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Samsung Galaxy S II Plus
without NFCSamsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket
SGH-I727| Global Score | |
| 61 | 67 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.2 | Android 4.1.2, 2.3.6, 2.3.5 |
| 2013-01-10 | 2011-10-31 |
| 4.93 x 2.60 x 0.33 inches | 5.15 x 2.75 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.27 ounces | 4.66 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 145.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 217 pixels per inch | 207 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Broadcom BCM28155 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 1 GB (400 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| VideoCore-IV GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.60 aperture |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1650mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1850mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 350 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | 250 hours standby time 7 hours talk time |
| 3.52 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S II Skyrocket has a general score of 67, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy S II Plus's general score of 61. Although the Galaxy S II Skyrocket is a better device than the Galaxy S II Plus, we must note that it is also older, thicker and just a little bit heavier. Both of these devices use the same Android 4.1.2 OS (Operating System), so both of them should give very similar operating system features.
Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket has a little bit better display than Galaxy S II Plus, because although it has a little bit inferior amount of pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have the same exact 800 x 480 resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket also counts with a bit bigger screen.
The Galaxy S II Skyrocket counts with more memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S II Plus, because although it has an external SD slot that holds up to 32 GB against 64 GB, it also counts with 16 GB internal memory. Galaxy S II Skyrocket features a little faster processor than Galaxy S II Plus. Both have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount.
Galaxy S II Skyrocket has a bit longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S II Plus, because it has a 12 percent larger battery capacity. Galaxy S II Skyrocket has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy S II Plus. They have the same video quality, the same video frame rates, a 8 mega-pixels resolution camera and the same back-facing camera sensor size.
Galaxy S II Skyrocket is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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