Samsung is learning to navigate the US regulatory maze quickly; its Galaxy Premier has already passed through the FCC mere days after it hit the newswires. The approval is very much a mixed blessing, however. While it helps confirm the hinted-at Superior codename and shows that HSPA 3G will work on AT&T and larger Canadian carriers, it’s clear from the frequency mix that there’s none of the LTE-based 4G that North American providers would demand for an official deal. While we weren’t bracing ourselves for the Premier crossing the oceans, it does mean that Americans wanting Samsung’s not-quite-a-Galaxy-S-III will have to either score a cheap import or hope one of the US networks has a change of heart.
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Samsung Galaxy Premier reaches the FCC without the LTE we crave originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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