<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
also	O
unofficially	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S2	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
touchscreen-enabled	O
,	O
slate-format	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
Electronics	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
smartphone	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
additional	O
software	O
features	O
,	O
expanded	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
redesigned	O
physique	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
.	O
The	O
S	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
2.3.4	I-Application
"	I-Application
Gingerbread	I-Application
"	I-Application
,	O
with	O
updates	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.1.2	I-Application
"	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
"	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
unveiled	O
the	O
S	B-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
13	O
February	O
2011	O
at	O
the	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
(	O
MWC	O
)	O
in	O
Barcelona	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
slimmest	O
smartphones	B-Application
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
mostly	O
8.49mm	O
thick	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
two	O
small	O
bulges	O
which	O
take	O
the	O
maximum	O
thickness	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
to	O
9.91mm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
a	O
1.2GHz	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
"	O
Exynos	O
"	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
(	O
SoC	B-Architecture
)	O
processor	O
,	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
WVGA	O
Super	B-Algorithm
AMOLED	I-Algorithm
Plus	I-Algorithm
screen	O
display	O
and	O
an	O
8-megapixel	O
camera	O
with	O
flash	O
and	O
1080p	O
full	O
high	B-Device
definition	I-Device
video	O
recording	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
devices	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
Mobile	B-Protocol
High-definition	I-Protocol
Link	I-Protocol
(	O
MHL	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
1080p	O
uncompressed	B-Device
video	I-Device
output	O
to	O
an	O
MHL	B-Protocol
enabled	O
TV	O
or	O
to	O
an	O
MHL	B-Protocol
to	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
adapter	O
,	O
while	O
charging	O
the	O
device	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
capable	O
of	O
providing	O
9	O
hours	O
of	O
talk	O
time	O
on	O
3G	B-Architecture
and	O
18.3	O
hours	O
on	O
2G	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
popular	O
and	O
a	O
huge	O
success	O
both	O
critically	O
and	O
commercially	O
,	O
selling	O
3	O
million	O
units	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
55	O
days	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
given	O
worldwide	O
release	O
dates	O
starting	O
from	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
by	O
more	O
than	O
140	O
vendors	O
in	O
some	O
120	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
received	O
pre-orders	O
for	O
3million	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
units	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
time	O
after	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
also	O
released	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
R	I-Application
,	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
Nvidia	O
Tegra	O
2	O
chipset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
S	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
called	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
Touch	O
Epic	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
was	O
available	O
via	O
Sprint	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
bigger	O
capacity	O
battery	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
S	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
heavier	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
S	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
at	O
130g	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
also	O
reportedly	O
shipped	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
IIs	I-Application
for	O
free	O
,	O
to	O
several	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
custom	O
Android	B-Application
distribution	O
CyanogenMod	B-Application
(	O
particularly	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
maintained	O
its	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
with	O
an	O
intent	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
port	O
CyanogenMod	B-Application
7	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
Android	B-Application
11.0	I-Application
"	O
Red	O
Velvet	O
Cake	O
"	O
(	O
through	O
custom	O
ROMs	B-Device
)	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
only	O
officially	O
supported	O
Android	B-Application
4.1.2	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
2.3	I-Application
"	O
Gingerbread	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
began	O
to	O
roll	O
out	O
upgrades	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.0.3	O
"	O
Ice	O
Cream	O
Sandwich	O
"	O
through	O
their	O
phone	O
management	O
software	O
KIES	B-Application
to	O
users	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
Hungary	O
,	O
Poland	O
and	O
Sweden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
began	O
rolling	O
out	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.1.2	I-Application
"	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
"	I-Application
for	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unofficially	O
,	O
the	O
phone	O
can	O
run	O
Android	B-Application
11	I-Application
"	O
Red	O
Velvet	O
Cake	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S	B-Application
II	I-Application
employs	O
the	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
4.0	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
same	O
principle	O
as	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
3.0	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
,	O
with	O
new	O
improvements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
hardware	B-General_Concept
acceleration	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
an	O
optional	O
gesture-based	O
interaction	O
called	O
"	O
motion	O
"	O
which	O
(	O
among	O
other	O
things	O
)	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
zoom	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
by	O
placing	O
two	O
fingers	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
tilting	O
the	O
device	O
towards	O
and	O
away	O
from	O
themselves	O
to	O
zoom	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
gesture	B-General_Concept
function	O
works	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
web	O
browser	O
and	O
the	O
images	O
in	O
gallery	O
used	O
within	O
this	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Panning	O
"	O
on	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
4.0	O
allows	O
the	O
movement	O
of	O
widgets	O
and	O
icons	O
shortcuts	O
between	O
screens	O
,	O
by	O
allowing	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
be	O
held	O
and	O
moved	O
from	O
side	O
to	O
side	O
to	O
scroll	O
through	O
home	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
gesture-based	O
management	O
of	O
widgets	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
optional	O
method	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
existing	O
method	O
of	O
holding	O
and	O
swiping	O
between	O
home	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	I-Application
update	O
backports	O
the	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
Nature	O
interface	O
and	O
other	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Direct	O
Call	O
,	O
Pop-up	O
Play	O
,	O
Smart	O
Stay	O
,	O
and	O
Easy	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
new	O
Samsung	B-Application
Hub	I-Application
applications	O
were	O
revealed	O
at	O
the	O
2011	O
MWC	O
:	O
Social	O
Hub	O
,	O
which	O
integrates	O
popular	O
social	O
networking	O
services	O
into	O
one	O
place	O
rather	O
than	O
in	O
separate	O
applications	O
,	O
Readers	O
Hub	O
,	O
providing	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
access	O
,	O
read	O
and	O
download	O
online	O
newspapers	O
,	O
ebooks	O
and	O
magazines	O
from	O
a	O
worldwide	O
selection	O
,	O
Music	B-Application
Hub	I-Application
(	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
7digital	B-Application
,	O
)	O
an	O
application	O
store	O
for	O
downloading	O
and	O
purchasing	O
music	O
tracks	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Hub	O
(	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Gameloft	O
,	O
)	O
an	O
application	O
store	O
for	O
downloading	O
and	O
purchasing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
applications	O
include	O
Kies	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
,	O
Kies	B-Application
Air	O
,	O
AllShare	O
(	O
for	O
DLNA	O
)	O
,	O
Voice	O
Recognition	O
,	O
Google	O
Voice	O
Translation	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
with	O
Latitude	O
,	O
Places	O
,	O
Navigation	O
(	O
beta	O
)	O
and	O
Lost	O
Phone	O
Management	O
,	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
10.2	O
,	O
QuickOffice	B-Application
application	O
and	O
'	O
QuickType	O
 '	O
by	O
SWYPE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
launch	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Samsung	B-Application
had	O
taken	O
steps	O
to	O
incorporate	O
Enterprise	B-Application
software	I-Application
for	O
business	O
users	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
On	O
Device	O
Encryption	O
,	O
Cisco	O
’s	O
AnyConnect	O
VPN	O
,	O
device	O
management	O
,	O
Cisco	O
WebEx	O
,	O
Juniper	O
,	O
and	O
secure	O
remote	O
device	O
management	O
from	O
Sybase	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
comes	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
many	O
multimedia	O
file	O
formats	O
and	O
codecs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
audio	O
it	O
supports	O
FLAC	B-Application
,	O
WAV	O
,	O
Vorbis	B-Algorithm
,	O
MP3	O
,	O
AAC	B-Application
,	O
AAC+	O
,	O
eAAC+	O
,	O
WMA	B-Application
,	O
AMR-NB	B-Algorithm
,	O
AMR-WB	B-Algorithm
,	O
MID	O
,	O
AC3	O
,	O
XMF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
video	O
formats	O
and	O
codecs	O
it	O
supports	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
,	O
H.264	B-Application
,	O
H.263	B-Algorithm
,	O
DivX	B-Application
HD/XviD	O
,	O
VC-1	B-Operating_System
,	O
3GP	O
(	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
)	O
,	O
WMV	B-Device
(	O
ASF	B-Application
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
AVI	O
(	O
DivX	B-Application
)	O
)	O
,	O
MKV	O
,	O
FLV	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Sorenson	O
codec	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
H.264	B-Application
playback	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
natively	O
supports	O
8-bit	O
encodes	O
along	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
1080p	O
HD	O
video	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
a	O
1.2GHz	O
dual	B-Architecture
core	I-Architecture
ARM	B-Application
Cortex-A9	I-Application
processor	O
that	O
uses	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
own	O
'	O
Exynos	O
4210	O
 '	O
System	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
(	O
SoC	B-Architecture
)	O
that	O
was	O
previously	O
code-named	O
"	O
Orion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Exynos	O
branded	O
SoC	B-Architecture
was	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
much	O
speculation	O
concerning	O
another	O
branded	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
"	O
Hummingbird	O
"	O
single-core	O
SoC	B-Architecture
of	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
.	O
The	O
Exynos	O
4	O
Dual	O
45nm	O
(	O
previously	O
Exynos	O
4210	O
)	O
uses	O
ARM	O
's	O
Mali-400	O
MP	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
graphics	O
GPU	B-Architecture
,	O
supplied	O
by	O
ARM	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
PowerVR	B-Device
GPU	B-Architecture
of	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Exynos	O
4210	O
supports	O
ARM	O
's	O
SIMD	B-Device
engine	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Media	O
Processing	O
Engine	O
,	O
or	O
'	O
NEON	O
 '	O
instructions	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
give	O
a	O
significant	O
performance	O
advantage	O
in	O
critical	O
performance	O
situations	O
such	O
as	O
accelerated	O
decoding	O
for	O
many	O
multimedia	O
codecs	O
and	O
formats	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
On2	O
's	O
VP6/7/8	O
or	O
Real	B-Algorithm
formats	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mali	O
400	O
GPU	B-Architecture
in	O
the	O
Exynos	O
4210	O
SOC	B-Architecture
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
only	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
the	O
only	O
GPU	B-Architecture
powering	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
GL_RGB	O
Framebuffer	O
Objects	O
(	O
FBOs	O
)	O
,	O
only	O
GL_RGBA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
newer	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
9100G	O
)	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX540	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
exhibit	O
the	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2011	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
ARM	O
's	O
representatives	O
demonstrated	O
60Hz	O
framerate	O
playback	O
in	O
stereoscopic	O
3D	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
Mali-400	O
MP	O
and	O
Exynos	O
SoC	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
said	O
that	O
an	O
increased	O
framerate	O
of	O
70Hz	O
would	O
be	O
possible	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
1.4	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Motorola	B-Application
Atrix	I-Application
advertised	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
most	O
powerful	O
smartphone	B-Application
"	O
;	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
the	O
UK	O
Advertising	O
Standards	O
Authority	O
ruled	O
that	O
the	O
Atrix	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
powerful	O
as	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
faster	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
newer	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
i9100G	O
)	O
uses	O
a	O
1.2GHz	O
dual	B-Architecture
core	I-Architecture
TI	B-Device
OMAP	I-Device
4430	O
processor	O
with	O
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX540	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
dedicated	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
16	O
GB	O
of	O
internal	O
mass	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
WVGA	O
(	O
800	O
x	O
480	O
)	O
Super	B-Algorithm
AMOLED	I-Algorithm
Plus	I-Algorithm
capacitive	O
touchscreen	B-Device
that	O
is	O
covered	O
by	O
Gorilla	O
Glass	O
with	O
an	O
oleophobic	O
fingerprint-resistant	O
coating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
is	O
an	O
upgrade	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Plus	O
"	O
signifies	O
that	O
the	O
display	O
panel	O
has	O
done	O
away	O
with	O
Pentile	O
matrix	O
to	O
regular	O
RGB	O
matrix	O
display	O
which	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
50%	O
increase	O
in	O
sub-pixels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
has	O
claimed	O
that	O
Super	B-Algorithm
AMOLED	I-Algorithm
Plus	I-Algorithm
displays	O
are	O
18%	O
more	O
power	O
efficient	O
than	O
the	O
older	O
Super	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
displays	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
uses	O
Yamaha	O
audio	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
's	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
,	O
used	O
Wolfson	O
's	O
WM8994	O
DAC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
User	O
feedback	O
on	O
Internet	B-Application
forums	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
in-depth	O
review	O
at	O
Clove	O
,	O
have	O
expressed	O
the	O
Yamaha	O
chip	O
's	O
inferior	O
sound	O
quality	O
compared	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Wolfson	O
chip	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
an	O
8-megapixel	O
Back-illuminated	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
camera	O
with	O
single-LED	O
flash	O
that	O
can	O
record	O
videos	O
in	O
full	O
high-definition	O
1080p	O
at	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
mobile	O
phone	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
Mobile	O
that	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
record	O
videos	O
in	O
full	O
high-definition	O
(	O
FullHD	O
1080p	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
fixed	O
focus	O
front-facing	O
2-megapixel	O
camera	O
for	O
video	O
calling	O
,	O
taking	O
photos	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
general	O
video	O
recording	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
maximum	O
resolution	O
of	O
640x480	O
(	O
VGA	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
to	O
natively	O
support	O
NFC	O
Near	O
field	O
communication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
follows	O
on	O
from	O
the	O
Google	B-Device
Nexus	I-Device
S	I-Device
which	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
de	O
facto	O
NFC	O
smartphone	B-Application
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
has	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
high-definition	O
connection	O
technology	O
called	O
Mobile	B-Protocol
High-definition	I-Protocol
Link	I-Protocol
(	O
MHL	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
specialty	O
of	O
MHL	B-Protocol
is	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
optimized	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
by	O
allowing	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
battery	O
to	O
be	O
charged	O
while	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
playing	O
back	O
multimedia	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
industry	O
standard	O
micro	O
USB	O
port	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
an	O
MHL	B-Protocol
connector	O
for	O
a	O
TV	O
out	O
connection	O
to	O
an	O
external	O
display	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
high	B-Device
definition	I-Device
television	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
micro	O
USB	O
port	O
on	O
this	O
device	O
also	O
supports	O
USB	O
OTG	O
standard	O
which	O
means	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
can	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
'	O
host	O
 '	O
device	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
as	O
a	O
desktop	O
computer	O
,	O
allowing	O
external	O
USB	O
devices	O
to	O
be	O
plugged	O
in	O
and	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
YouTube	O
video	O
goes	O
on	O
to	O
mention	O
a	O
successful	O
test	O
completed	O
on	O
a	O
2	O
TB	O
USB	O
external	O
hard	O
drive	O
(	O
requiring	O
own	O
power	O
source	O
)	O
but	O
however	O
reports	O
of	O
failure	O
when	O
trying	O
to	O
connect	O
USB	O
keyboards	O
,	O
tested	O
USB	O
mice	O
and	O
tested	O
USB	O
game	B-Device
pads	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
the	O
only	O
file-system	B-Application
supported	O
for	O
USB	O
drives	O
within	O
OTG	O
is	O
FAT32	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3.5mm	O
TRRS	B-Device
headset	B-Device
jack	I-Device
is	O
available	O
and	O
is	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broadcom	O
BCM4330	O
combo	O
chip	O
integrates	O
802.11n	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
4.0	O
+HS	O
and	O
FM	O
radio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
BCM4330	O
chip	O
supports	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
4.0	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S2	I-Application
is	O
limited	O
to	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
3.0	O
using	O
the	O
last	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
released	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
(	O
4.1.2	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
4.0	O
support	O
has	O
been	O
introduced	O
in	O
Android	B-Application
4.3	I-Application
versions	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
upgrade	O
to	O
an	O
alternative	O
firmware	O
is	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stylus	B-Device
pen	I-Device
for	O
use	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
capacitive	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
a	O
stylus	B-Device
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
case	O
manufacturers	O
have	O
released	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
cases	O
for	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Samsung	B-Application
branded	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
headset	O
for	O
making	O
phone	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
GT-I9100G	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
usually	O
sold	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
GT-I9100	B-Application
in	O
certain	O
markets	O
(	O
mostly	O
Asia	O
and	O
some	O
parts	O
of	O
Europe	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
overview	O
of	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
GT-I9100G	B-Application
can	O
be	O
seen	O
on	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
official	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
Texas	O
Instruments	O
OMAP4430	O
SoC	B-Architecture
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Exynos	O
4210	O
in	O
the	O
GT-I9100	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
visually	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
GT-I9100	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
having	O
the	O
same	O
1.2GHz	O
processor	O
speed	O
and	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
ARM	B-Application
Cortex	I-Application
A9	I-Application
processor	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
SoC	B-Architecture
is	O
of	O
a	O
different	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
Mali-400	O
GPU	B-Architecture
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX	O
540	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
difference	O
in	O
the	O
SoC	B-Architecture
makes	O
this	O
variant	O
incompatible	O
with	O
custom	O
ROMs	B-Device
intended	O
for	O
the	O
I9100	B-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
steadily	O
gaining	O
its	O
own	O
aftermarket	O
support	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
from	O
CyanogenMod	B-Application
)	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
relative	O
ease	O
of	O
development	O
and	O
the	O
openness	O
of	O
the	O
TI	B-Device
OMAP	I-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
Model	O
GT-I9100T	B-Application
)	O
sold	O
by	O
Telstra	O
,	O
Vodafone	O
Australia	O
and	O
some	O
certain	O
other	O
carriers	O
outside	O
Australia	O
is	O
virtually	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
I9100	B-Application
and	O
is	O
functionally	O
equivalent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Australia	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
4G	B-Architecture
(	O
Model	O
GT-I9210T	B-Application
)	O
uses	O
a	O
Qualcomm	O
processor	O
and	O
supports	O
Telstra	O
's	O
and	O
Optus	O
 '	O
4G	B-Architecture
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bell	O
's	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
Model	O
GT-I9100M	B-Application
)	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
international	O
version	O
except	O
that	O
its	O
model	O
number	O
is	O
GT	O
I9100M	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
custom	O
ROMs	B-Device
running	O
on	O
international	O
versions	O
can	O
be	O
flashed	O
to	O
bell	O
's	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
also	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bell	O
's	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
HD	O
LTE	O
(	O
Model	O
SGH-I757M	O
)	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
cancelled	O
T	O
's	O
Skyrocket	O
HD	O
hence	O
making	O
the	O
device	O
another	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
South	O
Korean	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
HD	O
LTE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rogers	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
LTE	O
(	O
Model	O
SGH-I727R	O
)	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
AT&T	O
Skyrocket	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
larger	O
screen	O
4.52	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
bigger	O
battery	O
1,850	O
mAh	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
different	O
1.5GHz	O
Qualcomm	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogers	O
 '	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
Glide	O
(	O
Model	O
SGH-I927	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
phone	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
specs	O
as	O
the	O
T	O
's	O
Captivate	O
Glide	O
,	O
except	O
the	O
carrier	O
logo	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
instead	O
of	O
behind	O
the	O
front	O
glass	O
panel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogers	O
launched	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
LTE	O
,	O
launching	O
in	O
Fall	O
2011	O
,	O
soon	O
after	O
its	O
LTE	O
Launch	O
in	O
Toronto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telus	O
Mobility	O
's	O
4G	B-Architecture
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
X	O
(	O
Model	O
SGH-T989D	O
)	O
has	O
a	O
Qualcomm	O
1.5GHz	O
dual	B-Architecture
core	I-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
,	O
larger	O
4.52inch	O
screen	O
and	O
1,850	O
mAh	O
battery	O
,	O
is	O
thicker	O
at	O
9.4mm	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Qualcomm	O
processor	O
allows	O
for	O
42Mbit/s	O
HSPA+	O
download	O
speeds	O
that	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Exynos	O
processor	O
is	O
not	O
currently	O
capable	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
Model	O
GT-I9108	B-Application
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
sold	O
in	O
China	O
by	O
China	O
Mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
GT-I9100G	B-Application
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
same	O
Texas	O
Instruments	O
OMAP4430	O
SoC	B-Architecture
with	O
a	O
1.2GHz	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
ARM	B-Application
Cortex	I-Application
A9	I-Application
processor	O
and	O
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX	O
540	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
GT-I9108	B-Application
has	O
TD-SCDMA	O
support	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
WCDMA	O
support	O
found	O
in	O
other	O
variants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GT-I9108	B-Application
is	O
a	O
regional	O
model	O
and	O
has	O
few	O
available	O
custom	O
ROMs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
Model	O
SCH-I929	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
sold	O
in	O
China	O
by	O
China	O
Telecom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
LTE	O
(	O
GT-I9210	B-Application
)	O
,	O
but	O
supports	O
CDMA2000	O
1x	O
EVDO	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
carrier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
Model	O
GT-I9100P	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
hardware	O
as	O
GT-I9100	B-Application
plus	O
the	O
NFC	O
chip	O
and	O
battery	O
(	O
the	O
battery	O
is	O
specific	O
because	O
it	O
includes	O
the	O
antenna	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
I9100	B-Application
firmware	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
,	O
but	O
doing	O
so	O
will	O
disable	O
the	O
NFC	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GT-i9100	B-Application
is	O
a	O
sim-free	O
model	O
released	O
on	O
2	O
May	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
supports	O
2G/3G	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
KDDI	O
Au	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
WiMAX	O
(	O
Model	O
:	O
ISW11SC	O
)	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
20	O
January	O
2012	O
in	O
the	O
color	O
Noble	O
Black	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
Ceramics	O
White	O
model	O
on	O
24	O
March	O
2012	O
and	O
a	O
Shiny	O
Magenta	O
model	O
on	O
20	O
July	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ISW11SC	O
currently	O
runs	O
Android	B-Application
4.0.4	O
via	O
an	O
OTA	O
update	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
2.3.6	O
firmware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ISW11SC	O
uses	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Exynos	O
4210	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
1.4GHz	O
main	O
CPU	O
and	O
a	O
Qualcomm	O
QSC6085	O
Modem	O
chipset	O
running	O
at	O
192MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
16	O
GB	O
of	O
ROM	B-Device
(	O
11GB	O
available	O
for	O
user	O
data	O
storage	O
)	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
64GB	O
additional	O
storage	O
via	O
the	O
internal	O
microSD	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ISW11SC	O
features	O
a	O
Samsung	B-Application
SUPER	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
HD	O
1280x720	O
screen	O
measuring	O
4.7	O
inches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connectivity	O
includes	O
CDMA	O
800MHz/2	O
,	O
100MHz	O
;	O
3G	B-Architecture
EV-DO	O
Rev	O
A	O
;	O
2.4GHz	O
/	O
5GHz	O
802.11	O
a/b/g/n	O
Wi-Fi	O
;	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
3.0	O
and	O
an	O
integrated	O
WiMAX	O
modem	O
with	O
speeds	O
up	O
to	O
40Mbit/s	O
down	O
and	O
15.4Mbit/s	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NTT	O
DoCoMo	O
introduced	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
Model	O
SC-02C	O
)	O
on	O
23	O
June	O
2011	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
DoCoMo	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
(	O
Model	O
SC-02B	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SC-02C	O
includes	O
1seg	B-Device
terrestrial	O
television	O
support	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
i-mode	O
software	O
functions	O
specific	O
to	O
DoCoMo	O
handsets	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
i-channel	O
,	O
BeeTV	O
,	O
MelodyCall	O
and	O
DoCoMo	O
map	O
navigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SC-02C	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Exynos	O
4210	O
Orion	O
Dual-core	B-Architecture
1.2GHz	O
(	O
S5PC210	O
)	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SC-02C	O
uses	O
the	O
Wnn	O
Japanese	O
input	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
variants	O
optimized	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
South	O
Korean	O
wireless	O
carriers	O
have	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
Korean	O
input	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
for	O
feature	O
phones	O
,	O
a	O
Dubeolsik-layout	O
virtual	O
keyboard	O
and	O
a	O
T-DMB	O
tuner	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
an	O
FM	O
radio	O
tuner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
KT	O
variant	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
KT	O
(	O
Model	O
SHW-M250K	O
)	O
uses	O
KT	O
's	O
Wi-Fi	O
CM	O
instead	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
's	O
Wi-Fi	O
CM	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
Wi-Fi	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
WCDMA	O
and	O
HSPA	O
,	O
LG	O
U+'s	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
Model	O
SHW-M250L	O
)	O
uses	O
EV-DO	O
Rev.B	O
(	O
KPCS	O
1.8GHz	O
)	O
to	O
accommodate	O
the	O
network	O
technology	O
deployed	O
by	O
LG	O
U+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SK	O
Telecom	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
Model	O
SHW-M250S	O
)	O
uses	O
the	O
SK-MMS	O
system	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
OMA-MMS	O
system	O
for	O
multimedia	O
messaging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AT&T	O
Mobility	O
began	O
offering	O
its	O
first	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
Model	O
SGH-I777	O
)	O
on	O
2	O
October	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
AT&T	O
Mobility	O
's	O
first	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
code	O
named	O
"	O
Attain	O
"	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AT&T	O
Mobility	O
introduced	O
a	O
second	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
called	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
Skyrocket	O
(	O
Model	O
SGH-I727	O
)	O
on	O
6	O
November	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
this	O
second	O
variant	O
was	O
code	O
named	O
"	O
Skyrocket	O
"	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
variant	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
international	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
LTE	O
and	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
its	O
inclusion	O
of	O
an	O
LTE	O
radio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
LTE	O
radio	O
required	O
changing	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
main	O
processor	O
from	O
the	O
Exynos	O
to	O
the	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
MSM8660	O
because	O
the	O
Exynos	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
LTE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Captivate	O
Glide	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
,	O
1GHz	O
Tegra	O
2	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
instead	O
of	O
a	O
1.2GHz	O
Exynos	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
of	O
this	O
third	O
variant	O
is	O
Super	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
instead	O
of	O
Super	B-Algorithm
AMOLED	I-Algorithm
Plus	I-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
display	O
size	O
is	O
reduced	O
to	O
4inches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sprint	O
variant	O
(	O
Model	O
SPH-D710	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
Epic	B-Application
4G	I-Application
Touch	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
the	O
simpler	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
4G	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Sprint	O
's	O
variant	O
was	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Within	O
"	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SPH-D710	O
first	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
Sprint	O
customers	O
on	O
16	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
making	O
Sprint	O
the	O
first	O
carrier	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
S	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sprint	O
variant	O
has	O
key	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
International	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
4G	B-Architecture
is	O
a	O
touchscreen-only	O
device	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
Epic	B-Application
4G	I-Application
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
physical	O
QWERTY	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
28	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
4.1.2	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
(	O
GB27	O
)	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Kies	I-Application
software	O
As	O
of	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
additional	O
confirmed	O
updates	O
for	O
this	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
has	O
received	O
7	O
updates	O
from	O
Samsung	B-Application
since	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
on	O
16	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sprint	O
has	O
announced	O
that	O
on	O
6	O
November	O
2015	O
the	O
Sprint	O
WiMAX	O
network	O
will	O
be	O
decommissioned	O
effectively	O
removing	O
4G	B-Architecture
capabilities	O
on	O
the	O
SPH-D710	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
will	O
still	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
data	O
service	O
using	O
the	O
3G	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sprint	O
subsidiaries	O
Boost	O
Mobile	O
offers	O
a	O
Sprint	O
SPH-D710	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
4G	B-Architecture
in	O
both	O
titanium	O
grey	O
or	O
white	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boost	O
Mobile	O
began	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
4G	B-Architecture
on	O
6	O
September	O
2012	O
for	O
$369.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virgin	O
Mobile	O
USA	O
began	O
offering	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
4G	B-Architecture
on	O
15	O
November	O
2012	O
for	O
$369.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Boost	O
Mobile	O
and	O
Virgin	O
Mobile	O
variants	O
were	O
also	O
updated	O
along	O
with	O
Sprint	O
's	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.1.2	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
T-Mobile	O
USA	O
began	O
taking	O
pre-orders	O
for	O
its	O
variant	O
(	O
Model	O
SGH-T989	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
11	O
October	O
2011	O
and	O
began	O
selling	O
it	O
in	O
stores	O
on	O
12	O
October	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
T-Mobile	O
'	O
s	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
code	O
named	O
"	O
Hercules	O
"	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
T-Mobile	O
variant	O
has	O
important	O
key	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
International	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
T-Mobile	O
variant	O
uses	O
a	O
1.5GHz	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
Qualcomm	O
APQ8060	O
(	O
S3	O
)	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
processor	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
1.2GHz	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
Exynos	O
processor	O
of	O
the	O
International	O
version	O
because	O
the	O
Exynos	O
processor	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
T-Mobile	O
'	O
s	O
42	O
Mbit/s	O
HSPA+	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cellular	O
radio	O
of	O
the	O
T-Mobile	O
supports	O
UMTS	B-Protocol
bands	O
I	O
(	O
2100MHz	O
)	O
,	O
II	O
(	O
1900MHz	O
)	O
,	O
IV	O
(	O
1700MHz	O
)	O
and	O
V	O
(	O
850MHz	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
T-Mobile	O
variant	O
features	O
four	O
touch-capacitive	O
buttons	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
three-button	O
hardware/capacitive	O
combination	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
international	O
version	O
,	O
this	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
powerful	O
Adreno-220	O
series	O
GPU	B-Architecture
and	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
version	O
4.4.4	O
–	O
based	O
ROMs	B-Device
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
OS	I-Application
The	O
T-Mobile	O
variant	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
AT&T	O
variant	O
,	O
supports	O
Near	O
Field	O
Communications	O
(	O
NFC	O
)	O
integrated	O
in	O
the	O
battery	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
6.85Wh	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
8	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
T-Mobile	O
variant	O
can	O
be	O
updated	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.1.2	I-Application
"	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
"	I-Application
using	O
Samsung	B-Application
Kies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
Plus	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
CES	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
has	O
a	O
Broadcom	O
BC28155	O
SoC	B-Architecture
with	O
a	O
1.2GHz	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
and	O
a	O
VideoCore	B-General_Concept
IV	O
HW	O
GPU	B-Architecture
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Mali	O
400MP	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Plus	O
"	O
have	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
but	O
the	O
latter	O
only	O
has	O
8	O
GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
,	O
half	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
takes	O
a	O
significant	O
cut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
hyperglazed	O
plastic	O
body	O
(	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
)	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
Chic	O
White	O
and	O
Dark	O
Blue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
originally	O
ran	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
4.1.2	I-Application
"	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
"	I-Application
with	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
Nature	O
UX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.2.2	I-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
some	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
have	O
been	O
universally	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
honored	O
by	O
MWC	O
's	O
Global	O
Mobile	O
Awards	O
as	O
"	O
SmartPhone	B-Application
Of	O
The	O
Year	O
2012	O
"	O
Engadget	O
gave	O
the	O
device	O
a	O
9/10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
yet	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
possibly	O
the	O
best	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
period.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
TechRadar	O
gave	O
the	O
device	O
5/5	O
stars	O
and	O
describes	O
the	O
device	O
as	O
one	O
that	O
"	O
set	O
a	O
new	O
bar	O
for	O
smartphones	B-Application
in	O
2011.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
SlashGear	O
states	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
"	O
sets	O
the	O
benchmark	O
for	O
smartphones	B-Application
in	O
general.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GSMArena	O
points	O
out	O
minor	O
drawbacks	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
all-plastic	O
body	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
handset	O
having	O
"	O
no	O
dedicated	O
camera	O
key	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
still	O
calls	O
the	O
handset	O
"	O
absurdly	O
powerful	O
"	O
and	O
concluding	O
"	O
we	O
just	O
cannot	O
see	O
beyond	O
the	O
new	O
Samsung	B-Application
flagship	O
if	O
we	O
're	O
to	O
name	O
the	O
ultimate	O
smartphone.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
slightly	O
over	O
one	O
month	O
since	O
its	O
debut	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
of	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
activated	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
85	O
days	O
after	O
its	O
first	O
release	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
declared	O
global	O
shipments	O
of	O
over	O
5	O
million	O
for	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
10	O
million	O
after	O
5	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Partially	O
owing	O
to	O
strong	O
sales	O
of	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
Galaxy	O
range	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
overtook	O
Apple	O
in	O
smartphone	B-Application
sales	O
during	O
Q3	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
market	O
share	O
of	O
23.8	O
%	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
Apple	O
's	O
14.6	O
%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Q2	O
2012	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
also	O
became	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
maker	O
of	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
dethroning	O
Nokia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
unveiled	O
in	O
London	O
on	O
3	O
May	O
2012	O
and	O
commencing	O
sales	O
on	O
29	O
May	O
2012	O
with	O
10million	O
reported	O
pre-orders	O
.	O
</s>
