It's loopy-light too - once we show you what tech is rammed underneath the hood, you'll be amazed that all of it goes in a tool that weighs only a shade over 100g (116g, to be precise).
Samsung clearly traded the premium really feel an all-steel chassis might have delivered to maintain the grams off the Galaxy S2 - pop the battery cowl off and you will find you are holding a piece of pretty flimsy plastic.
However, more often than not you will not be eradicating this and it matches nicely into the contoured chassis - the mesh feel on the rear additionally helps hold your hand from getting heat throughout prolonged holding.
The other factor you may notice while you first choose up the Galaxy S2 is the screen - at 4.three inches it is arduous to overlook, and once you turn it on the Super AMOLED plus know-how hits you sq. in the eyeballs (as soon as it's received by means of the toughened Gorilla Screen).
We known as the Samsung Galaxy S "the best phone available on the market for media" once we reviewed it, because of its first-gen Tremendous AMOLED screen. Now the Galaxy S2 has definitely improved on that, with a superbly crisp and vibrant screen.
The only drawback is a slightly schizophrenic auto-brightness - for those who try and save battery by having the sensor monitor ambient mild ranges, then the display decides to bounce about with gentle levels even in same conditions.
UPDATE: Samsung has released a fix to resolve this problem already, so overlook about it. Un-learn what you simply read. We could delete it, however that would be mendacity to you.
In the hand, the Galaxy S2 sits significantly better than we might have expected, given the whopping display screen on offer, and that's principally right down to its slim depth.
The entrance of the telephone is fairly sparse, with the house key the only piece of furnishings on offer. This rectangular button flanks two touch-delicate buttons - Menu and Back - so there is not any room for contextual search here.
The volume keys are positioned on the left-hand aspect, and the power/lock key's on the other flank
