Sources in Asia are reporting that Samsung is gearing towards launching a newer version of its Galaxy S II phone that will give it a 200 Mhz boost. That would bring it to a whopping 1.4Ghz dual-core processor.
According to the reports the reason is because of the IPhone 5 release. If you remember, earlier in the year, Samsung made major changes to the Galaxy Tab 10.1 to go head to head with the IPad 2. That was mostly cosmetic, but you have to give Samsung credit for recognizing where they need to be to go against the competition. That is how you become a big player in the smartphone market.
The only thing that is not determined is if this will be in the current device or a different version, but it is expected to debut sometime in August or September.
One of the rumors is suggesting that they will change the name of the phone and not market it with the Galaxy branding. What is also most interesting is how this fits in with U.S. We all know that the Galaxy S II will hit the U.S. soon, and with the IPhone 5 releasing sometime in August or September, could these changes be for the US market? If they don’t plan on marketing it under the Galaxy branding, it makes sense, because you will not see that branding here in the U.S.
[via popherald]