Samsung’s Galaxy S2 Android-powered smartphones are headed for the U.S. beginning next month.
The Galaxy S2 is one of the most advanced smartphones in the world. With its zippy dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 Exynos CPU, 32GB ROM, 1GB of RAM, 1080p HD video recording, 8MP still camera, brilliant AMOLED+ display and slim form factor, many believe that it’s the Android phone to beat, even with the impressive additions we’ve seen so far in 2011.
Like the first-gen Galaxy S models, the S2s will be available from multiple American wireless carriers under different model names and with slight variations from unit to unit. Here’s what we know – or think we know – so far about the U.S. versions of the Samsung Galaxy S2:
AT&T: The Galaxy S2 will come to AT&T as the Samsung Attain. It’ll have HSDA+ “4G” wireless in addition to 3G, a 4.3-inch AMOLED display, a 2MP front-facing camera, Bluetooth 3.0 and a 1650mAh battery. This may be the first S2 model we see in the U.S. starting next month, and will replace the Samsung Captivate. Like all Galaxy S2 models, the Attain will run Android 2.3.x, aka Gingerbread.
Verizon Wireless: The Verizon S2 will be the Samsung Function. We think it’ll ship with 32GB of onboard storage, which can be doubled using the onboard microSDHC memory card slot. LTE “4G” is also part of the package. No word on a release date, but it’ll likely be within the next two months.
T-Mobile: The bargain carrier will be getting, it’s believed, the Samsung Hercules, and likely in September. We don’t know much about this model, but it’s been reported that the Hercules might get a screen size bump over the other S2 models with a 4.5-inch touchscreen rather than the standard 4.3.
Sprint: Sprint is slated to get the Samsung Within. Because of Sprint’s special relationship with Google, the Within may have special Google Voice features and run Android 2.3.4. It, too, will have “4G” support. No word on a release date as of yet.
We don’t know the pricing or release details of any of the upcoming Galaxy S2 handsets, but we’ll post new information as it becomes available.
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