At tonight’s launch party for the Samsung Galaxy S II, Paul Brannen, Vice President of Samsung Canada’s Mobile Communications Division, (accidentally?) confirmed during a quick speech that the Samsung Galaxy S II will launch on July 21th with Bell (and Virgin Mobile Canada and SaskTel). The news confirms earlier rumours.
Pricing was still not disclosed but SaskTel has indicated that it will offer it for CA$79.99 with a three-year plan. Expect no contract price to fall around the CA$600 mark.
Samsung Galaxy S II specifications:
- Processor: 1.2GHz dual-core Samsung Exynos
- Operating system: Google Android 2.3 with TouchWiz 4.0
- Cellular connectivity: Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and HSPA+ 21Mbps
- Other connectivity: A-GPS, 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, BlueTooth 3.0+HS, NFC (optional), DLNA
- Display: 4.27-inch WVGA Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen
- Storage: 16 or 32GB onboard / microSDHC cards up to 32GB
- Rear-facing camera:8MP with 1080p HD video capture and auto-focus
- Front-facing camera: 2MP
- Battery: 1650mAh
- Dimensions / weight: 125.3 by 66.1 by 8.49 millimeters / 116 grams
- Other: FM radio, 3.5mm headphone jack
I’ll update this post tomorrow with a few more details about the launch. Let me close for now by saying that this is one slick (and very thin) phone with a gorgeous screen.