The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is finally here. Click through the images above to see the official pictures of the hotly anticipated new flagship Android phone -- previously known as the Nexus Prime -- introducing Ice Cream Sandwich and spoiling for a fight with the iPhone 4S.
The Nexus Prime throws down the gauntlet with one heck of a screen. It's a giant 4.65-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, with a 100,000:1 contrast ratio and high definition 720x1,280-pixel resolution. That sounds perfect for dazzlingly sharp movies, videos and games.
The 16:9 display is framed by an extra-thin bezel so the screen fills as much of the face of the phone as possible, with a subtle curve to the case to nestle in your palm. The case is slimmer than 7mm at its snake-hipped thinnest point, just pipping Motorola's 7.1mm Droid Razr, announced last night.
Inside is a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, 32GB of storage and a 1,750mAh battery. It boasts NFC for wireless payments and communicating with other phones by waving them at each other.
Although it shoots high-definition video, the Nexus Prime only packs a 5-megapixel camera -- as opposed to the 8-megapixel job in the new iPhone 4S, Samsung's own Galaxy S2, and many others. It does have face detection, special effects and rapid-fire snapping, among other built-in features.
Several UK operators have confirmed they will sell the phone, so keep it CNET UK for all the details of UK price and availability, as well as everything you need to know about Ice Cream Sandwich. Don't go changin'!
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anonymous 19 October, 2011 10:11
This is awesome, but the news was spread allot quicker else where...... plus Phones4u UK have already stated contract pricing, slow on that one too arnt you... <br />
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Go on, carry on sucking up to Apple and reporting everything you can about them (History of the iPhone...***), as Cnet always does, believe it or not, its shows that allot of you are apple fans.
David Webley 19 October, 2011 10:23
So when is Android 4.0 being rolled out to other phones. My Nexus S is ready and waiting.
Jed McInnes 19 October, 2011 18:50
@anonymous
If you don't like it don't come to there site, but the rest of us don't want to hear your rants. In my opinion, although cnet is not always first on the story it is always the best at covering it.
anonymous 22 October, 2011 21:56
looks like Anonymous cant afford an Iphone :(
Oh and btw, without Apple you wouldnt have your Andriod :)
anonymous 4 November, 2011 13:38
Android rules! Just need some better games...