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Canadian NFC Samsung Galaxy S II LTE heading to Rogers this fall

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August 30th, 2011 at 11:15 PM Filed Under Featured, Latest News
Canadian NFC Samsung Galaxy S II LTE heading to Rogers this fall

NFC Samsung Galaxy S II rocking LTE heading to Rogers Canada this fall

Oh Canada, Oh Canada you get a Rogers NFC Samsung Galaxy S II (we don’t think that rhymes but you get the point). Okay, well the Americans didn’t fare well with today’s Samsung announcements. Our hearts sank as we learned that Samsung was dealing out no NFC on any US network for the long awaited Samsung Galaxy S II variants. That said, until the machines have a tear down we won’t know that for sure since Samsung is rumored to be fitting NFC in an inactive state and then switching it on later when carriers ask them to. Will America get an NFC Samsung Galaxy S II? The chances are looking bleak today. Back to Canada and the Rogers NFC Samsung Galaxy S II though.

Samsung has finally started releasing the by now legendary and possibly aging NFC Samsung Galaxy S II to North America. AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint had their announcements earlier and Canada’s Rogers appears to have trumped them all by getting the NFC Samsung’s Galaxy S II version for their network which is in line with the news lately that suggests Rogers is deploying NFC payments. Canadians won’t get their hands on their version of the Samsung Galaxy S II until later in the fall, but we can at least know what’s on its way now.

Rogers NFC Samsung Galaxy S II Specifications

The guys from MobileSyrup were over at Rogers this morning to feast their eyes on and learn about the mobile network operator’s NFC Samsung Galaxy S II version and we have some specifications to share. Because it appears to be so rare at this time, the headlining feature for us is the inclusion of the NFC chip that is also found in other Samsung Galaxy S II variants around the world. At this time, as far as we know Rogers has the only NFC Samsung Galaxy S II in North America, and that my dear Canadians, makes you the envy of us all. The Rogers NFC Samsung Galaxy S II also sports the larger Hercules-sized 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display as was predicted in the press release from Samsung at the end of last week.

At this time, there is some confusion about what processor this NFC Samsung Galaxy S II is running. Rogers are reporting that their version has a dual-core 1.2 Ghz processor, which is the same as the European model that the Samsung press release from last week suggested that all North American Samsung Galaxy S II variants would receive upgraded 1.5GHz dual-core monsters. We are sure that will get worked out within the next few days and we will bring you the definite specs. If the processor has been under-clocked to save on battery life, we are sure there will a root available to sort that out in a jiffy. The NFC Samsung Galaxy S II has got the LTE treatment, so Canada folk can expect blistering speeds on Rogers nascent 4G network.

Rogers NFC Samsung Galaxy S II specifications

We don’t have the full official Rogers specifications for the NFC Samsung Galaxy S II, but until we have it confirmed, here is the knowledge we have so far.

General4G NetworkLTE
3G NetworkHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Announced2011, February
StatusAvailable. Fall 2011
SizeDimensionsWaiting for Information
WeightWaiting for Information
DisplayTypeSuper AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size480 x 800 pixels, 4.5 inches
- Gorilla Glass display
- TouchWiz UI v4.0
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Touch-sensitive controls
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Gyroscope sensor
SoundAlert typesVibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
LoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jackYes
MemoryPhonebookPractically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call recordsPractically unlimited
Internal16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Card slotmicroSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included, buy memory
DataLTEup to 100Mbps Waiting for more Information
EDGEClass 12
3GHSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
BluetoothYes, v3.0+HS
Infrared portNo
USBYes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go
CameraPrimary8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
FeaturesGeo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
VideoYes, 1080p@30fps, check quality
SecondaryYes, 2 MP
FeatureOSAndroid OS, v2.3 Gingerbread
CPUDual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Mali-400MP GPU, Exynos chipset
MessagingSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
BrowserHTML
RadioStereo FM radio with RDS
GamesYes
ColorsBlack
GPSYes, with A-GPS support
JavaYes, via Java MIDP emulator
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic- NFC support
- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
- SNS integration
- Digital compass
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Adobe Flash 10.1 support
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input (Swype)
BatteryStandard battery, Li-Ion 1850mAh
Stand-byWaiting for Information
Talk timeWaiting for Information

Rogers NFC Samsung Galaxy S II Summary

Most specifications for the NFC Samsung Galaxy S II, aside from the display size, LTE inclusion and potentially the processor remain the same as the European version. So, if you are in Canada and you fancy yourself a new sparkly NFC Samsung Galaxy S II, you now know Rogers will have you covered this fall.

Source: MobileSyrup