The Samsung Galaxy S III has been officially announced! Here’s the press release, direct from Samsung. Samsung Introduces the GALAXY S III, the Smartphone Designed for Humans and Inspired by Nature Effortlessly smart and intuitively simple, Samsung GALAXY S III reveals a new concept of smartphone London, UK–May 3, 2012–Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technolo… Continue reading
;pure Google” experience and users will be the first to receive software upgrades as they become available. It also features a number of Google Mobile services, including: Android Market™, Gmail™, Google Maps™ 5.11 with 3D maps and turn-by-turn navigation, Google Earth™, Movie Studio, YouTube™, syncing with Google Calendar™ and a redesigned Google+ app. The Galaxy Nexus also features an ultra-fast 1.2GHz dual core processor and HSPA+ connec… Continue reading
the innovative new features that Ice Cream Sandwich offers, such as Face Unlock which uses facial recognition to unlock the Galaxy Nexus. Customers can take advantage of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network to access more than 300,000 apps and games from Android Market™ or rent movies and stream them instantly on the 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED™ display. Additional features: · 4G LTE – customers can expect fast download speeds of 5 to 12 megab… Continue reading
Well here’s a curious tale for you. Galaxy Nexus owner Sahas Katta from Skatter Tech claims he was ripped of by a Microsoft Store employee, after entering the “Smoked by Windows Phone” competition. The competition is pretty simple. Microsoft challenges you to perform a basic operation faster on your Android phone than their employee can managed on a Windows Phone. If you win, you get a $1000 laptop. If you lose, you get a chan… Continue reading
Many people were concerned when we first announced that the Galaxy Nexus will not include Gorilla Glass. Samsung’s previous phones have all used this highly toughened glass, while competing phones suffer from weak screens & cracking issues. Several high profile bloggers and smartphone experts even questioned the resilience of the screen on Samsung’s upcoming Nexus device, since it lacks Gorilla Glass. However, if this video is to… Continue reading
Here are the official specs for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone: HSPA+ or 4G LTE, depending on region 1.2GHz dualcore processor 4.65 inch 720p HD Super AMOLED display Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich 5mp autofocus camera with LED flash, autofocus, no shutter lag and fast shot2shot 1080p HD playback and recording at 30 FPS Bluetooth 3.0 USB 2.0 WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n NFC chip Accelerometer, compass, gyro, light and proximity sensors, barometer 1GB of … Continue reading
Update: On November 18th, Phones4u began selling the Galaxy Nexus in London, UK. Now the Galaxy Nexus is also in stock at Clove Technology, and coming soon to other retailers. Here’s a price comparison chart for the major online stores currently selling the Galaxy Nexus: MobiCity Kogan Expansys Handtec Clove Country Australia Australia United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom Cost $799 $799 N/A – Preorder queue $655.25* $661.45… Continue reading
The Galaxy Nexus was released to the United States, Europe and Asia in November 2011. Release dates for other regions of the world will be announced in the coming weeks. Mobicity already has pricing listed for the Australian Galaxy Nexus. While the exact cost (USD $810) is subject to change, it’s indicative of the price we’re likely to see in other regions of the world Here’s a list showing the current price for the Galaxy Nexu… Continue reading
Mobicity have a number of Galaxy Nexus accessories available, including an official battery charger and HDMI dock from Samsung. Note that these are all official products sold by Samsung, so compatibility is guaranteed. … Continue reading
Samsung U.S.A. has launched a website where you can sign up to be notified when the Galaxy Nexus is available for your region. According to the list on their website, it’s likely that the Galaxy Nexus will be coming to all the major carriers, including: AT&T Cellular South Metro PCS Sprint T-Mobile U.S. Cellular Verizon Of course, just because these carriers are listed on the website, it doesn’t mean they’ll all be getti… Continue reading