In the US, the Samsung Galaxy S II will be offered on Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon. But, only the T-Mobile and AT&T variants will have NFC support. Is having NFC a deal breaker for you?
Edited: Meant to type AT&T, but typed Verizon instead.
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At this stage, it's not a deal breaker for me. I am willing to let this technology play out before becoming an early adopter. This phone is a beast any way you look at it, with or without NFC.
I don't care. I bought one anyway. And it is a rocket, I can't believe it's that much faster than my EVO but it is. My only gripe is the greenish hew to the video. But the EVO has a bluish cast to it's pictures so it's a trade off I'll live with. But NFC? No, not missing it.
Verizon is not getting the SGS2, but is apparently going to get something "better" perhaps called the Droid Prime or Nexus Prime. Instead, the three carriers that got SGS2 variants are T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T. If Verizon had it I would get it; instead I wait.
My mind was in two different places. I meant to type AT&T but typed Verizon instead.
NFC might be a deal breaker for me if retailers used it in my area. Unfortunately West Virginia is not known as an early adopter of Tech. So not having NFC in a phone is not a big deal for me.
The description for the Broadcom chip says it has a FM Transceiver. Does that mean I can listen to FM radio on it? (I own one of these cell phones.)
@mbendik, yes you can , I have an awesome FM radio app installed already by provider ( Three Mobile , here in UK ) and it works great , though need hand free attached ..
Does this Galaxy S II / Sprint Epic 4G Touch have a simm slot built in to be used in other countries that have GSM based carrier????
The Sprint Epic 4G variant of the Galaxy S II does not have a SIM card slot.
Great Phone the best I've ever owned. Yet after the latest update it's gone postal. Turns on driving mode randomly, drains the usual 2 days battery in one hour, gets so hot it's hard to use, and turns its self on... To name but a few annoyances, that appear, then go away for a bit, tried many factory resets which work for a while, then back to the doom.. Friends with the update have seen this behaviour, yet others haven't. so since there is so many variants in the US (I'm in the UK) I'd like to hear an relevant responses regarding any weird goings on..
I am glad you posted this post here because I was a stones throw away from selling my HTC EVO 3D phone or giving it to my wife because I was hot for this phone . When I got my HTC it was my second ever HTC phone and I love them. I have had two SAMSUNG phones in the past and one was an ANDROID. It was the biggest pile of ****, constantly going crazy like you claim yours does, ANDROID and SAMSUNG stuff fighting each other on the phone. I swore I would never buy another and now from your post I see that my decision might be a wise one. Still after reading two reviews of the thing I am still somewhat drawn to it. I even messed with it yesterday at the local SPRINT store. It is rock solid and lightning fast. I just know that when I get mine out of the box and turned on, it will be just like yours.
I was waiting for it for some months. When i finally got it, i was disappointed by the samsung UI. Well, i was used to the HTC UI...
So i brought it back and got me a HTC Sensation and i'm happy with it. (Almost the same hardware)
The Samsung has a better camera, definitely. It also has more Ram, it's also lighter.
But i prefer the Sense UI over the Samsung UI and i didn't want to root and reprogram it.
I did that with my first Android phone.(HTC Magic)
My second was a HTC Desire HD. It worked very well out of the box, but i was put on a new flatrate plan by my company and i got the new Sensation for next to nothing.
So i brought it back and got me a HTC Sensation and i'm happy with it. (Almost the same hardware)
The Samsung has a better camera, definitely. It also has more Ram, it's also lighter.
But i prefer the Sense UI over the Samsung UI and i didn't want to root and reprogram it.
I did that with my first Android phone.(HTC Magic)
My second was a HTC Desire HD. It worked very well out of the box, but i was put on a new flatrate plan by my company and i got the new Sensation for next to nothing.
I always read these when I'm not busy, so I don't get to them for days. So no one may come back to this thread, but it is very timely for me.
My contract is up and I have been looking for another Droid and I need to switch back to Verizon because it is the only provider who gets to my daughter's campus. However, I am now reading about the TERRIBLE battery life on most phones and it looks like they are now trying to sell a "dock," apparently so that you will think you are docking your phone for some happy reason besides the TERRIBLE battery life.
Also, I read that Verizon is now stuffing more garbage software on their phones than ever before. Not only do you have garbage that you CAN'T UNINSTALL, but that is in large part responsible for the bad battery life!
I guess you can't take a third party phone to Verizon, can you? Anyone have any comments on this subject as to whether true or false...?
My contract is up and I have been looking for another Droid and I need to switch back to Verizon because it is the only provider who gets to my daughter's campus. However, I am now reading about the TERRIBLE battery life on most phones and it looks like they are now trying to sell a "dock," apparently so that you will think you are docking your phone for some happy reason besides the TERRIBLE battery life.
Also, I read that Verizon is now stuffing more garbage software on their phones than ever before. Not only do you have garbage that you CAN'T UNINSTALL, but that is in large part responsible for the bad battery life!
I guess you can't take a third party phone to Verizon, can you? Anyone have any comments on this subject as to whether true or false...?
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