Samsung Hercules makes personal appearance at sponsored concert
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An 8MP camera on back captures video at 1080p and a 2MP front facing camera takes self-portraits and can be used for video chat. 16GB of storage can be expanded to as much as 48GB with a microSD card and the phone is NFC enabled. Android 2.3 is pre-installed. As both T-Mobile and Telus have different 3G bands, the Samsung Hercules is expected to be rolled out with T-Mobile's AWS bands along with the more "standard" 850/1900MHz frequencies. All Telus will have to do is take an eraser to the T-Mobile name and write "Telus" over the empty space.
With a late September launch penciled in for the Samsung Hercules, it's interesting that the carrier that at first seemed to be left out of the Samsung Galaxy S II sweepstakes in the States, might end up with a variant pushing some of the highest of high-end specs. For example, as we reported, the Hercules is expected to have 42Mbps connectivity.
source: MobileSyrup
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The Samsung Hercules is T-Mobile and Telus' variant of the Samsung Galaxy S II |
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2. Thump3rDX17 posted on 05 Aug 2011, 14:38 3 0
i wonder how fast this APQ8060 REALLY is and if it'll be a match for the Exynos or even an OMAP4. it would be ironic as hell too if T-Mobile launched the Galaxy S II first.
8. RORYREVOLUTION posted on 05 Aug 2011, 15:06 0 0
Well the "Lower end" yet still better than anything else that is out there phone aka Galaxy R or Z, whichever they call it. Gets a really nice score of 3500 on the benchmarks and is very fast and responsive on webpages much just like the older brother SGS2. I would expect this phone to get just as good, if not better scores and have better performance.
10. Thump3rDX17 posted on 05 Aug 2011, 15:13 2 1
the Galaxy R uses a Tegra II which is still a fine processor but this is Qualcomm we're talking about here.
11. RORYREVOLUTION posted on 05 Aug 2011, 15:22 0 0
I have good faith that this phone will be a beast. I think Samsung has done a hell of a job making their software match the hardware.
13. remixfa posted on 05 Aug 2011, 15:31 0 0
ya, they make the exynos, of course they will match that well.. lol. the qualcomm processor is a whole other issue.
I hope your right rory, ive been itchin for some Exynos goodness, and im still holding out for official specs not 4 month old rumor specs... hopefully that chipset will change back to the big E. Otherwise Tmobile will be the only major carrier in europe and US using a non Exynos SGS2. and that would be a major BOOOOOOOO.
15. remixfa posted on 05 Aug 2011, 16:28 0 0
http://thetechjournal.com/elec
tronics/qualcomm-snapdragon-apq8060-processor.xhtml
Its just the new snapdragon with an adreno 220... booooooooooooooooooooo
17. RORYREVOLUTION posted on 05 Aug 2011, 17:24 0 0
I know what you mean remixfa, I can't wait to see this phone in action. I really hope Samsung wouldn't risk screwing up their US SGS2 phones by underpowering them.
18. remixfa posted on 05 Aug 2011, 18:13 2 0
if its really the snapdragon, im probably holding off until the nexus prime comes out. bunk that. if i wanted a sensation, id buy a sensation.. i want a GALAXY 2 DARN IT!!
37. markm2179 (unregistered) posted on 06 Aug 2011, 16:54 0 0
The APQ8060 is the processor in the HP Touchpad.
3. gallitoking posted on 05 Aug 2011, 14:40 2 0
hello thumper i was thinking the same thing... on the chip and the launching of the SGII..
5. GALAXY-S posted on 05 Aug 2011, 14:57 0 0
that would be sweet!! hmm jus a bit doubtfull about the 4.5 in screen,?
7. remixfa posted on 05 Aug 2011, 15:02 0 0
its barely bigger than the current SGS. there is much less bezel in the new phones.
6. remixfa posted on 05 Aug 2011, 15:01 2 1
I havent heard squat about that processor. It better not be a big difference from the exynos, or imma cry. cry cry cry cry.
9. Thump3rDX17 posted on 05 Aug 2011, 15:07 0 0
apparently it's the same one used in the HP Touchpad but too bad it's webOS so we can't get a real good grasp of how well it runs on something Android.
12. remixfa posted on 05 Aug 2011, 15:29 4 0
well, if Palm is using it.....
then that makes me even more worried.. lol
14. RORYREVOLUTION posted on 05 Aug 2011, 15:39 0 0
HP or Palm, really doesnt make a difference lol
16. Thump3rDX17 posted on 05 Aug 2011, 17:13 1 1
anything i hear that has a processor with any Qualcomm architecture worries me. xD
