This is great to hear. That means that this phone is gonna be FAR more backed up by accessory manufactures which means more market penetration and bigger interest in the phone, which will hopefully translate into good sales. That would mean that the device will be seen more in the hands of people than the any other android device, making it more recognizable to the general public and then considered a true contender to the Iphone.
We all know Android is the stronger OS but to the general public, its the iphone or some other phone thats not as "good" as the iphone. Im praying it will be the Iphone or the Nexus. This is by far the strongest launch for an Android phone I have seen as far as general public recognition and carrier support, and that makes me VERY happy. Android looks like its finally finding its real place in this world.
I don't know why anyone would NOT want this phone, size being the only reservation for those that need more iPhone-sized devices. I understand that. But seriously ...
It has a 720p HD screen
Fast, efficient dual core processor
Large battery (I definitely get more battery life out of this than my fascinate or DX, consistently!)
4G when you need it (I turn it off most of the time to save battery. It's too easy to turn on when you need something downloaded in a hurry, provided you even have LTE in your area yet...)
It has very smooth and responsive and stable ICS (phone virtually never locks up. amazing iPhone like stability in my usage)
It can power my USB Christmas lights
It can charge my bluetooth headset
It can go MHL to my HDTV with mirroring
It works flawlessly with bluetooth keyboards and mice, AND usb keyboards and mice, too!!
It has solid wifi performance, and picks up both bands on my router
Has much better call quality (noise canceling mic and louder headset speaker) than the Fascinate did, which wasn't necessarily bad
It has a barometer (see pressureNET and predict the weather)
Rock solid GPS performance (every state I've tested so far, even right after just enabling the GPS, it locks freaking right away and gets me right where I want to go - although I've read the barometer helps with this too)
Voice control (I say call someone, it does. I say navigate somewhere, it does. Even gets it right most of the time)
Instant picture snapping, shot after shot after shot
32GB of memory, if you're with Verizon!! (and it's fast internal stuff, too - music and videos load, scan and skip where you need very quickly)
Bluetooth headsets work properly when the headphone jack is plugged in to speakers (or something) unlike on the Fascinate
It has a completely customizable LED indicator light! I love this feature and use it daily. I didn't have any idea what I was missing on the Fascinate.
You can pay for stuff with it (google wallet FTW)
Wiimotes work since Samsung's own software is not there to screw things up with the bluetooth stack
And I can even charge another cellphone with it.
This is the most amazing phone available in this country right now. I can't believe verizon didn't screw it up, and I'm excited to see it come to more networks. That just means more accessories and apps for us all!!
NEXUS PARTY EVERYONE!!