like the original galaxy s before it, samsung’s galaxy s ii sure knows how to get around. after having touched down on sprint, t-mobile, and at&t (twice even), the korean giant’s one-time flagship handset is now being embraced by the folks at u.s. cellular.customers who have pledged their allegiance to the nation’s sixth-largest wireless carrier are probably celebrating the news, considering the last big android handset to grace their shelves was the motorola electrify, a non-wimax version of the photon 4g.
as far as specs go, u.s. cellular’s gsii variant plays it straight it sports the same 1.2ghz exynos c210 processor that most of the u.s. models do, as well as the bog-standard 4.5-inch super amoled plus display, 8-megapixel camera, and 16gb of onboard storage. oh, and expect it to feature the now-classic gingerbread/touchwiz combo we’ve come to know and tolerate. sure, the galaxy s ii may seem passe these days (especially with mwc right around the corner), but good hardware is still good hardware. sadly, u.s. cellular’s version of the galaxy s ii is 3g-only, so anyone looking to pick it up won’t be able to jump on their lte network when it lights up later this year. it’s not as though the hardware doesn’t exist at&t’s skyrocket features an lte radio but for now it seems like u.s. cellular customers will have to make do with a revamped galaxy s if they want their mobile lte fix.u.s. cellular’s is keeping mum on the galaxy s ii’s release, but that should give customers a little time to either weigh their options or scrimp together $230.
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