The AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II is that US Galaxy S II version most similar to the handset which was released first in Asia and Europe that immediately sold 10 million units in its first five months of availability. That 4G smartphone was launched on October 2 with Android’s 2.3.4 Gingerbread operating system, and although the handset is barely 2 months old, it just benefited from a retail price drop to $99 with a new two-year activation. When a new handset arrives at a wireless carrier, the carrier reduces the price of their current handsets to keep them viable, and that is the case as the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket just arrived on AT&T’s 4G network.
Buy the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G for only $99 with recent price drop.
Now that the Galaxy S II is available from all major wireless carriers in the US in some version, global sales for all Galaxy S II models have passed the 30 million unit mark. Designed in the same black, flat, rectangular style of most 4G smartphones today, the AT&T Galaxy S II measures 4.96 x 2.60 x 0.35 inches (126 x 66 x 9 mm), and weighs 4.30 ounces (122 g), making it average in size and weight compared to all 4G smartphones
The display on board the Galaxy S II runs 4.30 inches in size, and employs Samsung’s own Super AMOLED plus display technology to deliver visual images and video in 16 million colors and 480 x 800 pixel resolution. That capacitive multitouch screen is protected by an outer layer of scratch resistant Gorilla Glass, and has standard light and proximity sensors built in. The battery on board is a 1650 mAh model, and provides 8.0 hours of talk time and 16 days standby from a single charge, both average 4G performances.
The Samsung Galaxy S II line of smartphones have been one of the most successful and well received devices in the US and now you can buy the Galaxy S II for only $99.
The hardware on board includes an Exynos dual core 1.2 GHz chip and Mali 400MP graphics processing unit, 1.0 GB of RAM memory and 16 GB of built-in storage. The built-in microSD slot allows for storage expansion, and the onboard microUSB port is used to charge the device. The familiar Galaxy S II camera combo pack is on board, in the form of a rear facing 8.0 megapixel camcorder and front facing 2.0 megapixel chat cam. That rear facing snapper provides video capture at 1080P HD resolution, and comes equipped with an LED flash and video light. Popular applications YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Picasa have been preinstalled.
