AT&T adds QWERTY to the Samsung Galaxy S II equation

Physical keyboard on board Sammy flagship phone

AT&T adds QWERTY to the Samsung Galaxy S II equation

26 July 2011 16:39 GMT / By Paul Lamkin

How would you like your Samsung Galaxy S II with a physical QWERTY keyboard?

That's the option that will greet AT&T customers in the US, where pics of the physical-keyboard packing handset have been leaked.

Although widely available in Europe and Asia, Statesiders are still waiting for an official launch of Samsung's flagship smartphone - with carriers putting the finishing touches to their variations of the device with August release dates expected.

Like the original Galaxy S handset, US carriers will be giving the handset individual names - Sprint will offer the Samsung Within and Verizon's is called the Function.

The AT&T Attain variation (model number SGH-I927), pictured here, is the first time we've seen the S II with a QWERTY option. The Android 2.3 handset looks just the same as the original bar the keyboard - although a bit fatter and with a textured back cover.

Samsung recently announced that it had sold a whopping 3 million Galaxy S II handsets in its first 55 days. With the US launch still to come, it's fair to say that this is Samsung's most successful Android smartphone launch yet.

Check out our Samsung Galaxy S II review here

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