Fujitsu Stylistic ST5111

Fujitsu Stylistic ST5111 Tablet PC - Core 2 Duo U7600 / 1.2 GHz ULV - Centrino Duo - RAM 1 GB - HDD 80 GB - GMA 950 - Gigabit Ethernet - WLAN : 802.11a/b/g - TPM - SmartCard reader - Vista Business - 10.4" TFT 1024 x 768 ( XGA )

Improving on the award-winning Tablet PC, the Fujitsu Stylistic ST5100 Tablet PC offers technology advancements to keep pace with the versatility of today's mobile professional. With its multiple security features your data and assets are more secure than ever before. In addition, features such as indoor/outdoor display, light weight, and long battery life empower you to work wherever your work takes you

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• Slim and light Intel® Centrino® Duo slate Tablet PC
• Superior security features for enhanced data and hardware protection
• Health and environment friendliness with RoHS compliance
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• Designed for Genuine Windows Vista™ operating syste

Technical Details

• Offers technology advancements to keep pace with the versatility of today's mobile professional
• Features your data and assets are more secure than ever before
• In addition, features such as indoor/outdoor display, light weight, and long battery life

Fujitsu Stylistic ST5111 Tablet PC - Core 2 Duo U7600 / 1.2 GHz ULV - Centrino Duo - RAM 1 GB - HDD 80 GB - GMA 950 - Gigabit Ethernet - WLAN : 802.11a/b/g - TPM - SmartCard reader - Vista Business - 10.4" TFT 1024 x 768 ( XGA )

Specification

Platfor	Intel® Centrino® Duo processor technology - Intel® Core™2 Duo U7600 (1.20GHz ULV, 2MB L2 cache, 533MHz FSB) - Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/3945BG Network Connection - Intel® 945GM Express Chipset
Operating System	Genuine Windows Vista™ Busines
Display	10.4-inch XGA TFT, 1024 x 768 pixel
LCD Typ	Reflectiv
Memory	1GB DDR2 667MHz
Hard Disk	120GB
Battery	Up to 7hrs1 (6-cell Li-Ion 5200mAh)
Weight	Approx. 1.55k
Hard Disk Drive	SATA-150 5400rpm, S.M.A.R.T support, Two partitions - 50/50 10, protected by Fujitsu 3D Shock Sensor9
Digitiser	Active (Electromagnetic
Graphics	Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with DVMT7 3.0 delivers low-power, high-performance 2D/3D graphics, video and display capabilities at a max. shared memory of 224MB
High Definition (HD) Audio	Sigmatel STAC9228 Controller Chip with built-in speaker and microphone
Communication	Global Modem MDC1.5, IrDA 1.1 4Mbps4, Bluetooth® v2.0, 1000/100/10Mbps3 Gigabit Ethernet and Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/3945BG network connection with dual antenna. Separate ON/OFF switch for wireless network connection
Card Slot	PC Type II x 1, Dedicated Smartcard5 x 1, MS/SD x 1
Connector Interface	USB 2.0 x 2, VGA (external display) x 1, RJ11 (modem), RJ45 (LAN), IEEE1394, IR Keyboard/ Mouse Receiver, Audio (Headphone-out, Microphone-in),Docking Interface, AC Adapter Power Input
Quick Launch Pane	6 Security/ Application Buttons
Security6	BIOS Lock, 2-password Hard Disk Lock, Stylistic Lock, Anti-theft Lock Slot, BIOS Lock, 2-password Hard Disk Lock, Stylistic Lock, Anti-theft Lock Smartcard5 , Trusted Platform Module (TPM v1.2)
AC Adapte	Input AC100~240V, Output DC 16V 60W
Bundled Software	Adobe Acrobat Reader, Fujitsu UpdateNavi11, Fujitsu Power Saving Utility, Fujitsu Hardware Diagnostic Tool, Fujitsu Display Manager, Sun Microsystems Java Runtime,Softex OmniPass12
Software on CD	1 year Full Licensed Norman Virus Control with Sandbox Technology and Norman Personal Firewall, Acronis True Imag
Dimensions	324.4mm (W) x 220mm (D) x 20.9~25.7mm (H)
Tablet Dock	USB 2.0 x 3, VGA x 1, RJ45 x 1, IEEE1394, Line-out, Dual Layer Super Multi/ DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
Keyboard	Wireless IR Keyboar

The above information shows the general technical specifications of the product and does not represent actual configuration. For specific configurations and their availability, please check with your local distributor


1 .Results obtained from BAPCO MobileMark2005 (Productivity Workload 2002SE) performed on systems with maximum battery life settings. Actual battery life will vary based on screen brightness, sound volume settings, running applications, connected peripherals,
power management settings, battery conditioning, and other customer preferences. Built-in bay device or hard drive usage may also have a significant impact on battery life. Note: Up to 7hrs battery life is based on Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor U7600 with
standard 6-cell battery.
2 .The system can support up to 4GB of physical memory, but the system will use up to only 3GB (1GB ~ 1024MB) accessible memory.
3. This term does not represent actual data rate of 1000/100/10Mbps and simply indicates compliance with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u and IEEE 802.3ab standards. Actual maximum data rate depends on network configurations, cable conditions as well as connected
devices.
4 . This term does not represent actual data rate of 4Mbps and simply indicates compliance with IrDA standard specification 1.1. Actual maximum data rate depends on local configurations and connected devices.
5. Smartcard support requires a Smartcard adapter for the PC Card slot. This is available as an accessory. Fujitsu does not provide the application for Smartcard solution.
6. BIOS Lock needs a supervisor/user password to access BIOS setup. BIOS settings can be configured to prompt for password at every first bootup or all bootup sequences. Access to BIOS setup is needed to configure Hard Disk Lock. Hard Disk Lock requires an
access key to retrieve data on the hard disk. This is a Data Confidentiality security feature. LifeBook Lock requires a supervisor/user password to bootup the LifeBook when it powers up or resumes last session from suspend/hibernate mode. Anti-theft Lock Slot
allows the use of a lock to physically secure the LifeBook. Smartcard slot usage is dependent on customer's solution. Fingerprint sensor uses AuthenTec TruePrint™ Technology and Softex OmniPass to remember customer list of user IDs and passwords. Full
security unlock sequence - LifeBook Lock, Bootup Lock (BIOS Lock), Hard Disk Lock, Fingerprint Windows Logon.
NOTE: Loss of password requires the LifeBook to be returned to Japan factory for system refresh. Cost of shipment and lost data will be borne by the customer. Backup your user's profile before changing HDD. Without the user's profile associated with a
document at the point of encryption, Softex OmniPass cannot decrypt the encrypted document.
7. Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) dynamically responds to application requirement and efficiently allocates the proper amount of memory (max. 64MB) for optimal graphics and system performance.
8. RoHS (Restriction on Hazardous Substances) compliance means the system and its internal components comply with the EU RoHS directive (2002/95/EC) on the restricted use of six hazardous substances in the production of the system and its internal
components.
9. Fujitsu 3D Shock Sensor of a powered-up unit retracts hard disk read-write head to a secured zone upon detection of excessive vibrations or shocks. This greatly reduces the possibility of damage to the hard disk and its content - example in the event of a sudden
drop or impact. The sensor monitors movement from three axes and its sensivity can be adjusted by user to accommodate different working environments using the Fujitsu 3D Shock Sensor Utility.
10. This refers to Windows Vista™ hard disk drives C:\ and D:\. 50/50 refer to approximate 50% allocation of user accessible hard disk storage to C:\ and D:\ drives. For Vista hard disk drives, 1GB will be reserved for internal recovery use, which is not shown.
11. UpdateNavi is a Fujitsu Proprietary application that updates LifeBook drivers by connecting automatically to Fujitsu’s server. This will help update your LifeBook with the latest software drivers and utilities to ensure compatibility between hardware and software,
maintaining smooth operation anytime, anywhere.
12. Softex Omnipass will be available for ST5112 which has a fingerprint sensor.
It is natural for all thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal displays (LCD) to show a small number of missing or discolored dots. These are commonly known as non-conforming pixels. This is a technology limitation of TFT LCD and does not represent a defect. Fujitsu
warranty does not cover limitations in technology such as non-conforming pixels.
Specifications reflected above are engineering and hardware specifications. They do not represent actual usage or operating dimensions, sizes, performances and weights as these are dependent on factors such as operating temperature, type of operating system and
application used, connected devices and accessories as well as hardware configurations of the notebook. Please check the compatibility of 3rd party accessories before purchase. Ambient temperature: 5° to 35°C / 41 to 95°F (operating), -10° to 60°C / 14 to 140°F
(non-operating). Relative humidity: 20% to 80% RH (operating and non-operating). Please note that GB = billion bytes

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Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 - Slate PC 10-inch Windows 7 Tablet (New)

Fujitsu will soon launch a tablet PC for enterprise users that packs security features not available in most consumer machines. The Stylistic Q550 will get its official unveiling at next week’s Cebit trade show in Germany and has a fingerprint reader, smartcard slot and trusted-platform module (TPM), the company said. There’s no shortage of Android tablets available, so when it comes to slates running Windows, Redmond is a little outnumbered. Today Fujitsu threw is throwing another hat in the ring with the launch of its 10-inch Stylistic Q550.

Currently on show at CeBIT in Hanover, the the Q550 is aimed at the enterprise market. Right now, it’s unclear as to whether or not Fujitsu will even allow regular customers to purchase (the HP Slate is enterprise-only but anyone can buy it), but those who are can expect to pay €699 and up for the device. 

Hardware

• Intel “Oak Trail” Atom processor
• 10-inch LED touchscreen
• Front and rear cameras,
• 32GB or 64GB solid-state disk (SSD) drive
• Optional 3G module
• USB port
• Low-power processor and LED-backlit screen
• Gobi HSPA radio capable of 14.4Mbps download and 5.76Mbps upload

Software

• Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional.

Video

The security features in the tablet PC could answer the demands of some enterprises, but it remains to be seen if tablet computing will take off among corporate users. Tablet PCs have been tried several times in the last decade and have failed to find widespread adoption each time. The current tablet boom among consumers will likely have some companies looking anew at the products. We never seen this Windows 7 tablet before…..


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Sidekick 4G

T-Mobile Sidekick 4G by Samsung priced at $99.99

T-Mobile Sidekick users were probably a bit stunned when it was announced that data service for the popular messaging handheld would cease on May 31. Though the interruption of service is certainly inconvenient, it doesn't mean the end of the Sidekick--quite the opposite, actually. The T-Mobile Sidekick 4G, which will be available April 20 for $99 with a two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate, pumps new life into the Sidekick line with the addition of the Android operating system, a touch screen, and enhanced messaging features, among other things. As with the previous models, the Sidekick 4G won't be for everyone, but we found a lot to like about it. Read on to find out if it's right for you.

It's been nearly two years since we last reviewed a T-Mobile Sidekick, and it would be a vast understatement to say things have changed. Then, they were designed by Danger and manufactured by Sharp, and were the messaging phone of choice. Today, following fiasco and failure, the Sidekick empire is in ruins. But good ideas and their originators live on, and several of Danger's brightest wound up in Mountain View, California. Danger's Andy Rubin founded Android, design director Mattias Duarte built Honeycomb (after helping craft the Helio Ocean and webOS for Palm) and now, the Sidekick itself has joined its founders in the house that Google built. In many ways, the Sidekick 4G is a return to form, but in an ecosystem filled with similar Android devices, can it stand out from the crowd? 

Design
Though Samsung has taken the reins from Sharp, the company wisely kept a lot of the design elements that made the Sidekick a Sidekick. The T-Mobile Sidekick 4G still has the landscape-oriented slab form factor and it's about the same size (2.4 inches wide by 5 inches long by 0.6 inch thick) as the Sidekick LX 2009, but it's a bit more streamlined since there aren't as many gaps or protruding buttons. As a result, the phone feels smoother and slips into a pants pocket more easily.

• The Sidekick 4G has a plastic construction and feels relatively lightweight but solid
• Four navigation controls that occupy each corner of the handset.
• Sidekick 4G has a 3.5-inch touch screen--a first for a Sidekick.
• Pinch-to-zoom support.
•  Two hallmark features of all the Sidekick models. 
• Five-row QWERTY keyboard
• 3.5mm headphone jack, a volume rocker, and a power button on the left side (when held in portrait mode) and a Micro-USB port and camera button on the right.
• MicroSD expansion slot behind the battery door. 
• Sidekick 4G comes packaged with an AC adapter, a USB cable, a preinstalled 2GB microSD card, and reference material, and you can purchase the smartphone in either matte black or pearl magenta.

User interface and software

• T-Mobile Sidekick 4G now runs on the Android operating system, more specifically Android 2.2.1. 
• Sitting on top of Froyo is Samsung and T-Mobile's custom Kick UX interface
• Customizable the seven home-screen panels with various themes and wallpaper that are slightly flashier than most

Hardware

The screen on the Hiptop 1, 2, 3, Sidekick iD, Sidekick 2008, Sidekick LX, and Sidekick LX 2009 flips 180 degrees to reveal the qwerty keyboard. The screen in the Hiptop Slide simply slides up to reveal the keyboard. There are two buttons on the left side of the device ("menu" and "jump") and also two on the right ("back" and "cancel"). On all Hiptops except the original, the left side houses a directional pad and on the right, a scroll wheel (Hiptop 2) or track ball (Hiptop 3, LX, 2008, 2009 and Slide.) The Hiptop 2 and Slide's directional pad contains internal multicolored LEDs used in ringers and notifications, while the 3, 2008, LX, and 2009 track ball contains internal multicolored LEDs that provide the same function. The right side also has two phone buttons: send call (also page-down) and end call (also page-up). The top of the unit has two shoulder buttons (application-specific). The bottom has volume controls and a power button. The Hiptop line is designed to be held horizontally with both hands, allowing typing with two thumbs, similar to a Game Boy Advance or a console video game controller. This design contrasts with the majority of other cell phones which have a vertical design.

The good: The T-Mobile Sidekick 4G impresses with the addition of a touch screen and the Android operating system. The handheld also offers enhanced messaging features, great call quality, and a good camera.

The bad: The user interface won't appeal to everyone. The smartphone can occasionally be sluggish.

The bottom line: The T-Mobile Sidekick 4G continues the Sidekick's legacy as an excellent messaging device and also serves as a great entry-level smart phone.

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Review | Samsung Galaxy S II 1.2 GHz Dual Core Android SmartPhone

The Samsung Galaxy S II (or Galaxy S2) is an Android smartphone that was announced by Samsung on 13 February 2011 at the Mobile World Congress and is currently the world's second thinnest smartphone, behind the NEC Medias N-04C.[8] The Galaxy S II is the successor to the critically acclaimed Samsung Galaxy S. It features a 1.2 GHz dual-core SoC processor, in either Samsung's own Exynos processor (GT-i9100 model) or Nvidia's Tegra 2 processor (GT-i9103 model). It has 1 GB of RAM, a 10.80 cm (4.25 in) WVGA Super AMOLED plus display and an 8 megapixel camera with flash that can record videos in full high definition 1080p. It is one of the first devices to support Mobile High-definition Link (MHL), which allows up to 1080p uncompressed video output with HDMI while charging the device at the same time. Support for the USB Host (OTG) function was also specified and confirmed on this device.

The Samsung Galaxy S II is 8.49mm (0.33 inches) thick. We whipped out a ruler and checked, it's true. Admittedly, that measurement expands a little at the handset's bottom, where a curvy bump houses its loudspeaker, and around the camera compartment, which protrudes ever so slightly from the rest of the body, but even at its thickest point, this phone doesn't allow itself to go beyond the 1cm mark. Given the veritable spec sheet overload that Samsung has included within the Galaxy S II, we consider its thin profile a stunning feat of engineering. In terms of the pursuit of the absolute slimmest device, NEC'sMEDIAS N-04C is still the champ at 7.7mm, but global audiences should feel comfortable in replacing the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, which measures 8.7mm at its thinnest point, with the Galaxy S II for their benchmark slim device. 

Hardware

Processor

The Galaxy S II has a 1.2 GHz dual core ARM Cortex-A9 processor depending on either one of two SoCs.

Exynos 4210

Samsung's own Exynos 4210 SoC was previously codenamed Orion and was the source of much speculation concerning a dual-core Samsung owned successor to the previous Hummingbird powered single-core of the Samsung Galaxy S. The Exynos 4210 uses ARM's Mali-400 MP for its GPU which is a change from continuing to use PowerVR's GPU which was featured in the previous Samsung Galaxy S.

Tegra 2 

Nvidia's Tegra 2 SoC uses Nvidia's own GeForce ultra-low power (ULP) for its GPU.Nvidia's Tegra 2 supports the Tegra Zone application and service which is intended to give Android users an enhanced gaming experience by allowing users to download games that have been well optimized for Tegra 2 powered devices. This has been marketed as "console-quality gaming" by Nvidia.Tegra 2 also features support for hardware acceleration for Flash and Javascript within websites, and is one of the first SoCs to be natively supported by Android 3.0 (a.k.a Honeycomb).The Exynos 4210, unlike Tegra 2, features support for ARM's SIMD engine (Media Processing Engine, a.k.a NEON instructions) and this may have a significant performance advantage in some cases over Tegra 2 in critical performance situations such as accelerated decoding for multiple multimedia codecs and formats (e.g., On2's VP6/7/8 or Real formats).At the 2011 GDC, ARM's representatives were able to demonstrate playback in stereoscopic 3D on their Mali-400 MP on the Exynos processor at a 60 Hz framerate. They went on to state that an increased framerate of 70 Hz would be possible through the use of HDMI 1.4 port.

Memory

The Samsung Galaxy S II features 1 GB of dedicated RAM (in either Mobile DDR or possibly DDR2 by Samsung) and has 16 GB of internal memory. It is not certain whether Samsung will manufacture the 32 GB versions due to higher costs. Within the battery compartment of the device, there is an external microSD card slot that can support up to 32 GB of additional storage memory.

Screen

The Samsung Galaxy S II uses a 4.27-inch (108 mm) WVGA Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touch-screen which is covered by Gorilla Glass, a special crack and scratch resistant material.It is believed that not all regions would receive the Super AMOLED Plus model.

Camera

On the back of the device is an 8-megapixel camera with single LED flash that can record videos in full high-definition 1080p at a 30 Hz framerate. There is also a front-facing 2-megapixel VGA camera for video calling.

Connectivity

The Galaxy S II is one of the earliest Android devices to natively support NFC. This follows on from the Google Nexus S which was the first de-facto NFC smartphone device.

Samsung has also included a new high-definition connection technology called Mobile High-definition Link (MHL). MHL has been noted as being "connection agnostic" in that it can use virtually any interface connection, such as those of HDMI or USB, for sending high-definition uncompressed 1080p video and audio from a mobile device. The main specialty of MHL is that it is optimized for mobile devices by allowing the device's battery to be charged while at the same time playing back multimedia content. For the Galaxy S II, the standard Micro USB port found on the bottom of the device can be used with an MHL connector for an HDMI connection to an external display such as a high definition television. The mobile device can then draw power from the external display on MHL-supported displays. Currently there are no MHL-supported televisions available but this is expected to change by the Q4 of 2011. On the side of the MHL connector is also standard charger input to still supplement battery charging while outputting multimedia

A standard 3.5 mm TRS headphone jack is available and is located on the top-side of the device. The Micro USB connection port is located on the bottom-side of the device.

Accessories (separate)

There are optional separate accessories for this device, which will include, a dock connector for battery charging and audio-visual output, a separate MHL cable which makes use of the device's Micro USB port for HDMI output and then a USB OTG adaptor for use with external usb devices such as USB flash drives.

Amongst the accessories discovered, is also a special stylus pen for use on the device's capacitive screen.

4.3" SUPER AMOLED Plus

The 4.3" SUPER AMOLED Plus display goes a step beyond the already remarkable SUPER AMOLED to provide enhanced readability, a slimmer design, and better battery consumption for the best viewing value of any smartphone.

Dual Core Application Processor

Clocking at lightening speeds the unrivaled performance of the Dual Core Application Processor provides unsurpassed functionality and density for faster browsing, quicker multi-tasking, a smoother UI, snappier streaming and highly efficient gaming. With encoding/decoding ability that supports video play and recording, makes it no.1 among dual cores.

8.49mm Slim Design

Taking slim to the next dimension. The Samsung GALAXY S II rides the leading edge with an ultra-slim 8.49mm form factor, a luxurious design and an easy grip. The ultra-slim smartphonealso boasts 3D TouchWiz UX adds to the evolutionary experience with a futuristic user interface.

Display

The Galaxy S II's screen is nothing short of spectacular. Blacks are impenetrable, colors pop out at you, and viewing angles are supreme. This would usually be the part where we'd point out that qHD (960 x 540) resolution is fast becoming the norm among top-tier smartphones and that the GSII's 800 x 480 is therefore a bit behind the curve, but frankly, we don't care. With a screen as beautiful as this, such things pale into insignificance. And we use that verb advisedly -- whereas the majority of LCDs quickly lose their luster when you tilt them away from center, color saturation and vibrancy on the Galaxy S II remain undiminished. It is only at extreme angles that you'll notice some discoloration, but that's only if you're looking for it and takes nothing away from the awe-inspiring experience of simply using this device.

Battery life

The story of the Galaxy S II's battery life cannot be told without returning to its luscious screen. Being an OLED panel, the 4.3-inch display here doesn't use one single backlight as LCD screens do, and instead only illuminates the pixels that are needed to actively display content. This is the reason why it can generate truer blacks than any backlit panel, but it also permits the user to optimize battery life by doing such things as switching to a darker wallpaper or reading ebooks against a black background. We didn't actually bother with such tweaks, we were too busy exploring every one of the myriad features on this phone, but the option's there as an extra dimension of obsessive control if you care for it. As to the Galaxy S II's actual endurance, we found it highly competitive with the latest batch of Android phones. After 20 hours, half of which were filled with the above tinkering and exploration, we managed to drag the Galaxy S II down to 15 percent of its original charge. This was with our usual push notification suppliers, Gmail and Twitter, running in the background and while constantly connected to our WiFi network.

Loudspeaker / earpiece

The loudspeaker is surprisingly passable, hell, it's more than passable. We're probably being swayed by the gorgeous screen on this phone, but playing back video without relying on headphones feels just fine, unlike the usual grinding chore that it is on most current phones. That being said, Tinie Tempah's Pass Out -- a song that starts out dominated by deep bass -- sounds like a hilarious remix of the original on the GSII owing to the speaker's inability to dip down low enough to sound out the track's bassline. Bass deprivation is a typical shortcoming of smartphones, which isn't looking likely to find a fix any time soon. You still won't be forced to abandon your dubstep addiction while on the move, however, as Samsung bundles a solid pair of in-ear headphones that do a very respectable job of both isolating external noise and delivering audio to your cranium. Including an in-line mic that doubles as a music play / pause button is no bad thing either. We'd be remiss not to point out that the Galaxy S II's loudspeaker is positioned rather poorly -- it and the two slits cut into the phone's rump for its output face the rear. Laying the handset down on a flat surface immediately alters the sound and a stray finger - a single fleshy finger -- can mute almost everything.

Camera

Samsung eschews the default Gingerbread camera app for its own effort, which comes with a neat slice of customization. The left menu column gives you three shortcut slots for the functions you consider most relevant to your photographic exploits. By default, two of them are populated with a button to flip between the rear-facing 8 megapixel and front-facing 2 megapixel camera and another one for controlling the flash, but you can do whatever you fancy. Resolution, ISO, scene and shooting modes, or adjustments like white balance, contrast, metering, and after-effects can all be included in there. And if you consider different things important when in video mode, that's no problem, because that retains its own set of shortcuts separate from the stills mode. It's a fully realized suite of options, even if most users will neglect the left side and just keep bashing the capture key on the right.

When they do so, they'll be treated to some excellent results. The camera compartment on the back of the Galaxy S II justifies its size (it's still tiny, it just happens to protrude a little bit from the ultrathin GSII body) with the collection of great detail in nearly every shot. What most impressed us about this sensor is that images remained relatively sharp at full resolution -- such as the one you see above, it's a 100 percent crop from an 8 megapixel capture -- with Samsung feeling confident enough in the quality of its hardware to apply almost no noise-reducing blur under default settings. That does permit for graininess to sneak into some images, but on the whole, we're looking at one of the finest smartphone camera sensors around. Closeup shots are handled very well too, in spite of the lack of a dedicated macro mode (There's a Macro setting under the Focus mode menu; thanks, Josh!). The flash is a typically overpowered LED unit, though we were impressed to see the Galaxy S II use it while focusing on a nearby object but not while shooting -- had it been used in the shot, the flash would've whitewashed the entire composition, so it's good to see the software showing a timely bit of restraint.

Software

General responsiveness is absolutely exemplary. If you've read what we had to say about the G2x and the way it simply flies through homescreens, menus and applications, you'll know that we have a high bar for Android performance already set, but the Galaxy S II beats it anyway. There's simply never been an Android handset this smooth and this fluid in its operation. Nothing phases the GSII, and the only time we got it to show any performance dropoff was in enacting a pinching gesture on the home screen to bring up an Exposé-like overview of all seven homescreens. That's seven fully loaded-out homescreens with information updating live (multiple clocks plus news and weather feeds) and the only thing that recipe for memory overload produced was a slight stutter in animating the zooming effect. There's just no getting around the extravagant amounts of power this device has and we can't wait to see Samsung jam one of these Exynos chips inside a future tablet or two.

We know you like your benchmarks, so we might as well hit you with those all-important numbers. Do take heed, however, that graphical tests such as those in Quadrant and Neocore perform at the phone's native resolution, which will bias results in favor of lower-res screens -- so don't take what you see as a conclusive performance comparison, use it just as an indicator. With that out of the way, here are the scores: Quadrant gave us results in the 3,000 to 3,400 range, Linpack produced an average of 47 MFLOPS, and Nenamark and Neocore both brought in a 59.8fps average that was limited by a 60fps software cap on the phone (a suspicion that was further confirmed by running Fps2D and seeing the same behavior). It's a shame that we weren't able to properly quantify the true maximum capability of the Exynos dual-core chip and Mali-400 graphics within, but that Quadrant score can be taken as highly representative of the chasm that exists between the Galaxy S II and smartphones that have come before it. It really is that much better. Put simply, this is the most powerful mobile handset we've yet tested.

Browser

Browser performance is superb in terms of speed but a little troubled when it comes to rendering. In our use of the Galaxy S II, we were consistently met with pronounced aliasing when viewing webpages from a more distant, zoomed-out view. There were no issues in terms of the structure of the page, all sites organized themselves exactly as their makers designed them, but pulling out for an overview brought out the jaggy lines and generally looked unattractive. That's not, however, a functional flaw, it's just a superficial scratch on a muscly brawler. In terms of actually navigating webpages, the Galaxy S II is outstanding. Page scrolling is so smooth it borders on slippery, pinch-to-zoom is flawless, and re-orienting the screen from portrait to landscape and back is done in a flash.

Oh, did we say Flash? One entirely aberrant aspect of our review handset was that we couldn't get it to play back any in-browser Flash content. Instead, it encouraged us to upgrade our Flash Player. We did so, downloading and installing Flash Player 10.2, but still had no joy. This seems like an unhappy fluke and we'll see how Samsung responds to our queries on the matter.

Update: Thanks to our reader David, we've now figured out the root of this little problemo. Turns out the browser required us to tick an "enable plugins" box to get Flash running. We did so and, sure enough, in-browser Flash was a go. Frame rates have been consistently high across multiple websites and videos, which is in keeping with the rest of the Galaxy S II's performance.