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Verizon not included in Samsung Galaxy S II party [Rumor]
August 25, 2011 | by Andrew Kameka
Samsung, Verizon
Despite the precedent of the original Galaxy S being available in some form on every major carrier in the United States, Verizon users will supposedly be left out in the cold when it comes to the Galaxy S II. The Wall Street Journal reports that its sources say that Big Red will be the odd man out at next week’s Samsung press event, and Verizon spokesperson Brenda Raney refused to confirm or deny.
“We have an extensive portfolio that offers customers a great variety of devices, including the Samsung Droid Charge,” Raney told The Journal.
The Samsung Galaxy S II will finally invade the United States at a press event held in New York next week, but the Journal’s sources say Verizon won’t be involved. This should be considered a rumor until we get a definitive yes or no on Monday, but the fact that it’s the Wall Street Journal reporting this gives it a little more credence than most rumors. Realizing that we’ve seen leaks for the Galaxy S II for AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile – but not Verizon – makes me raise an eyebrow. A similar story reported by a Korean news agency that I previously placed little stock in makes me raise the other.
It’s hard to believe that Samsung would deliver its flagship device to every carrier except the one that has mattered most in the past 2 years. Verizon is the nation’s largest network, the leading carrier of Android devices, and constantly has a barrage of options. What on Earth could make the carrier not want to offer such an anticipated device?
Yesterday I downplayed a story claiming that Verizon’s share among Android owners was in trouble. I hope this rumor proves false. Otherwise, Verizon’s grip on the U.S. Android smartphone market may not be as strong after all.
So what is the Samsung Stratosphere coming to Verizon??
Seems like the corporate talk for "We have the Samsung Nexus Prime, but we can't talk about it yet.
I guess that Verizon needs another ‘NEXT-MONTH’ phone or two. I’ll hurry up and wait for the ‘similar phone to the GS2 but with better specifications’ to be cancelled as well. Shoulda known better than to wait for the SII and get locked into the “We know how much data you should be allowed to use” plans. Just remember folks…next-month will always be next-month!
The Galaxy SII has become something of an old maid in its long delay before release and no longer has trend setting specs. Perhaps Verizon is trying to sell its stock of Charge's and is waiting for a 'Galaxy SII' with an HD 4.5" screen, 1.5 GHz processor, etc.
Been a Verizon customer for years. If they don't offer this, I will move to another carrier.
s, let`s wait for galaxy S II …. I will buy it from Verizon or other carrier if they decide it…
i'll wait on the nexus prime
I agree with Andrew, they want to clear the shelves of the remaining Charges and they also will be dropping the Bionic next week and don't want ANYTHING to spoil it's glory and at a rumored $299.99 per they better sell the hell out of it. Maybe throw in the keyboard?