Samsung galaxy S2 is one of the most popular high end mobiles released by Samsung. The sale of the handset had crossed 10 million units in less than 5 months since its launch, the fastest for any Samsung device. Here we shall look at some of the most important reasons for the popularity of the device, in spite of its seemingly high price tag.

1. The Galaxy S2 is one of the few handsets available in the market with Dual Core processor. This and the 1 GB RAM allows the handset to run fast and complex games much better almost at the level of PCs. That makes it an awesome phone for hardcore gamers.
2. The samsung Galaxy S2 is only 8 mm thin, which makes it one of the thinnest handsets available in the market. It is even thinner that the iPhone 4S which was released several months after the release of galaxy S2. Weighing only 116 gm, the Galaxy S2 is exceptionally light as well.
3. It has  a 4.3″ super AMOLED touch screen.
4. At 18.3 hours, the phone provides one of the best talk time amongst the high end phones.
5. considering all the features of the phone, the price tag does not look all that high.

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