The Samsung Galaxy S 2 is selling like hotcakes and is, by all accounts including our Samsung Galaxy S 2 review, a pretty hot bit of hardware. Now it seems like Samsung could be about to try and use that success as a springboard for a new Windows Phone 7 device.
Clues that the Samsung Galaxy S 2 could be reborn in Windows Phone 7 form have popped up in device testing logs. Read on for the intriguing evidence that the successor to the Samsung Omnia 7 may be from a different galaxy…
The first clue that a Samsung Galaxy S2-style phone with Windows Phone 7 onboard is being toyed with comes from the Bluetooth SIG. It shows a device with the model number SGH-i937 in its listings. That’s a leap of 10 from the Samsung Galaxy S2′s model number (SGH-i927) while the original Samsung Omnia 7′s model number was SGH-i917.
Besides the circumstantial numbering, the mysterious SGH-i937 shares the same Bluetooth characteristics as a Windows Phone 7 Mango device. It also shows up on a list of Windows Phone 7 phones logged by developer Occasional Gamer which previously revealed the Dell Venue Pro was out in the wild way before its official launch.
While doesn’t all add up to a watertight case for a new Windows Phone 7 device from Samsung, the combination of the Samsung Galaxy S 2 hardware with Windows Phone 7 would definitely make a compelling combo. Would you pick one up if Samsung took the plunge?
Out TBC | £TBC | Samsung (via WMPowerUser)
