Samsung Galaxy S II will come to Sprint first

30.08.2011
to sell Samsung's Galaxy S II, starting Sept. 16, but T-Mobile and AT&T said Tuesday they also will offer the phone.

A follow-on to the popular Galaxy S, the phone will be the thinnest available at all three operators.

The largest mobile carrier in the U.S., Verizon Wireless, notably has decided not to sell the phone. and so would not offer the Galaxy S II.

All models of the Galaxy S II will work on the 4G networks of the respective operators and will run Android 2.3, or Gingerbread. The phone will have a 4.3-inch Super Amoled Plus display, which uses technology developed by Samsung. It will have an 8-megapixel rear camera, plus a 2-megapixel front-facing camera for video conferencing.

Users will be able to record video at 1080p and connect the phone to certain TVs to view content such as videos on the larger screen.

Sprint is calling the phone the Epic 4G Touch and will sell it for US$200. Neither T-Mobile nor AT&T disclosed prices or shipping dates for the Galaxy S II.