Sprint has officially unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S Pro, which will now be marketed under the name Epic 4G with no pricing or launch information known at this time.
The Epic 4G will differ from the Samsung Galaxy S models confirmed for AT&T and T-Mobile, starting with the inclusion of a hardware QWERTY keyboard and the inclusion of WiMax support.
The phone is otherwise nearly identical to the reference Galaxy S with a 4 inch Super AMOLED display, Android 2.1 customized with Samsung’s additions of DLNA media streaming support and its own Social Hub software along with Wi-Fi b/g/n radio, front facing camera for video calls and 5.0 megapixel camera with 720p video recording, autofocus and LED flash.
Rounding out the spec sheet is Bluetooth with stereo audio support and an accelerometer with 6 axis support for motion control when playing games; the device will also support mobile hotspot functionality with a reduced limit of 5 devices compared to the EVO 4G’s 8, although the Epic 4G will support WiMax download speeds of up to 10Mbps.
To further entice customers (and ostensibly to prevent situations like these) Sprint and Samsung have also committed to updating the Epic 4G to Android 2.2 in the near future, keeping inline with Sprint’s previous proclamation concerning Android updates on current and future updates.
What about gingerbread coming out this fall? The nexus one is sure to get it.
Samsung promised their other android phone would get updated to 2.x and now they broke that promise (different carrier). I won’t purchase a samsung phone or any of their products based on that. They lie, and in my opinion, cheat you and steal from you. So blank Samsung.
U people r amazing……. What a miserable existence.
It is called, “once bitten twice shy”, an understandable emotion given ones experience, it is natural even healthy to be a little skeptical over being gullible and naive, buying into false promises!
That said, I am curious on the aesthetics of the device, hope it follows the trend of metal over shiny plastics, otherwise it seems, like quite a “promising” natural choice for many.
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What I do not agree with, is when an as of yet to be released phone, rather then having the the latest OS that is out i.e the 2.2, they opt to release an older OS 2.1 version, hence Gingerbread, would indeed be out of question.
They tease the consumer with the”upcoming”show, and deliver the old model OS, all that, on the eve of the latest “Gingerbread OS”, my advice, is to wait until, they put their money where their mouth is, that is after the OTA is applied,before it lands on the store shelves, hence no ugly surprises with compatibility issues, later on!
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Ray are you talking about the samsung eternity? I liked it just fine but I wished it had gotten an update. Not once did it ever get one. I will never go back to that carrier because of the price of their plans. I have sprint and get everything for one low price. I also don’t think I will ever get another samsung phone again because that phone could have been so much better. I have a pre now. But I want the new 4G phone but think I should wait cause others will come out.
F1, just because a phone ships with Android 2.1 does not mean it won’t be upgraded to Android 3.0.
The myTouch 3G shipped with Android 1.5/1.6, got updated to Android 2.1, and is being upgraded to Android 2.2.
Ashley, I think Ray was referring to the Behold II, which Samsung promised would be upgraded to Android 2.0. However, they later backed down and refused to upgrade the device beyond Android 1.6.
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I agree on T-Mobile, they have been very good about updating, case and point the original G1, hence my serious consideration on signing up with, as an alternative secondary carrier;
however my experience with SPRINT is very different, they have promised the world in the past, at least at store level, only to repeatedly fail on delivery.
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@ Chris
You might find this interesting
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/06/30/android-3-0-aka-gingerbread-gets-detailed/
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