At the end of this proverbial day the T-Mobile Galaxy S II is very much the same its siblings -- and that is a very, very good thing.
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The Samsung Galaxy S II combines a blistering dual-core processor, a terrific screen, and fast HSPA+ 42 speeds to make it the top Android smartphone available on T-Mobile right now. quote
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The Samsung Galaxy S II ranks as one of T-Mobile's most powerful and feature-rich Android smartphones, but it's somewhat pricey.
Read the full review →The Samsung Galaxy S II combines a blistering dual-core processor, a terrific screen, and fast HSPA+ 42 speeds to make it the top Android smartphone available on T-Mobile right now.
Read the full review →Like the rest of the Galaxy S II series, the Galaxy S II on T-Mobile is one of the best phones currently available, hands down.
Read the full review →The best screen technology combined with incredible battery life makes this one really stand out. If you live, work, and play in a T-Mobile "4G" area, you'll be impressed by the network speed. The Galaxy S II is a future-proof phone that should appeal to many.
Read the full review →T-Mobile and Samsung have a winner on their hands with the Galaxy S II. It is as good as the HTC Amaze 4G and gives the iPhone 4S a good run for the money. We can't say that it is light-years ahead of the competition, but it outshines them by a galaxy.
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miahkun
This phone is extremely quick, it is very nice for an impatient person such as myself. The battery life is amazing, the applications base for the android market is immense and constantly growing.
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Technodude
There's not much to be said, this phone is one of the best out there in terms of hardware. Android OS is taking off pretty nicely. The battery dies fairly quickly but why wouldn't it if I can't keep my hands off this great phone.
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bigb
Had a white S2. Bad of Samsung / T-Mobile not to include an headphone in the package to begin with like the black unit. Bad battery life... great display
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cmdurham
Despite the calculated 7 rating by gdgt's criteria, I rate this about a 4. It would have been higher, and probably was prior to the Ice Cream Sandwich "upgrade" that made this phone just a bear to work with. Certain apps - like my favorite podcasting app - lock up when you try to play a game. The...
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gtechfl
Overall this is the best phone I have owned. Of course that's not saying much upgrading from the HD2 running Windows Mobile 6.5. The only thing keeping me from going to the iPhone is its inadequate screen size. Having used the Apple interface which is 2nd to none in my opinion, The Samsung Galaxy...
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boloj
Great phone but if your a flashaholic (love flashing custom roms) like me you may want go buy another phone. Lets make it clear this phone is completely different from the international Samsung Galaxy S II. Custom rom development is not there yet if you don't care about custom roms then buy it...
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