US Smartphones Attacked by Samsung

Berita Gadget - Samsung today launched a full assault on the US smartphone market by unveiling three versions of the Galaxy S. The Epic 4G for Dash is the most one-of-a-kind and makes use of that carrier's WiMAX speeds much like the Evo 4G, it can share its connection as Wi-Fi hotspot and brandishes a front-facing video camera for chat. A sliding QWERTY keyboard makes it one-of-a-kind among all the US launches.

The historicallyin the past teased T-Mobile Vibrant more closely follows the formula and makes use of a touch-only design with 7.2Mbps, HSPA-based 3G. T-Mobile focuses on bundles in lieu and gives the phone a replica of the film Avatar on a 2GB microSD card and a month of free GoGo in-air Wi-Fi and preloaded copies of Amazon Kindle for Android, MobiTV and Slacker Radio.

Verizon has also teased early designs of the Fascinate, an EVDO-based 3G version of Samsung's phone, and US Cellular has also signaled its intentions to produce a similar version. Neither has said how theirs will differentiate from one another.



All of the rings will have the same core four-inch Tremendous AMOLED screen, which purportedly has 100 times the contrast of any rival display but is still viewable outside. They also share Samsung's custom, quick 1GHz Humminbird processor, a rear 5 MP camera with 720p video recording and 802.11n Wi-Fi with DLNA media sharing. Every version runs Android 2.1 with a custom-made UI that adds a Swype keyboard; Android 2.2 is due in the "near future," Dash said, but when that will come wasn't mentioned. Not one of the variants will support Flash out of the box as a result.



Launch details are also unknown for all but the Vibrant, which will ship on July 21 for $200 on contract. AT&T has already previewed its version of the Galaxy S, the Captivate, but has not firmed up its launch details.



The campaign marks a major return to the American smartphone arena for Samsung. While it's the top spot in overall phone share in the US, it's virtually fallen out of the smartphone section as Apple, HTC, Motorola and RIM dominate. With few exceptions, virtually all of Samsung's US smartphones have been Windows Mobile-based devices that have failed to get traction. Android also gets a push as the Galaxy S is the first Google-based phone in the US to keep away from being locked in to a carrier exclusive.

Via : electronista