I hope my Curve can hold out another month. It's been crashing a lot lately. http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/06/08/t-mobile-rumored-to-launch-samsung-galaxy-s-on-july-21st/ T-Mobile rumored to launch Samsung Galaxy S on July 21st It’s been long established (albeit unofficially) that T-Mobile will launch the Samsung Galaxy S, but a timeframe for release has always eluded us. That is until one of TmoNews tipsters threw their hat into the ring. According to them, the big date for the launch of the most advanced T-Mobile, Android handset will be July 21st; a date that lines up nicely with what we said a while back. Of course that doesn’t change the fact it would be odd for T-Mobile to release the Galaxy S so late into the summer, while everyone is clamoring to get an EVO 4G and iPhone 4, but hey… They’re the nation’s fourth-largest carrier for a reason, right?
The MyTouch 3g is a pretty nice T-Mobile Android phone. This one's interface looks pretty identical to the iPhone
T-Mobile went from the first carrier to have an Android phone, to falling behind Sprint and Verizon in terms of Android phones. Still better than AT&T, which only has one Android phone; the crippled, low-end Backflip.
My son turns 15 in July and wants this phone very badly, but paying $280.00 for the upgrade is crazy IMO. It might have to wait until Christmas. Android phones are improving at such a rapid pace that buying now seems like it would guarantee buyers remorse. 12 months from now, the My Touch 3G could be a brick.
The MyTouch is already pretty behind high-end Android phones. The N1 has the best specs of all the T-Mobile Android phones, but isn't available directly through T-Mobile and getting it on a contract discount is tricky. This Samsung should be on the same level as the N1 though in terms of specs. There's also the MyTouch Slide coming out, which while not on the same level as those, still has pretty decent specs.
Yup: because the U.S. market is peanuts to them. T-Mobile is bigger worldwide than Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon. When I traveled through eastern Europe, T-Mobile was everywhere. Their #8 in the world, while Verizon(#16) and AT&T (#17) play catch-up. I've generally had positive interaction with T-Mobile support. I wish their corporate HQ would focus on the U.S. more. They could outpace Verizon and AT&T easily.
I highly doubt TMOBILE sees the USA market as peanuts. Yes they are BIG in Europe.....the Tmobile brand name is German..... Although the USA branch is not completely associated with them...
Sweet! Thanks for posting... I've been wanting a new phone for months now, my I-phone 2G is crap now.. I heard a rumor about the I-phone coming to T-mobile, but I really enjoy the Droid's so I think I have finally found a phone.
The HD2 is such a nice phone.... I honestly don't know why they didn't put Android on it. This Samsung and the HD2 would've been nice to compete against the other carriers' Android phones.
the real question is, what doesn't android do? it is an open platform operating system, so the possibilities are endless as far as developing and programming.
No. T-Mobile has tried for years to gain market share in the U.S. and just can't do it. Nobody in America gives a flip how big they are overseas. Verizon and AT&T are the dominant national networks. There has been talk that T-Mobile might even sell their U.S. unit because it won't perform like they want it to. The U.S. market to them is a lot more than "peanuts". It is a major sore spot. At this point, they have no chance to catch the big two no matter what they do (including if they make the desperate mistake of buying Sprint). I love T-Mobile because of their cheap plans and the ability to roam overseas, but most Americans don't travel internationally on a regular basis. Remember how global giant DHL (who is everywhere overseas) expanded here and was supposedly going to become a major domestic competitor to UPS and FedEx? After clearing legal roadblocks, they poured billions into their network and advertised all over the place. They also ended up leaving with their tail between their legs, closed their Wilmington hub and reverted back to focusing on international. International size and dominance doesn't guarantee success in the States. DHL and T-Mobile are posters for that.
It's an open market mobile OS. It's similar to the Apple OS in some ways but it has it's qualities too. You can argue which one is the better OS between Apple and Android.. but both of them are certainly better at this point than Windows Mobile.
Is it that hard for you that's Android is a better or are you going to use your weak arguments stating that the iPhone OS is better because it sell more? http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/10_things_android_does_better_iphone?page=0,0 Not to forget FLASH...
I don't think you'd regret getting any of the higher powered android phones at all. Put it this way, the Nexus One came out in January and its still one, if not the top Android phone on the market. The fact that its the first to get the latest firmware upgrade, moves it further to the top. Take a look at the Droid which came out even before the Nexus and its still up there. Unless you get buyers remorse when you feel you don't have the latest phone, you'll probably always get buyers remorse then.
I like the OS skin that T-Mobile (or is it Samsung?) is putting on this. Does anyone know if it has an official name? I really dig the "Daily Briefing" widget too. That's one of the neat things about Android: you get different flavors of the OS when the different companies/carriers apply their UIs to it.
