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Samsung Galaxy S II set for launch

Eagerly awaiting the follow-up to Samsung’s popular smartphone? We’ll let you in on a secret

The Samsung Galaxy S is the most popular Android-powered smartphone from the Korean company, but it’s about to be topped by none other than the Galaxy S II. Yes, the S II is all set to be launched around the world, in fact they’ve announced the phone will be launched in the UK on May 6. So when can we expect it in India? Well if our rumour mill is on the money (and we’d suggest you give it a fair chance), you could pick one of these beauties up as early as June!

So why would you be interested in this? Allow us to introduce you to the S II spec list, and the S II to your wish list. First up, it’s one of the latest additions to the dual-core family, running a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor from Samsung. It’s going to be running Gingerbread, Android’s latest avatar -- well, Samsung’s TouchWiz version of it, at least. That might worry some (most prefer their Android OSs untouched), but Samsung didn’t do a bad job on the S II’s predecessor.

You’ve also got the Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, where the ‘Plus’ probably refers to the added screen brightness, which is a welcome addition. The S II also boasts an 8 MP camera, with an LED flash; the latter was conspicuously absent in the Galaxy S. Rounding it all up: the S II holds 1 GB RAM, is available in 16 GB and 32 GB versions, with MicroSD support (up to 32 GB).

Now you know why it’s a big deal. We’re waiting to get our hands on one of these just as much as you probably are.