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Rumour: Samsung Prepping a WP7 Version of the Galaxy SII

05 Jul, 2011, 10:07 am IST | by Ashish Koshy | Smartphones

We were left thrilled with the Galaxy SII from Samsung, so much so that we believe it’s the best Android handset out there. Probably building up on this fact, Samsung is trying their luck on running the same hardware, on a different platform. The latest about the Galaxy SII is that the company is possibly prepping a Windows Phone 7 version of it.

Look! The Galaxy SII running on WP7!

Look! The Galaxy SII running on WP7!

 


The rumours are based on the suspicion that sources have spotted a Bluetooth profile of the Samsung SGH-i937. They feel that the profile that this handset boasts of is exactly the same as the Mango Windows Phone 7 stack. Also the handset was seen on an Occasional Gamers list of Windows Phone 7 handsets running its games.

From what we can make out, Samsung is possibly preparing a WP7 smartphone. Another thing is that the Galaxy SII possibly has the most favourable hardware for running Windows Phone 7 and thus the rumours. What do you think? A Galaxy SII running WP7, or a completely different device doing the same? You can give us your opinions in the comments section below.

Tags: Samsung Galaxy SII , Microsoft Windows Phone 7 , Microsoft , Windows Phone 7 , WP7 , smartphone , touchscreen , Samsung , Galaxy SII , SGH-i937 , 8 megapixel , 2 megapixel , Super-AMOLED

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