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Google's Nexus Two phone rumored to be a Galaxy S device, running Gingerbread!

UPDATE: Someone has had a hands on with the phone, it's REAL! It's a Samsung Galazy S running stock Android!
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boy you just love jumping the gun after reading half the story huh? second topic in one day, ouch.
http://androidspin.com/2010/10/28/debunking-the-nexus-s/
http://www.droid-life.com/2010/10/28/samsung-announcing-the-nexus-two-on-november-8th/ (read the update at the top)
Thanks for cluttering the boards with more useless crap.

No chance in hell. I think it'll be the dual screen phone.
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It's going to be a Windows 7 phone for sure. Heard it from Microsoft.

tlogank said:
I did say rumored...and besides, you have sources saying one thing, I found some saying others...what makes what I said crap and not what you said crap?
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First of all anything from "an anonymous tipster" has no place being considered as legitimate, even for a rumor. Second, there have been three Android Dev Phones, the ADP1, ADP2, and the Nexus 1. All three of these phones have been manufactured by HTC. Why would they change now? Third, anyone who is keeping up with android news knows the Samsung Continuum is Samsung's next android phone, and it hasn't been announced yet. Also if look at the picture on the event invitation it shows Android icons on top of a stock ticker, one of the callout features of the continuum second screen. Even if i'm wrong about them announcing the continuum Nov. 8'th (which I very well may be) I know that i'm not wrong about them NOT announcing this Nexus 2 or Nexus S or whatever the believers want to call it. The CEO is more likely to get up on stage and poop a unicorn.

sonofskywalker3 said:
First of all anything from "an anonymous tipster" has no place being considered as legitimate, even for a rumor. Second, there have been three Android Dev Phones, the ADP1, ADP2, and the Nexus 1. All three of these phones have been manufactured by HTC. Why would they change now? Third, anyone who is keeping up with android news knows the Samsung Continuum is Samsung's next android phone, and it hasn't been announced yet. Also if look at the picture on the event invitation it shows Android icons on top of a stock ticker, one of the callout features of the continuum second screen. Even if i'm wrong about them announcing the continuum Nov. 8'th (which I very well may be) I know that i'm not wrong about them NOT announcing this Nexus 2 or Nexus S or whatever the believers want to call it. The CEO is more likely to get up on stage and poop a unicorn.
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Guess what...you were wrong. Too bad the unicorn can't fly from your butt instead:
http://gizmodo.com/5676008/hands-on-the-nexus-two-by-samsung
Stop cluttering the board up with useless rants.

adrynalyne said:
Personally, I think you both clutter the board. Why you thought this was development material, I don't know...
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Shut up adrynalyne;-) love u man. Jk. Fyi supposedly someone at gizmodo played with it. U know the guys who found the iPhone 4 on the floor that was........not fake. It might be real. But its likely not what they r releasing on November 8. Whatever wouldn't surprise me if they our out a phone with gingerbread and can't give me ****ing froyo
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You could at least wait until it's released, so then we'll actually know if this will help development. We don't actually know if this thing exists (despite what Gizmodo says) yet or what hardware is inside it (it's not a Galaxy S phone if it's the Nexus Two considering Galaxy S phones have TouchWiz built in), so this is basically not helpful at all.

@OP... I understand why you might have thought this belonged in the Dev section, but the truth is that this is at best, hearsay, and belongs in General.
Thread cleaned & moved to General.
@everyone else... Personally, I have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to flaming and being rude. If you think a post / thread does not belong in a particular section or that it is redundant, use the "Report Post" feature to bring it to my attention instead of starting a war.
KEEP IT CLEAN!

Yeah, just because Gizmodo says "one of our friends" got a hands on with the device doesn't mean it's real. It's all still rumors. I could say my wife's, brother in law's, step brother works for samsung and he said it's going to be the continuum. doesn't make it fact, or even any more likely. I stand by my analysis.

sonofskywalker3 said:
Yeah, just because Gizmodo says "one of our friends" got a hands on with the device doesn't mean it's real. It's all still rumors. I could say my wife's, brother in law's, step brother works for samsung and he said it's going to be the continuum. doesn't make it fact, or even any more likely. I stand by my analysis.
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I'm actually using the device right now thank you. Google and Apple designed the phone together, and commissioned Samsung to build it instead of HTC. They are banding together to fight WP7.
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I stand corrected. If Daswolven says its true it must be. He has a reputation for being a straight shooter.
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sonofskywalker3 said:
I stand corrected. If Daswolven says its true it must be. He has a reputation for being a straight shooter.
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Rofl.
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http://www.bgr.com/2010/11/01/samsung-nexus-two-rumor-simply-not-true/

Google and Apple? Riiiight.
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Samsung speaks out

http://tinyurl.com/4932utj
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XtaC318 said:
http://tinyurl.com/4932utj
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They can "speak out" all they want, but until they deliver, I'm not buying anything they say. As someone in the comments wrote, "talk is cheap". I honestly don't think ANY carrier / manufacturer is this bad with an update.

nimaim said:
They can "speak out" all they want, but until they deliver, I'm not buying anything they say. As someone in the comments wrote, "talk is cheap". I honestly don't think ANY carrier / manufacturer is this bad with an update.
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This article is why I love Engadget and all of the posts. It can become quite entertaining at times and that thread is very heated. People are beyond pissed off and all Samsung can still say is "soon"? WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT SAMSUNG! They should change the phone name to "The Daikatana 4G."
Let's see if anyone is old enough to get that reference.

flash_c4 said:
They should change the phone name to "The Daikatana 4G."
Let's see if anyone is old enough to get that reference.
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Samsung's about to make you it's b!tch!

Daikatana was actually released, you should use DNF as a reference instead.
EDIT how I wish Google did all the software work, the manufacturer just did hardware (and sometimes drivers), and the carrier just provided the service. It'd be like a real computer, and it would work.

Yeah, until we see an official ROM release from Samsung, their statement is nothing more than damage control for bad publicity. Their Twitter "support" was being bombarded with messages last night; it drew much attention from other tech sites. Samsung's next step is to come up with with an official (vague) excuse for the delay and then hope it tides the community over...

It's been half a year, promises are pretty shallow at this point.
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So Samsung says "The Reports aren't true." Way to go with some serious insight. I bet their next response will be when someone calls them frauds they'll say "I know you are but what am I?"

"You're a phoney! Hey,this guys a great big phoney!" -HC
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My response to Samsung:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=angi1vwUkQc
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOVXh4xM-Ww#t=2m (Substitute Samsung when he says the Fed)

murso74 said:
"You're a phoney! Hey,this guys a great big phoney!" -HC
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LOLLLL
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Folks keep in mind this was pretty much a direct response to the accusations that they're charging for upgrades. I'm not saying I believe the response or that they haven't been awful at providing an update or adequate communication.
What I'm saying is you clearly have to make accusations to get a response (true or not).

AndrewZorn said:
Daikatana was actually released, you should use DNF as a reference instead.
EDIT how I wish Google did all the software work, the manufacturer just did hardware (and sometimes drivers), and the carrier just provided the service. It'd be like a real computer, and it would work.
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I'd like source code with my driver modules please

AndrewZorn said:
Daikatana was actually released, you should use DNF as a reference instead.
EDIT how I wish Google did all the software work, the manufacturer just did hardware (and sometimes drivers), and the carrier just provided the service. It'd be like a real computer, and it would work.
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then windows might try and take over our phones!! noooooo

Screw samsung. As much as I love my Epic 4G's hardware, all their support and the community is much smaller. I probably will never buy Samsung again. I might even sell it and eat the ETF once the new androids/windows come out with dual cores.

lol they said soon......samsung should just stop selling phones.

http://twitter.com/#!/sprint/status/28185122356338688
http://twitter.com/#!/sprint/status/28185273577775104

supercluver said:
http://twitter.com/#!/sprint/status/28185122356338688
http://twitter.com/#!/sprint/status/28185273577775104
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The problem is when Samsung and Sprint say ASAP it really just means "Another Sorry A$$ Promise."
I'm sorry everyone. I am the reason why we don't have Froyo yet. Let me explain. Every other smart phone I have ever had in the past 5 years on Sprint was an HTC phone. I went through 3 or 4 Moguls, 2 Touch Pros, and 3 Touch Pro 2s. I thought that since I had so any issues with HTC hardware I would try a different manufacturer so I got the Epic. Well.... It looks like the black cloud has followed me! Anyone want to pony up and buy me an iPhone? LOL I'd love to take this black cloud over there!

Well it is nice to hear Samsung open up and say something, but I sure am getting tired of getting the "details will come soon" BS from both Samsung and Sprint. We've been hearing "details will come soon" for more than 4 months. Perhaps we have different definitions of the word "soon."

DiGi760 said:
Well it is nice to hear Samsung open up and say something, but I sure am getting tired of getting the "details will come soon" BS from both Samsung and Sprint. We've been hearing "details will come soon" for more than 4 months. Perhaps we have different definitions of the word "soon."
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I think with another other carrier releasing the 2.2 update for a SGS phone, it will put pressure on other carriers to follow. No longer can they say it's someone else's fault.
But honestly, I bet we'll see noobnl release an operational version of Gingerbread before we see Sprint push 2.2 out.

haven't seen much talk on samsung galaxy s II

http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/28/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-review/
looks like quite a phone! i've had it out against samsung since i first bought the samsung moment for my wife and i (and had both of them swapped 3 times because of random data disconnections and no gps locks), but perhaps they've changed. what are your thoughts?

Because we talk about the EVO here.

do we know for sure this is coming to sprint? if so id say a fall launch date. ill pick one up if it does in fact come.

Haven't heard anything about this coming to Sprint.
And it does look like a beast of a phone.
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conqu1stador said:
Haven't heard anything about this coming to Sprint.
And it does look like a beast of a phone.
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Looks like a wanna be iPhone to me
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conqu1stador said:
Haven't heard anything about this coming to Sprint.
And it does look like a beast of a phone.
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i heard a rumor that it may on android central.

swaze said:
Looks like a wanna be iPhone to me
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hence why apple is currently suing samsung over it.

swaze said:
Looks like a wanna be iPhone to me
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I don't like the 'home' button. And wasn't this the one to kick off the lawsuit? I see it ... the similarities, if you will, but I meant more as a whole. This phone is supposed to pack a punch.
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If this phone, the 3D and the nexus S dropped on the same day id hands down get the GS2. Ive been following it for a minute but its looking like AT&T at this point so thats not even an option for me. IF it comes to Sprint or VZW im getting it

rushco said:
Because we talk about the EVO here.
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and the nexus s 4g

rushco said:
Because we talk about the EVO here.
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this is the general section. and the nexus & evo3d or any future phone that will dethrone the evo is worthy to talk about here. it's upgrade time for most of us and probably most of the devs including toast. nothing wrong with having a discussion.

Knowing Sprint, we will probably get a keyboard variation of that phone. Epic 2 or Epic __, maybe a new name entirely. EPIC 3D would be funny lol (1st Qwerty 3D phone )
It does seem impressive, Samsung seems to be cleaing up thier updating track record too. The only excuse I have of not buying it is the weaker XDA backing. Not to say there will be none but I prefer HTC + XDA.

http://db.tt/u7ryyLG
One of the galaxy s ll live wp...pretty cool it supports real time weather and time change(day to night)!

http://db.tt/mlLcTrm
The second galaxy s ll live wp...this one seems to only support time change tho!

fixxxer2008 said:
hence why apple is currently suing samsung over it.
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This is what crApple is suing Samsung over:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samm...n-Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-units-this-year_id18520
The interesting part is the rumor that Eldar Murtazin spread this week in regards to the Apple-Samsung lawsuit, about a Samsung Galaxy S3 upgrade that is coming late fall, with 4.5" edge-to-edge Super AMOLED Plus display of high resolution, and no hardware keys. These same features Apple is said planning to introduce in the iPhone 6, which will appear many months after the SGS 3, which must have annoyed Cupertino to no end.
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Essentially, Samsung developed features for the Galaxy S3 that Stevie boy wanted to release in the iPhone 6, so Apple is trying to slow/stop Samsung in court, so Apple can be the first one to release those features.

I'm sure Sprint will get a variant of this, its the successor to the Epic 4G. I just hope that this time it doesn't have a hardware keyboard. I think this phone would be the best choice for the next Nexus phone.

Verizon GS II name =

Function....
Terrible name if that's what it turns out to be.
http://pocketnow.com/android/galaxy-s-2-us-carrier-branding-confirmed

Terrible name, but it also looks like Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint are sticking with the "vanilla" design. Maybe Samsung/Google pushed them to for faster updates?

Terrible name. The Attain is the only one that sounds alright.
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TheSonicEmerald said:
Terrible name. The Attain is the only one that sounds alright.
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I don't buy it... The site claims it also has a kickstand. Really?

Not all of our galaxy s models are the same. The captivate has a completely different design. And the epic has a keyboard. Why can't the "function" have a kickstand?
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I don't care what they call it. Just tell us when it's going to be released.

The name sucks, simple as that. It doesn't make much sense in how they are treating the SGS phones in the US. While most other phones are sticking a II at the end of there already well known phones; the SGS phones not only get stupid generic names in the first place but now they are making the same mistake again. They can't have a Fascinate II because of the bad taste in everyone's mouth, but why not just keep the name Samsung has developed into a powerhouse in much of the world?
That being said, I hope Verizon has a different strategy for deploying their updates this time around. Fascinate users without the latest software knew their device was lacking Function other phones had practically forever.

Wow, those are some of the crappiest names I've ever seen for phones.
Bow chika wah wah

I call it the bast damn phone this year.....
I also call it, the galaxy S2.....
and last, but no least....I will call it mine!

DirgeExtinction said:
Wow, those are some of the crappiest names I've ever seen for phones.
Bow chika wah wah
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Nah, Samsung's done worse. They have a phone called the Samsung Yes, it's name is a smiley face.

Avelnan said:
Not all of our galaxy s models are the same. The captivate has a completely different design. And the epic has a keyboard. Why can't the "function" have a kickstand?
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I completely agree with you, however... The site clearly shows a silicone case for all three devices, suggesting they are all the same form factor. So, sure, all three could have a kickstand. But the case doesn't even show an opening for it. So it's either fake, or the copy team and the graphics team forgot to have a meeting that day.

According to Phandroid, all of those names might still just be codenames like the HTC Supersonic becoming the Evo 4G upon release (only in this case, the codename was better imho). Incidentally, T-Mobile simply named its latest Samsung smartphone the Galaxy S 4G. I still think, though, Verizon will want to give their phone a unique name. If so, let me throw the "Andromeda" hat into the name ring (you see how it's a unique name that still refers to a galaxy?)
Of course, the "Verizon Amputate" is a more fitting name to reflect Verizon's history of bloatware and software updates crippling an excellent phone hardware-wise Plus, it rhymes with Fascinate - everyone say it with me now - "Fascinate!" "Amputate!" "Fascinate!" "Amputate!" We should count our blessings, though - at least Verizon has always allowed us to install apps not listed in the Android Market (case in point: the Amazon App store). It took the entry of a heavy hitter in online content (the aforementioned Amazon) before AT&T saw the light.
Another Fascinating post by my XDA app...

I like the idea of naming it something related to astronomy. The Fascinate had ringtones such as Vega, Sirius, and Arcturus, all important stars that light up the night's sky.
Function is utterly ridiculous. At least the Vibrant and Fascinate were adjectives that could describe something you'd see in the sky. Epic didn't make a whole lot of sense but I didn't have much of a problem with it, considering the overuse of that word these days you can't blame them for trying.
Still, they are basically de-branding these devices. Which I suppose Verizon and the like want, so they have the big name and not the manufacturers. It also helps to isolate the phone just in case it is an utter disappointment, like the Fascinate being one of the very last phones to receive FroYo. A lot of us have suggested we won't buy Samsung again, but if we do, it certainly won't be something called the Fascinate II right?

Kevin Gossett said:
I don't buy it... The site claims it also has a kickstand. Really?
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The picture is of a case for the phone and the case has a kickstand......
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Function is perfect. Follow me here. Function is short for functional. Something verizon's galaxy s phones have never truly been. So its perfect advertising to let people know that they listened to their customers and built a better "functional"phone. (disclaimer: I don't know anything about the gs2, I also don't know anyone at sammy or verizon, nor am I a psychic.) (second disclaimer: in case you did not figure it out, its all in jest) ;p
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heres a couple i thought of that keep to astronomy for its name
samsung- eclipse
antimatter
event horizon (lol)
extinction
extragalactic
halo
nucleus
nebula
nuetron
nuetrino
nova
fission
orbit
protostar
pulsar
radiant
resonance
singularity
supernova
TERMINATOR
trojan (lol)
zenith
or perhaps just galaxy s2 OR the samsung "verizon needs to get off their dead ass and get something cool before the other providers and release it already" s2.

Or perhaps the 'Galaxy S Rapture'?
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thefunkbot said:
The picture is of a case for the phone and the case has a kickstand......
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You should look at it again...
It says it has an "opening for the phone's kickstand"

farewell_goodbye2u said:
Or perhaps the 'Galaxy S Rapture'?
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With that name it would never be seen but predicted every few years
Sorry couldnt resist

piizzadude said:
With that name it would never be seen but predicted every few years
Sorry couldnt resist
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Zing!! Lol
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US Galaxy S II variants named: AT&T Attain, Verizon Function and Sprint Within!

So The carriers have there names trademarked for the new gs2 in the us. SAD NEWS ---T-Mobile USA is notable for its absence; that could be because the carrier isn’t getting a version or, perhaps more likely, because aesthetically it is different and the gel wouldn’t fit.
heres the article:
http://androidcommunity.com/us-gala...function-and-sprint-within-20110516/#bXpulseX
What do u guys think of the new names and wht do u think of no tmobil sg2 name???

That's weird that we aren't getting a name. Im sure we'll get one though.
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Those names suck! T mobile is probably thinking of a better name or they are waiting for their watered down device to get done! Because you know T-Mobile always has to take something out so they can introduce a new device 4 months later!
Runnin Bionix 2! Yeeee!

yah but werent we first last yr to launch and have it named?

Crossing my fingers for the same model as international just with AWS bands added.

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yah but werent we first last yr to launch and have it named?
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We were dead last to be named, but first to be released, so I guess that's what's happening here. We are probably getting one that looks exactly like the i9100, just they haven't come up with a good name for it.
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The names, they are just terrible.

Just call it the Vibrant 2, seriuosly is it that hard.
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Or, it could be missing because of the pending AT&T merger... doubtful, but just throwing it out there.

i also heard "there isn’t a T-Mobile name because Samsung is expecting that AT&T will have purchased them by release date…

T-Mobiles SGS2 will be the Samsung Inferior <-- Sounds better than all 3 other names doesn't it. Sad but true

That sucks if Samsung isn't giving us a Variant because of the merger. HTC is still giving us phones(Sensation). Boo on Samsung if they are doing this.
EDIT: I will never buy a Samsung phone, no matter how good, again.
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Yeah, was not trying to imply I knew that was the reason (merger), just speculation.
tKoHaXoR, how do you know the name?

s15274n said:
Or, it could be missing because of the pending AT&T merger... doubtful, but just throwing it out there.
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That was my thought, too. Maybe TMo just figures it's only going to have the phone for six months before it becomes part of AT&T, anyway, so why carry it?

s15274n said:
Yeah, was not trying to imply I knew that was the reason (merger), just speculation.
tKoHaXoR, how do you know the name?
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Hey now, easy with that logical thinking, you know how that goes around here.
And, I think the quoted name was a joke, Samsung Inferior, fitting, but a joke I am sure.
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nice to see an update for states side but those names are horrid.

I thought the merger didn't passed?
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s15274n said:
Yeah, was not trying to imply I knew that was the reason (merger), just speculation.
tKoHaXoR, how do you know the name?
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Was a joke I think lol

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This is horrible news. Samsung has to (yet again) cater to the unstandardized U.S. carriers. Just look at what happened to the Vibrant (correct me if I miss a few details):
Front-facing camera removed
FM radio removed
LED flash removed
Added a key with a search function that's useless most of the time
Added T-Mobile's crapware along with a unique Android source which delays official updates
I'm pretty sure similar things will happen with the Galaxy S II variants for the U.S. this time.
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Oh, and those names are terrible.

Xan_Kriegor said:
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This is horrible news. Samsung has to (yet again) cater to the unstandardized U.S. carriers. Just look at what happened to the Vibrant (correct me if I miss a few details):
Front-facing camera removed
FM radio removed
LED flash removed
Added a key with a search function that's useless most of the time
Added T-Mobile's crapware along with a unique Android source which delays official updates
I'm pretty sure similar things will happen with the Galaxy S II variants for the U.S. this time.
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Oh, and those names are terrible.
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The I9000 didn't have an led flash. It was added to the epic, mesmerize and fascinate
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