T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II Review Part 1

[CahootsLols]

When you text, is it like a chat box? Like, can you see what the other person sent? o_o Like how it's on the iphone.

[YouTakeNotesPS3]

is the messaging a conversation layout? 

[ErikkDgaf]

can you put more of T-Mobiles version on one-paw bandit

[Yungnash13]

He talks to fast

[epicEntrance]

Aaron from PhoneDog.com is finnnne!

[mataseit]

i love it when top coment always shows where the video starts

[goldendiamonds32]

can u get this phone on verizon because my friend has a blackberry torch from at&t but his carrier is tmobile

[CahootsLols]

@goldendiamonds32 tmobile has a blackberry torch now....(the slide up and down one)

[Spontan123456789]

Guys I was thinking of getting this phone but instead I got the Samsung galaxy s 4g. Don't get me wrong, the s2 is a great phone, but it's too big and unwieldy. Look at other phones first b4 getting this.

[retartedfolks619]

If you really wanted the Exynos couldnt you buy the international version unlocked and run it on tmobile

[isoballer12345]

does anyone know how to turn off autocorrect

[heart6787]

you talk too much. we hate you

[daviddang82]

nice but i'll wait for the galaxy s3

[isoballer12345]

does anybody know if his will get Ice cream sandwich

[isoballer12345]

this or amaze 4g!

[MrAgbrown]

you might se 42mbps if youre standing right ontop of the tmobile 4G tower lol j/k

[retartedfolks619]

@MrAgbrown when they say 42mbps they mean a max of 21 up and 21 down

[gScal]

I can't wait to get this phone, I have the original mytouch 4g, still works well but its time to upgrade.

[ballerbigd]

can you use itunes giftcards on the android market? sounds like a dumb question but i dont know. and how do u buy android apps if not???? thanks

[sh0rtaznant]

how does this compare to the galaxy nexus?

[sameertahir100]

apple disliked this

[lindseyautumn12]

It's a nice phone but it's way to big. I also am not a big fan of Samsung so i like the amaze better. HTC has always been a good brand for me.

[waffles1ish]

like this if a keyboard on this device would be a huge plus and truly make it the perfect phone !!

[waffles1ish]

@waffles1ish qwerty keyboard

[iColorado303]

@TheREALAyT and you misspelled losing when talking about him mispelling

[PulletSurprise]

@35945andrew

Enjoy your Korean small car materials and construction.

[tepeke88]

It has turbo lagg! Lol

[Yongmoneyz1]

I'm getting is phone for Christmas =] ! I'm upgrading rom THE UGLY Motorola CLIQ. one of the ugliest worst phone's ever. NEVER go with MOTOROLA HTC or Samsung.

[crapzo]

@Yongmoneyz1 and thats why your getting this?

"NEVER go with MOTOROLA HTC or Samsung."

WTF?

[cubanito151]

@MrForgottensniper mines did the same for a couple hours it would not connect to data at all fixed the next day though (happened at night while i was getting ready to sleep)

[mikeyiscoolable]

Hes saying its laggy because when compared to the xynos proccesors its not as good

[mikeyiscoolable]

Qualcomm sucksssss

[MrAgbrown]

Sprints is $100 at retailers like wirefly. Tmobile is $179 at wirefly and sprint has the best on goooooooooooo sprint

[MrForgottensniper]

this phone failed me epically i have an unlimited plan and something happened that i got edge now tmobile said wait three days. why well phone is still awesome.

[mrunderestimated1]

Starts at 1:37.

[pmenchaca100]

i need help someone wich phone should i get this tmobile samsung galaxy s2 or the verizon motorola droid razr some please help me and reply

[InfernalXpression]

@littlewitzz it doesn't take an "expert" to see that he's biased you idiot. You don't need to work for a phone website to tell truth from BS. I said the Same thing when he was picking apart the gs 4g while he was creaming himself for the mytouch 4g. Try again.

[TheSimpleOne989]

Great review Aaron! You make this stuff super simple, and man you are looking great! Skinny guy :)

[itzdavidx8]

where did u order the phone from ?

and how much is it

[123dragonballz321]

can you do samsung galaxy s2 vs iphone 4s? I know samsung galaxy s 2 is going to win but I just want to see a comparison to prove to my friends that android phones are as good or if not better than iphones.

[theandyandsamyshow]

the only thing preventing me from getting this is that i touchwiz is ugly as hell... im leaning towards the htc sensation cuz htc sense is soo pretty ughhh! idkkkkk i like how the phone itself looks better tho :( poop

[aqualadb03]

im not gay in any way what so ever. but you have lost allot of weight Aaron. you look good.

[IckleEinstein]

you look great! :D

[ratmfreak05]

wow Aaron's looking fantastic!

[texasbadazz1]

one thing about this phone is that its ahead of tmobiles net work this is great phone to get...the amaze will over heat not only whe you charge it but as well as avg use it heats up...not a good look for you phone to over heat while using it....samsung has many haters...but and great phone on any network.

[metalmilo12]

Anyone up to trade with me lol

[metalmilo12]

Damn this phone looks amazing bummer I got the HTC sensation

[TaranEdward]

This looks a lot more tougher than the original, the original looks so fragile and delicate.

[TheFly212]

Apple fanboys are shitting their pants.

[soleil3gs]

@TheVNeto are you sure about that? Said who?

[mahin1islam]

this definitely needs a dogfight w/ the amaze

[mahin1islam]

DAMN DUD. WAT DIET ARE YOU ON??? U LOST SO MUCH WEIGHT!!!

[lagercrew]

this smartphone looks different than any other galaxy s II i have seen ? where is the big button?

[yungkellz13]

Can U Get A Job From Phone Dog? If So How Can I Get One?

[TheJebalo]

8:58 DING!

[joejoe2377]

can it play games from tegra zone?

[jopolopogs20]

wooow. you look soo young now, 18yr

[dizzyhizzylizzle]

is it the layout of the samsung keypad what u dont like or is it just the text prediction

[InfernalXpression]

seriously, your definition of "lag" is disgusting. I've held both devices and found the galaxy s II bests the amaze, but you'll tell me otherwise since HTC has you around their finger. Tool.

[littlewitzz]

@InfernalXpression hmm sounds like Samsung has your wrapped around their finger. Tool. Quit being a retard, he is an expert with phones and he's definitely an unbiased source and he knows more about phones than you so shut the hell up dumb ass.

[venom1561]

Do a iphone 4s vs galaxy s2 epic touch 4g!!!!!!!!

[nickthefamilyguy]

Hey guys, I got a question for EVERYONE :)

When Aaron got to TEXT-messaging, I saw that the new keyboard had an "ENTER <--' " button on keyboard... it means that you can click on it (like on an ordinary Mac/Pc keyboard) and go down to the next line.

I currently own a Samsung Galaxy S 4G and sometimes I need to write long text messages,,,

IS THERE A WAY TO ENABLE THE 'ENTER' BUTTON ON SAMSUNG's KEYBOARD??? Cause instead I have a useless smiley button on the bottom right corner.

Thanks.

[aqualadb03]

@nickthefamilyguy just get a different keyboard in the market like gokeyboard or what ever you like.

[j0a0a7]

T-Mobile should of kept the other CPU that's one thing holding me back from getting this with T-Mobile

[CmewhenICu]

Aaron, it's pronounced "Keys-air". If you notice on the icon there is a keyhole, hence the name...

[JOEZAAM]

should i get this? the amaze? or wait for the nexus prime??

[CHRIST520]

@JOEZAAM I got the same question..

[JOEZAAM]

@CHRIST520 i going to get the galaxy nexus. it looks so badass. and had good specs

[brokenhalo113]

@JOEZAAM amaze defff

[miggynikkuh]

Piece of crap phone, I'm getting an iPhone 4S.

[JoeOnWheels]

Processor doesn't bother me, i'm pretty sure it's faster then my mytouch 4g LOL I think people are too picky, this is a very fast phone

[TheCwalker29]

Is it me or do a aron act like he is on cocaine? Slow the fuck down mydude. On to part two

[dirtymonkey03]

the only reason i watch phonedog reviews is because aaron isn't bias, most other tech reviewers are bias and favor apple

[InfernalXpression]

@dirtymonkey03 are you kidding me? Aaron is very biased towards samsung devices..hes an HTC/apple fanboy

[Jabid21]

T-mobile's version has the Snapdragon S3 because (or at least the reports say that) the S3 chip supports 42mbps HSPA+ in T-Mobile's network.

[gambigord]

Is this the same speed as the 4s?

[berkoproductions]

@gambigord it's processor is the same speed however, the overall phone is better than the iPhone 4s

[Mr2Young2KnowBetter]

The checkerboarding came from the page still loading. My GS2 does just fine.

[Animesk8ter12]

Awww man, That checkerboaring is waaaay too prevalent. :(

[arwolverine]

you should do a dogfight against the t-mobile galaxy s2 vs the iphone 4s

[22suprstar22]

what the heck aaron you look really cute now lmao

[DaysOfMyLives1]

samsung makes cheap phones, andriod needs to be on a good looking and none plastic phone to compete with iphone 4s. better battery too. i hope nexus prime comes out to be great.

[bestmister1]

lol UPS "lost" the iphone 4s? Prolly kept it himself.

[StealthAssassin10462]

This is a disappointment to the galaxy s2 series...

[mikeyfehr]

its a camera trick u fool

[tristan0304]

Just bought the epic touch 4g yesterday and loving it. The best phone I ever had my hands on.

[3amorning]

/watch?v=VrbpMU3hi4E

video to see aarons significant change :D

[mets4life3064]

If you install a custom ROM on this it'd be a beast.

[Jensoncorpuz]

u did lose weight didnt u what's ur secret?

[TheJohnny2bad22]

Does it have notification light??

[neptoon08]

the fastest download speed i've gotten on my T-mobile galaxy s2 is 15.25 mbs

[salx101]

Me rikey the new touch wiz

[RageicaNiels]

i wish the international Samsung GsII was as awesome as this one!

[IxYamikoxA]

Looks mad different in this video....O.O *completely ignoring the phone*

[LXbomber]

I want this phone so badly.

[TBTech1000]

so is it faster than lte?

[GarciaEnt1]

I use to hate touchwiz. Now th new touchwiz is just pure beauty!

[Bananas138]

@agentjfk cause tmobile sucks, and they rip off people

[NDogg15]

@Bananas138 How do they "rip off people?"

[Bananas138]

@mostwanted,3 but it doesn't just matter with the amount of pixels, if there's a lot of distortion in the photos..

[Bananas138]

iPhone 4s- gs2

[PreApproved1]

a well rooted and bloatware free Galaxy S2 would be so fast that not even Aaron's hyperspeed texting could keep with

[MrBrandonsoft]

@PreApproved1 lol hahaha

[redskins112995]

GS2>>>iphone 4s

[JaylynBullock55]

He got skinny lol

[dimplezpink]

lookin really cute Hairon now that you've lost weight! lol xx

[nickdiscar]

yo nigga u lost weight ? xD

[bmorefranklucas]

@ crsflow exactlly piece of shit phones

[CHRIST520]

I am wondering is that Amaze 4G's camera better than iPhone 4s??

[mostwantedm3]

@CHRIST520 5mp vs 8mp take a guess?

[CorrectiveDetention]

@mostwantedm3 Actually the iPhone 4S has an 8 MP camera.

[gx1000100]

@mostwantedm3 The iPhone 4S has an 8mp camera. Also numbers don't mean everything.

[CHRIST520]

@mostwantedm3 Is that iPhone 4s also has an 8mp camera??

[bconover93]

A little off topic, but Aaron do the Atrix 2 review soon. It's the same price as the original ($99.99). yay!

[CRSxFLOW]

1.5 GHz and you still get checkerboard? FAIL.

[gx1000100]

@CRSxFLOW Numbers don't mean it's better dude. You're getting sucked into the whole specs is everything lie.

[CRSxFLOW]

@gx1000100 I know they don't. I have an iPhone 4S. The specs don't seem up to par with the newest android devices, but it destroys them in speed tests. I said FAIL because all of these phone manufacturers think that they can make a phone faster by simply bumping up the processor speed. It takes the right combination of hardware and software to make a great phone.

[vinaythegoat]

best part about this model is 'no physical home button' :)

[ygswagg111]

@kseadam8907 im not serious i kno how people have to do these reviews im just saying it does get boring lmaoo chill Out go check out FlossyCarter reviews much better..

[RagingTeaBaggins]

i don need lte. i just need good enough signal to load youtube fast

[shadowscarnage]

The HTC Amaze 4g and Samsung's Galaxy S 2 are so similar when it comes to specs...I think I should just wait it out until next year for a better smartphone. And keep in mind these are the ''first" dual-core processer smartphones.

It seems like you have to get an upgrade every 1.5 to 2 years before your phone is already out of date...so sad..Your smartphone should last you atleast 5 years!

[superhm36]

@shadowscarnage I don't know about you but I really care about video quality and the amaze's audio is just garbage...The Galaxy's one isn't that good either but at least it's better

[shadowscarnage]

@superhm36 Yeah, I do care about my video quality aswell as audio of course has to be loud and clear over the entire course of the phones life span. I have a Nexus one and after a year or so the speakers just went to crap I don't know if that's an HTC thing or bad luck.

[malik9210]

where is the amaze 4g review

[kalle3181]

i think i gonna buy a sonyericsson xperia arc s :/

[zloadesf]

@kalle3181 what about the sony ericsson xperia ray?

[reddnmilla]

Which carrier has the best version of the Galaxy S II in your opinion?

[ygswagg111]

Dude blah blah blah.....get to the dang review already thumbs down for too much talking.

[kseadam8907]

@ygswagg111 - he has to do it this way, or else he won't get paid, and then we wouldn't have his reviews to watch. do you want that?

[ygswagg111]

Epic touch is better...

[15heartz]

1st g2 is better

[accord705]

Nice

[kurdoskurd1992]

trust me after a couple of months you'l get bored.

waste of money

[internecineTurbine]

@kurdoskurd1992 isnt that just about every phone?

[kurdoskurd1992]

@internecineTurbine

ya lol. technology is fun but it bores fast. If flying cars come out, they will get bored after like a couple of years lol.

[mariokid2115]

First... in the 1348793th dimension. Not a bad phone especially on T-Mobile. Was going to upgrade from my 3GS to a 4s but, after seeing this Im rethinking it.

[gtawesom3]

@mariokid2115 if i was in america i would go with the sprint epic 4g touch (if I'm wrong about the carrier its definately the epic 4g touch as it has the exynos processor not the snapdragon the snapdragon dual cores feel like they are single core in every day usage)

[mastrorj68]

@gtawesom3 ur right, i went to sprint and got the galaxy 2 and it kills this version bc of no lag. why is their no lag, shit i dunno but im happy. Is my phone perfect? no, but i dont have much to complain about :)

[Allen3697]

@mastrorj68 No lag because Exynos processor works better than Snapdragon S3

[mastrorj68]

@Allen3697 i honestly would of never thought it would matter that much. Esp. Bc its a 1.5. so i figured well if the TMOBILE version get 1 gig of ram then everything should be ok. Allen, do u know anything about Rooting phones?

[Allen3697]

@mastrorj68 No. I don't even have an Android phone. The reason is because Exynos dual core work as one core, so it's like 1.2 ghz dual core is working as a 2.4 ghz single core. Snapdragon would be faster if the cores worked together. It's mainly 1 core working and a second core hopping in for games and such. So it's really like a 1.5 ghz single core.

[gtawesom3]

@mastrorj68 good choice

[alabaska182]

@mariokid2115 I just got my 4s, and my friend actually got the galaxy s2, but now hes selling it after trying my 4s haha, but too each there own.. I just like the size of the iphone etc.. and no one can beat iphones touch response, its so fast.

[mariokid2115]

@alabaska182 As a fanboy it is going to be hard to break away but, I think the S2 will be awesome. If its that bad I can get an iPod touch 4G xD

[alabaska182]

@mariokid2115 I'm not a fanboy, the 4s is my first iphone and actually my first apple product lol.. I used to have a droid, but after trying the iphone 4, I never looked back.

[mariokid2115]

@alabaska182 I was not trying to indicate that you were. Sorry if you misunderstood. I was indicating I was since my 3GS.

[lvalen17]

You got to stop dude.. Another few months and we would be playing "Wheres Aaron"

[UrusaiBaka7]

1:36 You are welcome

[acegundamboy]

Goat that's all I have to say...

[345rae]

LOL look at Aarons Vids from 3 months ago! WHOA!!! dude.. you MELTED

[sillonaz]

lol



[lvalen17]

ZERO

[XxQwertyxX9090]

FIRST