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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Expert" data-source="post: 10653597" data-attributes="member: 364952"><img src="http://cdn.idg.com.au/gim/id/40123/res/5" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />That flimsy battery coverWe  absolutely LOVE the Galaxy S II's slim profile and light weight, but  Samsung simply needs to do better with the quality of its materials. We  don't consider the frame of the phone itself to be flimsy despite its  plastic build, but the rear battery cover definitely detracts from the  overall feel of the device.The carbon-like  finish does provide a solid grip when held, but the cover is a chore to  remove, and even tougher to click back into place. In fact, the first  time we had to remove it we almost broke it — such is the flimsy feel of  the plastic. In comparison to the iPhone 4's all-metal body, the Galaxy S II definitely feels inferior in this regard.<img src="http://demo.idg.com.au/pcw/inlineimages/GalaxySII_1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> The Galaxy S II's battery cover feels flimsy.A missing notification LEDMany Android phones  make use of a handy notification LED that flashes when you have a  missed call, an incoming text or an e-mail. Often, these can be colour  coded to work with various apps — for example you can make the LED flash  red when you have a missed call, and green when you have a new text  message and so forth. Samsung has not included a  notification LED on the Galaxy S II, which is an annoyance, especially  given that the screen doesn't automatically power on for all  notifications. Sure, the message and missed call notifications on the  home screen that allow you to swipe directly into call logs (for missed  calls) and your inbox (for new messages) are handy, but these aren't  adequate replacements for a notification LED. No physical camera keyThe Samsung Galaxy S II is one of the best camera phones we've tested, perhaps surpassed only by the exceptional Nokia N8  (which happens to be a poor smartphone on the whole). The 8-megapixel  camera also doubles as a full HD 1080p video recorder, and the quality  of videos produced is exceptional for a phone. It’s a shame then that  Samsung has not included a physical camera button, which would make it  easier to take photos and capture video. The on-screen shutter button  works well enough, but the thin design of the Galaxy S II makes it hard  to keep still when holding with two hands — often the first one or two  seconds of videos are shaky.<img src="http://demo.idg.com.au/pcw/inlineimages/GalaxySII_2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> The lack of a physical camera button makes holding the Galaxy S II still a little tough.Samsung TouchWIZ UIThe Samsung Galaxy S II features Samsung's TouchWIZ 4.0 UI overlay on top of the standard Android interface.  Though this really comes down to personal taste, we aren't huge fans of  TouchWIZ. In particular, the default lock screen is slow to slide and  feels sluggish on such a top-end phone, the TouchWIZ home screens don't  scroll as fast as we'd like, and the screen does not wake instantly when  unlocked. You also can't automatically sort the icons in the main menu,  though you can move them around manually. In addition, we found little  value in the four Samsung software hubs: the social hub, readers hub,  game hub and music hub. Of these, the readers hub (which integrates  electronic newspapers, books and magazines) is the most useful. We  prefer using separate apps to social hub (which groups social  networking, e-mail and IM accounts), the music hub is a music service  not yet available in Australia (but coming at a later date), and the  games hub simply searches for and lists compatible games in the Android  Market — hardly groundbreaking stuff.Call quality and volumeBelieve  it or not, behind the Galaxy S II's dual-core processor, brilliant  display and quality camera is a device that makes and receives phone  calls. While call quality is above average, the Galaxy S II could use  some improvement in this regard. The volume of the regular earpiece for  calls needs a boost, and our callers did sometimes complain they  couldn't hear us too well when we were talking softly. We found you need  to speak directly into the built-in microphone at the base of the phone  to get the best outgoing audio quality.In  addition, the built-in loudspeaker is relatively loud and clear for  phone calls, but the speaker is located in an awkward position; placing  the Galaxy S II on a flat surface covers it. The loudspeaker also  distorts during audio playback at about 70 per cent volume and higher.Keep  an eye out later this week where we will discuss five things we love  about the Galaxy S II — because we aren't always grumpy and negative.What do you love and hate about the Samsung Galaxy S II? 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