While big talks are going on among gadget lovers about what the next product in the Samsung Galaxy series is going to be like, Samsung has added a “new” product to its line of smartphones- the Samsung Galaxy S II plus. Yes its a plus and has some extra features compare to its predecessor. The features are mostly the same except S2 Plus ships with Jellybean 4.1 and is available at a internal storage of 8 gb while the older S2 had double that amount of storage. The following are the specs comparison of the two models so that you can decide yourself on how bigger is the plus on the Samsung Galaxy S2 plus.
| Samsung Galaxy SII | Samsung Galaxy SII Plus | ||
| General | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |
| SIM | Mini-SIM | Mini-SIM | |
| Announced | 2011, February | 2013, January | |
| Status | Available. Released 2011, April | Coming soon. Exp. release 2013, Q1 | |
| Body | Dimensions | 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm (4.93 x 2.60 x 0.33 in) | 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm (4.93 x 2.60 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight | 116 g (4.09 oz) | 121 g (4.27 oz) | |
| Display | Type | Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches (~217 ppi pixel density) | 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches (~217 ppi pixel density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | Yes | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | ||
| – TouchWiz UI v4.0 | – TouchWiz UI v5.0 | ||
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Memory | Card slot | microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory | microSD, up to 64 GB |
| Internal | 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | |
| Data | GPRS | Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps | Yes |
| EDGE | Class 12 | Yes | |
| Speed | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v3.0+HS | Yes, v3.0 with A2DP | |
| NFC | Optional | Yes (I9105P model only) | |
| Infrared port | No | No | |
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go | Yes, microUSB v2.0 | |
| Camera | Primary | 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash | 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization | |
| Video | Yes, 1080p@30fps | Yes, 1080p@30fps | |
| Secondary | Yes, 2 MP | Yes, 2 MP | |
| Features | OS | Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 (Jelly Bean) | Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) |
| Chipset | Exynos | Broadcom BC28155 | |
| CPU | Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9 | Dual-core 1.2 GHz | |
| GPU | Mali-400MP | Broadcom VideoCore IV | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS | |
| Browser | HTML, Adobe Flash | HTML, Adobe Flash | |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | Stereo FM radio with RDS | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | |
| Colors | Black, White, Pink | Chic White, Dark Blue | |
| – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | ||
| – TV-out (via MHL A/V link) | – SNS integration | ||
| – SNS integration | – MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player | ||
| – MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player | – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player | ||
| – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player | – Organizer | ||
| – Organizer | – Image/video editor | ||
| – Image/video editor | – Document editor | ||
| – Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) | – Google Search, Maps, Gmail, | ||
| – Google Search, Maps, Gmail, | YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration | ||
| YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration | – Voice memo/dial/commands | ||
| – Voice memo/dial/commands | – Predictive text input (Swype) | ||
| – Predictive text input (Swype) | |||
| Battery | Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery | Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery | |
| Stand-by | Up to 710 h (2G) / Up to 610 h (3G) | NA | |
| Talk time | Up to 18 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G) | NA | |
| Misc | SAR US | 0.16 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body) | |
| SAR EU | 0.34 W/kg (head) | 0.33 W/kg (head) 0.33 W/kg (body) | |
| Loudspeaker | Voice 70dB, noise 66dB, ring 75dB | NA | |
| Audio quality | Noise -91.4dB / Crosstalk -89.7dB | NA | |
| Price | $400 at Amazon.com | NA |
