Samsung Galaxy Nexus pre-orders start tomorrow, Nov. 29: report
Google’s newest flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, will be available for pre-order from Verizon Wireless starting tomorrow, Tuesday, November 29, reports Richi Jennings at Computerworld. The device will reportedly be released on December 8.
The pre-order and shipment dates come straight from a Verizon customer service representative, who told a disgruntled customer upset about the way Verizon has “handled the launch of the Galaxy Nexus” that “preorders are set to start Tuesday [November 29]. And the phone will be released December 8th.”
Short of a press release, you don’t a more solid confirmation than that.
The Galaxy Nexus, which will reportedly cost $199 with a new contract, is the first handset to ship with Google’s new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system. In addition to ICS, the Galaxy Nexus features a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED screen with 1280×720 resolution that nearly equals the Retina display of the iPhone 4/4S in terms of pixel density (316ppi vs the iPhone’s 326ppi). Powering the device is a 1.2GHz dual-core TI OMAP4 processor with 1GB of RAM.
Verizon’s version of the Galaxy Nexus can connect to a LTE signal, giving it access to the fastest network available in the US. Other models support a HSPA+ connection, which is still faster than standard 3G, but nothing close to Verizon’s 4G LTE speeds.
Other features include a 5-megapixel rear camera (the biggest downside to this otherwise critically-acclaimed device) and a 1.3-MP front-facing camera, facial recognition screen unlock (which has its downsides, too), dual-band Wi-Fi and NFC mobile wallet capabilities.
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