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AT&T NFC Samsung Galaxy S II $199 October 2nd

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September 21st, 2011 at 2:12 PM Filed Under Latest News
AT&T NFC Samsung Galaxy S II $199 October 2nd

Get your AT&T NFC Samsung Galaxy S II for $199 which launches on October 2nd

Okay, it’s official AT&T has confirmed it will launch its version of the NFC Samsung Galaxy S II on October 2nd for the princely sum of $199 and a two-year-ball-and-chain contract. As we mentioned over the weekend, our sources are indicating that the NFC will be turned on, or at least it is very likely at this time that NFC will be turned on in the NFC endowed Samsung Galaxy S II hero phone.

It may not be surprising that the AT&T NFC Samsung Galaxy S II will launch on October 2nd considering that we have just heard that the iPhone 5 media event will happen on October 4th, but if the new iPhone doesn’t come with NFC it probably won’t effect the buying decision of people that would have bought an NFC Android device like the Samsung Galaxy S II anyway.

AT&T NFC Samsung Galaxy S II specifications

Network2G NetworkGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G NetworkHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Announced2011, August
StatusComing soon. Exp. release Oct 2nd 2011
DIMsDimensions-
Weight-
ScreenTypeSuper AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches (~217 ppi pixel density)
- 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
AudioAlert typesVibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
LoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jackYes
MemoryPhonebookPractically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call recordsPractically unlimited
Internal16GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Card slotmicroSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included
DataGPRSClass 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
EDGEClass 12
3GHSDPA+, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
BluetoothYes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Infrared portNo
USBYes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go
CameraPrimary8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
FeaturesGeo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
VideoYes, 1080p@30fps
SecondaryYes, 2 MP
FeaturesOSAndroid OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
CPUDual-core 1.2 GHz 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 (near field communications)
- 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 1650 mAh
Stand-by
Talk time

The Samsung Galaxy S II NFC variant has been a long time coming. The question we all have to ask ourselves now is whether we get an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II or wait for other announcements that will happen soon. All we need to confirm now is whether or not the NFC is turned on at time of launch and for you to tell us whether you will be adding the AT&T NFC Samsung Galaxy S II to your pocket on October 2nd.

Source: AT&T