Well, that was quicker than expected. While the Galaxy S II is still being introduced in some markets (e.g. the United States), Samsung has already revealed the Galaxy S II HD which includes a huge 4.65” screen having 720p resolution as well as a technically quicker 1.5GHz dual-core chip.
The news comes directly from Samsung. There were two new Samsung phones revealed today: the Galaxy S II LTE as well as the Galaxy S II HD LTE. The names quite much explain whatever you requirement to understand about the phones however we’ll talk about them anyway since this is just so extremely exciting!
Before you head down, do keep in mind that both phones share the complying with features with the original Galaxy S II which was revealed back in February: Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a powerful 8 megapixel camera that does 1080p video recording, 16GB interior storage together with Wi-Fi, GPS as well as Bluetooth.
That is where the similarities end: The Galaxy S II LTE, as the name implies, includes support for 4G-LTE networks for hyper-fast downloads as well as on-the-go HD video streaming. It has a 4.5” 800×480 screen as well as is powered by a dual-core 1.5GHz processor.
Now, we move on to the most interesting part of today’s announcement: the Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE. The very first as well as most important thing you’ll notice is the utilize of HD in the phone’s name; yes, this is the second Galaxy smartphone (other than the Galaxy Note) to get a 720p )(1280×720) resolution display. Sized at a huge 4.65″, the super AMOLED HD plus screen on the GS II HD LTE has a rather high pixel density of 316 pixels per inch. It likewise includes a dual-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz and, as you can tell from its name, 4G-LTE connectivity.
Both the Galaxy S II LTE as well as Galaxy S II HD are powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor (which is technically quicker than the 1.2GHz dual-core chip on the original GSII) as well as include 1GB of RAM in addition to 4G-LTE connectivity for supported networks. They likewise look a bit different since of the larger screen size as well as rounded-edges.
L-R: Galaxy S II LTE, Galaxy S II HD LTE
As a proud owner of the Galaxy S II, I do feel a little, well, cheated. I’m sure people who have already bought the legendary 4G Touch for Sprint likewise feel the exact same way, however we must all comprehend that this is exactly how innovation evolves as well as we have to online with it.
No official word on the pricing as well as release date has been given, however we do have info that the GS II LTE will be special to Sunkyoung (SK) Telecom while the GS II LTE HD will be offered not only on SK Telecom, however likewise on LG U+ as well as KT in Korea.
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