[NEW] Galaxy SII/Function/Fascinate 2 Release?

[Castor Troy]

But is there a difference between a 3G plan and a 4G plan?

Yes one has a the # 3 in it and the other has the #4 in it. The other difference is one is typically a lot faster than the other. In this case 4G is faster.

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[Drosul]

CK, I hope you aren't just pulling an OXN here , but fantastic news nonetheless, and it does make perfect sense, given the lack of other info/news/potential release info. Thank you for the info.

In retrospect, it also makes sense why this isn't just coming to all the carriers as the "GSII". One of the big design goals of the GSII was to make it the thinnest/lightest phone on the block. The VZW version already likely needs to be thicker to accommodate the LTE MODEM, and probably also needs a battery upgrade given how fast the LTE modems suck down power, which also adds weight. It could end up looking/feeling much different in your hand, compared to the international model.

For me, that would be a good thing, as the first thing I'd likely do is slap the biggest battery/SD card I could in the thing, and give it a little heft (my daily usage involves at least 2 hours of the screen being constantly "ON" watching movies/etc during my trainride/commute, big battery ftw)

 

[Castor Troy]

CK, I hope you aren't just pulling an OXN here

That was classless and wrong. I would never do that to you guys.

 

[testt]

I'm about the plunge on the Charge? Is there any chance of the GS2 releasing in July, within my return period if I wait?

 

[Castor Troy]

I'm about the plunge on the Charge? Is there any chance of the GS2 releasing in July,?

This is the million dollar question. The release has been kept under wraps like a black project.

 

[kruizin]

I'm about the plunge on the Charge? Is there any chance of the GS2 releasing in July, within my return period if I wait?

Take this for whatever it's worth. Personally I've never heard of the site but it's at least more wishful thinking!

http://www.planetinsane.com/verizon-to-launch-samsung-galaxy-s2-in-july/2619049/

 

[Castor Troy]

Well gentlemen some REALLY good news. If you recall I heard the Within (Sprints GS2) would be 4G along with VZW? Well thisismynext is reporting they heard it as well BUT this has to do with the Within only. So this is looking pretty good so far. Perhaps the info I recieved was good? Well, when the second part of that equation, the Function, is rumored LTE then we will know we have a winner,. So far though it's shaping up to be solid info.

Here's a piece of the article:

If QWERTY isn’t your thing, though, we’re also hearing about a “full touch 4G” device from Samsung. No details on this one, but considering the persistent (and very believable) rumors that Sprint’s gearing up to launch the S II as the Galaxy Within, I’d imagine that’s exactly what this is.

Here is the full article:

Exclusive: Sprint’s Q3 roadmap includes Epic 2, Samsung ‘full touch 4G’ device, BlackBerry Bold Touch, and more | This is my next...

Who's excited?

 

[pc747]

I'm about the plunge on the Charge? Is there any chance of the GS2 releasing in July, within my return period if I wait?

At this point you might as well wait. Why jump into a 2 year deal for the charge when you know the function is around the corner.

 

[Asterdroid]

CK, I'm not exactly sure why this is good news. Am I missing something?

 

[DolfanCole]

CK, I'm not exactly sure why this is good news. Am I missing something?

I look at it as good news if it does have LTE. But that's mainly if you have control over when it uses it such as to have more control over the battery. If you don't want LTE, just turn it off. But, if you want/need it, turn it on and go and enjoy the much faster speeds. The biggest thing is having the choice. So, for those that wished it came without LTE because of all of the issues with this first wave of devices and the network, just turn it off and go 3G -- the same as if it didn't come with LTE, but the added choice of using it if you want to. At least that's my take.

 

[DolfanCole]

Take this for whatever it's worth. Personally I've never heard of the site but it's at least more wishful thinking!

Verizon to Launch Samsung Galaxy S2 in July

I would definitely wish it to be true. But, I'm having a hard time coming to grips with all of the rumors of phones hitting Verizon in July -- Droid 3, Bionic, and now GSII. The only one that I truly believe is the D3 (July 14?). Early rumors/leaks put the Bionic in August, which would make sense given the D3 release and the Bionic's issues. However, the most recent rumor has it now for July 28. So how and when does the GSII fit in for July (or any other time for that matter)? Maybe they can fit it in at the end of July/beginning of August, and have the Bionic back to it's original rumor/leak of mid-late August. While I think that would be great and hope it's true, that'd still be a lot of devices released over a relatively short timeframe. Of course, there's the whole issue with the iPhone 5 coming September or so as well. And the fact that we've heard next to nothing on the GSII for Verizon anyway.

 

[allan1313]

I hate how these companies are always so tight lipped about the release dates. I know they don't want to give dates in case they can't deliver on time, but it's annoying lol

 

[anon(236746)]

I've been holding out for the Galaxy S2 (on Verizon) because I really liked the form factor of the S. But if it's not here by the end of summer...I might have to look elsewhere :-/

 

[Castor Troy]

CK, I'm not exactly sure why this is good news. Am I missing something?

I thought you were one of the people waiting for an LTE device?

 

[diverbelow]

If it does come with LTE, it got even sweeter.

 

[allan1313]

CK, you dropped that it is probably going to be LTE. Now find out when it is going to be released. I was all about the Bionic, but the more I see of the S2 the more I lean towards that. I hope that it comes out around the same time as the Bionic so I can actually compare the devices with my own hands and eyes.

 

[diverbelow]

Phandroid is reporting that the SGS2 might get a bump in speed. From 1.2Ghz to 1.4Ghz.

Samsung Galaxy S II Officially Getting a 200MHz Boost?

 

[Cruiserdude]

Interesting, I wonder if this has to do with the ongoing lawsuit and is an attempt to pre-empt the next iPhone launch? With the Galaxy S series rapidly becoming the flagship Android handset around the world and in light of this lawsuit I know competition between the two is really heating up, so it very well could be related. But I wonder how much benefit this would have? I know Samsung makes both the Exynos and the A5, but for some reason they chose to use the Mali 400 gpu in their own chip, which seems to be well behind the PowerVR SGX543 the A5 uses. Not quite sure why they did this, unless it has something to do with how many shares Apple and Intel both have in ImagTech.

But anyway, the application processor cores themselves are very similar Cortex-A9 reference designs. I'm not sure what, if any differences there are in memory bandwidth or the type or amount of RAM actually used. Yet the weak point for Samsung is the gpu, not the cpu, so I don't see how increasing the clock speed from the already fast 1.2 ghz to 1.4 really makes up for any deficiency there. And Apple is always gonna have better battery life, due to having one type of hardware and one type of software being built hand-in-hand with each other from the beginning, and I would think this would hurt Samsung's battery life a little more, unless the Exynos as is still has some room to be undervolted a bit.

All I can figure is that maybe Apple plans on using the SGX543 for some application programming, in more of a GPGPU role, as it would be overkill just for its graphics performance alone. This would be a clear advantage to Apple, as they could code new versions of iOS this way, whereas Samsung has little control over Android, not to mention that we're not likely to see much GPGPU in Android real soon with all these different GPU architectures around. Anyway, an extra jump in clockspeed could boost the Exynos' overall productivity score enough to keep it ahead of the A5 in that respect, allowing the GS2, or at least a version of it, to keep the top phone spot this year.

 

[Asterdroid]

This really irks me if it's true. This will cause the phone to be delayed beyond the point where I can purchase it.

 

[gregba]

This really irks me if it's true. This will cause the phone to be delayed beyond the point where I can purchase it.

what would stop you from purchasing it?