Original URL: https://www.theregister.com/2011/10/19/samsung_google_launch_galaxy_nexus_android_4_smartphone/
Samsung, Google whip out Android 4.0 Nexus
Ice Cream Sarnie smartphone launched
Posted in Personal Tech, 19th October 2011 08:35 GMT
Here's the Samsung Galaxy Nexus - aka the Galaxy Prime - launched by the South Korean Apple biter and Google in Hong Kong this morning.
As expected, it runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and a 4.7in, 1280 x 720 OLED display. There's a gigabyte of Ram on board, and a choice of 16GB or 32Gb of Flash storage.
There's no Micro SD expansion by the look of it, but that has yet to be confirmed by Samsung.
The 135g smartphone is 9mm thick, but packs in a choice of LTE or 21Mb/s download, 5.8Mb/s upload HSPA+ connectivity. It has quad-band GSM/Edge for back-up.
You've got 2.4GHz 802.11n Wi-Fi too, and the handset has NFC for touch-to-pay services.
There's a 5Mp autofocus camera on the back, and a 1.3Mp webcam on the front.
The Galaxy Nexus goes on sales worldwide early next month. Pricing has yet to be set.
Vodafone, Three and O2 have each said they will be offering the handset when it's released in the UK. ®