The New Math
/Samsung’s new Galaxy superphone is set to measure just 7mm, coming in almost 1.5mm thinner that its predecessor.
The Galaxy S II is not 8.5mm thick. It's 9.91mm thick. Daniel Ionescu:
[T]he Galaxy S II has bulges at the top (for camera lens) and bottom (speaker, antenna) of the phone. If the bulges are taken in consideration for the thickness, the Galaxy S II measures 9.91 mm, which is thicker than the iPhone 4 (9.3 mm)
By Samsung's measurement practices the MacBook Air is only 3mm thick. Crown, please!