- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- LG Nexus 4
- Samsung Galaxy S III mini
- Samsung GALAXY Grand
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
- LG Optimus L9
Rated 80% by by c|net (Sep, 2012)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 100% by by Lawrence-R. (Mar, 2013)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.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
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
Rated 80% by by c|net (Sep, 2012)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.
1 GHz
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean 3G
Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)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.
screen size
4.5"
4"
Galaxy S II by Karla-Velarde (Dec, 2012)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 Advance by AegisA 4 inch screen is the sweet size for a smartphone; you can still use this phone with one hand.
screen resolution
Galaxy S II by GSM Arena (Apr, 2011)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 Advance by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)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.
memory
| 0 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
processor
Galaxy S II by GSM Arena (Oct, 2011)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 Advance by cabajiThis 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.
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 8 MP | 8 MP |
Galaxy S II by GSM Arena (Apr, 2011)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 Advance by Fabio-Muñoz--fabio-muñoz (Oct, 2012)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.
Performance Real world tests of Samsung Galaxy S II vs Samsung Galaxy S Advance
cpu speed
Galaxy S II by Redneon (Sep, 2012)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 Advance by TrustedReviews (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.
talk time
515 min
440 min
Galaxy S Advance by TrustedReviews (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.
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 by Wessam-Mesieha (Nov, 2011) Rated 100% by by samsung-I-9100-galazxy-s-II (Jul, 2012) | Rated 100% by by Andreina-Rojas (May, 2013) Rated 100% by by maui2903 (Oct, 2012) Rated 100% by by JCS (Dec, 2012) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Competition What else you should consider
| | 1 | LG Nexus 4 Rated the best by consumers |
| | 3 | Samsung GALAXY Grand Biggest screen |
| | 4 | Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 Long standby time |
| | 5 | LG Optimus L9 Better than usual battery capacity |
| | 6 | Samsung Galaxy S Duos 5-way tie: Supports Flash |
Popular Questions
Does s advance has a panorama mode?
I like to shot a picture in a smartphone, but i don't know that s advance has a panorama mode?
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