Subzero test shows that the Galaxy S II and cheapo Nokias are your best bet when chasing The Thing
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Therefore they subjected a number of phones to subzero temperatures, and the results are pretty interesting. While we would expect entry level Nokias with their fairly small displays, and the build quality of the Finns to survive the lowest temperatures, it was pretty revealing to see the Samsung Galaxy S II being a close second, along with the Samsung Galaxy Xcover, which is a rugged phone by design.
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The issue is, of course, mostly with the phones' batteries rather than any other component, since the internal resistance increases immensely in low temps, so at some point the phone just reads the battery as empty and shuts down. The AMOLED display technology also proved superior to LCD in the freezing aspect, thanks to the simple facts that it uses organic diodes to emit light, while the liquid crystals tended to react slower and increase ghosting.
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8 Comments
1. andro. posted on 06 Feb 2012, 08:02 16 0
So what they are saying is that if 2012 The day after tomorrow comes true then ifans are f*cked....?!!
2. bbblader posted on 06 Feb 2012, 08:16 7 0
if they tested the nokia 3310 the temperature would be waaay lower -60 degrees
4. remixfa posted on 06 Feb 2012, 09:44 6 0
lol, they should use this in one of those samsung/barista commercials.. in Canada. lol
that is really sad. i mean really sad. the iphone was the worst one of the group... and the samsung SGS2 was the best smartphone that wasnt ruggedized (and just barely).
rock on samsung.
6. the_s2 posted on 06 Feb 2012, 09:59 1 0
This article came right in time, I used my GS2 at -32 degrees two days ago, without a single sign of sluggishness. The phone was used for around five minutes in the cold, and was kept in my outer jacket pocket, exposed to the cold whole time. All hail samsung.
7. ghost__uwi posted on 06 Feb 2012, 10:52 1 6
Android has 237 million phones sold yet Fandroids keep hating on apples 93 million. I don't get it.
8. LoneShaolin posted on 06 Feb 2012, 12:18 0 0
Hating on a glass phone is different than proven fact.
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