A press release from Samsung Mobile this morning finally announces our much talked about Nexus S device.
“Samsung was thrilled to work with Google to create the first device featuring the much anticipated Android 2.3 OS. Nexus S is powerful proof of Samsung and Google’s commitment to bringing technology firsts to market and launching products that utilize the open and innovative Android operating system,†said Omar Khan, chief strategy officer of Samsung Telecommunications America. “Nexus S integrates Samsung’s best-in-class hardware and technology with the exciting new features and upgrades of Android 2.3 Gingerbread to give consumers a breakthrough smartphone experience.â€
“Google is excited to co-develop Nexus S with Samsung, ensuring solid integration of hardware and software to deliver the lead device for the latest version of Android, Gingerbread,” said Andy Rubin, Vice President of Engineering at Google.
As well already knew this device was in Eric Schmidt’s hands at the WEB 2.0 conference. We all knew it was real. Finally we get to see the lowdown on the specs.
- Android 2.3 / Gingerbread
- Screen – 4.0†WVGA SUPER AMOLED (800×480)
- 5.0 mega-pixel Camera + VGA front Camera, Auto Focus, Self shot
- HD(720p@30fps) video playing, Video recording D1 (720×480)@30fps mpeg4, H.264, H.263
- Audio – MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, AMR-NB,
- NFC (Near Field Communications) capability
- Bluetooth technology v 2.1 + EDR
- USB v2.0 (High-Speed)
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- 16GB iNAND
- 63 x 123.9 x 10.9 mm
- 1500 mAh battery
All that sounds great to me. Today was the perfect day to reveal the device since the Android 2.3 Gingerbread SDK just went live, and the Nexus One has started to receive it’s 2.3 update today as well. Would have been a horrible move to keep this device a secret from the public any longer.
You can also view all the official specs on the Google Phone Gallery here.
Feel free to read the press release at SamsungUSANews
