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Manufacturer: Samsung Part number: SGH-i727
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- If you live in an area that gets AT&T's LTE network, we highly recommend the powerful and beautiful Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket.
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CNET editors' review
Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket - black (AT&T) price range: $254.75
- Reviewed by: Nicole Lee
- Reviewed on: 11/09/2011
The good: The Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket has a beautiful 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display along with a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, an NFC chip, and support for AT&T's LTE network. It ships with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and has an 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD video capture and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
The bad: AT&T's LTE network is only available in a few cities at the time of the Skyrocket's launch, it has a somewhat cheap, plastic feel, and you can't remove bloatware.
The bottom line: If you live in an area that gets AT&T's LTE network, we highly recommend the powerful and beautiful Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket.
User reviews
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Love, love, love it!
by ilovelucy002 on February 2, 2012
Pros: No more freezing up while surfing web or Facebooking thanks to the dual core processor. Great call quality and no dropped calls. It is very user friendly and the battery life is much better than my previous smart phone. Love this phone!
Cons: None noted at this time.
Summary: It is possible to have a phone that doesn't drop calls, is fun to play with, and a great business tool! i who?
Summary: It is possible to have a phone that doesn't drop calls, is fun to play with, and a great business tool! i who?
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A laptop that makes calls
by deliciousvinyl on January 31, 2012
Pros: -immense ammount of things going on under the chassis
-beautiful, vibrant screen
-user friendly OS
-very quick
-endless customization
-ultra thin/lightCons: -difficult importing mp3 files
-for a superphone it feels & looks rather cheap
-ultra light (be careful of dropping this beast)
-keypad needs a revampSummary: I jumped ship from using the iphone for an android experience and i must say, its been nothing but refreshing. I've tried other devices that just felt like they ...
Summary: I jumped ship from using the iphone for an android experience and i must say, its been nothing but refreshing. I've tried other devices that just felt like they were mlies behind the iphone however, since day 1, the S2 has simply blown me away with its prowess. As stated in my headlinalternativee its quite frankly a PC that makes phonecalls. (and well at that). From its dazzling screen to its blazing OS, I've yet to experience a smartphone that does what its supposed to do so well. If you're an iphone user looking for alternative or if you're simply looking for the best that smartphones have to offer, this is your aanswer.
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Fast Really Good Choice.
by MattMatt1182 on January 23, 2012
Pros: Android
Screen
4G LTE
Customizable
Google Maps,Nav
WidgetsCons: AT&T Bloatware Still trying to charge for Nav that Google gives away for free.
Directions how to operate Android for first time user.Summary: My girlfriend and I both had Iphones. When I told her I wanted the skyrocket over a new Iphone, she was shocked. She is waiting for the Iphone 5. I ...
Summary: My girlfriend and I both had Iphones. When I told her I wanted the skyrocket over a new Iphone, she was shocked. She is waiting for the Iphone 5. I picked the skyrocket up and preceeded to fly to space. I love this phone. It did take me 2 days to make it the way I wanted. I dropped down to 3 homescreens. Put all my apps in folders so when I hit application I only have one screen. This phone does things fast. This is my first android phone. I dont even care about Ice cream sandwich. I love what is has and what it has it does very well. All the apps I used on my Iphone work on android and with other Iphone users. I havent had to pay for any app's all the ones I would use are free. I put all my music on my SD card 20gigs worth and it did lag at first. Shut the phone off and turned it back on solved this porblem. All album art was on the screen. I can bluetooth my radio in my car with audio and phone calls. No extra cable needed. Once I learned how to set it up everything became easy.
Test Results Completed using Speedtest.net App
4G LTE
Download 28.12 Mbps
Upload 10.07 Mbps
Ping 70ms
Location: Ashburn, VA
Hspa
Download 7.12 Mbps
Upload 2.08 Mbps
Ping 86ms
Location: Frederick, MD -
Incredible features
by luismartinmontero on January 20, 2012
Pros: Easy navigation and integration of email and other accounts.
Cons: Confusing settings screens. 4G LTE from ATT not that impressive in Atlanta feels like just 4G to me.
Summary: Great phone with great features but not sure that AT&T LTE adds much to 4G.
Summary: Great phone with great features but not sure that AT&T LTE adds much to 4G.
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Samsung did it! This tops the IP4S and that is no joke.
by dexman34 on January 8, 2012
Pros: Super fast speed, beautiful 4.5 inch screen, just a great phone overall.
Cons: Battery life is not the best but that's about all I can find that could be improved with the phone.
Summary: This is an awesome phone. ATT's 4GLTE is super, super fast and the picture quality is flawless. My wife has the IP 4S and she has played around with ...
Summary: This is an awesome phone. ATT's 4GLTE is super, super fast and the picture quality is flawless. My wife has the IP 4S and she has played around with my Galaxy SII Skyrocket and she loves it....maybe a little more than I do since it's hard to get it back from her. I would highly recommend anyone looking into getting a smart phone with 4G LTE capability to look no further than this one.
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Samsung, you have done it again.
by ryuh90 on January 1, 2012
Pros: -Better battery life than just about every other smarthphone.
-All the applications you could want in the android market.
-Enormous, clear, and beautiful display.
-Extremely easy to text with your choice of three keyboards, including swype.Cons: Absolutely Nothing!
Summary: This is the best smarthphone available in the market at the current moment, by anybody's ranking. The 4.5 inch screen display is icing on the cake especially with ...
Summary: This is the best smarthphone available in the market at the current moment, by anybody's ranking. The 4.5 inch screen display is icing on the cake especially with the AMOLED display this phone features. Battery life is great for the amount of things you can do with it too, even though it features a powerful 1.5 Ghz dual core processor. Overall, there is not a single application available that can bog this phone down, it's almost like a mini netbook you can carry in your pocket!
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Blazing speed in nice package.
by kallen3103 on December 30, 2011
Pros: As I said blazing speed! It also has the USB mini for file, program transfer. Added a 32GB micro-card and they have dropped to about $1 a GB so from Amazon at about $200 I got a phone that about functions as well as my laptop- a wee bit of tinkering.
Cons: The plastic to me is not an issue. I sold rapid prototyping machines and I know the strength and durability of today's plastics. The only con is battery life. If ya drive a Turbo it eats more gas. I just bought several $3 micro USB chargers.
Summary: The longer I have this phone the more I love it. I've had iPhones 3&4, several HTC phones branded as ATT, I.e. the Tilt. This phone ...
Summary: The longer I have this phone the more I love it. I've had iPhones 3&4, several HTC phones branded as ATT, I.e. the Tilt. This phone is so far beyond those they are like comparing calculaters to a quad-core SSI drive laptop running a 7.6 Windows Index, which I have. The screen is stunning, the buttons are in the right places. I wouldn't take an iPhone 4s and $500 to trade.
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BY FAR the best phone I've ever owned!
by HDAddict on December 30, 2011
Pros: Fast, huge display, light weight, Android, great Samsung Quality ... and did I mention FAST? I'm getting BLAZING 4G LTE (17,927kbps 12/20/11) and even faster speeds on my home WiFi.
Cons: ? I haven't found any yet and I've had the phone since 12/7/11. If I have to list anything, it's that it is HUGE and doesn't work well in my pocket - but I really like HUGE and don't mind the bulky pocket.
Summary: If the AT&T LTE network is available, then I would say this is a MUST have phone. Huge Screen, full Android Market, BLAZING fast speeds, sound quality is ...
Summary: If the AT&T LTE network is available, then I would say this is a MUST have phone. Huge Screen, full Android Market, BLAZING fast speeds, sound quality is very good (though it's not a home stereo system) but music, internet videos, and phone calls all sound excellent and do the job I ask of them. A GREAT improvement over the Galaxy S, that is for sure! Rock on Samsung!
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I love this phone!!
by TeicaT on December 27, 2011
Pros: - battery life
- web loading time
- fastness
- EVERYTHING!Cons: - can't figure out how to change the four bottom buttons that stay on each homepage and app page
Summary: This is such an awesome phone!!! I'm thirteen and this is my first Android and I know that I will always stick to Samsung phones. This phone is my ...
Summary: This is such an awesome phone!!! I'm thirteen and this is my first Android and I know that I will always stick to Samsung phones. This phone is my new best friend!! The only problem I have with it is that I can't figure out how to change the four bottom buttons that stay on all of my home and app pages. And no, I'm not talking about the very bottom ones. I'm talking about the phone, email, web, and application buttons on the touch screen. But, that's not a big problem, so I'm still in love with this amazing little dude :)
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No doubt this phone is better than any iPhone's
by spcpatel on December 22, 2011
Pros: - 4G LTE network. AT&T HSPA+ & LTE network speed is phenomenal. It felt like I was using WIFI.
- Great AMOLED screen. Colors are Great!!
- Size of screen and phone is perfect! Not too big or not too small.Cons: - I recommend upgrading your Data plan to atleast 4GB a month.
- Battery charges slow. Hopefully they fix that with Ice Cream Sandwich android OS upgrade.Summary: - This is my first Android phone and I must say.. I am loving it!!
- This phone would outperform all iPhones any day.
- I am glad that to ...Summary: - This is my first Android phone and I must say.. I am loving it!!
- This phone would outperform all iPhones any day.
- I am glad that to be out of iPhone bubble.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Samsung
- Part number: SGH-i727
- Description: The Skyrocket comes ready to jump right on board and make the most of every blazing advantage the network has to offer. And now you can check voicemails even faster, thanks to visual voicemail. It allows you to see your list of messages and who they're from, so you can choose which ones to play or delete. It's a real timesaver.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Smartphone
- Form Factor Touch
- Phone Design PDA
- Integrated Components Wi-Fi hotspot,
GPS receiver,
2nd camera,
Digital camera,
Digital player,
Voice recorder - Width 2.75 in
- Depth 0.37
- Height 5.15 in
- Weight 4.65 oz
- SAR Value 0.85 W/kg (body) / 0.3 W/kg (head)
Cellular
- Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
- Band WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- Mobile Broadband Generation 4G
- Service Provider AT&T
- Operating System Android 2.3 OS
- Application Software Amazon Kindle,
Qik Lite,
Quickoffice,
Google Places - Installed Games Need for Speed SHIFT HD
- Input Device(s) Touch sensitive screen
Messaging & Internet
- Cellular Messaging Services MMS,
SMS - Instant Messaging Services Yahoo! Messenger,
Google Talk,
Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger) - Supported Social Networks and Blogs Facebook
- Messaging & Data Features Microsoft PowerPoint support,
Microsoft Excel support,
Microsoft Word support - Mobile Services Samsung Media Hub,
YouTube,
Gmail,
Google Search,
Google Search by Voice,
Samsung Social Hub,
Google Latitude,
Google Play Communications
- Data Transmission GPRS,
EDGE,
HSPA+,
HSUPA,
HSDPA - Wireless Interface LTE,
IEEE 802.11,
Bluetooth - WLAN Security WPA
- Communication Features Internet browser,
Mobile Email client Phone Features
- Phone Functions Call timer,
Conference call,
Speakerphone,
Vibrating alert - Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Sensors Proximity sensor,
Ambient light sensor - Additional Features World clock,
Text-to-Speech (text recognition),
Samsung AllShare,
Wi-Fi direct,
DLNA Certified,
Picture editor,
Intelligent typing (T9),
TTY compatible,
Widgets support,
Sharing media via DLNA,
Intelligent typing (SWYPE) Organizer
- Personal Information Management Synchronization with PC,
Calendar,
Calculator,
Unit conversion,
Reminder,
Alarm clock Media Player
- Supported Digital Audio Standards M4A,
eAAC+,
AAC +,
MP3,
WMA,
AAC - Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4,
3GP Processor
- Clock Speed 1.5 GHz
Memory
- Bult-in Memory 16 GB
- User Memory 16 GB
- Supported Flash Memory Cards microSDHC - up to 32 GB
Digital Camera
- Sensor Resolution 8 megapixels
- Still Image Resolutions 640 x 480,
2048 x 1536,
3264 x 2448,
800 x 480,
3264 x 1968,
2048 x 1232 - Still Image Formats JPEG
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- Digital Zoom 4
- Self Timer Delay 10 sec,
2 sec,
5 sec - Special Effects Grayscale,
Cartoon,
Negative,
Sepia - White Balance Automatic,
Presets - Camera Light Source LED light
- Video Recorder Resolutions 176 x 144 (QCIF),
1920 x 1080 (1080p),
720 x 480,
640 x 480 (VGA),
1280 x 720 (720p),
320 x 240 (QVGA) - Features Video recording,
Multi-shots,
Geo-tagging,
Smile shutter,
Landscape/portrait mode,
Macro function Navigation System
- GPS Navigation A-GPS receiver
- Navigation Software & Services TeleNav GPS Navigator,
Google Maps,
Google Maps Navigation Display
- Type OLED display - Color
- Technology Super AMOLED Plus
- Diagonal Size 4.5 in
- Display Resolution 800 x 480 pixels
- Features Wallpaper
Connections
- Connector Type Headset jack - Mini-phone 3.5 mm,
USB Battery
- Technology Lithium ion
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Power adapter , Power adapter
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
Product series
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Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket - black (AT&T)
Manufacturer: Samsung
Specs: AT&T,
WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM,
Up to 420 min,
With digital camera / digital player,
4.65 oz,
8 megapixels,
4.5 in -
Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket - white (AT&T)
Manufacturer: Samsung
Specs: AT&T,
WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM,
Up to 420 min,
With digital camera / digital player,
4.65 oz,
4.5 in
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Samsung
- Address:
105 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 - Phone: 1-800-726-7864
- Fax: 1-973-601-6001
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