Samsung and Google today announced GALAXY Nexus, the world’s first smartphone running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest release of the Android platform.
GALAXY Nexus features a 4.65″ HD Super AMOLED display technology at 720p resolution and a 1.2GHz dual core processor.
Ice Cream Sandwich brings an entirely new look and feel to Android. It has a redesigned user interface with improved multi-tasking, notifications, Wi-Fi hotspot, NFC support and a full web browsing experience.
GALAXY Nexus features software navigation buttons, a first for Android smartphones. The lock screen, home screen, phone app, and everything in between has been rethought and redesigned to make Android simple, beautiful, and useful.
Ice Cream Sandwich introduces innovations such as Face Unlock which uses facial recognition to unlock your phone.
GALAXY Nexus is designed to provide a “pure Google,” experience, and with it, you will be the first to receive software upgrades and new applications as they become available.
It also features a number of Google Mobile services, including: Android Market, Gmail, Google Maps 5.0 with 3D maps and turn-by-turn navigation, Google Earth, Movie Studio, YouTube, syncing with Google Calendar, and a redesigned Google app.
Specifications :
Size – 135.5 x 67.94 x 8.94mm, 135g
Processor – 1.2 GHz Dual Core Processor
1GB(RAM) 16GB/ 32GB Internal memory
Display – 4.65″ 1280X720 HD Super AMOLED
OS – Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich
Camera – Main : 5 MP AF with LED Flash with zero shutter lag and fast shot2shot, Front : 1.3MP for Video CallVideo – 1080p Full HD Video@ 30fps
3.5mm Ear Jack
Google Maps 5.0 with 3D maps and turn-by-turn navigation
Bluetooth technology v 3.0, NFC
USB 2.0
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz/ 5GHz)
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyro, Light, Proximity, Barometer
Battery – Li-on 1,750 mAh
GALAXY Nexus will be available in the U.S., Europe, and Asia beginning in November and gradually rolled out to other global markets.
Amit.g October 19, 2011 at 11:26 pm
@Vikas Patidar
lucky you!!! dont forget to explain the experience with Nokia wp mobile..
Vikas Patidar October 19, 2011 at 11:18 pm
@Amit.g
I’m going to try hands on one of them before end of this week.
Amit.g October 19, 2011 at 10:55 pm
@Vikas Patidar
Nokia is going to launch 4-5 models based on widows platform on 26th i.e Nokia world event in london..
Vikas Patidar October 19, 2011 at 10:37 pm
While Intel’s MeeGo had a lot of potential but it is not proved so great OS. And on the contrary it’s Nokia who has customized their own on the top of using the
extensive power of the cross platform framework Qt and created a beautiful UI with great user experience. And this is the only thing which will be available in all new
Nokia devices. Symbian Belle is an example of this one. And also Nokia is secretly working on a Linux based platform for the low end devices like series 40 etc. And it
will be powered by Qt. So everything is revolving around Qt.Qt as the name suggest cute and the application designed using Qt are so beautiful and fast.
Also Nokia made available Qt for Android, BlackBerry etc. So that developers can easily port their existing Symbian apps on those platform with a little bit effort. So you
might see how Nokia will be going to be take all those possibilities in to account.
By the way Windows Phone Mango OS is also pretty awesome. The only thing it lakes is advertisement. Peoples don’t know what’s it is actually. And all companies
didn’t launched Windows Phone devices in a full way. But now Nokia is going to launch it considering all those things and if they didn’t then game is over. So it will be
great time for Nokia World event announcements after a lot of buzz around iPhone and Android announcements.
Just hold your breath for the Nokia N9 Windows version AKA Nokia SeaRay is coming.
Vikas Patidar October 19, 2011 at 10:35 pm
While Intel’s MeeGo had a lot of potential but it is not proved so great OS. And on the contrary it’s Nokia who has customized their own on the top of using the extensive power of the cross platform framework Qt and created a beautiful UI with great user experience. And this is the only thing which will be available in all new Nokia devices. Symbian Belle is an example of this one. And also Nokia is secretly working on a Linux based platform for the low end devices like series 40 etc. And it will be powered by Qt. So everything is revolving around Qt.Qt as the name suggest cute and the application designed using Qt are so beautiful and fast.
Also Nokia made available Qt for Android, BlackBerry etc. So that developers can easily port their existing Symbian apps on those platform with a little bit effort. So you might see how Nokia will be going to be take all those possibilities in to account. After a lot of buzz around iPhone and Android announcements.
By the way Windows Phone Mango OS is also pretty awesome. The only thing it lakes is advertisement. Peoples don’t know what’s it is actually. And all companies didn’t launched Windows Phone devices in a full way. But now Nokia is going to launch it considering all those things and if they didn’t then game is over. So it will be great time for Nokia World event announcements.
Just hold your breath for the Nokia N9 Windows version AKA Nokia SeaRay is coming.
Tremerin Dsouza October 19, 2011 at 10:15 pm
@Amit.G
rightly said,though android has better U.I it is many bugs and worst security problems than other mobile o.s’s.Android is leading only because of google’s monopolized power in internet industry and a huge bank balance by which it has lured many mobile device manufacturers on its side while nokia,blackberry are single handedly fighting the onslaught of numerous android device manufacture family but nokia has the microsoft advantage if executed well it can be a game changer mobile industry.
Amit.G October 19, 2011 at 9:14 pm
@Tremerin Dsouza
but didn blame any of these, when samsung released worst display andro phone Galaxy fit whic is just a cartoon they never commented on it but showed huge negative points when nokia launched its dual sim slider phone C2-03. Basically they all are paid blogs which companies use it to creat brand image. Till now very few blogs mention about security issues with android whic is getting infected badly day by day.
Yes you are right, Never trust on blogs which are totally biased. Any one mistake in nokia they will make it a big news saying nokia is making defective products and all to defame it. Wher as when iphone,samsung wave and HTC had a biggest Problem that is Death grip these idiots released videos in there blogs showing how to hold the phones
Tremerin Dsouza October 19, 2011 at 7:53 pm
yes amit nokia was a bit slow to react to market expectations but the most damage nokia secured was from biased western blogs and websites who never appreciated positive aspects of symbian and highlighted only the shortcomings.They only blindly follow iphone which is way too costly compared to its hardware specifications and affordable only by elite section.
Amit.G October 19, 2011 at 5:50 pm
@Tremerin Dsouza
Forget Meego nokia wouldn have lost this much smartphone market share if it had updated symbian to symbian belle a year ago. People left symbian because of User Interface.
Tremerin Dsouza October 19, 2011 at 4:58 pm
Nokia should not have abandoned Meego as it could have multiple o.s like samsung and win customers by either windows or meego.
Rohan Singh October 19, 2011 at 4:42 pm
LOL.
rahulraj October 19, 2011 at 3:58 pm
TAKE PANGA WID RAJNIKANT JI AT YOUR OWN RISK
Koustabh Sahoo October 19, 2011 at 3:12 pm
now a days every operator reduces data plan and android totally depends upon internet…so i always prefers symbian more than android….
Amit.G October 19, 2011 at 12:38 pm
Symbian rules?? Its loosing market share very fast, i don know sales record of symbian belle phones but overall symbian is depleting fast.
Amit.G October 19, 2011 at 12:35 pm
Design is very beautiful and this new technology face recognisation is awesome. If google manages to improve security of android phones then it will be good because viruses and malwares are highest in number with andro as andro market itself has some 70 apps which are virus in real, they use all the details of users including IMEI Number of phone and sim card’s IMSI Number.
Vikas Patidar October 19, 2011 at 10:13 am
This phone is mainly aims for developes. Well everything is superb but they would have given higher rear camera.
Rohan Singh October 19, 2011 at 9:57 am
Only 5Mp camera …?? And it will be available in India for around 30,000. I should have 8Mp.
Avinash M October 19, 2011 at 9:22 am
Wow what a resolution..
Rudrateja October 19, 2011 at 9:13 am
Really cool features. It will beat ios. What is the price?
vikas patidar October 19, 2011 at 9:03 am
nothing compared to nokia n9.android sucks,symbian rules!!!yeah.