Following the Samsung Google Nexus S that first to sports the Android 2.3, Gingerbread another UMTS-capable Nexus S 4G from Google will be exclusive for Sprint. “Pure Google experience” that’s the banner for this new entry in the Nexus line. Knowing the Nexus line this is the flagship handsets to run the latest and greatest Android releases and apps.
Google and Samsung work together to developed the Nexus S 4G, focusing on hardware and software integration to highlight the enhancement of Gingerbread. Nexus S 4G features “4” Contour Display designed to fit comfortably in the palm of your hand and along the side of your face. It also features a 1GHz Hummingbird processor, front and rear facing cameras, 16GB of internal memory, and NFC (near field communication) hardware that lets you read information from everyday objects that have NFC tags.” The handset will utilize Sprint’s high-speed 4G data network. Google also added that “Sprint customers will soon be able to take advantage of the full set of Google Voice features without changing or porting their number.”
Google also announced that “Nexus S 4G can be purchased this spring online and in-store from Sprint retailers and Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores in the U.S.”
Samsung Google Nexus S 4G Full Specifications
| General | 2G Network | CDMA 800 / 1900 |
|---|---|---|
| 3G Network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | |
| Announced | 2011, March | |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2011, April |
| Size | Dimensions | 124 x 63 x 11.2 mm |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 131 g |
| Display | Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches | |
| – Oleophobic surface – Contour Display with curved glass screen – Multi-touch input method – Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate – Touch-sensitive controls – Proximity sensor for auto turn-off – Three-axis gyro sensor |
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| Memory | Phonebook | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
|---|---|---|
| Call records | Practically unlimited | |
| Internal | 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM | |
| Card slot | No |
| Data | GPRS | No |
|---|---|---|
| EDGE | No | |
| 3G | Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiMAX, Wi-Fi hotspot | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | |
| Infrared port | No | |
| USB | Yes, v2.0 microUSB |
| Camera | Primary | 5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus | |
| Video | Yes, WVGA@30fps | |
| Secondary | Yes, VGA |
| Features | OS | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor, PowerVR SGX540 GPU, Hummingbird chipset | |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS | |
| Browser | HTML | |
| Radio | No | |
| Games | Yes | |
| Colors | Black | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support | |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | |
| – NFC support – Social networking integration – Digital compass – MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263 player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player – Organizer – Image/video editor – Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) – Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration – Flash Player v10.1 – Voice memo/dial/commands – Predictive text input – Near Field Communications |
| Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh | |
|---|---|---|
| Credit | GSMArena | Specification |
