Galaxy S II VS. Skyrocket - Smartphone Smackdown!

Galaxy S II VS. Skyrocket - Smartphone Smackdown!

On October 2, AT&T finally released the HSPA+ enabled Samsung Galaxy S II -- a phone we here at TechnoBuffalo love -- to much deserved fanfare. And then, a little over a month later, the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket came along boasting a bigger screen, faster processor and 4G LTE enabled. You'd think that from specs alone there would be a clear winner. Turns out, it's not so cut and dry.
Both are great phones, no question, and which one you choose depends entirely on what is important to you. Do you want a bigger screen and faster internet (assuming you're in an LTE capable area)? Go with the Skyrocket. Do you want faster processor speeds and superior graphics? Go with the Galaxy S II.
In our speed tests, the Galaxy S II, although an "older" device by industry standards, ran out ahead thanks to its dual-core 1.2GHz Exynos processor. Even though the Skyrocket comes equipped with a 1.5GHz processor, the dual-core offering from Qualcomm isn't quite as powerful.
AT&T is currently rolling out an aggressive 4G LTE plan to cities across the nation, so that's something you'll need to consider when deciding which phone is right for you. If LTE was available in our area, we'd go with the Skyrocket because of the faster internet speeds. Again, both are great phones; the winner just boils down to your personal preference.
Galaxy S II vs. Skyrocket, which handset do you think rules them all?

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[jbrandonf]

"If you want the fastest processing and best graphics...Galaxy S 2"...umm who cares? Benchmarks don't mean shit when both phones are incredibly fast and my Skyrocket does. not. lag. This whole obsession with benchmarks is just some bullshit dick-measuring contest. Is the phone fast? Yes. Great...ring me up.

[gamefreak964]

I do love 4.5 inch screen phones but i would like to have variety. I would like to see phones that go back to 4 inch and with thinner bezel.

[DawsonTyson]

My standing galaxy s2 skyrocket got an average out of two runs of quadrant 3040.5

[one234569and10]

I wish they would have covered the camera and video abilities and quality differences here.

[one234569and10]

@Anthonymanzella2010 Not anymore. Unless you had it before they got rid of it, then you are grandfathered in if you kept it. As soon as you drop unlimited, you wont be able to get it again.

[630ben630]

S II.

[fizixs]

Quadrant lol peoples still use that?

[fizixs]

@LostMySauce GS2 with the Exynos is way better than the Galaxy Nexus the US GS2 not so sure... >.>

[Anthonymanzella2010]

@MrBspace at&t does have unlimited data.........

[xXKraziN3ssXx]

so which one is better?

[LostMySauce]

3,761 on my Galaxy Nexus