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hi this is Brian Bennett for cnet.com and today we're taking a first look at the Samsung Galaxy S aviator for US Cellular this attractively styled handset costs $1.99 ninety-nine and is the first phone on US Cellular to offer a 4G data connection though it uses plastic construction the Aviators build quality is high with the track of curves and beveled edges it has a big 4.3 inch Super AMOLED screen that makes colors pop and blacks deep above the display is a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera below the screen are four typical Android buttons they are actually physical keys and not the capacitive buttons found on more premium phones on top is a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack the right side holds the power button and a flap covering and an HDMI connection for compatible HD TVs and monitors on the left is a volume bar and micro USB port around back is the Aviators 8 megapixel camera and LED flash which is responsive and takes pretty good photos but don't be fooled by its high-flying name and fancy galaxy branding the Galaxy S aviator is really a mid-range device that sits slightly above Samsung's original Galaxy S but below the Galaxy Nexus and even the older Galaxy S 2 basically The Aviator features a weak 1 gigahertz single core processor unlike the dual-core chips powering the Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy s2 also the aviator runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and not the most recent form of the OS Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich like the Galaxy Nexus another thing to consider is a limited coverage of US Cellular's 4G LTE network which is only available in six regions including areas of Wisconsin Texas Oklahoma Maine North Carolina and Iowa I'm Brian Bennett and this has been a first look at the Samsung Galaxy S aviator be sure to check out our full review at Cena comm