Samsung Galaxy Stratosphere II sneakily goes up for sale at Verizon

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When a carrier says it will ship a phone in the "coming weeks," there's usually a certain ritual involved: after weeks of waiting, we get a more definitive press release nailing down the ship date and price. Verizon isn't big on tradition, it seems. Just as many Americans settled down for Thanksgiving, the Samsung [Galaxy Stratosphere II](http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/12/samsung-stratosphere-ii/) popped up for sale at Verizon's web store. The Android QWERTY slider is selling at its promised $130 contract price and costs $450 up front; about the only surprise left for the mid-range messaging phone is out-of-the-box [Isis support](http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/22/isis-nfc-payments-go-live-in-austin-and-salt-lake-city/) for NFC-based mobile payments. There's talk at _Android Central_ of customers who've already managed to snag the Stratosphere II at retail, although the timing is such that most Americans won't see one first-hand until they're recovering from a food coma.

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**Via:** [Android Central](http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-stratosphere-2-quietly-goes-sale-here-s-your-first-look)

**Source:** [Verizon](http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=5963)

URL: http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/24/samsung-galaxy-stratosphere-ii-sneakily-goes-up-for-sale/