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Press shots of the Samsung Epic Touch 4G leak with the September 9 date on the homescreen

Press shots of the Samsung Epic Touch 4G leak with the September 9 date on the homescreen

Posted: 29 Aug 2011, 08:21, by Daniel P.

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Press shots of the Samsung Epic Touch 4G leak with the September 9 date on the homescreen

A press shot leaked of the Samsung Epic Touch 4G - Sprint's version of the acclaimed Samsung Galaxy S II, likely to be unveiled in New York tomorrow, together with the other US carrier versions of the handset.

Sprint's Samsung Epic Touch 4G date on the leaked pictures is set at September 9 on the homescreen, which might mean hitting the shelves officially on that day, 10 days after the announcement. This 9/9 date also suspiciously coincides with the rumored ETF hike from $200 to $350 for "advanced devices" which will be activated on or after September 9.

Finally, after the February announcement and April availability worldwide, Samsung seems to have ironed out the kinks with the US carriers, and a Samsung Galaxy S II release on AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile looks imminent. The launch event got postponed by a day because of the hurricane, but tomorrow all systems should be a go.

source: PocketNow

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posted on 29 Aug 2011, 08:34 1

1. Alex (unregistered)

Finally....

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 17:18 1

23. wumberpeb (Posts: 453; Member since: 14 Mar 2011)

Finally is right, but I wonder how many buyers will care that the keyboard isn't there anymore. The original Epic had one of the best physical keyboards of 2010, and even today, but most of all it helped to differentiate Sprint's Galaxy S from others

Part of me wishes they'd found a way to add a keyboard to the GS2 & slim it down a bit to lessen the keyboard's effect on bulk. Otherwise, all 3 GS2s look remarkably the same

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 08:45

2. gotti88 (Posts: 101; Member since: 06 Jul 2011)

whats the difference between this and the first epic lol!!

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 08:55 4

4. spanky (Posts: 81; Member since: 02 Jun 2011)

^^^^^^^ really with this guy?

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 09:17 5

5. Dj21o (Posts: 437; Member since: 19 May 2011)

Ok, here I go. The Epic has a 4" screen, the touch has 4.3". The epic has a keyboard, the touch doesn't. The Epic has a single core hummingbird processor, while the touch has a dual core Exynos 1.2 ghz processor, the Epic has TouchWiz 3.0, while the touch has TouchWiz 4.0. The Epic's battery is 1500mah, while the touch is 1950 (close to 2,000). Not to mention the overall experience is going to be pretty bad ass lol.

Oh and it is thinner AND lighter than any other phone out right now. :)

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 09:54 3

8. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4888; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)

You forgot the Epic 4G has an Super AMOLED screen, & the Epic Touch 4G has a Super AMOLED+ screen.

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 10:10 3

11. Dj21o (Posts: 437; Member since: 19 May 2011)

Yeah, I suppose I did!!! I wasn't sure if the LED screens were different or not. Its definitely going to be the phone I'm getting.

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 11:49 1

20. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4888; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)

Let me tell you something, if you get that phone you will be stacked & VERY happy. That phone is going to be relevant for at least the next year. You will have a great time with it. I just overclocked my HTC Evo 3D to 1.8 GHz (it's as fast as lightning) & I can't imagine overclocking the Samsung Galaxy S II. I just can't wait for CM7 & MIUI to come out for both the HTC Evo 3D & the Samsung Galaxy S II. Dj21o you just can't go wrong, it's great choice for your next phone!

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 08:55

3. spanky (Posts: 81; Member since: 02 Jun 2011)

^^^^^^^ really with this guy?

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 09:20

6. gotti88 (Posts: 101; Member since: 06 Jul 2011)

oh ok...... i get it lol!!! so its just like all the other phones that are comming out with android ok...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dj21o touchwiz 3.0 thats great... MIUI is super great i like developers version of android better fatory sucks and ill most likely over clock my phone

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 10:15

13. Dj21o (Posts: 437; Member since: 19 May 2011)

Its not really like the other phones. I, personally prefer Samsungs UI, rather than sense or AOSP, or even the new Motorola Photon. I've revamped 3 Android phones with hacking and customization, but I really want to keep this bad boy stock and running smoothly, but with just underclocking the phone when the screen is off. That's really all it needs, IMO.

posted on 30 Aug 2011, 07:38

26. ddrt (unregistered)

From your punctuation I welcome you to bric- er, uh, overclock your phone.

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 09:42

7. Jyakotu (Posts: 852; Member since: 12 Dec 2008)

Guess I'll settle for the Epic 2, even though it has lower specs. Yeah, the GS II is nice, but I REALLY do require a physical keyboard. Just my preference.

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 09:57 1

9. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4888; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)

Hey nothing wrong with that! :-)

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 10:08

10. eman99 (Posts: 392; Member since: 03 Aug 2010)

do you think its better than the motorola photon and what do you think the price will be for this epic 2

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 10:13

12. spanky (Posts: 81; Member since: 02 Jun 2011)

motoblur is beat. hopefully the new touchwiz is better than last. it the gsII is a little faster and had a nicer screen. probably be $199 on contract

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 10:16 1

14. Dj21o (Posts: 437; Member since: 19 May 2011)

You beat me to it lol.

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 10:34 1

16. spanky (Posts: 81; Member since: 02 Jun 2011)

haha my bad

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 10:23

15. eman99 (Posts: 392; Member since: 03 Aug 2010)

does the samsung have the web top like the photon does

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 11:02

17. confusedbuyerz (unregistered)

Does anyone have an idea if sg2 is going to be strictly 3g for the three related carriers or is it going to support each carriers idea of 4g, I.e. sprint wimax, tmobile hspa, etc....

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 11:54 1

21. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4888; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)

I know the Sprint version will be WiMAX 4G. I know the T-Mobile version will be HSPA+. The AT&T one I am not so sure, I don't see why the AT&T version shouldn't be HSPA+ since the T-Mobile version is going to be HSPA+. I hope that helps you out!

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 16:27

22. stillconfusedlolz (unregistered)

Thanks super that helped. I always respected your respectful and humble posts. I know you love your evo 3d my issue is my verizon contract is up now I'm thinking of going to sprint because of their better plans. The question is how is their service and is it worth it to wait for the nexus prime, iphone 5 than compare those along with sg2 take it from there. My droid 2 is durable but it is pretty laggy at times and has glitches not sure if sg2 or nexus prime will have similar issues.

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 11:03

18. Tmachaveli (Posts: 425; Member since: 01 Apr 2011)

no this is gonna be one bad ass phone..I have the photon right now and it bad ass but this beast coming out is unreal

posted on 29 Aug 2011, 11:17

19. gotti88 (Posts: 101; Member since: 06 Jul 2011)

ur rite dude but overclocking to make the phone run super fast is just great to me... lol!!! but the phone does sound like a winner but ill think ill wait on the mozilla seabird lol!!!