T-Mobile to Release the Galaxy S II on October 12th

Wireless services provider T-Mobile has just announced that it will add the HTC Amaze 4G smartphone starting to its offering with October 12th, and it seems that another high-end smartphone will go for sale on that same day, namely the Samsung Galaxy S II.

Announced as being on its way to the wireless carrier since a few weeks ago, the new device has just got an official price tag and the said release date. It will be put on pre-order on October 10th, the same as Amaze 4G.

Users interested in signing a two-year contract agreement with the carrier will be able to purchase the new handset for $229.99 (around 170 Euros) after a $50 mail-in-rebate.

Following the great success the Galaxy S II registered all around the world, Samsung decided to finally make it available in the US, and unveiled three models destined for this market, one of which is the Galaxy S II for T-Mobile.

“These new products unlock the full potential of our faster 4G network and deliver the best experience yet for watching video, surfing the Web, and creating and sharing content on the go,” said Cole Brodman, chief marketing officer, T-Mobile USA, speaking of the new smartphones.

“A 4G connection delivers a much improved experience, which entices consumers to do more with the devices they carry. We’ve seen that first hand; customers with 4G devices on our network consume roughly three times as much data compared as those with 3G devices.

“Smartphone buyers are increasingly looking for built-in 4G capability, and we’re offering what we believe is the best 4G product portfolio in the industry.”

The mobile comes with a fast, 1.5 GHz dual-core CPU from Qualcomm, and with a large, 4.52-inch Super AMOLED Plus touch screen, being both faster and larger than the original device.

The handset is based on Google's Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread operating system and offers fast access to movies, TV shows, websites, games, applications and more through Netflix, T-Mobile TV in Mobile HD2, Samsung Media Hub and YouTube.