Samsung Galaxy S vs Samsung Galaxy S II

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Galaxy S compared with Galaxy S II

	SamsungGalaxy S	SamsungGalaxy S II
Overview
Released
Released	June 2010	May 2011
Display
Screen size
Screen size	4″	4.27″
Resolution
Resolution	800 × 480	800 × 480
Sharpness
Sharpness	233 pixels per inch (better)	218 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Display type
Display type	Super AMOLED, WVGA (800 × 480), 16M colours	4.27-inch Super AMOLED Plus with Real-Stripe RGB subpixels, 800 × 480 (Engadget)
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass (iFixit)	Corning Gorilla Glass
Performance
Chip
Chip	Exynos 3110	Exynos 4210
Memory
Memory	512 MB	1 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	8 GB, 16 GB	16 GB
CPU
CPU	1 GHz single-core Arm Cortex-A8; 512 MB of RAM (Notebookcheck)	1.2 GHz dual-core processor; 1 GB of RAM
GPU
GPU	PowerVR SGX540 (Notebookcheck)	Mali-400 MP4 (AnandTech)
Storage type
Storage type	16 GB or 8 GB built in; microSD card slot up to 32 GB	16 GB; microSD card slot up to 32 GB
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	5 MP	8 MP (better)
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	0.3 MP	2 MP (better)
Main camera
Main camera	5 MP, autofocus, no flash	8 MP, autofocus, LED flash
Front camera
Front camera	VGA	2 MP
Video recording
Video recording	720p (1,280 × 720) at 30 fps	1080p at 30 fps
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	1,500 mAh	1,650 mAh (better)
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	None
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Removable battery	Removable battery
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	119 g	116 g (better)
Thickness
Thickness	9.9 mm	8.49 mm (better)
Height × width
Height × width	122.4 × 64.2 mm	125.3 × 66.1 mm
Materials
Materials	–	Gorilla Glass front, plastic back and frame (Engadget)
Colours
Colours	Black, white (TechRadar)	–
Sensors
Sensors	Accelerometer, digital compass, proximity sensor, light sensor	Accelerometer, light sensor, digital compass, proximity sensor, gyroscope
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 2.1 (Eclair) with TouchWiz 3.0	Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with TouchWiz 4.0
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz; 3G 900, 1900, 2100 MHz; HSDPA 7.2, HSUPA 5.76	GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz; 3G 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz; HSPA+ 21 Mbps
SIM
SIM	–	Mini-SIM (Samsung GT-I9100 manual)
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 3.0	Bluetooth 3.0 + HS
USB
USB	USB 2.0 (micro-USB); 3.5 mm headphone jack (iFixit)	USB 2.0 (micro-USB) with MHL TV out; 3.5 mm headphone jack
Positioning
Positioning	A-GPS	A-GPS