This flagship device of 2011 came in multiple variants, and was also known as Samsung I9100, Samsung Galaxy S 2, Samsung I9100G
| Carriers | AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, Verizon | |
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| Release Date | Apr 28, 2011 | |
| Check It Out | At Amazon |
| Display Specs | 4.27-inch, 800 x 480 pixel display (218 ppi) | |
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| Display Type | Super AMOLED Plus | |
| Operating System | Android | |
| Processor | Dual core, 1.2 GHz, ARM Cortex-A9 | |
| RAM | 1GB | |
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| External Storage | Yes | |
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| Main Camera (Back) | 8 megapixels (1920x1080 -1080p HD) | |
| Secondary Camera (Front) | 2 megapixels | |
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| Wi-Fi | 802.11 b, g, n | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 3.0 + HS | |
| NFC | No | |
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| Height | 4.93 inches (12.52 cm) | |
| Width | 2.6 inches (66.0 mm) | |
| Depth | 0.33 inches (8.4 mm) | |
| Weight | 4.09 oz (116 g) |
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