Samsung has just introduced a new Android device (I997) into the American market, a monster of a phone called the Samsung Infuse 4G – with an extra large 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display. Launching with AT&T, the Infuse 4G will bizarrely run Android 2.2 Froyo, instead of Gingerbread, like its smaller Super AMOLED Plus sibling – the Galaxy S II. An update to Android 2.3 is rumoured to be in the pipeline though.
[RELATED_ARTICLE]The larger 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display has the same 480×800 resolution as the Galaxy S II’s 4.3-inch screen. As for the rest of the specs, there are quite a few differences, with the a 1.2GHz single-core processor (Hummingbird) powering the setup. As for RAM, reports are conflicting anywhere between 512MB and 1GB, while its reported 1080p HD video recording capable 8MP rear camera might be capable of just 720p HD. The front-facing camera is a regular 1.3MP webcam compared to the S2’s 2MP offering.
The Infuse 4G will not be available in different storage configurations – just 16GB built-in with 32GB expandable via microSD (2GB included). It has a larger 1750 mAh battery, promising up to 400 hours of standby time and 8 hours of talk time. Since the Samsung Infuse 4G is not running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, it looks like Samsung has included TouchWiz 3.0 UI instead of 4.0.
For now, the model has only been announced for the United States (due out on May 15th). We are hopeful however that a Gingerbread-loaded 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus single-core will make its way to global shores soon enough.
