Invites are going out from Samsung for an August 29th event in NYC where U.S. Galaxy II models will be unveiled. With the original GSII being a huge hit overseas for a while now, it's about time to get some solid information on what variants the U.S. will see.
There has already been reports from us on which devices the major carriers will see. I'm most excited about the Hercules for its Nexus style body rumored to be coming for T-Mobile. For Verizon, there's the Stratosphere (though reports say this is not part of the SGSII series) and questionable Celox. Sprint has the Epic 4G touch and AT&T has the possible variant, the SGH-i927.
I'll be foaming at the mouth until the 29th as my next device is sure to be a Samsung. Maybe there will even be a big surprise no one has seen just yet. Please Samsung, show us something new with TouchWiz so I can walk proudly with my new Galaxy S II device in hand.
Anyone else looking to jump on board with Samsung? If not, what's scaring you away?
UPDATE: Due to hurricane Irene, this event has been moved to Tuesday the 30th.
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@Bruce – I’m hoping for more Nexus Prime news myself. Maybe we will get lucky and have a taste of that here for an unveil as well. One can hope.
I would probably get Sprint’s flavor of the Galaxy II, but I’m strongly considering waiting till ICS and the Nexus Prime. Maybe October? It sounds reasonable to wait since I’ve been burned by Samsung’s slow updates with my current Galaxy S Epic.
In Singapore, I have already ditched my iPhone for the S2. The S2 is fast and the screen is excellent. I am super-satisfied with it.
If it doesn’t have lte in verizon might as well not even release it with the primary, vigor, and revolution 2 on the horizon.
I’m waiting for an LTE Samsung S2, I want the Qualcomm…. buy iOS5 is really nice. I’d love for more dedication for porting.. Cydia is my angel.