Take a closer look at one of T-Mobile's most powerful Android smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy S II.
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The Samsung Galaxy S II is one of T-Mobile's first smartphones to support its faster HSPA+ 42Mbps network. It's available now for $229.99 with a two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate.
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Features
Other features of the Android Gingerbread smartphone include a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 16GB of internal memory, an NFC chip, and Netflix support.
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Design
T-Mobile's Galaxy S II boasts a 4.52-inch Super AMOLED Plus touch screen, which is both spacious and gorgeous. However, this also makes for a bigger handset.
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Slim profile
The good news is that the smartphone is only 0.37 inch thick, so it's still a pretty slim phone.
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Top view
A 3.5mm headphone jack sits on top of the device. The power/lock button has been relocated to the right side.
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Back
The back of the phone features a nice, soft-touch finish, giving the smartphone a leather-like texture. Here you'll also find the Galaxy S II's main 8-megapixel camera and flash.
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Picture quality
The smartphone's camera took excellent pictures. Even in low-light conditions, photos came out sharp and vibrant.
