Straight Talk has started offering the Samsung Galaxy S Showcase in some Walmart retail stores. It might be a new name, but the Galaxy Showcase is actually the original Galaxy S, meaning it is a two-year-old handset. It has a 4-inch screen and a 1GHz processor, which is fine and good, but it runs Android 2.3, which certainly downgrades the experience. That wouldn’t be such a bad package if the price were right, but at $250 it seems quite a bit overpriced. Then again, Straight Talk doesn’t offer any Android 4.0 devices, and they sell the Galaxy S II for $100 more. Again, this doesn’t appear to be available on the website yet. It’s at some Walmart outlets. It runs on the Verizon network. Via Howard Forums.]]>
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Are you sure that it uses verizon network? I was told that it will use at&t towers.
Yep, it says CDMA-V right on the box. Against my bank account’s better judgment I snatched it off the shelf. I to like it quite well. Svc is just what I expect from verizon around here. I can’t think of anything I can grump about. GPS is great. …less than excited about the browser; I’ll b trying a different one.
I have it and am using it now…found it in one of the stores. It uses Verizon.
the new GALAXY S 2 and 3 do not run on the verizon network for straight talk. the run ATandT. the only galaxy phones they have for verizon are the proclaim and the showcase
Does the Samsung Galaxy S showcase have a front facing camera? I have the phone, and it seems to have one, but I’m wondering if straight talk has disabled it somehow. Does anybody know for sure? Thanks
It looks like a camera but its actually a light sensor for the automatic brightness setting. it fooled me as well