Another year, another heir to the Droid throne – and Google are trying to be democratic about it. Which is a roundabout way of saying they’re not monogamous. For the Nexus One, Google teamed up with HTC. This time around, they trusted Samsung to do the job, using the Galaxy S as a base.
Google Nexus S official photos
It’s only their second try and users are given a second chance to like the Royal Droid. A tall task it is – the very concept is fundamentally incompatible with the free and open source Android system. Royal blood is not a benefit in a free democracy. Google did learn it the hard way with the Nexus One.
Google’s second smartphone child has more than just an image problem to tackle. The Samsung Google Nexus S has to keep pace with the evolution of the platform. The “S” in the name may stand for many things – from second to superior. But with Android 2.3 Gingerbread inside, speed is not far from the truth either. Here’s what else the Nexus S has to offer in a nutshell.
Key features:
- Quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G support
- HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
- 4.0" WVGA (480x800) Super AMOLED Contour Display with curved glass screen
- Android OS, v2.3 Gingerbread
- 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 (Hummingbird) processor
- 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM
- 5 MP autofocus camera with LED flash and geotagging
- Front-facing VGA camera
- Wi-Fi b/g/n with DLNA
- GPS with A-GPS
- Portable Wi-Fi hotspot and stereo Bluetooth v2.1
- Near Field Communication chip
- Accelerometer, proximity and light sensors
- Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
- microUSB port (charging)
- Adobe Flash support out of the box
- Latest Google Mobile apps
Main disadvantages:
- No microSD slot
- No 720p video recording
- All-plastic body, fingerprint magnet
- No DivX and XviD support (no actual video player) out of the box
- No dedicated camera key and no lens cover
- No FM radio
- No smart dialing
- Overly expensive for its feature set
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