Samsung GALAXY Nexus
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- Posted: 19 Oct 2011 Announced: 19 Oct 2011
- Market Status: Released
- Release date: 17 Nov 2011
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The Samsung GALAXY Nexus is the first phone to run Android Ice Cream Sandwich - the version that is meant to put an end to fragmentation. The handset uses the concept of button-less front and thin bezel to fit a 4.65" HD Super AMOLED display in a phone the size of handsets with smaller screens. It is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core TI OMAP 4460 processor, and capable of shooting HD 1080p video.
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Samsung GALAXY Nexus specifications
also known as Google Nexus 3, Google Nexus 4G, Samsung I9250
Pros
- Global phone that can work on any GSM/UMTS network in the world
- Thin body, measuring less than 9.5mm/0.37inches (0.35 inches)
- Very big display (4.65 inches)
- Fast mobile data support (4G)
- Extremely high pixel density screen, over 300ppi (316 ppi)
- High-resolution display (720 x 1280 pixels)
- Dual core processor
- Very fast processor (1200 MHz)
- Lots of RAM (1024 MB RAM)
- HDMI connector for TV-out (via microUSB)
Cons
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
Design
- Device type:
- Smart phone
- OS:
OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc
- Android (4.0.1, 4.0)
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 (135.5 x 67.94 x 8.94 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 4.76 oz (135 g)
the average is 4.3 oz (123 g)
- 4.76 oz (135 g)
Display
- Physical size:
- 4.65 inches
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 720 x 1280 pixels
- Pixel density:
- 316 ppi
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- Super AMOLED
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 16 777 216
- Touchscreen:
- Capacitive, Multi-touch
- Features:
- Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 17.66 hours
the average is 7 h (447 min)
- 17.66 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 12.1 days (290 hours)
the average is 16 days (390 h)
- 12.1 days (290 hours)
- Talk time (3G):
- 8.33 hours
- Stand-by time (3G):
- 11.2 days (270 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1750 mAh
Hardware
- Processor:
- Dual core, 1200 MHz, TI OMAP 4460
- Graphics processor:
- Yes
- System memory:
- 1024 MB RAM
- Built-in storage:
- 32000 MB
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 5 megapixels
- Flash:
- LED
- Features:
- Auto focus, White balance, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, Panorama
- Camcorder:
- 1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps)
- Features:
- Video calling
- Front-facing camera:
- 1.3 megapixels
Multimedia
- Music player:
Music player - Audio support such as MP3
- Filter by:
- Album, Artist, Playlists
- Features:
- Album art cover, Background playback
- Filter by:
- Speakers:
- Earpiece, Loudspeaker
- YouTube player:
- Yes
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Yes
- Supports:
- HTML, HTML5, Flash
- Built-in online services support:
- Facebook, YouTube (upload), Picasa, Twitter
Technology
- GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
- Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s, UMTS, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, EDGE
- Satellite system:
- GPS, A-GPS
- Navigation:
- Points of interest (POI), Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer, Calculator
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input
- E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- 3.0
- Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- 802.11 b, g, n, a
- Mobile hotspot:
- Yes
- USB:
- USB 2.0
- Connector:
- microUSB
- Features:
Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.
- USB charging
- HDMI:
- via microUSB
- NFC, MHL, Computer sync, OTA sync
Other features
- Notifications:
- Service lights, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
- Additional microphone:
- Yes
- Sensors:
- Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
Availability
- Officially announced:
- 19 Oct 2011
Alternative variants
We list only the specs that are different than the main variant
Samsung GALAXY Nexus 16GB
Hardware
- Built-in storage:
- 16000 MB
Samsung I9250M
Samsung I9250T
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