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