Just a short while ago, we looked at what was rumored to be the Samsung Galaxy S II variant destined for AT&T. Unfortunately, that turned out to be a different Samsung device, which although interesting was a bit disappointing. Today, we have more leaked pictures of a US Galaxy S II, but this time the device has both T-Mobile and Galaxy S II branding.
As you can see in the photo above, the device has been modified slightly in order to make it unique to T-Mobile. The most apparent of these modifications is the cosmetic changes, like the slightly curved and textured back cover and lack of physical buttons on the front. It appears T-Mobile wanted this device to be as smooth as possible, and I must say that I like what they have done better than the standard Galaxy S II.
More surprisingly, T-Mobile has also changed the hardware on the device. According to the source that leaked the images, the device's display has been bumped up from 4.3-inch size to the huge 4.5-inch Galaxy Indulge size. Most users will consider this an upgrade, but for some this may make the phone too large.
This phone's model number (SGH-T989 in case you were wondering) has been in T-Mobile's roadmap since May, but it is only now that we have evidence to link the model number with a Galaxy S II device. If the devices do turn out to be one and the same, it means that the Galaxy S II will launch on T-Mobile on September 26th, at least according to the previously mentioned roadmap.
As usual, this is only a rumor. Still, between the shot of the model number and the clear brandings of both T-Mobile and Galaxy S II on the back cover, this rumor seems more credible than most. I certainly hope it turns out to be true, because I have been eagerly awaiting the T-Mobile Galaxy S II.
For those of you who are as excited as I am, you can see a shot of the front of the device as well as the model number below the break.
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I really do like what T mobile has done to this phone to make it unique.It shows that T mobile does have some life in them after all.
-X-man
The sad part is, it’s a fake SGS2. No Exnyos, larger, worse screen (pentile subpixel arrangement, same as the Infuse 4G). It has the Qualcomm dualcore, which is Cortex A8, not A9. The GPU is about the same as the Mali in the i9100 though.
If so, that is quite unfortunate. I hope the US version isnt dumbed down, because I have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of a T-Mobile Galaxy S II.