Samsung Galaxy S II (black, T-Mobile)

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"A great phone, but not without faults. Be careful!"
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on November 11, 2011 by Havraha

Pros: Super Amoled Plus screen is tremendous, size is great, Android operating system is fantastic and TouchWiz 4.0 is actually very nice.

Cons: Super Amoled Plus Screens may have lines in them from poor calibration, Call Quality drops and echoing becomes a serious issue with any kind of case, battery life is absolutely terrible. Chance for your charger to be bad too (like mine).

Summary: Some Super Amoled Plus displays have "lines" on them from a poorly calibrated screen: it seems to be happening to a lot of the Galaxy S 2's, but thankfully not any of mine (and I bought 3 for the family). Call quality becomes terribles / echoing becomes outrageous when any kind of a case is applied to the phone -- google Samsung Galaxy S 2 Echo. No one can decide if its the mics being covered or if there's a faulty part being installed in this device. Also, my charger was broken -- it would reach 100% charge on the phone and then disconnect and reconnect over and over again. I took it to the T-Mobile store and the guy opened up another Galaxy S 2 box in the back and we exchanged charger bases, and so far that's fixed the problem. Additionally, battery life is abysmal. With heavy usage starting at 6 am in the morning, I was below 50% battery life by 10 am. I don't know what to do about this problem. Suggestions are welcome!

Overall, though, I'm still impressed by the phone even as I continue to look for call quality and battery solutions. If you're like me and you're coming from a Blackberry that has super battery life, though, be warned about this one.
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reply on March 1, 2012 by Eaamon_M

suggestion on battery use. if you are home with wifi on. then turn it off, do this when you do not need it. unless it is giving you excess time for phone calls or web use....then use wifi.
what happens is when you sleep or are away from home the "processor" is constantly looking for a "wifi hot spot" and using your battery up.
I also used a lot of battery power while streaming music from iheart radio....have not compared to music from my added music yet but getting there......
just some thoughts.....

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reply on December 4, 2011 by cactoesgel

The battery life is my main concern. This is the only reason I'm waiting for the Galaxy Nexus. If that phone isn't any better, then I'll get this one to replace my Vibrant, for less money.

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