The Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G Android smartphone was such an innovator when it was released in December of 2011 that more than a year later it is still a viable product in the rapidly growing smartphone marketplace. At the time of its release it was known for delivering the long-awaited and much-anticipated Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 Android operating system to a US smartphone for the first time. It also offered one of the largest displays and one of the highest resolution screens of any mobile handset when it hit the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE system.
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is available for a reduced sale price now starting at $0.01.
Fast-forward over a year, and the handset can now be found on the Sprint 4G LTE system, with a display that is still ranked among the leaders in size and resolution. Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 is long gone, with the handset receiving a boost from the new Jelly Bean 4.1 operating system. With a new OS and the fast Sprint 4G LTE network, large high-resolution screen and speedy dual core processor, the Galaxy Nexus 4G running on the Sprint wireless network was recently spotted at the Amazon Wireless store online with a retail price of $49 on contract.
The handset is also comparatively slim as regards all smartphones, measuring only 0.37 inches (9.47 mm) in thickness. The display is a large 4.65 inches, with a scratch resistant Oleophobic coating helping protect against everyday wear and tear. Resolution runs high at 720 x 1,280 pixels, offered at a generous 316 pixels per inch. The handset delivers more than 16 million different colors to its screen, and supports the standard multitouch, capacitive gestures for device navigation.
The Sprint Galaxy Nexus 4G offers 7.50 hours from a single charge of its 1,850 mA cell, also providing 6.2 days of standby battery power. In the handset’s hardware package, we find a Texas Instruments OMAP 4460 microchip suite, with a dual core 1.2 GHz Cortex A9 CPU as its centerpiece. Freeing up that central processor to handle only your most important requests is a PowerVR SGX540 GPU that focuses exclusively on graphics processing.
The handset delivers a full 1.0 GB of RAM memory and 32 GB of built-in data storage. Built into the back of the Sprint Galaxy Nexus 4G is a 5.0 megapixel camcorder, capable of 1,080P HD resolution video recording. That camcorder delivers a built-in LED flash, and features autofocus, geo-tagging, a special effects package, white balance and extra-wide panorama mode. Built into the front of the handset is a VGA quality chat cam capable of video calls, and the Sprint Galaxy Nexus 4G offers NFC wireless support out-of-the-box.
You can purchase the Galaxy Nexus at a discounted price tag now starting at $0.01.
