Way back on April 30, 2009 Android began nicknaming their operating systems as tasty treats. Android version 1.5 was dubbed Cupcake, and subsequent updates to the Android OS were tastily and tantalizingly titled Doughnut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread and Honeycomb before version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) delivered an operating system that was intended to work across all form factors. Their newest update is in the works, and is slated to hit the Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G Android smartphone in mid-July. What treat will be used this time to nickname the Android OS update? If you like jelly beans, go out and get a Galaxy Nexus 4G, as it is receiving the Jelly Bean 4.1 OS update before any other smartphone.
Not as much of a landmark improvement in the Android operating system hierarchy as was delivered by ICS 4.0, Jelly Bean made its debut last week when Samsung and Google red-carpeted their new 7 inch Galaxy Nexus tablet for $199. So the Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G Android smartphone is not the first mobile device to offer Jelly Bean, but it will be the first mobile handset to do so. One of the most talked about features delivered by Jelly Bean is a Siri-like virtual voice assistant called Google Now, a direct attempt at offering competition to the popular feature provided by the iPhone 4S. Improved home screen and camera functionality are also delivered.
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G was the first handset to deliver Google’s ICS operating system to a US smartphone, so it only makes sense that it should also be the first with each subsequent Android OS update. First offered exclusively on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network back on December 15 of last year, the handset can also now be purchased by Sprint customers.
The large 4.65 inch Super AMOLED screen offers a pixel density of 316 pixels per inch for an overall screen resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels, and visuals are rendered in more than 16 million colors. A dual core 1.2 GHz processor joins a graphics dedicated chip, 1.0 GB of RAM memory and the most built-in, user accessible storage of any smartphone, at 32 GB. A 5.0 megapixel camcorder provides video capture at 1,080P HD resolution, and a 1.3 megapixel chat cam is on the front of the device. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G was one of the first smartphones to deliver Near Field Communications (NFC) support out-of-the-box. Buy the Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G starting at just one penny!
