Samsung’s scored a big one, brining its Samsung Galaxy S in various different flavors to all four major US carriers. Verizon Wireless will be carrying the Samsung Galaxy S as the Verizon Wireless Samsung Fascinate, which will join the Sprint Samsung Epic 4G, the T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant, and the AT&T Samsung Captivate–we had hoped Samsung would have kept the Galaxy S moniker consistent across all four lines, except maybe the Sprint model which includes a 4G radio. None the less, the Fascinate for Verizon Wireless will bring all the great things about the Galaxy S model–including 1 GHz Hummingbird CPU, 4-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display, and HD capabilities–to Verizon Wireless’ burgeoning Android line-up.

The Fascinate will be similar to the Captivate, Vibrant, and Galaxy S for US Cellular in that it won’t offer a sliding hardware keyboard and will only come with as a touch-only device.

Press Release:

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and DALLAS, June 28/PRNewswire/ — Verizon Wireless, the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G network, and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the number 1 mobile phone provider in the United States(1), today announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Fascinate(TM), a Galaxy S(TM) smartphone.

Powered by Android 2.1(TM), the Fascinate is equipped with support for Google Mobile Services, including, Gmail(TM), YouTube(TM), Android Market(TM) and more. Additionally, the Fascinate boasts a brilliant four-inch Super AMOLED touch screen display, Samsung 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor, and an integrated entertainment, multimedia, messaging and social networking experience.

Key features and specifications:

– Android 2.1 platform – With support for Google Mobile Services including Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk and Android Market — Full HTML Web browsing capabilities — Preloaded with Bing Maps and Bing Search — 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities – Allows customers to transform their phone into a wireless modem for up to five compatible Wi-Fi-enabled devices — Super AMOLED Screen Technology – Brilliant display makes watching movies, viewing videos and playing games come to life like never before, even in bright light and outdoor environments — Advanced touch screen gestures capabilities, including multi-touch pinch to zoom, double tap to zoom and horizontal swiping, which provides easier and quicker access to many applications, including location-based services, Web browsing and digital photos or videos — Multiple file formats supported, including DivX support — Samsung 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor – Produces amazing graphics, faster upload and download times and HD-like multimedia content — Six-axis sensor that works with the smartphone’s accelerometer to provide a smooth, fluid gaming experience when the user is tilting the device up or down or panning the phone to the left or right — Virtual QWERTY Keyboard Featuring Swype Technology – Input text faster and in a more intuitive way with one continuous finger motion across the screen keyboard — Full suite of messaging options – Text, picture, video and voice messaging; corporate and personal e-mail accounts supported — 5.0-megapixel camera/camcorder – Auto-focus and LED flash with HD video recording and playback (720p) capabilities to capture photos and videos for playback on your HD television — WiFi Connectivity (802.11 b/g/n) — Stereo Bluetooth(R) Technology – Support for headset, hands-free, stereo, phonebook access, object push for vCard and vCalendar — Corporate Email – Supports Android Eclair Exchange ActiveSync e-mail to synchronize corporate e-mail, contacts and calendars from office e-mail accounts — Music and video players and 3.5-millimeter headphone jack — 2GB internal memory expandable to 32GB, 16GB microSD(TM) included with handset.

Lifestyle features:

– V CAST Music with Rhapsody(R), V CAST Video on Demand, V CAST Song ID, Visual Voice Mail, V CAST Tones, VZ Navigator(R) and Mobile IM , City ID — Samsung’s Social Hub – Built around messaging, contacts and calendar sync, which allows users to send and receive information, whether it is e-mail, social network updates or SMS messages o Integrated Calendar information from portal calendars, on Exchange, Google Calendar(TM) and social networking services (SNS), including Facebook(R) o Integrated Contacts syncs with Exchange, Google, Twitter and Facebook(R) and displays a user’s contacts in four categories including Information, History (previous calls and messages), Activities (status updates and notifications on social networking sites) and Media (Facebook profile photos and photo gallery) — Feeds & Updates – Displays feeds from multiple SNS sites such as Facebook(R), MySpace and Twitter, which also allows users to update their status instantly — AllShare Application – Enables inter-device connectivity through Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), so users can send multimedia content wirelessly to other DLNA-enabled devices such as TVs and laptops — Daily Briefing – Instant access to weather, news, stocks and schedule — Write and Go – Quickly jot down an idea and later decide on a format, such as SMS/ MMS, e-mail, calendar or memo, to send or post to popular SNS sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace — Weather Clock – Displays current time and weather of the selected city (ability to add and select other cities)