Sprint has made no delay to announce itself as the carrier of Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone in the United States, personalizing it as Epic 4G Touch. The announcement follows the official declaration by Samsung about the availability of Galaxy S II in America by this fall.
The Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch features the new 1.2GHz dual-core Exynos processor by Samsung and is based on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The 0.38-inch slim device flaunts a 4.52-inch Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen along with 2MP camera on the front. On the rear, it sports an 8MP camera with auto-focus and flash that shoots 1080p HD videos.
“Sprint is proud to build on the success of the first Galaxy S product, Samsung Epic 4G, with the first U.S. device in the next generation of Samsung’s award-winning Galaxy S lineup, Epic 4G Touch. Epic 4G Touch is a powerful smartphone that delivers vibrant and exciting content at lightning fast speeds. This device is ultra-thin yet ultra-powerful with a screen that rivals anything else in the industry,” said Fared Adib, vice president–Product Development, Sprint.
The handset is Bluetooth version 3.0, 3G/4G mobile hotspot capable and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/a enabled which supports up to eight devices. The external memory of the device is expandable up to 32GB with a microSD card. Other features include Vlingo voice talk service, visual voicemail and task manager.
The Sprint offered Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch will be available through all Sprint sales channels from September 16. Excluding taxes, it is priced at $199.99 and comes with a new two-year agreement or eligible upgrade. It can also be pre-ordered by purchasing a $50 gift card from Sprint stores.