AUS: Samsung Galaxy S II to be launched by Teslar on July 26

Teslar have announced that their Samsung Galaxy S II will be launched in Australia come Jul 26. This will not be the phone's first outing in the country since Vodafone Australia have already been selling it already. The delay of Teslar's launching is said to be due to some performance, network, and UI improvements that is expected to be in the Galaxy S II's under Teslars umbrella.

The phone will be priced at AUS$840 when it will launched. The price, apparently, will be an off contract price but it will also be offered by Teslar on different plans where you will be able to get the phone at a much lower price.

Testing times but it’s worth the wait

Many of you have asked why Telstra has released the Galaxy SII a little later than the competition. One of the reasons is that Telstra rigorously tests smartphones before they are launched onto our network. That means that our phones are not just compatible with our 850Mhz Next G® network – they’re optimised to run on it.

As a general rule Telstra puts new smartphones through three test cycles. We do this because we know you expect the best from your new purchase. We’re told by handset manufactures that it’s one of the most compete testing regimes anywhere in the world. At the conclusion of each test cycle we ask our vendor partners to resolve any significant issues identified. These improvements eventually comprise a Next G®-optimised software package that runs the phone. Sometimes it will also result in hardware changes.

As a result of Telstra testing, a number of improvements will appear on the Telstra variant Samsung Galaxy SII. These include:

Better UMTS 850 RF sensitivity reducing instances of call drops and improved data speeds. This was achieved by asking Samsung to tune the calibration of the antenna based on Telstra’s test results.

Improved UI performance/responsiveness.

Improved data throughput rates when used as a tethered modem on some operating systems

Improved attachment handling when using the e-mail client.

Improved stability when used as a Wi-Fi hotspot.

Source: Sammy Hub 

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