This is still very, very early stage stuff, folks, so keep your eyes front as anything could change here at most any time. But the early word suggests that Samsung‘s got a little wonder in mind that will make most anything stand up and take notice. It’s said to be packing a 4.5 inch Super AMOLED Plus display showing at 800 x 480 resolution, and it’s backed up by a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8060 processor running at 1.2 GHz, a 42 Mbps HSDPA radio, a gig of RAM, a 16 gig flash drive, Android 2.3, an eight megapixel camera with 1080p video capture, and both MHL support as well as NFC technology. Some are comparing early sketches of it to the Infuse, which I have above pictured.
If you had a thrill of recognition at that processor name, though, you’re really on the ball. That Qualcomm Snapdragon beastie is the same one that the HP TouchPad is packing. But looking at the entirety of the specs here suggests some definite bonuses here, and a good quality smartphone. Samsung isn’t a name that usually jumps out at you when you’re thinking smartphone, not like Apple or HTC or Blackberry, and while they have done some nice pieces before, this one could definitely put them in the big leagues.
It’s said that this one will be coming to T-Mobile first, and will sell at $350, though there may be some subsidies along the line based on your voice plan. I emphasize may, however, as the only solid number to show is $350.
Would you pick up a Samsung Hercules, or does that name–or those specs, or even that provider–leave you a bit nonplussed? Hit the comments section and tell us what you think of this rumored model.
