Compare with...

  • LG Nexus 4
  • Samsung Galaxy S III mini
  • Samsung GALAXY Grand
  • Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
  • LG Optimus L9
$305
  • Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
  • 3.5G
  • 4.5"
  • Dual core 1.5 GHz
Released April, 2011
Though Qualcomm's chip has a slightly faster CPU, we didn't notice a huge difference in speed in everyday use, and in fact the AT&T and Sprint models felt just a touch more responsive.
Rated 80% by by c|net (Sep, 2012)
 
$231
  • Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
  • 3G
  • 4"
  • Dual core 1 GHz
Announced January, 2012
The phone size is perfect for someone with smaller hands or wants to be able to use just one hand/thumb to access the whole screen, and the resolution is is great for simple use.
Rated 100% by by Lawrence-R. (Mar, 2013)
 

Conclusion Which is better for you?

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SamsungGalaxy S II

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Features Key features of the Samsung Galaxy S II compared to the Samsung Galaxy S Advance

GHz1.5

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich 3.5G

Back view of Samsung Galaxy S II
There's a nice, strong 2-megapixel camera on the front that's great for video chats, but the best lens yet is the 8-megapixel one on the back, which continues to take excellent shots on every Galaxy S II variation we've seen.
Rated 80% by by c|net (Sep, 2012)
Side view of Samsung Galaxy S Advance

1 GHz

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean 3G

The screen uses the Same AMOLED technology as the screens on the SII and SIII, and as a result black levels are extremely deep, while colours look very bright and vivid.
Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)

screen size

4.5"
4"
Is very simple to use when you get used to it, nice camera, very good HD screen quality, is the perfect size for those like me who think that we don't need a phone of the size of a tablet.
Galaxy S II by Karla-Velarde (Dec, 2012)
A 4 inch screen is the sweet size for a smartphone; you can still use this phone with one hand.
Galaxy S Advance by Aegis

screen resolution

Samsung Galaxy S II
Samsung Galaxy S Advance
The images captured with the 8MP camera of the Galaxy S II are very good – low noise, plenty of fine detail and the color and contrast are good too.
Galaxy S II by GSM Arena (Apr, 2011)
While its resolution doesn't stretch to the retina levels of the S3, at 480x800 its still good for a mid range model and means that text on webpages remains legible even when you're zoomed out a fair bit.
Galaxy S Advance by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)

memory

0 GB
1 GB

0.77 GB
1 GB

processor

Samsung Galaxy S II
Samsung Galaxy S Advance
With a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU and a powerful GPU, the Galaxy S II for T-Mobile can run every Android app designed for phones.
Galaxy S II by GSM Arena (Oct, 2011)
This cell phone has a very nice screen, with the amoled technology im very happy with it, the dual core processor gives me enough juice to run my apps in a very smooth way, i dont play much so i dont know how to rate it the gaming capabilities.
Galaxy S Advance by cabaji

camera resolution

0 MP
8 MP

5 MP
8 MP
To match the field of view of the still camera in the 720p mode, Samsung is using the whole surface area of the sensor and combine the information of adjacent pixels into one to get the resulting single megapixel resolution.
Galaxy S II by GSM Arena (Apr, 2011)
buy this phone because I wanted to change blackberry to android and was the best choice for the amount of features it has and the 5 megapixel camera takes high quality photos besides having LED flash.
Galaxy S Advance by Fabio-Muñoz--fabio-muñoz (Oct, 2012)
 

Performance Real world tests of Samsung Galaxy S II vs Samsung Galaxy S Advance

cpu speed

Just to point out though the battery life isnt all that great as expected, the processor speed and the amazing screen drains the battery quite quickly and also it isnt the best looking phone out there in terms of aesthetics but its super thin super light weight and incredibly fast and feature packed.
Galaxy S II by Redneon (Sep, 2012)
Beating at the heart of the Samsung Galaxy S Advance is a 1GZ STE U8500 processor which is essentially a dual core ARM cortex A9.
Galaxy S Advance by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)

talk time

515 min
440 min
Our tests showed a talk time of 6 hours and 24 minutes.
Galaxy S II by c|net (Sep, 2012)
The phone uses a 1,500mAh removable battery and its battery life turns out to be pretty good despite the large screen and dual core processor.
Galaxy S Advance by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)
 

Differences What are the advantages of each

Advantages compared to the Galaxy S Advance

Supports Adobe Flash Yes (Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich) vs No (Android 4.1 Jelly Bean)
Somewhat common; Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash
Supports NFC Yes vs No
Somewhat common; Enables payment by phone and other wireless communications
Significantly faster processor 1.5 GHz vs 1 GHz
50% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster
Significantly higher resolution front camera 8 MP vs 5 MP
60% higher resolution front camera; Video chat with other people
Records higher definition video 1920 x 1080 @ 30 fps vs 1280 x 720 @ 30 fps
Around 2.5x higher definition video
More battery capacity 1,850 mA·h vs 1,500 mA·h
More than 20% more battery capacity
Bigger screen 4.5" vs 4"
More than 10% bigger screen
Slightly longer talk time 515 min vs 440 min
Around 20% longer talk time; go days without charging

Advantages compared to the Galaxy S II

Longer standby time 33,000 min vs 10,020 min
Around 3.5x longer standby time
Lighter 120 g vs 135 g
More than 10% lighter
Smaller 63 x 123 x 10 mm vs 69 x 130 x 9 mm
More than 10% smaller
Sharper screen 233 ppi vs 206 ppi
More than 10% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images

Reviews Word on the street

Samsung Galaxy S II

Samsung Galaxy S Advance

Rated 80% by 446 users at amazon.com
The screen size is large and real-estate is really good.
Rated 100% by by callenmas (Nov, 2011)
Pros: ability to customize almost everything, Lighter and thinner than iPhone 4, has bigger screen size, speed is even better than iPhone 4s.
Rated 80% by by Wessam-Mesieha (Nov, 2011)
It haw excellend camera is fast is T-PHONE.
Rated 100% by by samsung-I-9100-galazxy-s-II (Jul, 2012)
Rated 88% by 34 users at amazon.com
But if you have, like me, a small to medium budget and you want a smart phone with good performance, good quality, easy to use.
Rated 100% by by Andreina-Rojas (May, 2013)
Its really a wonderfull phone, it has a brilliant display and its really fast.
Rated 100% by by maui2903 (Oct, 2012)
If you are into things like e-book reading, web surfing, email, maps, games and things like that, this device is perfect for you.
Rated 100% by by JCS (Dec, 2012)

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October 24, 2012
Does s advance has a panorama mode?

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You can get many panorama applications from android store View Muzammil-Riyaz's recommendation

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