Samsung Galaxy S 2??

[Tony Hunter]

Samsung Galaxy S 2. Any good?

Been offered one today, ta.

 

[Jay_G]

Depends how much for? Or is it free? What phone are you coming from?

 

[jenic]

Loads of people will say they are old, out of date etc etc.

But they are cracking phones tbh, good for calls/texting/internet and a better size than the newer S3.

Obviously depends on the deal though.

 

[mrc300]

You definitely mean the S2? and not the newer S3?
Ive had an S2 now for just over a year, and im having quite a few issues recently. Namely with the phone randomly shutting down, frequent crashing and poor battery life. I think its an issue with the battery itself so im going to try a replacement.

 

[Damo_Sport]

Im the same between the Note 1 and 2. free upgrae next week and dunno if its worth the extra £10 a month

 

[Tony Hunter]

It's a free upgrade, from a HTC legend

 

[Dan519]

been offered new or used?

It's a good phone if it's the right price

 

[jenic]

It's a free upgrade, from a HTC legend

Contract cost/allowances?

Some cracking deals atm on new models, S3 for £26/month for example.

I presumed you were buying it cheap off someone, not new on contract.

 

[MrDave]

i went from s2 to an iphone 5, honestly not much between them speed wise, infact the s2 is slightly smoother at videos upstairs away from my router.

 

[Tony Hunter]

£22 a month with all the usual stuff, same as I'm on now but £2 less.

Just reading reviews, but they seem a little mixed, so I thought I'd ask you lot.

 

[James28]

As said, quite old. But still a cracking phone that more than holds its own. Will handle most things you throw at it.
My favourite phone tbh.

 

[Tony Hunter]

Cheers, I'm not bothered about having the latest phone out there.

Just wanted to know if it was any good or pants.

 

[JON13S]

I'm rocking a s2 had it a year with no real issues. The only differences between this phone and anything later is a slight increase in specification, if you're anything like me it makes calls, texts a little bit of interweb and the odd photo just like all the other photos out there.

will never use every function in a month of Sundays.

 

[Tony Hunter]

There is stuff on my phone that I didn't even know I had, most of it is a waste of time imo.

 

[steviem]

I've had a GS2 for a fair few months now and does everything i require from it. I looked at all the reviews and came out on top at the time and pipped the iphone 4 too.
Nice size screen and some good apps from the play store.
It has crashed a couple of times which is annoying but then again most smart phones do from time to time.
As for battery life its about the same as most phones like this these days. The more stuff you have running the shorter the life. But not a problem just to stick it on charge at home or as i do i have a USB plug for my car and use the lead i got with phone. So much cheaper than a proper incar charger.

 

[Don]

Like the S2...had it for about 18 months now. As its Android (same as your HTC) you shouldn't have issues with using it. For what you will probably use it for it will be more than good enough, but for £22 a month, you can get a lot better...just make sure that you have decent minutes, texts and data to compensate for its 'age'.

 

[.Adam.]

You definitely mean the S2? and not the newer S3?
Ive had an S2 now for just over a year, and im having quite a few issues recently. Namely with the phone randomly shutting down, frequent crashing and poor battery life. I think its an issue with the battery itself so im going to try a replacement.

Had the same problem mate, definite battery issue.

Get yourself a Saner battery off Amazon. Mine has been good as gold since.

 

[Tony Hunter]

Like the S2...had it for about 18 months now. As its Android (same as your HTC) you shouldn't have issues with using it. For what you will probably use it for it will be more than good enough, but for £22 a month, you can get a lot better...just make sure that you have decent minutes, texts and data to compensate for its 'age'.

Thanks Don

 

[Saner]

It's not old old, it should be recieveing an update to the most recent version of Andriod this month. That probably means nothing to you, but shows Samsung think it has life left in it and is worth continuing to support.

 

[Tony Hunter]

Lol, you all think I'm totally inapt.


You're not wrong.

 

[imprezaworks]

Great phone. Girlfriend had one and now has the s3, both brilliant

 

[Damo_Sport]

Orange are doing a good deal on this atm. 200 mins. unlimted text and mb for £20.50 a month with a free phone. is that a good deal for the S2 white?

 

[Tony Hunter]

No.

You should be getting more mins than that.

 

[Damo_Sport]

No.

Didnt you get offered the same thing though? :s what did you do in the end with yours?

 

[Dan519]

Orange are doing a good deal on this atm. 200 mins. unlimted text and mb for £20.50 a month with a free phone. is that a good deal for the S2 white?

unlimited data? you sure?

 

[Tony Hunter]

I got 350mins , unlimited texts and mb £20, did it this morning. Phone does feel flimsy though.

 

[sbridgey]

Great phone, but if you use it quite a lot you will probably find yourself running out of juice before the day is out.

 

[Tony Hunter]

How do you get the text message warning to repeat?, it only goes once and thats it. So if you don't hear it, you've missed it.

 

[Damo_Sport]

I got a pretty good deal in the end.. £28 a month. 600mins, unlimted text and 1gb data with a FREE S3 in white so not bad that

£672 a year - phone cost £449 = £223 ..... £223 / 24months £9.29 a month for the tariff so pretty good

 

[treemanx]

http://m.techradar.com/news/phone-a...n-4-1-confirmed-for-samsung-galaxy-s2-1122977

Still a lot of life left in the old S2

 

[Lal B3N]

Loved my s2. Only sold it due to upgrade to s3 and now I've sold that as it was too big for my liking. Now trying to get old of a nexus 4.