After the Apple announcement of the iPhone 4S, Samsung provided their point of view on the comparison of their flagship Samsung Galaxy S II with the newly announced iPhone 4S with following points and spec comparison:
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Samsung Galaxy S II vs. iPhone 4S:
- Screen size benefits scale by AREA (length x width), not just diagonal; the ATT version of the Samsung Galaxy S II has 42-percent more screen area and Sprint/T-Mobile versions of Galaxy S II have 58-percent more screen area than the iPhone 4S.
- The Galaxy S II HSPA+ network speeds are at least 50% faster with AT&T 21 MBPS and three times faster with T-Mobile?s 42 MBPS than the iPhone 4S?s 14 MBPS HSPA network.
- Galaxy S II continues to have the thinnest smartphone design with the fastest network speed on each of the networks carrying the smartphone (AT&T, Sprint & T-Mobile) including today?s announcement of the iPhone 4S specs for AT&T, Sprint and Verizon.
- Open Ecosystem ? Consumers can use the Galaxy S II to buy music from Amazon, Rhapsody, or a variety of other music services, as well as multiple cloud music services supported such as Amazon, Google Music and multiple video chat clients available for use including Google Chat and Skype. The Samsung Galaxy S II is not limited to a single manufacturer?s storefront or app store.