Samsung Galaxy S II now available at U.S. Cellular website, in stores Thursday

Fresh off its victory at MWC where it was named "Smartphone of the year," the Samsung Galaxy S II has arrived at U.S. Cellular's website. The popular model is available to customers of the carrier for $229.99 with a signed two-year contract. That price is for new activations. Current customers seeking to use an upgrade to pick up the model will have to pay $249.99 with a contract and a $100 mail-in rebate. The latter comes to you in the form of a Mastercard debit card. The device is available online only starting today, but will be at stores starting on Thursday, March 1st.

The version of the Samsung Galaxy S II being offered to U.S. Cellular customers has a 4.52 inch Super AMOLED Plus screen and 16GB of native storage. The phone offers an 8MP camera on back and a 2MP front-facing shooter. Powering the device is a dual-core 1.2GHz processor. If that all sounds familiar, it is because as a CDMA carrier, the U.S. Cellular variant of the phone is the same one offered by Sprint as the Epic 4G Touch.

source: U.S. Cellular