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Boost Mobile fans received very good
news on Wednesday, Aug. 22, when the carrier announced a slew of Samsung
devices coming this fall. The biggest of the three handsets the carrier
unveiled at its media event in New York is the Samsung Galaxy S2 4G,
which will retail for $369.99 without a contract when it is released on
Sept. 6.
The handset is a 4G variant of last
year's most impressive Android smartphone. Prepaid carriers used to get
only handsets that postpaid carriers did not want, leading to an "okay"
selection, but nothing impressive. Users who wanted a phone without
committing to a contract had to settle for what carriers had to offer,
and the prepaid selection bore no comparison to the handsets available
on postpaid operators.
With Boost's new lineup, however, that
may be about to change. The Samsung Galaxy S2 4G is still a very
impressive smartphone, even if it is last year's iteration. It sports a
4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, 1.2GHz dual-core Exynos processor,
16GB of storage, 1080p movie mode, an 8-megapixel rear camera,
2-megapixel front camera, WiMAX/EVDO-Rev A. radios, and a 1800mAh
battery. Boost is the first no-contract carrier in the U.S. to offer the
Galaxy S2 4G.
"Together with Samsung we continue to
launch compelling device options from entry-level to 4G-enabled
smartphone to meet the evolving needs of our customers," said Boost
Mobile's vice president Andre Smith. "Launching the award-winning
Samsung Galaxy S II 4G marks a defining moment for Boost's customers
craving a portable entertainment powerhouse and a no-contract unlimited
plan that shrinks to as low as $40 a month."
In addition to the Galaxy S2, Boost
Mobile is also offering the Samsung Galaxy Rush and Samsung Array, two
affordable, low-end Android handsets. The Samsung Galaxy Rush comes with
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and will sell for $149.99 in late
September. It packs a 3.5-inch display, a 3-megapixel rear-facing
camera, and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Meanwhile, the Array
will come on Sept. 4 at the lower end of the line, with a $59.99 price
tag, and will feature a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 2-megapixel
rear camera and a 2.4-inch LCD screen.
All three handsets can be purchased and
used with Boost Mobile's Shrinking Payments option. "For every six
on-time payments, the cost of Boost Mobile's Monthly Unlimited plan
shrinks by $5, eventually getting down to as low as $40 a month for
unlimited talk, text and data," touted the carrier.
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