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Samsung Galaxy Apollo Headed for UK “Soon”

AndroidPhoner.com — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:05:52 +0000

Head over to Samsung’s UK page for smartphones and you will see a model called the Galaxy Apollo. Listed as coming soon with no specs or details, we think we know what is under the hood. The Apollo bears more than a passing resemblance to the Korean M100S (pictured below) launched back in February so it only seems logical to assume the insides are the same.

The M100S is an Android 2.1 phone and features an 800MHz processor, a 3.7-inch AMOLED display, 5 megapixel camera with 720p support, WiFi (802.11n), GPS, T-DMB, DivX support, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. We’re going to go ahead and assume the Apollo will run Samsung’s Touchwiz 3.0 user interface. Sounds like a pretty decent phone if you ask me – just as capable as anything else on the market right now.

Samsung Galaxy S to Hit 110 Nations at Once

AndroidPhoner.com — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 05:17:07 +0000

According to Korean IT Times, the Samsung Galaxy S will be rolling out to 110 countries around the world later this summer. Among the carriers expected to offer the handset are Orange (France), SingTel (Singapore), and Deutsche Telecom (Germany). It has been previously reported that the big four providers in the United States are also on tap to carry the phone. A massive rollout like this doesn’t happen all that often and this shows a tremendous amount of confidence in the device by the handset maker.

With Android 2.1, a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, and 5-megapixel camera, the Galaxy S can definitely take on the likes of the droid Incredible and EVO 4G. Are any of you guys and gals looking to pick one up when it arrives?

Samsung Galaxy S Promotional Video Surfaces

AndroidPhoner.com — Sat, 15 May 2010 14:22:33 +0000

Believe it or not we have more Samsung Galaxy S news! A Samsung Galaxy S promo video has surfaced. It is basically a short little teaser detailing all of the features of the phone. It makes me want to purchase the phone right now. Check it out below folks. I really hope that this launches on T-Mobile.

Samsung Galaxy S Heading To AT&T Confirmed By The FCC

AndroidPhoner.com — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:51:12 +0000

Finally, AT&T is getting a phone that Android users can be proud of. We first reported on this last week where a case of “history tends to repeat itself” showed that the phone might end up on the biggest American GSM carrier. Even more confirmation comes to us today by way of the FCC. If you were blown away by the Samsung Galaxy S’s Super-AMOLED 4″ display at the International CTIA Wireless conference, and if you’re an AT&T customer looking for an Android phone that will actually live up to the OS’s standards, then look no further.

Recently, the FCC approved the phone and naturally brought to light some new details. Besides the outline picture of the device in question, it’s also revealed that the Galaxy S passed with AT&T’s specific 3G bands. I can already hear the mumbling and grumbling coming from all of you: I’m just as skeptical.

AT&T has the annoying habit of putting what I like to call “the chastity belt of technology” on their phones. We saw it with the Motorola Backflip and we’re soon to see it with the Dell Aero. I wouldn’t call this a “crippling” of devices but Android certainly doesn’t feel like Android when AT&T is treating it like Apple treats the iPhone. The only thing to do now is await more details and to see if the Galaxy S will get the same gutting “features” of its Android rivals.

Does this suppress any of your excitement for the Galaxy S? Or will you be happy to finally get a phone on AT&T with hardware that can hold its own against other phones? Drop your thoughts in the comments section below!