Samsung Epic 4G for Sprint features a 1GHz Samsung Hummingbird processor, 5 megapixel camera, a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen, and Android 2.1 OS. To make things better samsung also packed a physical keyboard and front camera!

  • Hardware: While Samsung Epic lacks 4.3-inch screen like the Droid X or EVO, but at 4 inches, i’ll say it’s close — and for all practical purposes, it appears to be just as large. The slide-out physical keyboard doesn’t add as much girth as we expected, though it still adds to the height of the phone. While the curved edges give it a similar look to the Galaxy S we’ve seen overseas, it has four touch sensitive buttons along the bottom instead of those physical buttons. Oh, and about that physical keyboard, it’s pretty glorious — the keys are slightly raised and there’s a bit of space between each of them.
  • Screen: The Epic 4G has the same 4-inch Super AMOLED display as the Galaxy S and Captivate. But we aren’t letting that diminish our love of it — every time we see it we are pretty blown away by the crispness. Yet again, we didn’t get to test the display in sunlight, but indoors it was seriously bright, albeit glossy.
  • Software: The Epic 4G will run Android 2.1 at launch, but Sprint tells us it will be rolling out the 2.2 update not too long after it hits the market. Just like the Captivate, it has the latest version of Samsung’s TouchWiz skin, which isn’t too distracting and actually polishes up Android a bit. It’s also preloaded with Swype and Qik as well as a few Sprint applications — including the mobile hotspot app, notably. Speaking of Qik, we did confirm that the Epic 4G has a VGA front facing cam, while the one on it’s backside will take 5 megapixel shots.
  • Performance: Unlike the early version of the Captivate that we saw, the Epic 4G’s 1GHz Hummingbird CPU was zippy. As you will see in the video, scrolling was super snappy and there was no noticeable lag in opening applications like Amazon’s Kindle app or firing up the camcorder. Video playback also looked super smooth. Sprint’s still not giving out information on pricing or availability, though we’re told the price will be aggressive and the handset will be available before the end of Summer.

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