Galaxy S2 Accessories - Desktop Dock

Galaxy S2 accessories such as docking stations for gadgets vary in intricacy from straightforward bases to full multimedia stations with varied audio and video outputs, charging, and pass-through synchronisation. The official Galaxy S2 accessories' piece Desktop Dock for the Galaxy S2 belongs somewhere in-between, an eye-catching black plastic block formed like a pyramid tumbled backward, with a cut-away midst section.

In the cutaway area there is what appears at first glance to be a speaker grille, but dissimilar from some other Galaxy S2 accessories, instead is the outlet for a sound pipe. In the dock, behind the GS2’s own rear speaker, there is a cutaway that transfers through the mobile phone’s audio and passively boosts it along the way.

The smartphone (re)charges when there is an AC adapter installed (via the volume key control it whether it is powered or not) with a blue LED to show status, but you cannot synchronize. Neither will other Galaxy S2 accessories such as the MHL - HDTV Adapter function when connected into the dock, which diminish its practicability somewhat. The GS2 instantly boots into desk screen mode, with the time, weather and user-assignable short-cuts to media and voice search.

For nearly all users, Galaxy S2 accessories which do not offer pass-through data likely will not be too great a predicament, Google’s applications all synchronize wirelessly, after all, but developers who love Galaxy S2 accessories with a dock while coding and testing might find its non-existence irritating.



Galaxy S2 Accessories - Battery Charger Stand

The Galaxy S2’s durability on a single charge surprised everyone, but heavy owners, such as those taking advantage of the Super AMOLED Plus screen for multimedia reproduction, might still find the phone’s usual battery cannot get them through a whole day. Galaxy S2 Accessories such as battery Charger Stand addresses that, a straightforward outer battery charger which takes, under a lift-up hatch, another GS2 power pack and utilizes a usual microUSB energy input to top it up.

Samsung has carved a rubber-lined port out at the front, letting you prop up the Galaxy S2 in either portrait or landscape view, and therefore the Galaxy S2 accessories - Stand part of the title.

A pass-through cable would have been a nice additional piece, so that you could (re)charge both batteries simultaneously, but we cannot object too much for less than 15 pounds. Just remember you will still need to visit a Galaxy S2 accessories store and purchase the additional battery itself, for that is not incorporated.



Galaxy S2 Accessories - Case Mate Barely There Tough Case

As Galaxy S2 accessories go, the Tough Case is simple. Rubberless, leather or fancy grip, just a light ABS plastic skin that the Galaxy S2 clips inside so as to shield the back and corners. CaseMate Galaxy S2 accessories such as cases contain cut-outs that allow full access to the camera, power key, volume buttons and lanyard hole.

Nevertheless, the full fascia is left unshielded, and while Samsung has utilized Gorilla Glass to wrap its display, that is not flawless. It is recommend to have a screen protector in addition to the CaseMate Galaxy S2 accessories, and are a bit saddened that the manufacturer does not throw one in the package as well.