After months of waiting, Samsung's Galaxy S II series is finally available in the United States.  Sprint has had their time to shine with the Epic 4G Touch, and now it's AT&T's turn.  The Samsung Galaxy S II comes to the nation's second largest wireless carrier on October 2nd and packs a 1.2 GHz dual-core Exynos processor, 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD video recording capabilities, a front-facing shooter, and Android 2.3.4 with Samsung's TouchWiz 4.0. 

Much like the international version, it's a top-notch Android smartphone that does a ton of things well.  Unfortunately, it's coming right before the assumed announcement of the iPhone 5.  Can it hold its own?  Part 1 of 2.