With all the rumors running rampant around the Internet and the smartphone Blogosphere about possible Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) updates to handsets which deliver the Gingerbread operating system (OS) out-of-the-box, that is not a concern for Samsung Galaxy Nexus owners. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G Android smartphone was the first handset to deliver on the ICS OS promise made by Google in early 2011. Early reviews have shown that the improvements in multitasking, camera operation, security applications and other areas were well worth the wait. And while purchasing the Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G Android smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network expressly for its operating system appears to be a wise choice, the actual overall feature set the handset delivers is well worthy of mention.
Buy the Samasung Galaxy Nexus 4G starting at $79.
Roughly one ounce heavier than the average 4G smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is average in size when compared to all other 4G handsets. But in resolution, clarity and screen size, the handset is anything but average. The 4.65 inch Super AMOLED display is one of the largest available, and the 316 pixels per inch pixel density and overall resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels both lie at the extreme high end of the 4G smartphone marketplace. That display is rendered in over 16 million different colors, and a scratch resistant layer of treatment protects the screen.
The 1850 mAh battery on board the Galaxy Nexus delivers 50% better run time than the average 4G handset, at 12.00 hours offered from a single charge. Samsung has chosen a Texas Instruments OMAP 4460 microchip set to anchor the hardware package, and that includes a dual core 1.2 GHz Texas Instruments central processor and PowerVR SGX540 chip for handling graphics duties. A full 1.0 GB of RAM memory is on board, and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus delivers the most out-of-the-box built-in user accessible storage at 32 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus delivers video capture at 1080P HD resolution and 30 frames per second via the rear mounted 5.0 megapixel camcorder. That device comes equipped with an LED flash, and offers panorama, special effects, geo-tagging, white balance and autofocus features. The front facing 1.3 megapixel chat cam also supports video calls. Exclusive to the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE system, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus was recently dropped in retail price to $79 with a standard new two-year activation and data plan at select retailers. The handset is also unique in that it delivers out-of-the-box support for Near Field Communications (NFC) technology, one of the few current smartphones to do so. Buy the Samasung Galaxy Nexus 4G starting at $79.
