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Is the Galaxy S II coming to Sprint?

Hopefully the Nexus S 4G is really a re-hashed Galaxy II with stock gingerbread. The Nexus S is already quite old.

Beyond absolutely knowing that you'll get all android updates without drama, there wont be a great reason to get a Nexus S over an Evo2 in terms of features. I like the idea of stock android, but not at the price of an outdated phone.

I don't like the lack 720P recording or LED notifications either. A Sprint only iteration of Nexus S would be best, not just a port of the T-Mobile model.
 
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The bigger question is, if Samsung releases a Galaxy S 2 for Sprint, will they support it post sale? Will they leave customers hanging like they have with Moment, Epic, etc?

was that a rhetorical question? :cool:

Isn't the updates for the nexus s done by Google instead of Samsung?

yes... but he was not talking about that phone. :thinking:
 
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I am not a he.

sorry.. my bad. :)

Not sure what Google and its phone have to do with Samsung and its phones. ??

the samsung nexus s ... is built by samsung for google.
the nexus s.. is a replacement for the nexus one, which was built by htc.

nexus phones are "google" phone.. which means that google uses to test new android builds...and take full charge on upgrading the os on that line of phone... not the manufacture.

the nexus s was based on the galaxy s series by samsung.

the galaxy s II has nothing to do with nexus series phones... unless google contracts samsung to replace the nexus s with an galaxy s II type phone. but i have heard that the next nexus would go back to htc.
 
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ok this is all confusing i read on Engadget that the Samsung Galaxy S II was going to AT&T

They may get it first, but the Galaxy S II is likely to end up on all major cell phone carriers shortly; Just like the Galaxy S is now. Galaxy S = Epic/Vibrant/Captivate/Fasinate. All the same phone (G S) on all the major carriers.

Edit: This kind of explains what I'm saying (but a bit old):
http://blogs.computerworld.com/16420/samsung_galaxy_s
 
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I know that the Galaxy S line of samsung phones are on all carriers. Each with its own perks making them distinct in all the carriers. I really dont think sprint will see THE Galaxy s II... It'll have a clone with its unique perk ( hopefully a Galaxy S without the qwerty slide out)

FCC already hinted that the Galaxy S II everyone is buzzing about is indeed going to AT&T here is the link :

Samsung Galaxy S II hits the FCC, potentially ready for AT&T 3G -- Engadget

I'm all for new phones. Specially on Sprint. I'm still debating on getting another EVO or the Epic or just hold out till the end of month to see what else Sprint announces.
 
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