Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD superphone unveiled

AT&T and Samsung have introduced Galaxy Note Smartphone-slash-tablet named Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD at CES 2012. The superphone is expected to come in the market within few months and hit the market as it is the latest result of AT&T and Samsung collaboration. The device will come with 4G LTE variant and other pretty substantial specs. The Galaxy S II Skyrocket is very similar in design to other Galaxy S-II phones and highly functional Smartphone. The pricing detail of the phone is not available yet.

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Operating system and Display

The Skyrocket runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and 4G LTE support for high speed data access. It is powered by 1.5GHz dual-core CPU. The new Galaxy S-II HD version has a larger, more pixel-dense display but keeps the slim dimensions. The phone is 9.27mm thick and has a spacious 4.65 inch HD super AMOLED display with resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels.

Connectivity and Battery

In terms of connectivity, it has GPRS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, HDMI, and micro USB port. The phone is loaded with a removable battery that offers 7 hours of talk time and 10.4 days standby time.

Other features

It is packed with 8MP camera with LED flash with Full HD 1080p video capturing, 2MP front-facing shooter for video calling, GPS, EDGE, and 16GB of internal storage (expandable up to 32 GB). The phone operates on the GSM frequency of 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz.

Specifications:

Design

• OS: Android 2.3 Gingerbread
• Form factor: Candybar
• CPU: 1.5GHz Dual-core Processor, 1GB RAM

Network

• 2G Network: GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• 3G Network: HSPA/UMTS 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz
• 4G Network: LTE 700 MHz

Display

• Type: Super HD AMOLED Touchscreen
• Size: 4.65-inch
• Colors & Resolution: 16 777 216 Colors & 1280 X 720 Pixels

Input / User Interface

• Samsung TouchWiz 4.0 UI
• Scratch Resistant Glass
• Multi Touch
• Proximity Sensor
• Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
• Ambient light sensor
• 3-Axis Gyroscope Sensor, SWYPE Integration

Storage Capacity

• Internal Memory: 16GB Internal Memory Storage
• Expandable Memory: microSD Card Slot for Memory Expansion Up To 32GB

Camera

• 8 megapixels
• LED Flash
• Auto focus, smile detection, Panorama
• Front-facing camera:
  • 2 Megapixels
  • 1600 × 1200 Pixels
• Video Recording:
  • 1080p HD video recording capable @ 30fps
  • 1920×1080 pixels
  • 720p HD video recording
  • 1280×720 pixels

Battery

• Type: Li-Ion Standard Battery

Connectivity

• Bluetooth & USB: v3.0 with EDR Stereo & v2.0 Mini USB
• Headset:: 3.5mm stereo headset jack
• Radio: Stereo FM with RDS
• WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
• GPS: A-GPS

Other Features

• Adobe 10.1 Flash compatibility
• HDMI out, Easy Set-up, AllShare
• Wi-Fi Hotspot Functionality
• Android Market, G-mail, Google Maps, G-Talk
• Friend Stream, Skype Integration, Twitter and Facebook Integration, YouTube
• SRS Mobile Surround
• Quickoffice, Digital compass
• Gyroscope