Jun 27, 2011 15:09 GMT  ·  By

An unannounced Samsung smartphone that is expected to be launched by T-Mobile USA has just received Bluetooth and Wi-Fi certification from Bluetooth SIG organization.

Codenamed Samsung SGH-T989, the phone has been enlisted by the Korean handset manufacturer on June 15 and received its approval from Bluetooth SIG eight days later on June 23.

Even though the phone's real name is unknown for the moment, it is possible that this is in fact the Samsung Hercules smartphone, which leaked one month ago.

Samsung Hercules is either a totally different device or it may be a carrier branded Galaxy S II smartphone that should be released by T-Mobile USA in the following weeks.

Either way it appears that the Hercules will be delivered with a huge 4.5-inch capacitive multi-touch touch screen Super AMOLED Plus display with 480 x 800 pixels resolution.

Furthermore, the device is allegedly equipped with a dual-core processor manufactured by Qualcomm and clocked at 1.2GHz speed.

In addition, the phone's processor is complemented by a next generation Adreno 220 GPU (graphics processing unit).

Although the Samsung Hercules is tagged with category 24 HSDPA (42 Mbps) compatibility and category 6 HSUPA (5.76Mbps), it is unclear if the handset will be delivered with AWS plus 850 / 1900 MHz compatibility for support on AT&T’s 4G network if the merger between the two carriers is completed.

Samsung Hercules is powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread and features NFC support, but for the moment it lacks Isis mobile payment standard which might be included at a later date.

The handset packs 16GB of internal memory, 1GB RAM, as well as microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB).

It also boasts an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash and 1080 video capture capabilities, as well as secondary front-facing camera for video calls.

Obviously, it's too early for a release date, but more information about the upcoming Samsung SGH-T989 should be unveiled in the coming weeks.