Samsung Galaxy S II will be at Play.com on 31 March

ANNOUNCED earlier this month at Mobile World Congress, Samsung's Galaxy S II will be available to purchase from play.com on 31 March, but that date could be beaten by Clove.co.uk.

Although Play.com has a date for the end of March at £599.99 including VAT with free delivery, Clove.co.uk is reporting that the handset will be available in mid to late March. Prices at Clove start at £612 including VAT with £7 postage.

Expansys.com won't be able to sell you one until 20 June with a price tag of £629.99 including VAT with free delivery.

The Galaxy S II is the slimmer, lighter and faster successor to the popular Galaxy S. It will be 8.49mm thick with a 4.27-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, Android 2.3 Gingerbread pre-loaded, a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM and an 8MP camera capable of recording HD 1080p video.

Check out our video demo of the Galaxy S2 from Mobile World Congress. µ