Future Samsung Galaxy S Will Come in Different Carriers and Name

Written by AndroidRed Thursday, 01 July 2010 02:06

The latest report confirmed that the new model of Android-based smartphone from Samsung, Galaxy S, is flooding U.S. by carrying different major carriers with different names. According to this giant South Korean phone manufacturer, Samsung will be under four different names based on the carrier it takes.

Speaking of the different names of this Samsung Galaxy S, Verizon Wireless names it Samsung Fascinate, T-Mobile decides Samsung Vibrant as the popular name, AT&T introduces it as Samsung Captivate, whereas Sprint delivers this smartphone to market as Samsung Epic 4G. It is said that Sprint’s Samsung Galaxy S model will be a slide-out QWERTY keypad with built-in video camera at front.

From the various names of this Samsung Galaxy S, it seems that Samsung tries to create a new strategy in marketing this Android smartphone in U.S. especially in North American market. Moreover, to enlarge the coverage, Samsung puts smart strategy by picking more than one carrier so there would be more consumers covered. It means that you don’t have to depend only on particular carrier’s capability or capacity to use this phone in your area. On the other hand, these numbers of Samsung Galaxy S’s names may bring about confusions to many consumers and this may weaken the real Samsung Galaxy S brand.

In further details, Galaxy S runs Android 2.1 and includes a giant display of 4-inch AMOLED interface that is approved to be more advanced than iPhone 4’s. Other specifications it carries are a 5 MP camera, 2GB of built-in internal memory, a 1 GHz processor, a microSD removable storage, Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth.

According to the affiliated carriers, the price hasn’t come into final decision yet but it is reported that Verizon will start opening the pre-orders of Samsung Fascinate on July 1. Still according to Verizon, this smartphone will come with ability of becoming a mobile 3G hotspot that means you can use it as Wi-Fi device.

Another carrier, T-Mobile, stated that its Samsung Vibrant will be entering the market with a 2 GB microSD and you can find a pre-loaded movieAvatar and The Sims for mobile inside the memory card. T-Mobile plans to launch this smartphone on July 21. Furthermore, AT&T also equips its Samsung Captivate with Navigator and Address Book software.

In addition, the Sprint’s Galaxy S Epic 4G will be rolled out to be able to run on 4G WiMax network, the same network used by HTC Evo 4G. Besides, the special model of slide-out QWERTY will be the main attraction Epic 4G puts at the frontline. Unfortunately, you will need to wait for awhile the exact price of this Samsung Android smartphone.