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We've all seen the Samsung Galaxy S but I already know that not everyone wants their devices in black. Thankfully, it looks like Spain will be getting a white model of the smartphone and it'll cost €499 ($657 USD) unlocked. The other handset that will be available in the near future is the Nokia N8 which will sport the same price tag. Both of these smartphones seem a bit expensive but it's a small price to pay if you don't want to pay expensive data fees - but without a data plan then what would be the point for these phones?

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Virgin Mobile UK has just launched a pretty amazing smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy S is now available on said carrier for free on a 2-year contract where you'll have to pay £30 monthly. This plan will get you 800 minutes of talk time, unlimited texting, and a 1GB data plan. There are cheaper plans available but you'll have to pay £200 for the phone if you want to do that. Check it out on Virgin Mobile here.

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It looks like Canada has something to cheer about today. While folks in Canada are busy being jealous of everyone in the US getting their iPhone 4, they'll also have to wait until next month to get their own hands on it. Enough about that though because Canada looks like they'll be getting the Samsung Galaxy S later this Summer. The part that's unknown is which carrier will get it, so that sucks. The specs will be staying the same, which is great, so which of the big 3 will get it?

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Well, Vodafone now has their 845 Android-based handset but they've launched two more smartphones today. The first one is the HTC Wildfire which people are calling a mini Desire. This handset is now available for free on a 2-year contract where you'll have to pay £20 monthly. That contract will be enough to get you 300 minutes, unlimited texts, and just 500MB of data. The other handset that is now available on the carrier is the Samsung Galaxy S. This handset will also be free on contract but you'll have to pay £30 monthly. That'll come with 900 minutes, unlimited text, and 1GB of data. You may more for the Galaxy S, but you get more. Check out the Wildfire here, while the Galaxy S is here.

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Picture Source (HTC Wildfire): Tech Radar
Picture Source (Samsung Galaxy S): Engadget

You better act quick because Vodafone UK is now taking pre-orders on the amazing Android-based Samsung Galaxy S smartphone. You'll be able to get it for free on a bunch of different contracts so that shouldn't be surprising. If you're interested, check it out on Vodafone here - it'll ship by the 15th!

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According to Korea IT Times, Samsung plans to launch the Galaxy S simultaneously in 110 different countries. This is pretty cool and we've known that it's going to hit Korea this month, so 110 countries will be getting it this month. It's pretty awesome, but I'm not sure if Canada will be one of those countries - I doubt it. It should be hitting the US though, thanks to AT&T.

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Sometime next month - June - that Samsung Galaxy S will be hitting a couple of markets in Asia and unsubsidized it'll cost a whopping S$1,098 ($775 USD). Of course, that's a bit expensive but then again this is one of the best phones to hit the market up to now. It'll be running Android 2.1 at launch, but Samsung has officially mentioned that this handset will be getting Android 2.2 "Froyo" in the future - who knows how long we'll have to wait for that though.

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It looks like the amazing Samsung Galaxy S is accompanied with a not-so-amazing price tag because it's quite expensive - of course. Expansys is now taking pre-orders (here) this handset and it's priced at £549.99 (€637 or $850 USD). This handset comes with a monstrous spec sheet, that include: a 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen WVGA display, a 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 CPU, a 5MP AF camera, WiFi b/g/n, HSPA connectivity, and Android with a Touchwiz 3.0 skin over top of it.

Update: According to Phandroid, Expansys has updated their site regarding the Samsung Galaxy S. They're now taking pre-orders (here) for £479.99 ($694 USD) and it's expected to ship out on June 1st.

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Two phones seem to be headed to the UK, thanks to Vodafone. It's the Samsung Wave running on their Bada OS and the Android-based Samsung Galaxy S which will be one of the handsets to hit the market. You can actually check them both out on Vodafone's "Coming Soon" page here or you can get the Samsung Wave unlocked on Amazon here for £349.99 ($517 USD) but it's just pre-orders for now. Either way, you should look out for these two in the near future.

Update: According to Unwired View, the Coming Soon page also shows that Vodafone has confirmed that they'll be launching the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini in the future. We just don't know when yet so you can look out for this one as well.

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The Samsung Galaxy S has just been spotted in a potential commercial. The 31 second video above (via YouTube) has been spotted and it's the perfect runtime for a commercial. There's really not much to tell you, so just press play.

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Samsung has just announced the Galaxy S smartphone running Android. It'll feature an amazing spec sheet: a 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen (480 x 800 resolution) display, a 5MP AF camera, Bluetooth 3.0, a USB 2.0 port, WiFi b/g/n, 8GB / 16GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, quad-band GSM / tri-band UMTS / HSPA connectivity, WiFi b/g/n, aGPS with 3D maps, and a 1GHz CPU. It'll also have Smart Life integration, whatever that is. Man, this is a flagship at its finest! The body is 9.9mm thin, wow that's thinner than the Nexus One folks. This is a beast. Check out what Samsung had to say below.

Update: Engadget got a hands-on video so check it out below.

Galaxy S brings rich technology and enhanced mobile experience

• All Share: Enables inter-device connectivity via DLNA (Digtal Living Network Alliance) technology.

• Home Cradle: Enables use as a digital photo frame, table clock, calendar, and music station.

• Write and go: Jot down an idea first and later decide on a format such as SMS/ MMS, email, calendar or memo.

• Swype: Provides fast and easy way to input text on screen while on-the-move.

• ThinkFree: Apps to view and edit Microsoft Office 2007 documents.

• Smart Alarm: Wakes up with a natural alarm sound and automatically turned-on display light.

JK Shin, Keynote Speech “Future of the Smartphone is NOW”

[Engadget, Samsung Hub, Slash Gear]

We don't know what it is right now, but the Samsung GT-I9000 looks like it has just been spotted taking a dip at the WiFi Alliance. It's got WiFi 802.11 b/g support but no sign of 802.11n on there. Maybe this'll be the Omnia III or something and maybe it'll even run Windows Phone 7. Oh, the possibilities.

[Samsung Hub]