Google join hands with Samsung to launch its brand new Android smartphone, Nexus S. Nexus S will be the Android 2.3 smartphone and will be available in the markets from December 16 in US markets, and by December 20, Nexus S will be available in the UK markets.
Here are the detailed specifications of Google Nexus S:
Connectivity
- Quad-band GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900
- Tri-band HSPA: 900, 2100, 1700
- HSPA type: HSDPA (7.2Mbps) HSUPA (5.76Mbps)
- Wi-Fi 802.11 n/b/g
- Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
- Near Field Communication (NFC)
- Assisted GPS (A-GPS)
- microUSB 2.0
Display
- 4.0″ WVGA (480×800)
- Contour Display with curved glass screen
- Super AMOLED
- 235 ppi
- Capacitive touch sensor
- Anti-fingerprint display coating
Size and weight
- 63mm x 123.9mm x 10.88mm
- 129g
Hardware
- Haptic feedback vibration
- Three-axis gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Digital compass
- Proximity sensor
- Light sensor
Processor and memory
- 1GHz Cortex A8 (Hummingbird) processor
- 16GB iNAND flash memory
Cameras and multimedia
- Back-facing: 5 megapixels (2560×1920)
- 720 x 480 video resolution
- H.264, H.263 MPEG4 video recording
- Auto focus
- Flash
- Front-facing: VGA (640×480)
- 3.5mm, 4-conductor headset jack
(stereo audio plus microphone) - Earpiece and microphone
- Software noise-cancellation
Battery
- Talk time up to 6.7 hours on 3G
(14 hours on 2G) - Standby time up to 17.8 days on 3G
(29.7 days on 2G) - 1500 mAH Lithum Ion
Software
- Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
- Android Market
- Calendar
- Gmail
- Google Earth
- Google Maps with Navigation
- Google Search
- Google Talk
- Google Voice
- Voice Actions
- YouTube
There is no concrete information about the price of Google Nexus S, but this Samsung Nexus smartphone is expected to have a price tag of $529 in USA and if you wish to have Nexus S with T-Mobile contract, it would cost you $199. And in UK, Nexus S would cost you around 550 pounds. There are huge expectations on this Google phone of Samsung, but only time will show us the real picture.