, so I would not recommend it unless you have very strong confidence that your phone will never have any problems.

How much for the Focus?

[pmt1209]

Yea I kind of figured messing with any phones OS would void the warranty.. Not going to mess with it, welll not right away lol...
As for selling my Focus, I was kind of disappointed in what I see them going for on eBay, obviously it's not the phone that is keeping the prices down rather the OS, wp7 isn't in great demand by any means..

[foxbat121 ACE - Wizard]

It sold no less than Samsung Captivate from the similar age. by your logic, you should stay away from android phones as well. Obviously, only used iphones have great demand.
Heck, my 3- year old AT&T Pure running Windows Mobile 6.5 even sold for close to $100. That os must in great demand

[pmt1209]

6.5 is a step up from wp7 lol.... I've had iPhones and my wife has the iPhone 4 and after using wp7 since practically it's inception I feel like its like a smartphone for dummies lol.. Not in a derogatory way rather with such miniscule customization I feel totally handcuffed.. Mango just isn't offering near enough insentive for me to stick around, I guarantee users will be screaming for more a week after Mango is released which with AT&T users probably won't be until 2012.. Not sure if you have a WP7 phone (your tag says you sent this from an Android) but I bet if you do you can't be thrilled stepping "up" from 6.5 to wp7, if not don't do it because in no time you'll be unimpressed and looking elsewhere.. But just my opinion, if the iPhone 5 came with a display anywhere near the Galaxy S2 I'd give it a go but it looks like if anything 3.7 is as big as it will get and my guess is that won't even be an option.

[foxbat121 ACE - Wizard]

I used to be a die hard WM fan. Now I own two WP7 Focus and one Android (Captivate). Yes, WP7 is designed for mass (or dummies) but it get that job done quite decently. So is iPhone.

Android phone is another story. My personal experience with it (after over 1 year of ownership) is that conitnues where WM left off. Yes, you can customize and hack all you want just like WM. But it will never feel 100% or even 90% satisfied. And you do have to customize and hack a lot out of box in order to get a decent functionality out of it, just like WM.

And then, there is the *LAG* on home screen and everywhere else (not just Samsung problem, other Android phones share the same issue) as you use your phone more and installed more apps to it. Dual-core and even 1.5GHz CPU won't cure it. Completely opposite UX than WP7.

I still use my Android phone for only one reason: The built-in cloud services Google offers right now is vastly superior to what MS offers for WP7. Google Maps and Google Navigation is light years ahead of the poor Bing service (although my Captivate suffers the infamous GPS problem that makes it useless for navigation but that's Samsung problem, not Android). Google Places is my go to tools whenever I travel (similar services in WP7 will show up in Mango). Google Voice let me ditch my AT&T voice mail altogether and can make international calls without dialing special number of code. Not to mention I can also send and receive SMS without paying a dime to AT&T.

[jimsearle]

Please move your discussions about  phone OS to a different topic.  The title of this thread is "Samsung Galaxy S2 release date please!!!".

[pmt1209]

Well put Foxbat, customizing the heck out of the phone is exactly what I what to be able to do..  I have been reading up on the droids and GS2 in particular and seems there's tons of adjustments that will correct lag, although in all reviews of the GS2 lag has never been a issue.

Jimsearle the answer to that is:

http://samsunggalaxys2review.org/samsung-galaxy-s2-release-dates/

[foxbat121 ACE - Wizard]

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pmt1209 wrote:

Well put Foxbat, customizing the heck out of the phone is exactly what I what to be able to do..  I have been reading up on the droids and GS2 in particular and seems there's tons of adjustments that will correct lag, although in all reviews of the GS2 lag has never been a issue.

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The key change in GS2 is replacement of the file system from the lag heavey Samsung RFS to standard ext4. That solves most of the lag issue with original GS1. But inherently, Android and even HoneyComb still lags pretty bad when you compare them to peer devices like WP7/iPhone or iPads. If you are coming from GS1/Captivate, you will probably say there is no lag on GS2 but that simply is not true. Google still has a long way to go to optimize the Android OS.

[instrucrat1]

One thing I am sure about samsung release is atleast 5-6 months later when then they declare so I would not expect phone to be release by Dec 2011.

That is samsung they are in hurry to declare product when it is in design phase

[pmt1209]

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instrucrat1 wrote:

One thing I am sure about samsung release is atleast 5-6 months later when then they declare so I would not expect phone to be release by Dec 2011.

That is samsung they are in hurry to declare product when it is in design phase

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instrucrat1, either your not familiar with the GS2 or just trying to trash Samsung..

This phone isn't a "New" phone, it's BEEN released, sold and used all over the world since the early this year, look at the release dates in other countries http://samsunggalaxys2review.org/samsung-galaxy-s2-release-dates/

It's just taken this long to finally make it to the states... At least we know there won't be any bugs lol