Samsung unveils Galaxy S II smartphone

Samsung has launched a new flagship smartphone: Galaxy S II. A successor to the Samsung Galaxy S, the Galaxy S II is an Android phone equipped with a dual-core 1GHz processor. It has a 4.3in Super AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 480x800. According to Samsung, the Galaxy S II, which 125x66x8mm at its thinnest point, is the "world's thinnest smartphone".

The handset runs version 2

The handset runs version 2.3 of Google's Android operating system and supports HSPA+ and 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi. The phone will come in 16 GB and 32 GB models, and has a microSD card slot for adding storage.

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