Samsung plans to release the Galaxy S2 in the U.S., as the company continues to challenge Apple's iPhone both in and out of court.
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The Galaxy S2 runs Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), features a 4.3-inch touch screen, dual-core processor and 8-megapixel camera with 1080p video capturing.
Samsung's smartphones have been battling Apple's iPhone head on, shipping a little over 19 million handsets this spring compared to Apple's 20 million. The S2 may prove to be the iPhone's biggest competition from the manufacturer yet.
Samsung has offered the S2 outside of the U.S. since May and sold an impressive 3 million units in its first 55 days of release. The company's decision to release the S2 in the U.S. in August may put the device on a collision course with Apple's iPhone 5. Most analysts speculate a September release date for the iPhone 5, claiming Apple will be set to announce the device sometime in August.
The approaching battle of the iPhone 5 and the Galaxy S2 comes as the two companies remain at odds in the courtroom. The S2 is one of the devices that the court granted Apple permission to inspect for possible patent infringement, which it accused Samsung of last April. Since the initial claim, the two companies have wrangled in a series of countersuits and injunction requests.
The release date of the S2 may be significant as well, with Apple is seeking a trade ban on Samsung's products in the U.S. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company wanted Judge Lucy Koh to announce her ruling on the matter on September 8, but will have to wait until October 14, closer the date Samsung suggested, not Apple.
Even if the judge does ban the S2, the phone will have been on the market for nearly three months, giving Samsung a chance to steal some of the iPhone 5's momentum. However, a ban on the phone in October may hurt Samsung's holiday sales.
One of the key topics in the legal battle between Samsung and Apple has been the similarities between the S2 and the iPhone. In August, customers in the U.S. will get the chance to compare both devices side by side for themselves.
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