T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy S outed by way of FCC?

We've already heard enough talk -- both from our own tipsters and other publications -- to say with some level of confidence that T-Mobile plans on unleashing the mighty Galaxy S at some point in the next month or two, but is this the smoking gun? There's now a phone called the SGH-T959 in the FCC's certification database that features AWS 3G support, and while external photos are rudely left out, the device's outline clearly mimics that of the generic, unbranded Galaxy S that we've been seeing since its unveiling back in March. At any rate, we've got this Samsung Android event coming up stateside here in a couple weeks, so we should figure it all out then.

[Hussain Rahim Posted Jun 15th 2010 10:26PM]

@Jmartino I feel your pain. HD2 is a disaster and this thing doesn't have a flash camera.
But if you want to stay Android, Verizon seems like the place to go...

Droid 2 and Droid X. Can't go wrong there.

[HotBBQ Posted Jun 15th 2010 10:36PM]

Both this and the Sprint version needs to stick with stock Android. I don't wanna be touched or whizzed on.

[andthen Posted Jun 15th 2010 10:48PM]

I was on the galaxy website, I cant believe it doesn't even have a flash with the camera haha. Wow, kinda cheap.

[archboy69 Posted Jun 15th 2010 11:56PM]

No way, no how...I don't trust Samsung after their last fiasco about upgrading the OS. Are we sure they wont do the same thing again and leave their users out in the cold?

I would just rather stick with Moto or HTC knowing that they DO update even if the Galaxy S looks like to be a pretty good phone.

[r3loaded Posted Jun 16th 2010 3:44AM]

Erm, the Galaxy S is already out? As in people actually have it in their hands?

[longcat Posted Jun 16th 2010 5:28PM]

What's most interesting to me about this phone is that it's UMTS Band IV. What's least interesting is Samsung's track history for providing updates for such a fast-moving OS as Android. Until this Android-release-of-the-week stops and/or Samsung provides continued support for their phones I will wait. The thought of buying out my contract tempers my excitement for this phone. There's essentially an Android tax and manufacturers like Samsung have to get with the program before they alienate a significant portion of their customer base in a competitive market, or pass the savings back to the consumer. Maybe they can create a "disposable Android phone" market with cheap prices and no upgrades. With good enough prices unlocked that's something I might go for.