The Samsung Galaxy Android smartphone line has been extremely successful for the Korean smartphone, tablet and consumer electronics manufacturer for a couple of years now. And last December, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G Android handset was the first Android smartphone to finally deliver Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) 4.0 operating system support out-of-the-box. In advance of Sprint releasing a Galaxy Nexus with identical technical specs and features on their 4G LTE broadband network on April 22, Verizon dropped the retail price of their popular ICS smartphone to $49 with a standard new two-year activation and data plan at select Verizon authorized online retailers. For you Sprint customers the handset just recently debuted, and there is a retail price tag of $149 on contract.
Buy the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus starting at $49.
Buy the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Nexus starting at $149.
Delivering Near Frequency Communications (NFC) support out-of-the-box and Google Wallet access with the latest ICS OS update, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus lands at the high end of the 4G smartphone marketplace regarding display size, screen resolution and 1,080P HD video recording resolution. Leading all 4G smartphones with 32 GB of pre-installed, user accessible, non-removable storage space, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G also sports a speedy 1.5 GHz dual core Scorpion central processor and Adreno 220 graphics dedicated chip, which constitute individual parts of its Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon microchip suite. A substantial allotment of 1.0 GB of RAM system memory is also on board.
The 4.65 inch Super AMOLED screen is protected by a layer of scratch resistant treatment, and renders visual displays in more than 16 million unique colors. An above average pixel density of 316 pixels per inch leads to a 720 x 1280 pixel resolution overall. Offering 12.00 hours of talk time from a single charge of the 1,850 mA battery, the Galaxy Nexus 4G Android smartphone delivers battery performance 50% better than the typical talk time offered from a 4G handset.
There is a 5.0 megapixel camcorder situated on the back of the handset which provides video capture at 1080P HD resolution and 30 frames per second, and that rear snapper comes equipped with an LED flash, white balance, panorama, geo-tagging and autofocus features. The front facing 2.0 megapixel chat cam supports video calls, and can also capture portrait snapshots. Google integration is complete with Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Picasa and Google Talk preloaded and ready out-of-the-box, and the dedicated mic with active noise cancellation allows for voice memo recording, voice dialing and other voice commands.
Buy the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus starting at $49.
Buy the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Nexus starting at $149.
