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Making sense of Samsung's infringing devices

On Friday, a jury found that Samsung violated Apple patent rights on 26 of its devices. CNET takes a closer look at these handsets and where they stand.

Lynn La Senior Editor / Reviews - Phones
Lynn La covers mobile reviews and news. She previously wrote for The Sacramento Bee, Macworld and The Global Post.
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Galaxy S 4G
T-Mobile's Galaxy S 4G had the most patent violations under its belt. Josh Miller/CNET

Now that (some of) the dust has cleared from the Apple v. Samsung trial that wrapped up on Friday, wherein a jury awarded Apple more than $1 billion in damages for Samsung's patent violations, CNET takes a look at the 26 devices cited for infringements.

The carriers

    AT&T (4) - Captivate, Galaxy S II, Galaxy S II Skyrocket, Infuse 4G
    Sprint (5) - Epic 4G, Epic 4G Touch, Galaxy Tab, Nexus S 4G, Transform
    T-Mobile (4) - Exhibit 4G, Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy S II, Vibrant
    Verizon (4) - Continuum, Droid Charge, Fascinate, Galaxy Tab 10.1
    Unlocked (3) - Galaxy Ace, Galaxy S, Galaxy S II
    Metro PCS (1) - Galaxy Indulge
    Boost Mobile (2) - Galaxy Prevail, Replenish
    C Spire (1) - Galaxy S Showcase
    U.S. Cellular (2) - Gem, Mesmerize

The device with the most infringements (6 patents)

    Galaxy S 4G

The devices with the fewest infringements (2 patents)

    Epic 4G Touch
    Transform

Samsung's infringing devices (pictures)

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The Galaxy family members (19)

    Captivate
    Continuum
    Epic 4G
    Epic 4G Touch
    Fascinate
    Galaxy Ace
    Galaxy Indulge
    Galaxy Prevail
    Galaxy S
    Galaxy S Showcase
    Galaxy S 4G
    Galaxy S II (AT&T)
    Galaxy S II (T-Mobile)
    Galaxy S II (unlocked)
    Galaxy S II Skyrocket
    Galaxy Tab
    Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Verizon)
    Galaxy Tab 10.1 (unlocked)
    Mesmerize
    Vibrant

The handsets with QWERTY keyboard (4)

    Epic 4G
    Galaxy Indulge
    Transform
    Replenish

The device with the highest amount of paid damages ($130 million)

    Galaxy S 4G

The devices with the lowest amount of paid damages (zero dollars)

The Android OS' at the time of introduction

    Android 2.1, Eclair (8) - Captivate, Continuum, Epic 4G, Fascinate, Galaxy S, Galaxy S Showcase, Mesmerize, Vibrant
    Android 2.2, Froyo (8) - Droid Charge, Galaxy Ace, Galaxy Indulge, Galaxy Prevail, Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy Tab, Gem, Infuse 4G
    Android 2.3, Gingerbread (8) - Epic 4G, Exhibit 4G, Galaxy S II (AT&T), Galaxy S II (T-Mobile), Galaxy S II (unlocked), Galaxy S II Skyrocket, Nexus S 4G, Replenish
    Android 3.1, Honeycomb (1) - Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Verizon), Galaxy Tab 10.1 (unlocked)