It’s official guys! The Galaxy Nexus will touching down on home soil early Quarter 1 2012 – Not exactly in time for Christmas, but my birthday happens to fall on January 25…close enough to that! I dunno about you, but this is on my ‘To Buy’ list for 2012.
The Galaxy Nexus should also be the first with Ice Cream Sandwich on board in SA, unless the Transformer Prime beats it out the door.
Interestingly, they also mention that Google Earth will be on board….this means local availability of the app as well. Google Earth has been unavailable in SA since its Android launch some time ago.
With NFC on board, Samsung and Google also state that they will be working with local developers to stimulate adoption and understanding of NFC technology in South Africa.
GALAXY Nexus will be available in South Africa from early Q1 2012 at a RRP between R 6 999 – R7 299.
For more on the Galaxy Nexus, check out my write up here. Press release below the videos!
Samsung and Google introduce the GALAXY Nexus
World’s First Smartphone to feature Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and a HD Super AMOLED display
South Africa, 07 December 2011; Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, the world’s leading smartphone provider, and Google, have announced the GALAXY Nexus, the world’s first smartphone running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), the latest release of the Android smartphone platform. GALAXY Nexus features a 4.65” HD Super AMOLED display technology at 1280×720 HD resolution and a 1.2GHz dual core processor.
“Samsung and Google have closely collaborated to push the mobile experience forward. We are pleased to deliver the best and latest Android smartphone experience for customers with GALAXY Nexus. We will continue to move forward with the Android platform to provide the most compelling consumer experience in the mobile world,” says Paulo Ferreira, Head of Mobile Product and Business Solutions at Samsung.
“Ice Cream Sandwich demonstrates the Android platform’s continued innovation with this release which works on phones and tablets seamlessly (and everything in between). Features like Android Beam and Face Unlock show the innovative work our team is doing, and GALAXY Nexus showcases the power behind Ice Cream Sandwich,” said Andy Rubin, Senior Vice President of Mobile for Google.
The first smartphone to feature Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich
Ice Cream Sandwich brings an entirely new look and feel to Android. It has a redesigned user interface with improved multi-tasking, notifications, Wi-Fi hotspot, NFC support and a full web browsing experience. GALAXY Nexus features software navigation buttons, a first for Android smartphones. The lock screen, home screen, phone app, and everything in between has been rethought and redesigned to make Android simple, beautiful, and useful.
Ice Cream Sandwich also features a new People app, which lets you, browse friends, family, and co-workers, see their photos in high-resolution, and check their latest status updates from Google+ and other social networks. GALAXY Nexus features a redesigned camera which introduces panorama mode, 1080p video capture, zero-shutter lag, and effects like silly faces and background replacement.
GALAXY Nexus is also connected to the cloud, keeping your email, contacts, and all other data synced across your devices. You have access to more than 350,000 apps and games from Android Market.
Ice Cream Sandwich introduces innovations such as Face Unlock which uses facial recognition to unlock your phone. Additionally, using Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, Android Beam allows you to quickly share web pages, apps, and YouTube videos with your friends by simply tapping your phones together. Samsung and Google will work with local developers and solution providers to further enhance the application ecosystem locally to leverage the NFC functionality. You can even use fun effects while shooting video or video chatting with Google Talk.
Google Experience
GALAXY Nexus is designed to provide a “pure Google,” experience, and with it, you will be the first to receive software upgrades and new applications as they become available.
It also features a number of Google Mobile services, including: Android Market, Gmail, Google Maps 5.0 with 3D maps and turn-by-turn navigation, Google Earth, Movie Studio, YouTube, syncing with Google Calendar, and a redesigned Google+ app.
Best-in-class hardware meets the most advanced software
GALAXY Nexus is the first smartphone to feature a 4.65’’ display with a market-leading resolution of 1280×720, ensuring you can enjoy GALAXY Nexus’ immersive entertainment capabilities and fast web browsing in superior clarity.
Succeeding the original Contour Display of Nexus S, GALAXY Nexus comes with a rounded shape that fits perfectly within your palm or to your face for phone calling. Hyper-skin backing on the battery cover improves the ergonomic feel of the device and makes the phone slip-resistant. At just 8.94mm thick, with a minimal 4.29mm bezel, GALAXY Nexus provides superb portability alongside an expansive screen.
GALAXY Nexus also features an ultra-fast 1.2GHz dual core processor, providing superior power and speed, ensuring you can take full advantage of GALAXY Nexus’ enhanced multitasking capabilities with ease, or enjoy the large, vivid display to its full capacity with high-definition gaming or video streaming. LTE or HSPA+ connectivity combined with a dual core processor delivers high-speed web browsing which ensures you always have the web at your fingertips, wherever you are.
GALAXY Nexus will be available in South Africa from early Q1 2012 at a RRP between R 6 999 – R7 299.
For multimedia content and more detailed information, please visit www.samsungmobilepress.com/.
Note to Editors:
GALAXY Nexus Product Specifications
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Network |
HSPA+ 21Mbps/HSUPA 5.76Mbps 850/900/1900/1700/2100
EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 *LTE version will be available depending on the region. |
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Processor |
1.2 GHz Dual Core Processor |
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Display |
4.65” 1280X720 HD Super AMOLED |
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OS |
Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich |
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Camera |
Main(Rear) : 5 MP AF with LED Flash with zero shutter lag and fast shot2shot
Sub (Front) : 1.3MP for Video Call |
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Video |
Codec : MPEG4/H.263/H.264
Playback : 1080p@30fps Recording : 1080p Full HD Video@30fps |
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Audio |
Codec : MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+
3.5mm Ear Jack |
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GoogleTM Mobile Services |
Android Market™, Gmail™, Google Earth™, YouTube™, Movie Studio
Google Maps™ 5.0 with 3D maps and turn-by-turn navigation Syncing with Google Calendar™, Google+ app |
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Connectivity |
Bluetooth® technology v 3.0
USB 2.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz/ 5GHz) NFC |
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Sensor |
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyro, Light, Proximity, Barometer |
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Memory |
1GB(RAM) + 16GB/ 32GB Internal memory |
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Size |
135.5 x 67.94 x 8.94mm, 135g |
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Battery |
Standard battery, Li-on 1,750 mAh |
* Specifications above may differ on the LTE version.
* All functionality, features, specifications and other product information provided in this document including, but not limited to, the benefits, design, pricing, components, performance, availability, and capabilities of the product are subject to change without notice or obligation.
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2010 consolidated sales of US$135.8 billion. Employing approximately 190,500 people in 206 offices across 68 countries, the company consists of nine independently operated business units: Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, Digital Imaging, Memory, System LSI and LCD. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, semiconductor chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visitwww.samsung.com.
Google, Nexus, Android, Android Market, YouTube, Google Talk, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Earth, and Google Calendar are trademarks of Google, Inc.
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I already have mine. It is spectacular!
So do i, the issue is there are no accessoriez for it yet and no one knows when either… my phone is living in a sunglasses case!!
How did you get yours? I’m desperate to get one yesterday already!
so you think its better to wait for the Galaxy Nexus or should i get the the s2 which will be updated to ICS sometime next year?
thanks
I am extremely anxious to get hold of the phone by neither Vodacom or MTN are aware of this phone or when it will be launched. My enquiry with SamsungSA also did not yield any results. Do you know when it will be released??
vodacom is definately getting this, they have the nexus s. mtn on the other hand is a big let down..im getting mine in feb as my galfriend is vacationing to new york so she will bring me one.thank god i wont be at the mercy of these sa carriers who rape us financially by making these phones so expensive..early adopters like me suffer..i am paying R380 a month for an ogee desire and overall i end up paying R1300 with calls and data..they dont even offer package with data..they sell smartphones but cripple us by not giving data options..what good is a phone that syncs to the cloud when i cant use its full capabilities..what good is an nfc chip fitted device when in sa we cant use it for sh*t…south africa step it up..we tired of being behind
also wanting to get this, my upgrade is due. but still no news of the nexus on our carriers
when is it cuming its march 2012 alredy i’ve wated 6months for it so fare????
Phone your vodacom branch, most of them are getting stock next week. The deals were announced and put into their systems on Saturda (Feb 25).
Check mybroadband for the deals that were announced.