Sandroidfan
Android Expert
I know Apple didn't invent physical home button. Actually they didn't invent anything hardware wise.
But that doesn't matter to them. Anything that might look and feel like iDevice is their lawsuit target.-
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I know Apple didn't invent physical home button. Actually they didn't invent anything hardware wise.
But that doesn't matter to them. Anything that might look and feel like iDevice is their lawsuit target.unplugged1
Android Enthusiast
Not to get pulled into this arcane argument; but, Apple has no injunction preventing Samsung from selling any phone. Apple, however, has sued Samsung all over the god-damn world trying to get trade-dress or patent infringement damages on one product or another.
There is no discernible reason that Samsung would hesitate to sell in the U.S. over any other country because of Apple.
Last month I responded to a question regarding why there is no Galaxy S2 in the U.S. Here is the article I referred the query to:
Galaxy S2 US Release Delay: Not So Appealing to Samsung? : Online Social Media
Sandroidfan
Android Expert
I hope you are right and hopefully Apple has no bearing on SGS2 delay in US.
But that's old news link that I read multiple times from several sources. It doesn't make much sense. Why would Sammy hesitate to compete with Moto, HTC here with superior phone like SGS2? And they have been making CDMA phones for many years for Sprint, Verizon. So saying they are not so competitive in CDMA phone doesn't make sense either. And there were no major android competition when SGS1 launched last year? I wonder where they were living last year. There were Evo 4G, Droid X, D2 to name a few when SGS1 launched. There has been and always will be ton of competition in android world.
unplugged1
Android Enthusiast
The two best potential reasons I heard was in the article: They only have so many phones they can manufacture due to chip demand and Korea sales provides Samsung a better profit versus the U.S.
It could also be that the U.S. carriers are making so many demands on the unique Galaxy S2 variants that the whole process is slowed down.
But really, this whole mess is worse than I ever experienced with any phone. Talk about vaporware. This thing was supposed to be in the pipeline months ago.
As to the phone specs: If they dumb-down the phone with a different processor, then at least we know that they are having chip supply issues. If they don't make it with a bigger screen, then what the heck happened with the FCC larger phone dimensions? I sure as hell don't want a larger phone and no benefit for the heft.
Just venting....
While the delay is a PITA it doesn't seem much different than last year to me. I'm also guessing Samsung has to do some type of rolling schedule for these phones... I don't know how any company could roll out a device that's been this popular to every nation all at the same time. The manufacturing capacity and logistics of that would have to be a nightmare, even for a company as large as samsung.
Sandroidfan
Android Expert
I don't think manufacturing issue is the cause of SGS2 delay in US. When it first launched on late April, they said they are looking to sell nearly twenty millions within year, roughly twice of what SGS1 sold. This means they have enough capacity to produce it as long as markets are demanding it.
As someone pointed out, it's probably not the Apple lawsuit holding it up. But I think it's US carrier's ridiculous demands on pricing, design which dragging the official release. But as of late, Sammy is also looking to counter iPhone5 by launching SGS2 here closely ahead of it with beefed up spec. I maybe wrong, but I hope so. There are leaked samsung phones roadmap on androidcentral and android and me today and they really seem to have impressive list of new phones in pipeline (HD large display, dual core, LTE, etc).
As someone pointed out, it's probably not the Apple lawsuit holding it up. But I think it's US carrier's ridiculous demands on pricing, design which dragging the official release. But as of late, Sammy is also looking to counter iPhone5 by launching SGS2 here closely ahead of it with beefed up spec. I maybe wrong, but I hope so. There are leaked samsung phones roadmap on androidcentral and android and me today and they really seem to have impressive list of new phones in pipeline (HD large display, dual core, LTE, etc).
AndroidifyMe
Android Expert
unplugged1
Android Enthusiast
Great. All this does is irritate me more. Now, Samsung is just going to "announce" the product launch. This means that we will have another month or three to wait on a product that is getting outdated by the minute.
This is BAD news.
whatsitsname
Android Enthusiast
AndroidifyMe
Android Expert
one or three months? I highly doubt sir. 29th is the end of the month and I'm pretty sure it'll be out in Sept. Probably early Sept to. They might even announce the release date then. Wait and see. I wish it came out sooner as well but this device will still be one of the best to have. Anything better will be the next Nexus. All the other rumor devices probably won't get leaked until the end of the year leading them to come out next year.
Sandroidfan
Android Expert
So would you rather not hear anything at all? At least we will know what it will be like and when on that day.
AndroidifyMe
Android Expert
exactly. it will be cool. i just hope it has the exynos processor.
So-Low Da Don
Android Enthusiast
August 29th is so long to wait for an announcement
... I just can't wait to see it!!
RoboMonkey
Android Expert
Maybe they're waiting on the IP5 to go head to head.
AndroidifyMe
Android Expert
August 29th is so long to wait for an announcement
When you really want something, the next day is to long. I want the next Nexus phone after my NS4G. Imagine how long I have to wait for that. Hopefully at the end of this year.
It'll be worth it the 29th.
Samsung has never released their products right after a product announcement. It usually takes them at least a month, which is already considered fast in this industry. Hopefully, I am wrong and this will be the exception. At least it'll be better than HP/palm releases coming out almost 6 months after their announcement.
So-Low Da Don
Android Enthusiast
My upgrade isn't until October so I can wait for the phone to be released... I just want to be able to have a real image and spec sheet of it to dream about until then 
... But if there's a Tegra 2 in it then I'll just have to wait for the Nexus 3... And if that doesn't come to Sprint then I might have to go with a 3vo
... But if there's a Tegra 2 in it then I'll just have to wait for the Nexus 3... And if that doesn't come to Sprint then I might have to go with a 3vo
AndroidifyMe
Android Expert
My upgrade isn't until October so I can wait for the phone to be released... I just want to be able to have a real image and spec sheet of it to dream about until then
It will come to Sprint. Any carrier that has a Nexus phone now will continue to get the next one and the next one. Only question to worry about is will they have it out at the same time or not.
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iwillfearnoevil
Guest
if this is the case, we should know soon as stores will get their training and promotional material, etc i hope so too but am not holding my breath
Sandroidfan
Android Expert
I strongly doubt Nexus prime will drop here as early as Oct.
AndroidifyMe
Android Expert
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