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Why is the S2 only available in US now? I can definitely recommend it, although I don't like the stock Samsung software/Touchviz that much. I put MIUI on it, w

by mrich 15y ago

Why is the S2 only available in US now? I can definitely recommend it, although I don't like the stock Samsung software/Touchviz that much. I put MIUI on it, which in my opinion makes it the best phone on the market (best hardware by far/software nearly matches the iPhone).

ConstantineXVI 15y ago
I'm willing to bet a large part of it is that essentially, Samsung lets the carriers talk them into each getting their own custom build of the phone. Both Sprint and T-Mobile US are getting a variant with a 4.5" screen, and there's rumbling that the T-Mobile variant is using a Snapdragon instead of Exynos to take full advantage of T-Mobile's DC-HSPA+ network. And for some reason, Samsung insists on using a different button layout on their US models (flat home/menu/back/search in US vs. menu/raised home/back on the Euro model).
- pkulak 15y ago
  Let Samsung ruin the international version with that silly iPhone-wannabe button layout, but I appreciate T-Mobile and the other US carriers not letting them get away with it here.
nextparadigms 15y ago
What do you mean only in US? It's been in Europe and Asia for months now (since May).
- aristidb 15y ago
  I think what he means is that its launch has been delayed in the USA, so it is available "only" now.
- syeren 15y ago
  I believe he meant to say something along the lines of "Why is the S2 only just become available in the US now"? Which is obviously because your Government lets the Telecom Providers bribe them in order to screw the US public just that little bit extra :p
- smogzer 15y ago
  Maybe they use Europe for testing. Maybe because it's a huge market that request must be filled all at once. Imagine there was a problem and they had to return the devices to factory.
  - EwanToo 15y ago
    Europe is a bigger market than the USA, and a much more complicated one to get right - each country has it's own regulations, language, different stores to deal with, etc. I can only assume it's the American carriers that caused the delay.

by mrich 15y ago

ConstantineXVI 15y ago

I'm willing to bet a large part of it is that essentially, Samsung lets the carriers talk them into each getting their own custom build of the phone. Both Sprint and T-Mobile US are getting a variant with a 4.5" screen, and there's rumbling that the T-Mobile variant is using a Snapdragon instead of Exynos to take full advantage of T-Mobile's DC-HSPA+ network. And for some reason, Samsung insists on using a different button layout on their US models (flat home/menu/back/search in US vs. menu/raised home/back on the Euro model).

pkulak 15y ago
Let Samsung ruin the international version with that silly iPhone-wannabe button layout, but I appreciate T-Mobile and the other US carriers not letting them get away with it here.

nextparadigms 15y ago

What do you mean only in US? It's been in Europe and Asia for months now (since May).

aristidb 15y ago
I think what he means is that its launch has been delayed in the USA, so it is available "only" now.
syeren 15y ago
I believe he meant to say something along the lines of "Why is the S2 only just become available in the US now"? Which is obviously because your Government lets the Telecom Providers bribe them in order to screw the US public just that little bit extra :p
smogzer 15y ago
Maybe they use Europe for testing. Maybe because it's a huge market that request must be filled all at once. Imagine there was a problem and they had to return the devices to factory.
- EwanToo 15y ago
  Europe is a bigger market than the USA, and a much more complicated one to get right - each country has it's own regulations, language, different stores to deal with, etc. I can only assume it's the American carriers that caused the delay.