Google and Samsung today unveiled the Galaxy Nexus, the first phone designed for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
--- With a super slim profile, Galaxy Nexus features a 4.65" Contour Display with true high definition (720p) resolution and a lightning-fast dual core 1.2ghz processor combined with 4G LTE or HSPA+ technology. Galaxy Nexus also features the latest in software: Ice Cream Sandwich makes Android simple and beautiful, and takes the smartphone to beyond smart.
Beauty and simplicity With Ice Cream Sandwich, our mission was to build a mobile OS that works on both phones and tablets, and to make the power of Android enticing and intuitive. We created a new font that's optimized for HD displays and eliminated all hardware buttons in favor of adaptable software buttons. We also dramatically improved the keyboard, made notifications more interactive and created resizable widgets.
The desktop-class browser is significantly faster, featuring a refined tab manager and the ability to sync your bookmarks with Google Chrome. Ice Cream Sandwich also features the best mobile Gmail experience to date, with a new design that lets you quickly swipe through your inbox and search messages even when you're offline. Calendar boasts a clean new look and you can zoom into your schedule with a pinch.
Connect and share People are at the heart of Ice Cream Sandwich. We rethought how you browse your contacts with the new People app, which combines high-resolution photos and updates from Google+ and other social services. It's also easier to capture and share your life with family and friends. Galaxy Nexus sports a high-end camera with zero shutter lag, automatic focus, top notch low-light performance and a simple way to capture panoramic pictures. Shoot amazing photos or 1080p video, and then edit and share them directly from your phone.
Beyond smart Galaxy Nexus isn't just a smartphone-it's beyond smart. Ice Cream Sandwich gives you complete control over the amount of mobile data you use by helping you better understand and manage it. We're also introducing Android Beam, which uses near field communication (NFC) to instantly share webpages, YouTube videos, maps, directions and apps by simply tapping two phones together. Face Unlock uses state-of-the-art facial recognition technology to unlock your phone with nothing more than a smile. ---
The Galaxy Nexus will be available in the U.S.A., Canada, Europe, and Asia starting in November. Google also announced that it's now activating 550,000 Android devices daily.
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Kayleen - October 29, 2011 at 1:40am
If you want to get read, this is how you souhld write.
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80 Hahaha - October 19, 2011 at 11:58pm
It's a ShitDroid. Hahaha
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Danny - October 19, 2011 at 7:52pm
It's not an iPhone. Enough said
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80 - October 19, 2011 at 11:58pm
True That!!!
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Another Copy - October 19, 2011 at 12:10pm
I like how they copied Photobooth @ 1:07
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Sharp - October 19, 2011 at 9:02am
What do i need all this specs for? What this phone can perform better then iphone4s??? It's just silly hardware to get you buy something you don't need.
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digihead - October 19, 2011 at 11:43am
thats exactly the point! they just comparing hardware specs and telling you - look, this has 1Gb ram! and so what?! i don't give care how much ram and how many cores i have in my iphone - it runs fast and smooth - this is all i want!
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neil - October 19, 2011 at 3:17pm
couldnt you say the same thing about the iphone 4s over the iphone 4
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neil - October 19, 2011 at 3:19pm
couldnt you say the same thing about the iphone 4s over the iphone 4
i have a 4s and gave my mrs my iphone 4 and theres hardly any diference
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Sharp - October 20, 2011 at 5:57am
No i could not. It's nothing like this. Anyway iphone4 needed a little boost.
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DacksMac - October 19, 2011 at 8:30am
Awesome phone! Shitty melted ice cream sandwich OS :(
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NeHoMaR - October 19, 2011 at 8:03am
So, this phone has better screen resolution than iPhone4?
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80 - October 19, 2011 at 6:14am
BIG WOW!!! who gives? It's just another Droid.
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Scooby Doo - October 19, 2011 at 6:59am
Gotta love those Apple Fannies....lol
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DacksMac - October 19, 2011 at 3:53pm
I think the return policy is 30 days. Same as every tier piece if hardware ever made