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As hinted yesterday, Samsung Galaxy S II is finally available on DiGi.
It is offered at RM1599 for 12 months and RM1349 for 24 months contract with DG Smart Plan. As comparison, Maxis is offering the Galaxy S II at RM1599 for 12 months and RM1399 for 24 months with either 1.5GB/3.0GB data bundle. Surprisingly the Galaxy S II is more expensive than expected as the subsidy amount is less as compared to the HTC Sensation.
There’s a EPP Credit Card offer where the Galaxy S II can be yours from RM128.30/month for 24 months installment.
For the first 100 at their Berjaya Times Square & KLCC roadshows , you’ll get a free Bluetooth heatset worth RM149.
More details of the Samsung Galaxy S II offer here.

DiGi has hinted on their Facebook page that they will be offering the Samsung Galaxy S II with full details coming out tomorrow. This comes about a month after the Samsung Galaxy S II availability with Maxis. Usually devices are only exclusive to an operator for a limited time and this happens to be the case for the Galaxy S II.
It is expected that the Galaxy S II will be bundled with their DG Smart Plan with 12 and 24 months options with subsidised pricing to be similar or slightly cheaper than their current HTC Sensation offering.
Will DiGi offer a firesale for the first hundred units? All shall be revealed tomorrow.
Thanks to Jax for tipping us by email.
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The Samsung Galaxy S II launch area at Midvalley is getting packed now as hundreds of people line up for the RM799 Galaxy S II offer.
It was reported at 9AM, the queue had more than 100 people already.
Are you one of the 300 people in line? Let us know your experience from queuing up to registration.
Thanks to chiamck for the live pic!
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Maxis has finally revealed its Samsung Galaxy S II bundled plans. While they are offering a RM799 for the first 300, they are also offering additional RM200 off for those that subscribe for their contract package between 22 June – 22 July 2011.
The bundled offer is still the same Value Plus plan with Data bolt-on contract over 12, 18 and 24 months. For the 24 months contract with 1.5GB/3GB data, the Galaxy S II can be yours at RM1399. With the RM200 off promo, it is cheaper at only RM1199.
It also looks like the RM799 launch offer is applicable for the first 300 that signed up with 24 months contract with 3GB data.

UPDATE: RM799 Galaxy S II offer is tied to Maxis 24 months contract with 3GB data plan. Read more over here.
Samsung is throwing a special offer for the Samsung Galaxy S II launch next week. The first 300 buyers on 22nd June will get to buy it for only RM799! A huge RM1300 savings. We wonder if Samsung will set up a line for people to queue up the night before.
Also highlighted on the promo image above is that the RRP for the Galaxy S II is only RM2099! It’s no wonder why the grey importers were throwing their prices from its initial RM2699.

With the Samsung Galaxy S II official launch looming, grey import dealers are starting to drop prices for this anticipated device. From its initial selling price of RM2599, we are now seeing Galaxy S II selling from as low as RM2099 – cheaper than HTC Sensation outright price of RM2299.
Could the official Samsung Galaxy S II price be lower or close to what those dealers are selling? We will only find out next week when it is launched. If you want to be the first, these offers are pretty good for what Samsung Galaxy S II has to offer. However for greater peace of mind with full local warranty support, we would recommend getting the official stocks for our local market.
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UPDATE: Samsung Galaxy S II plans from Maxis here.
Samsung Galaxy S II is launching in Malaysia next week at Midvalley Megamall. We just got tipped that Samsung has booked the ground floor centre court from 22-26 June 2011. Details can be found on this page.
As you probably have known, the Samsung Galaxy S II is exclusive to Maxis and they have started their registration of interest last week. So now we know the launch date and the final piece of the puzzle would be the price and bundled offering from Maxis.
Its closest rival, the HTC Sensation has started sales 2 weeks back and we’re told a telco tie up would be coming pretty soon. It will be interesting to see which of the 2 would be more attractive in package and bundling.
Thanks TCMean for the lead!
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UPDATE: Samsung Galaxy S II Maxis plans out now.
Finally the Samsung Galaxy S II anticipated launch is showing some signs in Malaysia. Maxis has started its ROI process for the Samsung Galaxy S II just days after its closest rival, HTC Sensation has made an appearance in Malaysia.
According to the spec sheet on Maxis site, we will be getting Samsung’s very own 1.2GHz dual-core Exynos variant with Mali-400MP GPU. This will give the HTC Sensation a well deserved fight in terms of performance as early figures suggest higher benchmark scores compared to Nvidia’s Tegra 2 chipset. This is it people! Samsung Galaxy S II any moment now with Super AMOLED Plus and the thinnest dual-core Gingerbread smart phone design to date. Let’s hope the subsidy pricing for Maxis will be attractive.
To register your interest, head over to Maxis’s Android page.

Here’s a nice hands-on video of the Samsung Galaxy S II which has been revealed but yet to hit the market. Apart from the new hardware improvements, Samsung has also put in effort in their TouchWiz 4.0 UI which runs on top of the Android OS.
One interesting feature they have is the browser zooming capabilities. While you can pinch to zoom, the Galaxy S II also lets you zoom in and out by pressing 2 fingers on the screen while moving it towards or away from you. Looks pretty cool and you’ve gotta watch the video after the break to see it yourself.
Another feature is the home screens which feature live panels. Now it displays widgets in tile-like fashion and that’s not all. You can also switch between home screens by waving it left or right.
So far no details of Malaysia availability but it was mentioned that it will be coming to Singapore next month.

Samsung is having a hard time shaking off speculations on its next Android device rumoured to be the Nexus Two. Fresh from Engadget are new details of its next flagship Android device which looks rather convincing.
The power point slide above tells us that Samsung’s upcoming phone will have a 4.3″/4.5″ sAMOLED2 which seems to be Super AMOLED 2. Unfortunately, there’s no mention of the supported resolution but we believe it could be something higher than its current 800×480 resolution on the Galaxy S. It also states 1.2GHz processor and it runs on the upcoming Gingerbread Android OS. Other notable features is a 8MP camera with LED flash and the capability of shooting FULL 1080p HD video.
Now this is something new as most of the new speculated Android devices doesn’t really differ much from its Samsung Galaxy S. Who knows, this could be the rumoured Samsung Galaxy S2 which we mentioned earlier.
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