Samsung Galaxy S II reaches US, announced for T-Mobile, Sprint & AT&T
After a huge wait, Samsung has finally announced its flagship Android smartphone Samsung Galaxy S II in the US market. Company revealed that Sprint will be the first telecom operator to release Galaxy S II in the country as Epic 4G Touch, followed by T-Mobile and AT&T.
US is one of very last market to see the launch of this Android beast, which is already have launched in most countries around the world. Galaxy S II has already set many records for the company, and its astonishing sales graph is still going strong.
Let us talk about the individual variants now.
Sprint: Epic 4G Touch – As we have already mentioned Sprint will be the first to launch it in the US on September 16 for USD 199.99 on a usual two-year contract.
Features:
- Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with TouchWiz 4.0
- 4.52 inch Super AMOLED Plus display
- 1.2 Ghz dual-core CPU (Samsung Exynos)
- WiMax 4G
- 8 Megapixel rear camera with LED Flash
- 2 Megapixel front camera
- 1080p video recording
- Preloaded apps: Nova 2 HD, Swype, Polaris Office
- Bluetooth 3.0
- Sprint ID
AT&T: It will be available starting September 18 in the market, just two days after Sprint version.
- HSPA+ support
- Android 2.3 with TouchWiz 4.0
- 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Plus
- 1.2 Ghz dual-core CPU (Samsung Exynos)
- 8 Megapixel rear camera with LED Flash
- 2 Megapixel front camera
- 1650mAh
T-Mobile: They have given the least amount of details. No name or other features have been mentioned in the presser. TMO variant will have a 4.52 inch Super AMOLED display, same as Sprint version. Other specs are also expected to be in line with the Sprint version along with its HSPA+ network support.
“The unveiling of the Galaxy S II is a landmark achievement for Samsung, our carrier customers and consumers, Five million Galaxy S II smartphones have been sold around the world and that number increases every day. We believe the cutting-edge design, features and user experience of this innovative device will share the same level of success in the U.S.”
Dale Sohn, President of Samsung Mobile, USA.