Comments on: Video: Samsung Galaxy S II Hands-on and Quick First Look

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:33:00 +0000

Only LTE chips are currently bulky….and maybe wimax to some degree. HSPA+ is no thicker than HSDPA radios. Newer LTE chips could be developed in time to reduce size and power requirements as well.

By: Benjamin Clay

Benjamin Clay — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:19:00 +0000

I want this. I really just want to still be able to tether(without paying vzw) with whatever new phone I get. I pray the hackers-that-be do this thing proper once its released.

By: John

John — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 02:11:00 +0000

so this is what you do. upgrade to a smartphone and do a WFG exchange so the phone swaps over. best to do this through online because actual reps have to change your old phone back, unlike online where you get sent another phone then send the other back. but when you do this on July 6th youll only have 14 days and we arent sure what the release is in July. VZW is supposed to get it before ATT in july apparently and we (sorta) know ATT will be getting it on the last week…. oh and youll be risking a $35 dollar restock fee which isnt bad if you get the unl data(thats what i did last year when ATT got rid of theirs. ive been doing CS for VZW)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:45:00 +0000

Lovely! I thought I would never go back to Samsung after I had the Fascinate for 2 days but THIS I would go back for!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:32:00 +0000

I am with you completely! July 6th is the day but we won’t upgrade till this baby comes to verizon.

By: Droid-or-Galaxy_SII

Droid-or-Galaxy_SII — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:12:00 +0000

Yes, Moto you better hurry up with that Bionic or us OG Droid users will snatch us that awesome Galaxy S II.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:38:00 +0000

Can you use voice search (via an extra long press on the menu key)? That’s a big deal to me.

Also, I CANNOT decide between this, if it lacks LTE then the Bionic, or a quad-core beast that’s not to much further away (Nexus 3 on Verizon with Kal-El anybody?). Any advice?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:36:00 +0000

That is actually exactly what I did. I transferred the fascinate to my new number and put the Charge in my line. I was at a booth, and the guy who works there showed me his verizon set up screen and on it it said the droid charge was a 4g device with a 4g plan and the fascinate was a 3g device with a 3g plan. He said that it wasn’t coded like that up until a month or two ago. It used to just be a smartphone and a regular phone. Once he saw the difference, he got a Thunderbolt himself to lock in his unlimited 4g. It isn’t important that to us consumers there is no difference. In Verizon’s system, they differentiate between a 4g phone and a 3g phone and their data packages. If you don’t change your package you can upgrade with no problem, but since 4g and 3g are coded differently, you will have to get the tiered plan. I confirmed it with Verizon’s customer care as well. Verizon isn’t stupid. I’m still amazed at how fast LTE is. It’s faster than my broadband at home. If i’m pulling down 3-5 gigs on 3g, imagine what I can do with that type of speed. They are doing it now before the onslaught of 4g users with this ace in their back pocket. When everyone goes 4g, they well get caught in the tiered plan.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:07:00 +0000

Thats funny because you could go out and buy a Thunderbolt/ charge today activate it on the line that your Droid/Inc/etc… is on and start using 4G without “changing your plan”

They may be coded differently but as of right now on the consumer side they are one in the same. This may change in the future but I bet you that a separation of 3g and 4g will not happen for at least 6 months after the tiered plan goes into effect. 4G LTE is a “small” market right now so only a small amount of people will find the LTE network a necessity.

Its all about slow cooking the frog. They are “giving” you the ability to stay unlimited down the road, then they will switch the 3g/4g plan so people who kept 3g will have to go tiered when they finally go 4g. Also they bank on the fact that people become “families” and use a family plan to save money, which means they switch to tiered until eventually everyone is now (theoretically) tiered.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:07:00 +0000

Neither will the Galaxy S2? All the 4G phones are so bulky, there’s no way they’re going to redesign the thin profile of the Galaxy S2 just to fit that radio in.

By: LPMeteoraremix

LPMeteoraremix — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:03:00 +0000

I have till july 16th to do an early upgrade. If this phone comes out before then, I will absolutely upgrade!

By: Prickee

Prickee — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:58:00 +0000

Well if NO 4g=No GSII
It’s as simple as that & that’s saying a lot since I can’t stand Samsung TouchWiz

By: Amd683

Amd683 — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:15:00 +0000

The only reason this didn’t hit the states is probably because of the apple lawsuit

By: Angel Cruz

Angel Cruz — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:22:00 +0000

which carriers is this going to be on?

By: EC8CH

EC8CH — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:05:00 +0000

completely wrong comment is completely wrong