Should I buy Galaxy S2 now?

[masterkd]

Galaxy S2 is a very good phone..IMO HTC One S have few backdraws over S2..but that is only my opinion..dig a little bit into S2 and other phone of your choice..if you like it then buy it..you won't regret!!

 

[misr99]

I am thinking of buying the S2 as well . Compared it with many other phones , none are any good as s2 in that range . Not even the one S or the xperia P . So r the prices gonna drop any further ??

 

[techlover]

There is galaxy s advance at 24K levels. S2 will never drop to 22K !!
May be after an year... good lucking waiting.

If galaxy s advance comes to 22k, then what ? then S2 at 26k. best, after months that is.

I too agree with you ..Galaxy S2 has very less chances of dropping till 22k ..it will start disappearing till then ..it should utmost drop to 24k.

And btw Galaxy S2 is available for 26k now only ..

S2 is a gr8 phone for 24 to 26k. Buts almost an year now since the phone has been released. Sony & HTC have released newer models, no harm in checking what improvements they have done. you can check out reviews, video comparisons.

one silly question
are you the person that believe in good looks as well as good brains or the only thing that matters is whats inside?
if latter then S2 is made for you and if former then look for Sony & HTC phones too.

Well I would like to go for a much more durable and strong feature phone than looks and i believe almost everyone would go by the same ....even if someone wants to show off(which i dont intend to ) then just the Samsung Galaxy S2 is enough hahaha ...btw HTC ONE S looks better than S2 ??

I thought of waiting for HTC ONE S coz it has a much better display than S2...but u see it has just 9gb memory for data and 2 gb for apps ...thats too low for now and if we are spending 26k for a phone i would like to use atleast for 2years ..and as per the changing mobile generation 2gb is nothing even after a year

So finally is Galaxy S2 is a good choice now? I will buy after 1-3 days S3 is launched..??

 

[misr99]

Even i am about to buy the s2 . Compared it with many other phones ( one S , xperia P ), none come any closer to the s2 . From when is the S2 gonna be shipped along with ICS ???

 

[randomuser111]

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Htc One S display is NOT better than Galaxy S2 screen. It has pentile matrix, so even though it has higher resolution it is not as crisp.

Also according to MobileStore One S is launching June 8th for 33k.

 

[techlover]

Even i am about to buy the s2 . Compared it with many other phones ( one S , xperia P ), none come any closer to the s2 . From when is the S2 gonna be shipped along with ICS ???

I read in reviews that many people got ICS out of the box from April 2012 import date
Samsung Galaxy S II shipping with ICS out-of-the-box in India - Mobile Phone | ThinkDigit News

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Htc One S display is NOT better than Galaxy S2 screen. It has pentile matrix, so even though it has higher resolution it is not as crisp.

Also according to MobileStore One S is launching June 8th for 33k.

Then what is HTC ONe S better in ? just looks?

and its approximate price is 28k on naaptol (though i dont trust this site)
but i dont think it will be for 33k everyone will prefer HTC ONE X by just spending 2k more

HTC One S Price - Buy HTC One S Price in India, Best Prices n Review

 

[oombroid]

Guys, i have a galaxy R, which i think is a better option than buying a gs2 for 8k more. The only notable difference is camera and ICS support(which isnt much).
I am perfectly happy with this phone.
So instead of waiting for ever for price-cuts, buy a GSR(i know it is discontinues, buy you can still get it) or GSA(this is worse than GSR except for gorilla glass)...

 

[chakmu]

It will not drop to 23k-24k below now if storage is not problem HTC ONE S is great phone to buy .

 

[techlover]

Guys, i have a galaxy R, which i think is a better option than buying a gs2 for 8k more. The only notable difference is camera and ICS support(which isnt much).
I am perfectly happy with this phone.
So instead of waiting for ever for price-cuts, buy a GSR(i know it is discontinues, buy you can still get it) or GSA(this is worse than GSR except for gorilla glass)...

Galaxy R was an awesome phone but it is now completely discontinued by Samsung and therefore Samsung Galaxy S Advance was launched....otherwise i would have thought about it

It will not drop to 23k-24k below now if storage is not problem HTC ONE S is great phone to buy .

Dont you think that 9 GB storage is too less for a mobile above 25k ....common even if u buy a phone for 2.5 u can get 32gb expandable storage...and if i am spending 25k on a mobile i would like that it has dependable features for a later time ...9gb storage will be too less from just a year from now i believe
otherwise yes i agree too HTC ONE is a great buy ...

 

[Terabyte]

@techlover : Can you list your requirements and arrange them according to your priorities so that it becomes easy for us to suggest?

 

[techlover]

though its of little thinking here it is
1.Powerful features enough to depend for at least 1-1.5 year
i mean the phone features should not go outdated very soon

2. i prefer spending 24-26k

3. good storage because as of changing time many apps and games will be heavy

4. display to be a little strong so that it doesn't break easily if i drop the phone

5. good looks

6. after sale services should be good

 

[misr99]

though its of little thinking here it is
1.Powerful features enough to depend for at least 1-1.5 year
i mean the phone features should not go outdated very soon

2. i prefer spending 24-26k

3. good storage because as of changing time many apps and games will be heavy

4. display to be a little strong so that it doesn't break easily if i drop the phone

5. good looks

6. after sale services should be good

In that range Galaxy s2 is the best there is, in the market currently .. .

 

[Terabyte]

SGSII doesn't really have great audio quality.
So after looking at your requirements I assume that won't be a deal-breaker for you.

I am sure you must be aware of AMOLED display tint issues.
Other than that SGSII still is one of the better phones out there.
So I guess SGSII should be good for you.

 

[techlover]

SGSII doesn't really have great audio quality.
So after looking at your requirements I assume that won't be a deal-breaker for you.

I am sure you must be aware of AMOLED display tint issues.
Other than that SGSII still is one of the better phones out there.
So I guess SGSII should be good for you.

Any other good phone?

and that can you please tell me more about tint issue ..btw HTC ONE S has Super amoled?

In that range Galaxy s2 is the best there is, in the market currently .. .

ignoring that list ..is it still the best buy? or any other mobile?

 

[Vignesh B]

^^ SGSII fits well for your needs. Another option is the ageing but still worthy HTC Sensation for around 22k.

SGSII doesn't really have great audio quality.

Oh, I thought it has pretty decent audio quality. GSM Arena review states like that.
Can you please clarify? Am also in the same situation like the OP but I also need good audio quality.

 

[Terabyte]

Regarding audio quality I have read about it on XDA forums mentioning that its audio quality is not as good as original SGS(which uses Wolfson DAC chip)
SGSII didn't have Wolfson DAC chip but some other chip(don't exactly know the name)
However there are some tweaks like Voodoo app which does improve the audio quality.

The new SGSIII now uses a slightly better version of Wolfson DAC now.

For more information put up your query regarding audio quality on XDA forums.

@techlover : HTC One S uses Pentile matrix(SuperAMOLED)
SGSII uses normal RGB matrix(SAMOLED Plus)
As Vignesh said HTC Sensation is another option(its cheaper as well).

 

[reddead]

i was in the same boat as you are but i jsut bought s2 yesterday....
htc one s' horrible screen, unremovable battery and very limited storage( 11 gb for media) is a deal breaker for me......

i don't think s2's price is gonna drop below 24-25k since s3 is priced way above s2 segment

 

[Soumik]

^^ One S's horrible screen? Why so? Is the pentile matrix really visible at that ppi, unless scrutinized minutely?
barring the limited storage, i dont really see any place where SII is better than One S. Can some one let me know?
Check out benchmarks at GSM Arena to chk out how they perform.
Sensation is a vfm option in comparision.. but dosnt really stand a chance against Krait or any of the Exynos chipsets.
Since storage is a criteria for you... suggest u wait some time to get Galaxy S Advanced instead.
BTW: I am favoring the Galaxy Ace 2 Cause of the Novathor chipset(Xperia P U Sola Samsung galaxy S Advanced) and would be quite cheap due to its midrange feature set.

 

[Terabyte]

^Galaxy S Advance doesn't even have a quarter of support that SGSII has on XDA forums.
Also don't think NovaThor is better than Exynos on SGSII.

No point getting SGA when SGSII costs just about 2k more.

 

[Tathaga]

get XPERIA S @30k (awesome resolution, upgradable to 4.0)
or XPERIA P @25k (upgradable to 4.0 as well)