As the follow up to Samsung’s most popular handset to date, the pressure was always going to be on the Galaxy S II to be something special. Before it had even launched the buzz was sky high, with pre-orders hitting a record-breaking three million units.
The handset launched on 1 May and it was barely out of the box before it had bulldozed its way to become the top selling smartphone in the UK. And its strong sales look set to continue and make the Galaxy S II one of the bestselling handsets of the year.
The panel felt it ticked a lot of the right boxes. One judge said: ‘Speed is going to be an essential feature going forward in the smartphone market. The dual-core processor is incredibly powerful, great for games and multimedia. And then there’s that screen.’
The panel spoke highly of the device’s predecessor and its impressive screen. The next step up is the Galaxy S II’s 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, and it’s already made a clear impression.
‘The Galaxy S II’s screen is something else,’ said one panellist. ‘You could be really cynical and say that phones are becoming at their heart just a screen and an operating system. So long as you do those features right, with a good bit of design thrown in, you’re laughing. But there’s something really special about this device.’
Viewing content on the pin-sharp screen is one thing, but Samsung has also pushed the boat out in other ways. The handset features full 1080p HD recording and has a rear-facing eight-megapixel camera.
One judge said: ‘It’s an obvious hit in the making, the initial sales are strong and it does pretty much everything you’d want it to do.’
With such an eye-catching screen, a clear emphasis on multimedia content and the latest Android Gingerbread 2.3 software, the Galaxy S II looks in every way to be one of the must-have consumer items of 2011.
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