As the Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G Android smartphone nears its one year anniversary from its launch date in the United States, it finds itself available on multiple, major wireless providers in the US. With a sub $100 price tag on contract from online retailers like Wirefly, the handset is priced more like a budget or feature phone. However, at an age when most smartphones have been overtaken by the technology offered on their competitors’ products, the Galaxy Nexus 4G for Sprint still delivers one of the highest screen resolutions and largest displays of any smartphone. The handset also offers the most out-of-the-box, built-in data storage, and recently received an over the air operating system upgrade.
The first handset to deliver the Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 Android operating system to a US smartphone, the Galaxy Nexus 4G for Sprint now runs the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS. That new operating system delivers a smoother and quicker interface, voice activated personal virtual assistant and Google Now contextual search software, as well as improved 4G LTE connectivity. The Sprint 4G LTE system in the United States is expanding to over 100 major Metropolitan areas by the end of this year, and Sprint promises up and download speeds of up to 10 times faster than their 3G network, along with simultaneous voice and data access.
One of the first handsets to offer Near Field Communications (NFC) support out-of-the-box, the Sprint Galaxy Nexus 4G can wirelessly transfer data, applications and other information through another similarly capable smartphone via the Android Beam application. Google Wallet provides wireless retail payment processing, and the handset was one of the first to deliver a full 32 GB of built-in, user accessible data storage. That accentuates the 1.2 GHz dual core central processor and graphics dedicated GPU that is part of the Galaxy Nexus 4G’s Texas Instruments OMAP 4460 microchip suite. The handset also contains 1.0 GB of RAM system memory.
On the Sprint wireless network, the Galaxy Nexus provides up to 7.50 hours of talk time from a single charge of its 1,850 mA battery. YouTube and Picasa are two popular online destinations which have pre-installed apps ready for use out-of-the-box on the Galaxy Nexus 4G, and the built-in music player supports all major audio file formats. At 4.65 inches, the Super AMOLED capacitive, multitouch display is one of the largest found on any smartphone, delivering a high-end pixel density of 316 pixels per inch. That results in one of the highest overall screen resolutions of any smartphone at 720 x 1,280 pixels. A 5.0 megapixel camcorder provides video capture at 1,080P HD resolution, and a VGA quality chat cam rides up front.
You can purchase the Samsung Galaxy Nexus for Sprint for a reduced price now starting at 49.99.
