Back in the day when the Samsung Galaxy S III is yet to make an appearance in the shelves of AT&T, the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket was one of the best handsets to be offered by the wireless provider because it is one of the first true 4G handsets to be included in the lineup of the carrier. Looking back, AT&T always marketed most of its handsets as 4G devices when in reality, these are only 3G and HSPA devices which are underpowered when compared to a true 4G handset such as the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket.
As mentioned earlier, the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket is one of the first True 4G handsets to be released by AT&T and it was launched alongside the HTC Vivid 4G late last year. You will remember the HTC Vivid 4G as the first carrier-branded handset to be released in US shores to get updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
Going back to the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, its addition to the stable of AT&T was made official when the handset was announced back in October of 2011 and it made its debut in the shelves of the carrier in November of the same year. Since then, the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket has become one of the hottest devices to be offered by the wireless provider because of its capability of supporting the LTE network of AT&T. With this network in place, users of the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket can take advantage of the blazing-fast mobile internet speed brought about by the said LTE network.
If you happen to have AT&T for your wireless provider of choice and are in the market for a very capable smartphone that will not let you enjoy the benefits of the carrier’s LTE network but in the process allow you to save some hard-earned dough as well, then the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket should be on top of your shortlist. As it is, AT&T has already approved a price cut for the handset and the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket can now be had at select AT&T authorized resellers for only $79.99. Of course, you will be required to sign a new two-year agreement with the carrier if you want to bring home this baby at its listed price.
As for the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, the handset already packs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for its operating system and this is powered by its QualComm MSM8260 SnapDragon chipset. With this in play, the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket gets a dual-core Scorpion processor running at a clock speed of 1.5 GHz and a full gigabyte of RAM to boot. The handset has 16GB of onboard storage with the option to use the memory expansion slot of the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket to beef up its internal memory. Display-wise, the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket sports a 4.5-inch SuperAMOLED Plus panel with an 800 x 480 resolution while its shooting department is comprised of an rear 8MP shooter and a front 2MP video chat cam. Buy the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket starting at $79!
