Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus is a mid-range smartphone from the second generation of the galaxy s line. It was released in 2011 and was voted the best smartphone of the year.
Description
Samsung Galaxy C2 was announced in 2011 and positioned as a mid-range smartphone. At the time, it was a breakthrough in both performance and design. Until October 2011, the galaxy s2 was the thinnest smartphone until it was beaten by the motorola rarz.
Samsung galaxy s2 plus became cheaper due to the use of a different processor and video accelerator, and the protective glass was also replaced. With all the changes in the tests, c2 plus is not inferior to the first version.
The phone became so popular that it was even seen in two films: "Youth" and "Armor of God 3."
In 2012, s2 was awarded the "Best Smartphone of 2011" award by the mobile world congress, and samsung was named "Manufacturer of the Year".
Characteristics
The success of the smartphone largely lay in its good (at the time of 2011) performance at a low price.
Processor and graphics accelerator
The computing power of the phone was provided by a powerful dual-core processor samsung ARM Cortex-A9, operating at a frequency of 1.2 GHz, which is a good indicator at the current time. The ARM Mali-400 MP4 chip is responsible for the graphics, and the yamaha MC-1N2 chip is installed separately for good and high-quality sound.
For the S + version, the processor was changed to a dual-core broadcom BC2815 with a clock speed of 1.2 GHz, and the video chip to videocore iv hw. Both replacements did not affect the performance of the device, but made it cheaper.
Memory
The samsung galaxy s2 plus has 1 GB of RAM, of which a quarter is dedicated to the operation of the video chip. Depending on the version, 4 or 8 GB of permanent memory is installed, which can be increased by 32 GB using a microSD card.
Camera
The device has 2 cameras. The main camera with a resolution of 8 megapixels allows you to shoot video in fullHD. The front camera has a resolution of 2 megapixels. There are autofocus and flash functions available when shooting from the rear camera.
Screen
The diagonal of the screen is 4.3 inches, a protective glass is applied to the entire front side of the phone. Screen resolution 800 by 480 pixels, display up to 16 million colors. Small viewing angles, when changing the angle, colors are distorted. Users note minor graphical artifacts.
Operating system
By default, the OS is android 4, 1, 2. There is no automatic update function, but it is possible to manually change the firmware to the 7th version.
Price
At the start of sales, the samsung galaxy s2 cost 10 thousand rubles, and its younger version - 8 thousand rubles.
At the moment, it is impossible to buy a new samsung galaxy s2 or samsung galaxy s2 plus, since they were both discontinued.
