TELUS Canada to Unleash 4G Samsung Galaxy S2 X on October 28

TELUS Canada, one of the leading Canadian telecommunications companies, has finally provided a release date for its bigger-screened variant of the Samsung Galaxy S2–October 28–from which date the handset will start becoming available.

The Canadian carrier’s variant of the Samsung blockbuster Android smartphone will be branded as the 4G Samsung Galaxy S2 X, and although TELUS has not yet revealed its pricing, the handset will most likely bear a US$99 price tag under a three-year contract.

Unlike its other siblings in the U.S., the 4G Samsung Galaxy S2 X will run faster with its  dual-core processor blazing trails at a clock speed of 1.5 GHz and its 1 GB of RAM.

Unfortunately, despite the recent release of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), the handset will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread.  However, recent gossip says the 4G Samsung Galaxy S2 X will be getting upgrades to ICS, too.

Formerly codenamed the Samsung Hercules, the device will also sport a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen for vivid and crisper display.

Also packed in the device is an 8-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front facing camera for video calls, battery power up to 9 hours of continuous talk time, and TELUS’s fast 4G speeds that reach up to 42 Mbps.Who’s up for some TELUS-flavored 4G and Samsung-flavored Galaxy S II X?

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ICS to come soon to Telus’ Samsung Galaxy S2 X

News about the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Galaxy S2 and its many variants is one topic that we’d relentlessly report to our readers. We know how hard it can be to feel left out from the ICS party, particularly if you have an insatiable sweet tooth. You’d think that since the user guide has been published and the ICS source code has been shared, things would move along at a faster speed. But obviously, there’s something that’s holding back the update from reaching your phone.

If you happen to have a Samsung Galaxy S2 X on Telus, you’re in for an ICS surprise. A quick check on the Canadian carrier’s  website reveals that the expected ICS upgrade date for Samsung Galaxy S2 X phone has been changed from a vague “Available in 2012” to a more acceptable “coming soon”.

We don’t know what the new announcement implies, but it’s decidedly better than the former. After all, there are still eight more months left in the calendar year. Taking the glass is half-full approach; there is a good possibility that your phone will receive the ICS update this month.

For our Canadian readers on Bell Mobility who may have missed the announcement, the carrier has released a timeline of when your Android devices will receive Ice Cream Sandwich. Here’s the complete list:

• April 2012: Samsung Galaxy S2, Samsung Galaxy Note
• May 2012: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
• June 2012: Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, HTC Sensation, HTC Raider
• July 2012: LG Optimus LTE

If you have any information that you’d like to share with fellow readers regarding the ICS update on Samsung Galaxy S2 X or other Android phones on Bell, please do so on the comment section below.

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