Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G hides out in the open, heads to MetroPCS

[![Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G hides out in the open, headed to MetroPCS][1] ][2]

What's old is apparently new again for [MetroPCS][3] subscribers. Thanks to some leaked training materials over on _Howard Forums_, we have a pretty clear idea of the next [Galaxy S][4] device to bow on that budget carrier's lineup -- the Lightray 4G. No, your eyes aren't deceiving you, we've seen this exact phone before at CES 2012 where it was part of [Dyle's Mobile TV showcase][5]. And that chassis you see above? It's a mostly unaltered version of [Verizon's Droid Charge][6], although that formerly pointed chin seems to have gotten the Ashlee Simpson treatment. Spec-wise, the 4.3-inch device reportedly packs a Super AMOLED Plus display, 1.3-megapixel front-facing / 8-megapixel rear cameras, 16GB of included microSD storage (what it'll ship with onboard is unknown), HDMI-out and, bizarrely, that aforementioned TV tuner, replete with antenna. No word on when this unofficial fella's set to go legit nor which Google OS treat it'll run, but with a recently surfaced FCC doc _and_ company slides to go off, we're sure to find out sooner rather than later.

Filed under: [Cellphones][7], [Wireless][8]

[Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G hides out in the open, heads to MetroPCS][2] originally appeared on [Engadget][9] on Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:31:00 EDT. Please see our [terms for use of feeds][10].

######

[Permalink][11] ![][12][Android Police][13] | ![source][14][FCC][15], [Howard Forums][16] | [Email this][17] | [Comments][18]

[1]: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/07/metropcs-gs-lightray4g.jpg
[2]: http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/27/samsung-galaxy-s-lightray-4g-hides-out-in-the-open-heads-to-met/
[3]: http://www.engadget.com/tag/metro+pcs/
[4]: http://www.engadget.com/tag/samsung,%20galaxy%20s/
[5]: http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/12/hands-on-dyle-mobile-tv/
[6]: http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/02/droid-charge-review/
[7]: http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/
[8]: http://www.engadget.com/category/wireless/
[9]: http://www.engadget.com
[10]: http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/
[11]: http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/27/samsung-galaxy-s-lightray-4g-hides-out-in-the-open-heads-to-met/ (Permanent link to this entry)
[12]: http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_VIA.gif
[13]: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/07/27/images-details-surface-samsungs-galaxy-s-lightray-4g-set-to-land-on-metropcs-with-super-amoled-plus-display-single-core-processor/
[14]: http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif
[15]: https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&RequestTimeout=500&calledFromFrame=N&application_id=964460&fcc_id=%27A3LSCHR940%27
[16]: http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1771364-Samsung-Galaxy-S-Lightray-4G
[17]: http://www.engadget.com/forward/20287858/ (Send this entry to a friend via email)
[18]: http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/27/samsung-galaxy-s-lightray-4g-hides-out-in-the-open-heads-to-met/#comments (View reader comments on this entry)

URL: http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/27/samsung-galaxy-s-lightray-4g-hides-out-in-the-open-heads-to-met/