Samsung Galaxy S gets a keyboard and is heading to Sprint as the Epic 4G

Well, folks, it looks like the HTC Evo’s reign as sole 4G phone was short-lived. Step aside, because there’s a new player in town… the Sprint Epic 4G.

While there is yet no word on availability or pricing, we do know the following specs:

• 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen.
• 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor
• Five-row horizontal sliding keyboard.
• Android 2.1
• 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, autofocus, 3x digital zoom, 720p recording.
• Dimensions: 4.9 inches 2.54 inches x 0.56 inches (124.8 mm x 64.6 mm x 14.2 mm) (LxWxT)
• Weight: 5.46 ounces (155 grams)
• Battery: Removable 1500mAh Lithium (Li-on)
• Memory: 1 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
• 16GB microSD card included, supports up to 32GB.
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• Wifi 802.11b/g/n
• EVDO Rev. A/Wimax data.
• 3G/4G Wifi hotspot for up to five devices.
• Digital compass
• Proximity sensor
• Ambient light sensor
• aGPS
• DLNA output.
• 3.5mm headphone jack.

Not bad… not bad at all. Personally, this writer is excited to see the types of phones that Sprint is bringing to the 4G crowd, and if they continue to release phones of this caliber, you can believe they’ll have a customer for life.

What do you think? Is Sprint hitting the right notes with this new 4G phone? Let us know your opinions in the comments!

[via Sprint]

Edit: Sprint has also released an official fact sheet for the Samsung Epic, which can be viewed here.

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