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Google Nexus S finally gets Price & Release Date

Posted By AmyVernon on Dec 20, 2010 FROM: letmeget.com report abuse

Google Nexus S is available for sale from 16th December, 2010 in US; and in UK it is going to launch on today 20th December, 2010. The price of Google Nexus S is $529.99 without service plan & unlocked and $199.99 with a 2-year T-Mobile service plan. The people of U.S. can purchase Google Nexus S through Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores across the U.S. and online. If you choose to buy this phone online, then free overnight shipping is also offered by Best Buy. Accessories of Google Nexus S are also available at Best Buy.

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It is manufactured by Samsung and designed by Google as well as it is the first phone powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The Samsung Google Nexus S is one of the fastest phones in the market as it comes with Android 2.3 paired with a 1 GHz Hummingbird processor and 16GB of memory. It is the 2nd Google branded Android smartphone from the search giant and has an extraordinary curved display that is more comfortable to handle and hold next to the face.

It features with a new hardware, Near Field Communications (NFC) which let the Nexus S to read smart objects. There are 2 cameras: 5MP main camera in the back side, with Flash, Auto Focus and support for HD video recording as well as a front facing VGA camera for video calls. It also features a 4 inch touchscreen AMOLED WVGA display with a resolution of 480 pixels, a new and improved keyboard with multi-touch support, Internet calling (VoIP/SIP support) and a brand new UI. The Samsung Google Nexus S permits the improved Google applications for its new edition.

Features:

512MB of RAM
3.5 mm audio jack
Wi-Fi
4.0 inch screen display
1 GHz Cortex
5.0MP camera
Battery back up to 6 hours
Android 2.3.version
16GB Memory
Battery 1500 mAH
Bluetooth 2.1

Specifications:

Display
- 235 ppi
- Capacitive touch sensor
- 4.0" WVGA (480×800)
- Anti-fingerprint display coating
- Super AMOLED
- Contour Display with curved glass screen

Connectivity
- Quad-band GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900
- Near Field Communication (NFC)
- Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
- Assisted GPS (A-GPS)
- Tri-band HSPA: 900, 2100, 1700
- microUSB 2.0
- Wi-Fi 802.11 n/b/g
- HSPA type: HSDPA (7.2Mbps) HSUPA (5.76Mbps)

Size and weight
- 129g
- 63mm x 123.9mm x 10.88mm

Hardware
- Light sensor
- Three-axis gyroscope
- Haptic feedback vibration
- Proximity sensor
- Digital compass
- Accelerometer

Processor and memory
- 16GB iNAND flash memory
- 1GHz Cortex A8 (Hummingbird) processor

Cameras and multimedia
- Flash
- Auto focus
- 720 x 480 video resolution
- Earpiece and microphone
- Software noise-cancellation
- Front-facing: VGA (640×480)
- Back-facing: 5 megapixels (2560×1920)
- H.264, H.263 MPEG4 video recording
- 3.5mm, 4-conductor headset jack (stereo audio plus microphone)

Battery
- 1500 mAH Lithum Ion
- Standby time up to 17.8 days on 3G (29.7 days on 2G)
- Talk time up to 6.7 hours on 3G (14 hours on 2G)

Software
- Gmail
- Google Search
- Android Market
- Google Talk
- Voice Actions
- Google Voice
- YouTube
- Calendar
- Google Earth
- Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
- Google Maps with Navigation