Samsung News: Samsung Epic 2, Next-Gen Epic, Late August Release Date?

SamsungEpic2.JPGThe next Samsung Epic, the Samsung Epic 2 from Sprint, will reportedly have some minor improvements over last year's model, including a larger keyboard/screen and slightly better processors.

The Samsung Epic 2 processor has been increased from a 1.GHz processor to 1.2GHz single-core Hummingbird processor.  The camera is upgraded from 5MP to 8MP.

The touchscreen is expected to be 4" WVGA (800 x 480), and the keyboard will slide out with 5 rows.
The operating system most likely will be Android 2.3 Gingerbread. 

Samsung Epic 2 specs include 4G WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and microSD card slot.

The release date has not been announced.  However, last year the first
Epic was released in late August, suggesting a last August release date.