Samsung Galaxy S: A Phone by Any Other Name, but Which One?

So it’s finally happened. Just as it is in the US, the Samsung Galaxy S is now available in the UK on four major carriers (the exception being the 3 network), with T-Mobile UK adding the phone to their line-up. It is, however, a bit different in the UK. For starters, all of the phones have the same name, whereas in the US, they all have different names.

But it’s more than just names that the four UK phones have in common. Apart from the carrier they are locked to, they are the exact same phone. They all look exactly the same, have exactly the same hardware, and…. well…. what more can I say, they are all the exact same phone.

In the USA, all four versions of the Galaxy S are different. They all have different names, they all look slightly different, and their hardware varies from phone to phone. The obvious example that stands out is the Epic 4G, which is the only USA phone with a front-facing camera, while all four of the UK phones have one, because again, they are all the same phone. The Epic 4G also has… well… 4G… and of course it has a physical keyboard.

In my humble opinion, the four USA models are actually superior to the global model. They all have four buttons on the front whereas the UK models all have three, and they don’t have the nasty plastic back that the global model has. The front-facing camera is cool, but I don’t think I’ll ever use it. Anyway, now that the Galaxy S is on T-Mobile UK, it is likely to be my next phone. Expect a full review in the coming weeks.

What do you think about the different models available and the differences that we know about?  Leave us your thoughts below!