Galaxy S II
Android 4.1.2 Update for Galaxy S II now available in India
After waiting for few months, Indian Galaxy S II users can now finally update their devices to the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS. The I9100XWLSK update is currently available over Kies or over-the-air (OTA) and brings in all the new features including Google Now, expandable and actionable notifications, improved performance, new TouchWiz and lots more. [...]
Galaxy S II Plus Hands-on
Samsung was also showing off the Galaxy S II Plus at the 2013 Samsung Forum and I managed to spend some time with the new phone. There’s no word if it will hit the Indian market but having played with it, I hope it does not since we already have the original Galaxy S II. [...]
Galaxy S II Jelly Bean update now available in South Korea
Samsung has released the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for Galaxy S II users in South Korea. Users using the South Korean variant can now connect to Samsung Kies and download the update that brings in the graphics and performance improvements along with new TouchWiz, Easy and Block mode, Smart Stay, Pop up Play and [...]
Samsung starts rolling out Android 4.1.2 for Galaxy S II
It seems Samsung has started rolling out the impending Jelly Bean update for Galaxy S II. The update is currently available in Spain but given the rollout, we shall see the update soon in other countries as well. The XWLS8 update is different from the ROM that was leaked months ago but runs Android 4.1.2 [...]
Samsung sells 100 million Galaxy S devices
Samsung’s Galaxy S flagship series has reached a new milestone. According to Samsung, they’ve surpassed sales of 100 million units in the Galaxy S range that includes the original Galaxy S, Galaxy S II and the Galaxy S III. As always, these numbers don’t reflect sales to consumers but rather sales to channels like distributors, [...]
Samsung unveils Galaxy S II Plus with Jelly Bean OS
Samsung just announced the Galaxy S II Plus and going by the specs sheet, software is the only department where Galaxy S II Plus differentiates itself from the original Galaxy S II. The new Galaxy S II Plus comes with Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS out of the box and runs the latest TouchWiz user [...]
Samsung readies Jelly Bean update for Galaxy S II, posts upgrade features on website
Samsung is apparently getting ready to roll the update for Galaxy S II. Samsung Korea has posted a webpage highlighting all the features, the upgrade will bring to the phone. In addition to the OS upgrade, Galaxy S II users will find their internal storage shrink from 12GB to 11GB, performance improvement, Google Now, Smart [...]
Android 4.1.2 Firmware Leaked For Galaxy S II (I9100)
Samsung had promised to give Jelly Bean upgrade to the Galaxy S II (I9100) and it seems the release is nigh, given the leak of the first Jelly Bean firmware for Galaxy S II. A word of caution though – it is a test firmware, which means end users shouldn’t bother unless they’re ready [...]
Galaxy S II Jelly Bean Update Slated for November?
UPDATE: Samsung Denmark posted a similar list claiming Galaxy S II’s Android 4.1 update for November. Samsung during the Mobile Unpacked event wasn’t as forthcoming about the Jelly Bean update for its devices except for a few like Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 10.1. Luckily we know Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 will [...]
Samsung unveils Galaxy S II Crystal Edition
Samsung has unveiled a new limited edition of Galaxy S II. The Galaxy S II Crystal Edition is targeted at ladies that features a back cover clad in white leather and 129 Swarovski crystals. Apart from that, we’re looking at the same Galaxy S II with a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, 1.2GHz dual-core [...]