Samsung Launching Galaxy S Android Phones on All Major Carriers
Samsung Launching Galaxy S Android Phones on All Major Carriers
Posted 06/28/2010 at 2:54pm
| by Ryan Whitwam
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The last 24 hours have been exciting for Android fans and prospective buyers. All four major US carriers (and a few regional ones as well) have now come out to say that they will carry a variant of the Samsung Galaxy S smartphone. This is an unusual situation for the wireless industry. Most highly anticipated phones are kept exclusive to a single carrier, at least at launch.
The Galaxy S is an Android 2.1-based smartphone running Samsung's TouchWiz 3.0 skin. It will be running on a 1GHz ARM-based chip called the Hummingbird. The screen is a 4-inch Super AMOLED panel reportedly capable of better performance in direct light than other AMOLED screens. T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T are looking at getting the standard slate version, but Sprint will be getting a version with a 4G WiMAX radio and a landscape sliding keyboard. This version will be called the Epic 4G. AT&T and Verizon will be branding the phones the Captivate and the Fascinate, respectively.
Only T-Mobile has announced official release information. The Samsung Vibrant (the carrier's name for the Galaxy S) will be available for $199 on contract on July 21. Anyone planning to take a long hard look at one of these phones?
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COMMANDER_COOK
June 28, 2010 at 8:20pm
Why do they have to give it thier own damn names. That makes 5 names for one phone. I guess the iPhone will never come to Verizon; just the "Fruit" phone.
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BuLLg0d
June 28, 2010 at 4:22pm
Now the question is, which one do I buy? At least I heard Google's slowing down their OS releases after 2.2 . But, which Android phone from Verizon? Crap.
Apple sells "The One" and Google attacks with The Masses. I am happy with the latter, choice is everything but man, so many to choose from.
ronin322
June 28, 2010 at 4:19pm
cant wait for the verizon handset. Im sick and tired of att's crappy reception. Seeing these new handsets are definitely gonna make me switch now.
burntjuggalas
June 28, 2010 at 4:08pm
Im wanting the one with the Keyboard for ATT >< but if this is true then they arent coming out with the keyboard in the nearterm =((
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