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Samsung’s Galaxy S2, officially known as SII, will be one of the premier Android phones to be released this year. However, the other heavy weight in the market is the Motorola Atrix 4G which will offer it stiff competition. As we reported recently, Galaxy S2 is heading for a release in the imminent future. Hence, here we will do a feature by feature comparison to see which one these next generation smartphones comes out at the top. Hopefully, this will make your decision of where to spend your money a little easier. Anyway, here we go with this shoot out !!
CPU:
Samsung Galaxy S2 (SII) - Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Mali-400MP GPU, Orion chipset
Motorola Atrix - Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, ULP GeForce GPU, Tegra 2 chipset
Hmm, a very close call, both of these smartphones offer dual core processors with very strong graphics processing, which should easily suffice for even next generation Android Games. It will be hard to say which one will score higher in benchmarks, until galaxy s2 actually becomes available. But for all practical purposes, they appear to be equal.
Winner: Draw
Screen and Display:
Samsung Galaxy S2 (SII) - 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Plus display – 800 x 480
Motorola Atrix - 4.0 inches qHD Display – 960 x 540
On the display side, Galaxy S2 offers its trademark Super AMOLED display which was one of the main selling points for the original Galaxy. Atrix has a sllightly smaller screen size, but it does offer a higher pixel density. And for most people, 4 inch is an adequate screen size. This will be a very subjective choice, but I think the Super AMOLED display gives it a slight edge, as anyone who has seen Avatar on the original Galaxy knows that it is a true beauty.
Winner: Samsung Galaxy S2
Camera:
Samsung Galaxy S2 (SII) – 8 Mega-Pixel Rear and 2 MP front facing camera
Motorola Atrix – 5 MP Rear and 0.3 MP front facing camera
Clear winner for the Galaxy S2, with its high spec camera. Also, it will feature HD video recording at 1080p at 30fps. Atrix may offer this via future upgrades, but out of the box it is at 720p.
Winner: Samsung Galaxy S2
RAM and Storage:
Samsung Galaxy S2 (SII) – 1 GB RAM, 16 and 32 GB Versions available with support for external SD Card
Motorola Atrix – 1 GB RAM, 16 GB Internal storage with support for external SD Card
Not much to say, very evenly matched.
Winner: Draw
Operating System:
Samsung Galaxy S2 (SII) – Shipped with Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Motorola Atrix – Shipped with Android 2.2 Froyo
A tricky one, Galaxy S2 ships with Android 2.3 and owes a lot of its feature to that. Atrix ships with 2.2 Froyo but will be upgradeable in the future to Gingerbread. On the surface, Galaxy appears to be the winner, but Samsung has a really bad history with providing upgrades and support. A lot of Samsung Galaxy users have not received the Froyo update yet, with Motorola having better customer support.
Winner: Draw
Weight And Size:
Samsung Galaxy S2 (SII) – Dimensions: 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm, Weight: 116 g
Motorola Atrix – Dimensions: 117.8 x 63.5 x 10.1 mm, Weight: 135 g
Atrix is slightly heavier and thicker, thanks to its high capacity battery but is certainly more pocket-able. Samsung pays the price for its large display over here.
Winner: Motorola Atrix
Battery Life:
Samsung Galaxy S2 (SII) – Li-Ion 1650 mAh
Motorola Atrix – Lithium 1930 mAh
Atrix is again the clear winner here, featuring one of the highest capacity battery in any smartphone to date.
Winner: Motorola Atrix
Extra Features/Miscellaneous:
Samsung Galaxy S2 (SII) – NFC technology and SIP support, TouchWiz UI v4.0, Front Home Button, Poor GPS functionality in the past
Motorola Atrix – Finger print security, Support for multiple Docks
Ahh, most of the features by Samsung are courtesy of Gingerbread and will be made availble soon in the Atrix. But Atrix has some really cool hardware features, like the ability to connect to a Laptop dock which really sets it apart.
Addendum: NFC is a hardware based technology and will not be available on Atrix despite release of HoneyComb. Also Atrix features a signed boot loader which means that you cannot install custom ROMs or partitions on Atrix. This will change the winner to Galaxy SII. Thanks to reader Joe for reminding of that.
Winner: Samsung Galaxy S2
So the winner is ….. Drum Rolls Please …. Samsung Galaxy SII !!! Yes folks, Samsung comes out on the top with a slight margin in this interesting battle of Galaxy S2 vs Atrix 4G. There were 3 draws, Atrix won in 2 categories and Samsung in 3. However, of course, this is all very subjective. Atrix features strong support for peripheral which might be very important for some people. For people whom appearance and screen size matters the most, Samsung Galaxy S2 will be a more appealing option despite all the features. Also at this point, we do not know much about which US carrier will support Galaxy and what will be the contracts like. That may matter the most depending on where you live and availability.
Complete Specs Sheet for Samsung Galaxy S2, Motorola Atrix
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