Galaxy S II

Best Buy Deal: Buy a Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch, Get a Blu-ray Player Free

by jessica on Tue, 2011-11-15 05:00


Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch and Samsung Blu-ray player

Are you in the market for a new smartphone? Best Buy announced an amazing deal for shoppers who purchase the new Samsung Galaxy S II. Now through Saturday, November 19, customers who purchase a Samsung Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch smartphone from Sprint for $199.99 (with a 2-year activation) will get a Samsung BD-D5100 Blu-ray player (MSRP $89.99) free!

"This is a great holiday offer for our customers and something that they just can't find anywhere else," said Scott Anderson, head of merchandising for Best Buy Mobile. "Through our partnership with Samsung and Sprint, we're able to bring the best of the smartphone and home theater categories together into one great deal."

Features of the Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch:

  • 4G speed for fast web browsing with 4.52" Super AMOLED Plus touch screen
  • 16GB memory with Android 2.3 operating system
  • 8.0MP rear facing camera with 1080 high profile video recording and 2.0MP front facing camera
  • Samsung Exynos 1.2GHz dual-core processor
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T-Mobile Unveils HTC Amaze 4G and Samsung Galaxy S II

T-Mobile USA CMO Cole Brodman details consumer adoption of 4G technology and unveils next-generation 4G devices

September 27, 2011—(BUSINESS WIRE)—This week at GigaOm Mobilize 2011, T-Mobile USA Chief Marketing Officer Cole Brodman outlined the company’s ongoing efforts to fuel consumer adoption of mobile data through increased speeds of America’s Largest 4G Network, rate plans that make mobile data more affordable, and new devices that take advantage of the company’s faster 4G network and value.

Unveiled during the T-Mobile keynote address at Mobilize 2011, the HTC Amaze 4G and Samsung Galaxy S II will be T-Mobile’s fastest smartphones and the first smartphones to take advantage of T-Mobile’s faster 4G (HSPA+ 42) network technology. The new smartphones will allow customers to browse the Web faster than on the average home Internet and are showing average download speeds approaching 8 Mbps with peak speeds around 20 Mbps on T-Mobile’s 4G network1. Both smartpthones are expected to be available next month. Read more

New Gadgets: Samsung GALAXY S II Coming to AT&T October 2nd

by David Novak on Fri, 2011-09-23 12:07

AT&T's Samsung GALAXY S II will sport a 1.2GHz Exynos dual-core processor, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, and an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with auto-focus and LED flash


Samsung Galaxy S II

AT&T has confirmed that its Samsung GALAXY S II smartphone will be ready October 2nd for $199.99 with a new two-year contract. The Samsung GALAXY S II sports a lightning-fast dual-core 1.2GHz Samsung Exynos processor, a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, 16GB of storage, an 8-megapixel camera capable of recording HD video and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera for video chats. AT&T's version of the smartphone also supports its 4G HSPA+ network.

The announcement for the new gadget was held at a press event in NYC recently. Instead of rebranding the device as the "Attain" as previously rumored, AT&T will simply keep it as the Samsung Galaxy S II. But unlike the other variants for the WiMAX network and for T-Mobile, AT&T's version will not get the screen size boost up to 4.5-inches.Read more

Sprint Gets Galaxy S II First With Samsung Epic 4G Touch

by jessica on Thu, 2011-09-01 08:33


Samsung Epic 4G Touch

This week the new Samsung Galaxy S II was announced. It will be available at AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile, Verizon being the only wireless provider not carrying the device. Getting the smartphone to its customers first is Sprint, with the Samsung Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch hitting Sprint stores on September 16 for $199.99 (with new two year agreement or eligible upgrade).

Measuring just 0.38 inches thick, Epic 4G Touch boasts a 4.52-inch Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen and one of the fastest dual-core processors available, the Samsung Exynos. It is built on Android 2.3 Gingerbread and also includes an 8-megapixel, rear-facing camera/camcorder with auto-focus and flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It is capable of shooting 1080p HD video.

Additional features include:

  • 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot capable, supporting up to eight Wi-Fi enabled devices on the Sprint 3G or 4G network
  • Voice Talk by Vlingo allows users to give their Epic 4G Touch voice commands, including voice dial, text message, navigation, music, Web browsing and search
  • microSD card slot that supports up to a 32GB memory card
  • Stereo Bluetooth Wireless Technology 3.0
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/a capable
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