Galaxy S II finally lands on American shores for Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T

Well, it’s been a long time coming, but you fine folks living in the good ol’ U-S-of-A are finally getting blessed with Galaxy S IIs to call your own . Conspicuously missing from the party is Verizon , but Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T are all getting in on the Super AMOLED action under the guise of the Epic 4G Touch on Sprint and just plain old Galaxy S II on AT&T. As we had heard earlier the Epic 4G Touch is sporting a slightly larger 4.52-inch screen as will the T-Mobile variant (which has yet to score a name or a release date), while AT&T is sticking with the 4.3-inch panel found on the international model. Sprint customers will be first to get their shot at owning one on September 16th for $200, with the other carriers to follow at a later date. Otherwise there are very few surprises here, with a 1.2GHz Exynos pushing Gingerbread and TouchWiz to each gorgeous screen. All are being pitched as 4G handsets, with WiMax on board the Sprint model and HSPA+ for T-Mo and AT&T. Ma Bell’s is specifically championing it’s variant as the “thinnest 4G smartphone,” which might have something to do with the smaller 1650 mAh battery inside (the Epic 4G Touch is sporting an 1800 mAh pack). Developing… Gallery: Samsung Galaxy S II for Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T Continue reading Galaxy S II finally lands on American shores for Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T Galaxy S II finally lands on American shores for Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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