Sprint has introduced the second 4G WiMAX capable handset, Samsung Epic 4G, a Galaxy S smartphone and Samsung Mobile's first 4G Android-powered device.

Samsung Epic 4G is part of a new breed of Samsung smartphones offering their very best and features an exceptionally thin smartphone design with a slide out, full QWERTY keyboard and 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display.

Powered by the Android 2.1 platform, Samsung Epic 4G also supports a series of advanced touch screen gestures including multi-touch pinch, long tap and zoom and vertical and horizontal swiping.

Let us look at its features & specifications

Features

• Samsung 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor
• 4-inch Super AMOLED capacitive display with pinch-to-zoom
• Google full HTML browser - bandwidth and quality that rival that of netbooks
• Android 2.1, with access to more than 50,000 apps on Android Marketâ„¢
• Simultaneous voice and data capability in 4G and Wi-Fi coverage areas, enabling Web surfing and more while talking
• Googleâ„¢ mobile services including Google Searchâ„¢, Google Mapsâ„¢, Google Talkâ„¢, Gmailâ„¢, YouTubeâ„¢ , and syncs with Google Calendarâ„¢
• Visual voicemail
• Messaging - personal and business email and text messaging, as well as IM through a downloadable Android Market app
• Dual camera: 5 MP camera/camcorder with autofocus, Power LED flash and 3x digital zoom for HD video (720p) recording for capture and playback on an HD television and front facing VGA camera for video chat and more
• Qik video application for video chat service and live video sharing
• High-quality video streaming and downloads at 3G and 4G data speeds
• Samsung's exclusive AllShare service to wirelessly share stored music, pictures and HD video to other DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) certifiedâ„¢ home electronics, including HDTVs, monitors, digital cameras, printers and more.
• Samsung Social Hub integrates all of the user's social networking services, messages, personal and business email, calendars and contacts, and can display calendar information from portal calendars, such as Google Calendar and social networking services together in one view with two-way synchronization
• Future access to the Samsung Media Hub, a full library of video and literary content powered by some of the biggest names in entertainment
• Media player with 3.5mm stereo headset jack
• Sprint applications including Sprint Football Live, Sprint Navigation Sprint TV®, and NASCAR Sprint Cup MobileSM
• Digital compass, six-axis motion sensor, proximity sensor, light sensor, GPS
• Expandable memory: 16 GB microSD card included; supports up to 32 GB
• Dimensions: 4.9 inches 2.54 inches x 0.56 inches (124.8 mm x 64.6 mm x 14.2 mm) (LxWxT)
• Weight: 5.46 ounces (155 grams)
• Battery: Standard removable 1500mAh Lithium (Li-on) battery
• Memory: 1 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM

Wireless Specifications

• 3G/4G capability
• 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot capability - connects up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices
• 4G data speeds (WiMAX) - peak download speeds of more than 10 Mbps; peak upload speeds of 1 Mbps; average download speeds of 3-6 Mbps
• 3G data speeds (EVDO Rev A.) - peak download speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps; peak upload speeds of 1.8 Mbps; average download speeds of 600 kbps-1.4 Mbps
• Bluetooth® 2.1 with A2DP Stereo and EDR
• Built-in WiFi®: 802.11 b/g/n

In the coming months, Samsung Epic 4G will have access to the Samsung Media Hub, making it the first and only 4G handset to feature a video store with movies and TV available for purchase or rental and optimized for a handset screen for an HD-like entertainment experience.

Sprint expects to launch Android 2.2 for Samsung Epic 4G in the near future. With the Android 2.2 upgrade, customers can expect improvements to include the following benefits among others: updates to User Interface, improved EAS Support, improved Browser Performance including Flash 10x Support, voice Dialing Over Bluetooth and application Storage on External Memory.

Check out the Epic 4G ad below