Business+Perspective

__**BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE **__ **SAMSUNG GALAXY SII 4G TOUCH ** According to many business reviews, the Samsung Galaxy SII 4G has created a lot of buzz and has taken hold of the position of being the second best selling smartphone ever. The Galaxy S2 has received rave reviews all around the world and made its way to the US and was launched in September of 2011 by Sprint.

 Motorola Droid Bionic, another smartphone which was launched recently on Verizon, has tough competition ahead as Samsung 's IPhone challenger makes its way into the U.S. Sprint's Epic Touch 4G and is available for $199.99 on a two-year contractual commitment while Droid Bionic is priced at $299.99 on a two-year contract with Verizon. Both these power houses feature the latest Android operating system and deliver desktop machine capable functionality. In the first quarter of 2011, Android smartphone users consumed an average of 582 MB of data each month, compared to 492 MB for iPhone owners. Verizon's cheapest data plan is $30 a month with a 2 GB cap. That pricing could discourage some customers from upgrading to smartphones, according to Barclays Capital analyst James Ratcliffe. AT&T remains cheaper at the low end, whereas Verizon is cheaper at the higher end. As Sprint remains the last carrier to offer unlimited data plans, it's possible that Sprint could acquire more high-end smartphone users. The Samsung Galaxy Epic 4G Touch is going to be featured in Sprint's network. Combined with Sprint's truly unlimited data plans, it gives Sprint customers a powerful Internet and multimedia phone that can easily hold on its own with the best on other carriers.

The Engadget review statement reads: "We also can't say for sure that the Galaxy S II would justify a long-term iOS user forsaking his investment into one ecosystem and making the leap to another.... There's simply never been an Android handset this smooth and this fluid in its operation. Nothing phases the GSII." Engadget gave the device a 9/10. The Cnet UK review says: "There's very little to dislike about the Samsung Galaxy S2. This smartphone is astonishingly fast, with a gorgeous display, a good camera and all the power of the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system. And it's somehow all crammed into a case so slim and light that it seems to break the laws of physics." Cnet UK gave it a rating of 4.5/5. []