Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE is an S II on steroids: 4.65-inch display, pixel density at whopping 316ppi

6. John (unregistered) posted on 26 Sep 2011, 06:31 4 4

In the near future Phone Arena will have to give news only on Samsung, because Samsung is taking over the world!!!!!!

20. Knicknevin posted on 26 Sep 2011, 07:12 0 0

The article clearly says "With this bright hope in mind, we’re looking at the S II HD LTE, where HD stands for the 720 x 1280 pixel resolution on the 4.65-inch Super AMOLED Plus display"

21. Victor.H posted on 26 Sep 2011, 07:22 0 0

Thanks for mentioning that, DirtySoul! We've updated the article fixing that and adding some more details about the pixel density.

29. roldefol posted on 26 Sep 2011, 07:54 1 0

It's not really fair to compare the pixel density of SAMOLED+ and SAMOLED HD solely using subpixels like that though. No matter how you count the subpixels, 316 ppi AMOLED is going to look amazing. No, it won't be quite as clear as the 326 ppi Retina Display, but it will come close, PenTile or not.

In reality, the pixel density of a PenTile screen is somewhere in between the stated density (316 ppi) and the subpixel-biased density (210 ppi). The naked eye sees pixels first, and subpixels only when they show up as defects (jaggies, etc). The apparent pixel density will be somewhere in the area of 260 ppi.

33. taz89 posted on 26 Sep 2011, 09:23 0 0

agree but should look awesome non the less

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36. roldefol posted on 26 Sep 2011, 09:55 1 0

The fact that it's AMOLED will make it look awesome. The effective pixel density will be on par with the OG Droid. It never made sense to me that screen sizes kept growing but screen resolution didn't. (I know...processing power requirements.)

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11. remixfa posted on 26 Sep 2011, 06:48 4 0

see you in 2013 then.. lol

24. Sam (unregistered) posted on 26 Sep 2011, 07:37 2 0

A new phone every 3 months; getting better every time.
Buy a phone that lasts(remains non-outdated) at least for an year.

44. bucky posted on 26 Sep 2011, 11:02 0 0

it seems you shouldnt be looking at android for that-thank God for Xda Devs

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23. Sam (unregistered) posted on 26 Sep 2011, 07:33 1 1

Same with me :)`

27. jenulad posted on 26 Sep 2011, 07:46 0 1

Which brand you want then? Apple? HTC?

40. dacastrator posted on 26 Sep 2011, 10:33 2 0

I'm a HTC guy, but I'm considering a GS2. All of my friends who has Samsung are all having problems. But non of them has a Galaxy S model. So I'm hoping these are different.

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56. quakan posted on 26 Sep 2011, 15:46 0 1

of course Apple

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14. remixfa posted on 26 Sep 2011, 06:51 0 0

what dillhole thumbed you down. specwise it sounds identical to the nexus... 720p screen, 4.65 inch display, 1.5ghz processor, ect

the only thing they will probably change is that large center button and get rid of it since it will be ICS and it doesnt have physical buttons. I really liked the design of that fake nexus prime they have been using as a stock photo, but something like this would probably be more realistic.

17. PimpStrong posted on 26 Sep 2011, 06:58 0 0

This phone with ICS on TMO would be truly amazing. Hopefully October will end this agonizing wait.

34. MichaelHeller posted on 26 Sep 2011, 09:35 0 0

Agreed, this sounds exactly like what the Nexus Prime is supposed to be, although maybe not that design.

47. remixfa posted on 26 Sep 2011, 11:42 0 0

think we can start a petition to have samsung make it look like those fake chromed nexus photos? That thing looked pimp. Not normally a big guy for bling, but it really caught my eye.. lol

15. remixfa posted on 26 Sep 2011, 06:52 1 1

the galaxyS are definitely different. if your not going to buy top of the line samsungs, dont buy.

18. dacastrator posted on 26 Sep 2011, 07:00 0 1

I'm actually very impressed with the SGSII specs. And all of the things that I'm reading about it are all good. I currently own a HTC Desire HD and I think it's getting really old now. I'm considering the SGSIII but still waiting. If nothing better comes out pretty soon I'll probably get this baby. Hopefully I won't get any problems.

19. PimpStrong posted on 26 Sep 2011, 07:06 1 0

This phone should be here in the form of Droid Prime with HD screen and LTE. That means it will be here in a couple months (less even) and I doubt that Samsung will announce a GS3 this year.

These HD and LTE GSII's pretty much are Samsungs latest and greatest new (Android) phone for a while.

30. roldefol posted on 26 Sep 2011, 08:06 1 0

I'm of the opinion that an HD/LTE GSII trumps a stock GSII. I think Verizon was wise to wait it out.

32. PimpStrong posted on 26 Sep 2011, 08:48 0 0

I completely agree. These three US GSII's will be cool, but the Verizon Droid Prime will be some serious game changing s**t.

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48. remixfa posted on 26 Sep 2011, 11:43 0 1

if its a remake of the prime, then probably an OMAP. Normally if its an exynos, its plastered in there somewhere.

35. steve jobs et al (unregistered) posted on 26 Sep 2011, 09:51 0 1

thumbs down doesnt take away the reality of my legal position. only i may sell phones with physical center buttons.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/23/android_patent_war/

37. roldefol posted on 26 Sep 2011, 10:03 0 0

I thumbed you down because I thought you were saying Apple would sue for the pixel density! I agree that the center button is the source of their Galaxy S2 complaint.

This phone I'd argue changes the shape of the button enough that it doesn't look iPhony. Looks more Palm Pre-like.

Then again, it wouldn't surprise me if Apple filed a design patent on an iP5 with an oblong center button.

49. remixfa posted on 26 Sep 2011, 11:44 0 0

samsung has been using large center buttons long before the iphone.

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53. roldefol posted on 26 Sep 2011, 12:44 0 0

Then they should have no problem finding prior art to refute Apple's claims. I'm sure Apple will say something to the effect of button placement relative to the screen, size of the device, etc.

If that were the case though, why didn't Apple sue Samsung when the EU/Asia Galaxy S came out last year? Oh that's right... they needed Samsung's chips.

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38. phantomash posted on 26 Sep 2011, 10:19 1 0

remember US is getting the GSII 6~8 months after the rest, so they aren't exactly f**king themselves over this.

52. Alantef posted on 26 Sep 2011, 12:15 0 0

that's true....very true in fact but the fact of knowing is whats f**king them....why buy now under a two year contact when your already out dated?... will just push me to stay with HTC (dont wanna leave anyway)

58. remixfa posted on 26 Sep 2011, 19:06 0 0

lol, an exynos wont be outdated for quite some time. even with a 6 month delay, its still the king of dual cores by a wide margin. Of course, the hercules doesnt have an exynos which is why i cry myself to sleep every night.. lol

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45. bucky posted on 26 Sep 2011, 11:05 0 0

id rather have one or two phone a year. My sgs2 is already feeling old.

55. wassup posted on 26 Sep 2011, 14:15 0 0

well sorry from android manufacturers for innovating O.o
don't blame android OEMs, its natural that they do stuff faster.

57. ivanko34 posted on 26 Sep 2011, 15:46 0 0

its going to take much more time I feel my sgs2 old.
Not as the iphone that are old since the first day