Samsung Galaxy: UK Launch This Month!
The Samsung Galaxy is already available to the lucky Germans who can get the Android goods by way of O2 and it now appears that folks in the UK won’t have long to wait. The company confirmed to TechRadar that they will begin offering the Samsung Galaxy later this month and although it is unclear if they’ll be the exclusive carrier, they’ve beefed up their phone lineup to an intimidating size. O2 UK now has the iPhone 3G S and now they’ll allegedly be getting the Samsung Galaxy in addition to the Palm Pre and Toshiba TG01.
While the details were non-existent in regards to dates and prices, we already know all about the phone’s specs… and the news is all good. The Samsung Galaxy comes with Cupcake 1.5, 5MP camera with flash, 8GB internal memory, MicroSD expansion port, thin body and a 3.5mm headset jack to top it all off.
With an already impressive UK market share of 27%, we can’t help but think that O2 UK has nowhere to go but up…. Way up.
Americans will have to wait for their own Samsung Galaxy to enter the United Stratusphere, but we spotted the Galaxy in the FCC awhile back so we’re pretty sure that somehow, someway, sometime it will indeed arrive. For those that can’t wait there may be an alternative: Techrader is also reporting that it will be made available SIM free for the small price of £499. If you do the math it is roughly $810 (via King Of Gadgets – sold out).
In order to acquire an unlocked Galaxy you’ll have to throw your wallet into a black hole.