Samsung Galaxy S 2 Hands-On Video

By on February 13, 2011 in Phones, Videos

I got some hands-on time with Samsung’s new hero phone, the Galaxy S 2, tonight at Sammy’s pre-MWC festival held at an arena in the middle of the woods (literally). The phone is impressive; hardware and software both left a good enough impression to make me feel like Samsung is moving beyond the “commodity phone” bad rap they sometimes get from cranky journalists tired of the plastic-y feel and half-baked user interfaces of certain Galaxy S devices.

One of Samsung’s tag lines for the S 2 was “More with Less.” The phone is very thin and lightweight, but felt good enough in the hand to make me say things like, “It’s light but solid” instead of “It feels cheap, but at least it’s lightweight.” Whatever the truth about Samsung’s claims that their Super AMOLED Plus technology makes for better phone displays than IPS LCD does, the S 2′s screen was bright, rich, and easy on the eyes.

I’m also really impressed with the work Samsung’s been doing on the software and services side. TouchWiz 4.0 actually looks nice, and I’ve long hated TouchWiz. This version is polished and information rich without being cluttered, or at least felt that way on first glance. And Samsung talked up all sorts of interesting S 2 features ranging from a voice-to-text driving mode to optional NFC technology for using your phone as a credit card, transit pass, to enterprise-friendly initiatives with Cisco and other partners who shared the stage tonight.

But don’t take my word(s) for it. Spend a few minutes with our hands-on video of the Galaxy S 2 and chime in with your opinions on Samsung’s new flagship. And also check out my hands-on with tonight’s other new Samsung launch, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet with Android 3.0 Honeycomb.

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Noah Kravitz mourned the day that Star Castle was replaced in the pizza parlour he frequented as a kid. The sadness ended when he saw an older kid make it to the Ninth Key level on the Pac Man that took his place. Years later he’s become a fixture of consumer tech reporting on the InterWebs and TV, and Galaga vies with Zoo Keeper as his all-time favorite arcade games. His loves of music, games, TV, video editing and yapping endlessly at anyone who’ll listen have all been channeled into an Internet addiction that spans screens big and small and devices portable, pocketable, and best left on his desk. Noah has been reporting on gadgets and media for a decade and a half now, including writing, podcasts and videos for PhoneDog, MacDirectory, Maximum PC, PowerBook Central, and a few other publications. He’s also written about the arts, education, and sports for some magazines you’ve likely never heard of, and has invaded your television talking about consumer electronics on CNBC, Fox Business Network, and a host of local TV stations.

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