Galaxy S II phones officially announced on AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint

August 30, 2011 By Mike Dunn

Sprint, T-Mobile, and AT&T all officially announce the Galaxy S II, they will start being available on September 16.

Are you tired of hearing rumors about Samsung’s Galaxy S II phones? We are too, which is why we are happy to say that it has been officially announced for Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile. This all but confirms that Verizon will not be getting a Galaxy S II device, or at least one named as such. Unlike the Galaxy S launch each carrier isn’t getting their own customized device and name. Sprint will keep the Epic name tag it originally placed on the first-generation Galaxy S phone, but will add Touch to the name due to it not having a physical keyboard. Both AT&T and T-Mobile devices will simply be called Galaxy S II.

Unlike the original Galaxy S launch the three devices don’t share the same screen size. The AT&T model will sport a 4.3-inch screen which is a boost from last year’s 4inch screen. The Sprint and T-Mobile phones will both have slightly larger screens at 4.52-inches. We are assuming that AT&T choose to keep the size of the European Galaxy S II since they already have a 4.5inch Samsung phone, and it might be a little confusing for customers.

Internally all the phones will be the same except for the 4G antenna installed in each device. Sprint’s phone will of course come with WiMax installed, whereas T-Mobile and AT&T will have HSPA+ under the covers. All three phones will come with 1.2gigahertz dual core processors made by Samsung, and 16gigabytes of storage installed with an SD card slot if you need more room.

The Epic 4G Touch will be the first phone available when it comes out on September 16, but AT&T won’t be far behind with its release on September 18. There was no official word as to when exactly T-Mobile’s version will hit store shelves.

While we are excited to see these amazing phones finally become available we can’t help but wonder what took so long? There are no huge physical changes inside or out between these phones and the phone that was first released in Europe on May 1, four months before the America.

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Rawbean Shakya at 5:45am 31st August 2011 ^ it's mAh, not mA/h ^
Rawbean Shakya at 5:45am 31st August 2011 ^ it's mAh, not mA/h ^
Mike Dunn at 4:56am 31st August 2011 The batteries on these phones are actually pretty big, the AT&T model has something like 1650miliamp/Hour, and Sprint/T-Mo have 1800miliamp/hour. Should have solid battery life with the help of Gingerbread.
Mike Dunn at 4:56am 31st August 2011 The batteries on these phones are actually pretty big, the AT&T model has something like 1650miliamp/Hour, and Sprint/T-Mo have 1800miliamp/hour. Should have solid battery life with the help of Gingerbread.
Christopher D Hammock at 2:22am 31st August 2011 Good luck on updates, HTC is the way to go
Christopher D Hammock at 2:22am 31st August 2011 Good luck on updates, HTC is the way to go
Marc-Andre Levac at 2:16am 31st August 2011 My samsung Galaxie S vibrant too had a bad batery life.... I have to bring my charger in my poket every time. .. Im upset to about that.... The reste of the phone i love it
Marc-Andre Levac at 2:16am 31st August 2011 My samsung Galaxie S vibrant too had a bad batery life.... I have to bring my charger in my poket every time. .. Im upset to about that.... The reste of the phone i love it
Louie Cañedo at 2:02am 31st August 2011 I just got the HTC Sensation but I will be picking this device up on the release date. What a beautiful handset. Samsung does it right by releasing their phones to ALL carriers that want one (Verizon is dumb for not picking this up), not being exclusive like the tiny, lame iPhone
Louie Cañedo at 2:02am 31st August 2011 I just got the HTC Sensation but I will be picking this device up on the release date. What a beautiful handset. Samsung does it right by releasing their phones to ALL carriers that want one (Verizon is dumb for not picking this up), not being exclusive like the tiny, lame iPhone
Troy Stone at 1:11am 31st August 2011 Gotdamn I Hate Samsung And The "Lowest Bidder" Quality Phones.
Troy Stone at 1:11am 31st August 2011 Gotdamn I Hate Samsung And The "Lowest Bidder" Quality Phones.
Mark Beare at 12:55am 31st August 2011 I've had one for a week ;)
Mark Beare at 12:55am 31st August 2011 I've had one for a week ;)
James Phillips at 12:46am 31st August 2011 Yay! Another bloated Android device with crappy battery life (by which I mean not being able to get through a day of heavy use without needing a recharge). Honestly, if these smartphone manufacturers would take the time to drastically improve battery life instead of obsessing over screen size, processor power and megapixels etc, I might be tempted to ditch RIM altogether. But no matter how sweet these megaphones (see what I did there?) are, without decent battery life they are useless to me. And btw, I've tried phones that people have claimed have "excellent" battery life (iPhone 4, Galazy etc) and they still didn't manage a quarter of what my Blackberry Bold can manage on full settings.
James Phillips at 12:46am 31st August 2011 Yay! Another bloated Android device with crappy battery life (by which I mean not being able to get through a day of heavy use without needing a recharge). Honestly, if these smartphone manufacturers would take the time to drastically improve battery life instead of obsessing over screen size, processor power and megapixels etc, I might be tempted to ditch RIM altogether. But no matter how sweet these megaphones (see what I did there?) are, without decent battery life they are useless to me. And btw, I've tried phones that people have claimed have "excellent" battery life (iPhone 4, Galazy etc) and they still didn't manage a quarter of what my Blackberry Bold can manage on full settings.