**The Official Samsung Galaxy S II ACCESSORIES Thread*

delpy8 · 29 Jul 2011 at 23:31

Cobra-UK said:
Guys could you recommend the following please ?

1. A good quality discreet case. (up to £25, possibly stretch to £30 if its worth it.)
2. Good quality screen protector (up to £10, possibly a bit more if its worth it)

I would be most grateful.

look at these screen protectors bloody good

http://www.exportprive.com/advanced...ra+Oleophobic&search_in_description=1&x=0&y=0

tntcoder · 30 Jul 2011 at 12:05

EDIT: oops not meant for the accessories thread

gareth170 · 30 Jul 2011 at 12:56

my screen protector is from china cost £2 , the quality is very good, not a paper thin crap, it's slightly thicker, also very easy to clean..

unwashed potato! · 30 Jul 2011 at 12:57

didn't realise roms are accessories

DB_SamX · 30 Jul 2011 at 14:31

DB_SamX said:
Someone had suggested putting clingfilm on your work surface as it tends to attract the dust and that's what I did, but it still happenned.

Will try the combined steam and tape trick next time. Thanks.

Otherwise the official protector looks and feels good, better than the unbranded one I had before.

Decided to go for the SGP Steinhell Ultra optics instead of the official one again. £10.35 for 2 from Ebay (Korea).

Anyone know or owns the cheapo (£5) in-car holders + chargers from Ebay? At that price, I'm thinking it's worth a purchase instead of the £20 Exogear mount I'm considering. The latter does seem more robust to fix inside the car and hold the phone. How do the standard cheap ones fare?

unwashed potato! · 30 Jul 2011 at 17:14

i have the exo gear and quality is great. as long as it doesn't break i can't see why i'd ever replace it as it's great quliaty, will hold any device small enough (can't see anything bigger then sgs2 in coming years) and allows access to all buttons on the phone so i can still change volume, turn off screen, plug in charger or headphones.

RSR · 31 Jul 2011 at 16:49

Meh..... My Official Samsung case as cracked already.... Well that lasted long....

Uhtred · 1 Aug 2011 at 00:19

andyd said:
Meh..... My Official Samsung case as cracked already.... Well that lasted long....

mine is in bits now. one drop on laminate floor, wasn't even a hard drop, the phone probably would have been fine without the case

So i'm thinking about ordering the below...comes to £80...any comments or alternatives i should consider?

Jabra Clipper Bluetooth Stereo Headset
USB Host Cable
Samsung Battery for Galaxy S II
Samsung Vehicle Dock Kit for Galaxy S II

Mekrel · 1 Aug 2011 at 12:13

I'm looking for the following accessories:

Car dock - However, I want it to fit securely to air vents rather than the windscreen. Only ones I can find are cheap universal ones, or the apparently "magic" ones that stick without an adhesive pad but I'm pretty sure I heard these aren't that great? Any recommendations?
Sports arm band - Half the ones from eBay are from HK and it looks like stock levels are awful. I really like the look of the Belkin one's, bit more expensive but look better quality. However, all the phone accessory shops are sneaky and I've nearly been caught out by sites that don't make it clear that they actually have stock to ship!

DB_SamX · 1 Aug 2011 at 20:50

Received my Zenis dock today from Korea. Thoughts:

No charger or usb cable. Thought it would at least come with one of them. Same or other owners?
It is a very snug fit with my S-line case so have to push it in a bit. ALso means taking out cannot be done with just one hand unless I blutack the dock to my desk. (Talk about being lazy). But once docked, it's fine.
Considering you get a car charger + cradle from £5 from Ebay, and this dock feels a bit cheap, I am surprised it's £15. But hey ho, seems to work and there are many docks that will accept a phone with the case on.

So now waiting for my SGP Steinhell Ultra optics screen protectors next week and thinking about which car cradle to get...

gareth170 · 2 Aug 2011 at 11:09

yesterday i bought a in car charger from carphonewarehouse . i asked them for a s2 in car charger and they gave me a Mobile Micro USB car charger. its not a samsung brand. before i use it, has anyone else bought a in car charger from carphonewarehouse like this...

on the information it says Compatibiltiy: All smartphones with a MicroUSB Port

Uhtred · 2 Aug 2011 at 11:41

gareth170 said:
yesterday i bought a in car charger from carphonewarehouse . i asked them for a s2 in car charger and they gave me a Mobile Micro USB car charger. its not a samsung brand. before i use it, has anyone else bought a in car charger from carphonewarehouse like this...

on the information it says Compatibiltiy: All smartphones with a MicroUSB Port

it will most likely be 500ma which isn't quite enough juice to power sat nav and charge, it will slowly lose battery

gareth170 · 2 Aug 2011 at 12:24

Uhtred said:
it will most likely be 500ma which isn't quite enough juice to power sat nav and charge, it will slowly lose battery

yeah it's a 500ma.

i know samsung one is 700ma

but would a 600ma be enough?

_Jimlad_ · 2 Aug 2011 at 12:34

gareth170 said:
yeah it's a 500ma.

i know samsung one is 700ma

but would a 600ma be enough?

if using the sat nav you might break even with a 600ma, a 500 and 600 will charge if the phone is idle, but you really wanna get a 700ma

gareth170 · 2 Aug 2011 at 12:39

_Jimlad_ said:
if using the sat nav you might break even with a 600ma, a 500 and 600 will charge if the phone is idle, but you really wanna get a 700ma

ok

phone4u as the Samsung Original In-Car Charge CAD300UBEC, thats 700ma, right?

Masked Avenger · 2 Aug 2011 at 13:06

Was thinking of getting a spare battery/charger for mine, but opted instead for a battery pack thing (a Trent Dual-port Pack IMP50D) to save having to swap out batteries. On special offer today only, £16.99:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/promotions/details/popup/A2L00B0CMOQDC0

Note that the code didn't do anything for me. Amazon customer service told me to email them the order number and they'd apply the discount separately. Still, looks like a nice alternate to spare batteries!

taliesyn · 2 Aug 2011 at 13:40

Masked Avenger said:
Was thinking of getting a spare battery/charger for mine, but opted instead for a battery pack thing (a Trent Dual-port Pack IMP50D) to save having to swap out batteries. On special offer today only, £16.99:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/promotions/details/popup/A2L00B0CMOQDC0

Note that the code didn't do anything for me. Amazon customer service told me to email them the order number and they'd apply the discount separately. Still, looks like a nice alternate to spare batteries!

Yep, code not working. Their Customer Services are useless too. Shame, as I'd have ordered one lol

Masked Avenger · 2 Aug 2011 at 15:29

Customer service worked OK for me - couple of hours later and my account shows £16.94 for the item. Never spoke to them before though!

Merlin5 · 2 Aug 2011 at 15:50

Where can I buy a spare GENUINE 1650mAh battery if I ever need one? All I see everwhere is very cheaply priced replacement batteries for the SGS2 in all sorts of mAh except 1650mAh. I wouldn't want anything but bone fide genuine since I think copies might be next to useless.

Masked Avenger · 2 Aug 2011 at 15:56

Where can I buy a spare GENUINE 1650mAh battery if I ever need one? All I see everwhere is very cheaply priced replacement batteries for the SGS2 in all sorts of mAh except 1650mAh. I wouldn't want anything but bone fide genuine since I think copies might be next to useless.

I had a good look around, but other than very pricey ones (£30+) I didn't see anywhere that I trusted to send the genuine article.

Check out this article about "compatible"/higher capacity mobile batteries as well:

http://batteryboss.org/

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