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Samsung Captivate Glide with Qwerty Keyboard

Updated on Aug 2, 2019 by Tuan Do

The first images of a Samsung smartphone with a side-slide QWERTY keyboard were revealed a few days ago and we didn’t know if it is another new product from Samsung. BGR has just confirmed that this is actually a variant of Samsung Galaxy S II for AT&T. (updated below)

The model number of this device is SGH-I927 and it will run on Android Gingerbread 2.3.4. Galaxy S II is currently the best selling phone of Samsung but it has not officially arrived in America yet. According to some information, Galaxy S II will be officially released in the U.S. in August and we can expect the SGH-I927 would be launched on the same day.

The apparent difference of the 2 versions is the physical QWERTY keyboard. The 4-row keyboard is added with 4 tall buttons on the left and right for search, home, menu and back functions. Undoubtedly, this will be a blockbuster of Samsung in the market share as people always want a hardware keypad for their devices. Therefore, Samsung wouldn’t have to worry about the Galaxy S II even when the iPhone 5 could be released this September.

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Many consumers don’t consider buying an iPhone because it never has the physical Qwerty keyboard and Apple doesn’t intend to change its design. I’ve seen how they’ve struggle with using a capacitive touchscreen keyboard, it is particularly difficult for users that have long fingernails or big fat thumbs. The Galaxy S II is a powerful smartphone that have all advantages, so let’s wait and see its success.

Update: This is actually the Samsung Captivate Glide, it features a side-slide QWERTY keyboard, a 4-inch, 480×800 Super AMOLED screen, a 1 GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 CPU, 1 GB of RAM, and 2 cameras, a 1.3-megapixel one at the front and a full HD 8-megapixel one at the back. Check out the video:

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  1. selurus says

    Jul 29, 2011 at 12:42 am

    This is fantastic. any news if they plan to release this model in other countries?

    Reply
    • Tuan Do says

      Jul 29, 2011 at 10:33 am

      Hi, there is already the international version of Samsung Galaxy S 2 which has no keyboard. So I don’t think they will release SGH-I927 outside the US and we can only get it via shipping.

      Reply
  2. MJJ says

    Aug 23, 2011 at 12:09 am

    Unfortunately for those who aren’t AT&T endusers won’t have the choice of a qwerty slider S2 unless the other MSP’s in North America decide to offer their own variant of the I927. It’ll be an HSPDA+ which won’t work within the other carriers’ networks. Ugh! Here’s hoping somewhere donwn the line more hi-end qwerty slider devices are offered.

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  3. Mattias says

    Mar 5, 2012 at 1:42 pm

    I was like “THAT’S AWESOME!” because I am totally going to buy one tomorrow.. and then I saw the update that said its the Captivate Glide, and was like “NNNOOOOO! I want the keyboard!”

    Oh well, I’ll just have to invest in a slider-style case with built-in bluetooth keyboard..

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