14 DAY TRIAL // A new flavor of Samsung's latest Android-based flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S II, has just received the necessary approvals from the Federal Communications Commission.
The new device was spotted on the hallways at FCC with the model number GT-I9100G attached to it, which does not hint at a specific carrier that might add it to its offering.
However, the device does come with 850/1900MHz GSM and 850/1900MHz WCDMA connectivity capabilities, which suggest that it might be headed for AT&T's network.
Two other Galaxy S II models already received the necessary FCC approvals, one with model number GT-I9100 attached to it, and another one dubbed GT-I9100T.
According to the guys over at Pocketnow, the new GT-I9100G might not become the AT&T's flavor of Samsung Galaxy S II, though nothing was confirmed on this as of now.
One thing that is certain at the moment is that Samsung is indeed expected to make the Galaxy S II available for purchase on the United States market.
Previous reports on the matter even suggested that it would be released via all major wireless carriers in the country, and that each of them would receive its own flavor of the mobile phone.
For example, AT&T's Galaxy S II is expected to be called Attain. Sprint should receive it as Within, while Verizon Wireless would launch the mobile phone as Function.
Based on Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system, the mobile phone should prove far more popular than its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S, did last year.
The specs list of Galaxy S II includes a dual-core 1.2GHz application processor, complemented by 1GB of RAM, 4.3'' touchscreen display, an 8MP camera on the back, and front-facing camera for video calling.
At the same time, the new mobile phone would include 16GB of internal memory, microSD memory card slot for up to 32GB of additional storage space, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS receiver, and the whole series of sensors.