The Samsung Galaxy Nexus may be the hottest Android-powered smartphone currently in the market today since its launch late last year with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich as its operating system but wireless providers in US shores are not that keen in offering the handset with only Verizon picking up on the seeming popularity of the device among Android fanboys. Sprint however is already in the final stages of preparation of launching the handset with its version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus expected to hit the shelves of the carrier on April 22.
Buy the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus starting at $49 and get $25 in free app credits.
Sprint’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus is said to the be the carrier’s premier LTE-packing smartphone and is expected to lead the charge once the LTE network of the wireless provider gets lit up later this year. Reports indicate however that Sprint is making headway in the deployment of its LTE network which means that the handset will get a much wider playground that what was initially planned. In addition to that, the handset will also make use of its NFC chip and take advantage of the Google Wallet feature, a functionality not found on the Verizon variant of the handset.
In fact, Sprint is already taking preorders for the handset and is priced at $199.99 but there are some goodies that were not mentioned during the announcement of the handset and these goodies are related to the Google Wallet feature of the handset. That being said, once you activate the Google Wallet feature of your Sprint Samsung Galaxy Nexus within a week of buying the handset, you get to receive a $50 credit which can be used for shopping. This promotion will run from April 22 to May 22 and of you activate the Google Wallet feature on your Samsung Galaxy Nexus within this time frame, an instant $10 amount will be credited to your account. In addition to that, the additional $40 will be credited within 3 weeks of Google Wallet activation. How’s that for a great cash back on your Samsung Galaxy Nexus investment?
Of course, it goes without saying that aside from packing these nice features, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus variant from Sprint is also filled to the brim with an impressive specs sheet. The handset may be clad in a black-slab design but its curved profile gives way to a sexier smartphone form for that matter. It also packs a powerful punch under the hood with a Texas Instruments OMAP4460 chipset powering its operation and a combination of a dual-core ARM Crotex-A9 processor and full gigabyte of RAM giving the device a snappy and smooth performance. Its display is of the SuperAMOLED type and has a diagonal that measures 4.65 inches while its internal storage, though non-expandable, is pegged at a very generous 32 GB. Its camera department is a bit below par compared to what is found in high-end smartphones today with only a 5MP main autofocus camera at its back panel paired with a 1.3MP webcam for vide chats out front.
Buy the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus starting at $49 and get $25 worth of free premium apps.
