Samsung Galaxy S2

Back in December I bought a Samsung Galaxy S phone. All-in-all it was the best phone I have ever owned and the first smart phone that I thought was truly smart. However, I took it back for one reason. It didn't have Android 2.2 as intended. Instead it had a patchwork of Android 2.1, Samsung, and Verizon applications. Worst of all the Microsoft Bing overtook the search engine and could not be substituted.

Since then I have been hot and heavy in research on the Samsung Galaxy S2 phone. It was just announced at the WMC and new content is becoming available.

Here are the best links I have found so far:

• http://www.samsungunpacked.com/html/stream.html 
• Samsung's video of the WMC announcement
• http://galaxys2.samsungmobile.com/html/ 
• Official webpage
• http://mwc2011.techradar.com/2011/02/hands-on-samsung-galaxy-s2-review/
• Good hands on review
• http://telecomjunction.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-hands-on-pictures-and-video-plus-1080p-sample-video-recording/
• Video review and sample video
• https://picasaweb.google.com/samsungmobilepress
• Samsung Mobile Press Images
• Other form factors
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_II
• Wikipedia (new info is surprising)

I'm now waiting to see when the phone will be released on the carriers, specifically Verizon.

UPDATE: Samsung has posted an information sign up page for the Galaxy SII - http://www.samsung.com/us/register/galaxysII/

I suspect advertising and promotions will start August 1st, 2011. Then estimated sales are on August 12, 2011.

It's likely that infromation will be posted to http://samsungmobile.com as it has in the past.