Google Nexus S fastest smartphone with a Super AMOLED curved display

What is it

Along with the release of the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS on 6th December, the internet giant Google also unveiled its second branded smartphone the Nexus S developed by the Samsung. To be launched in the US and the UK beginning December 16 and 20 respectively, the Nexus S is Google second attempt to grab on the handset market share. Based on the Google’s brand new Android platform Gingerbread, the Nexus S will feature a 1 GHz Hummingbird processor making it one of the fastest phones on the market with 16GB of onboard memory. According to Google’s vice president of engineering Andy Rubin the Google Nexus S will be the first Android device to ship with the latest (Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS) anywhere in the world.

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Functionality

There is no dearth of smartphones out there, thus it’s the matter of survival of the fittest. Being a new entrant in the thick of things it’s fitting to learn about the major known features of the Google Nexus S which include:

Gingerbread pre-installed: While the other manufactures and their forthcoming gadgets may just have to wait a little longer for the new OS version from Google, the Google Nexus S comes pre-installed with the Gingerbread. Perhaps, it’s the first and the only phone yet to feature the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, the fastest version of Android thus far.

4-inch Contour Display: Manufactured in collaboration with Samsung the Nexus S is the first smartphone to receive a brilliant Super AMOLED 4-inch Contour Display. The curved screen of the phone ads comfort and style besides fitting perfectly against the face to facilitate in calling. Other than this the display has a 1.5x higher luminance as compared to the LCD and has a brighter appearance.

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot: We aren’t in an era yet where all the phones are portable Wi-Fi hotspots, but with the Nexus S that functions as one, we could be soon approaching that period steadily. The Nexus S can work as a Wi-Fi hotspot for about six portable electronics simultaneous, providing them with internet access at no additional fee.

Internet calling (VoIP/ SIP support): As it would be easy to guess that with Gingerbread the phone will have many elusive facets to show, and Internet calls with a SIP account is just one of them. Nexus S allows VoIP calls to SIP accounts and even to different phone numbers.

Faster Processing: The Nexus S with a blistering fast 1GHz Hummingbird processor and 16GB of internal memory is perhaps the fastest phone out there, which will need some real fast phones to beat in the days to come.

Near Field Communication (NFC) hardware: With the Android 2.3 inclusion the Nexus S gets the NFC services. The phone is capable of reading information from "smart" tags, or everyday objects that have Near Field Communication chips in them.

Cameras: The 5MP rear-facing camera captures breathtaking images and capture well detailed HD videos that can be easily shared with friends and family. The phone’s front-facing camera on the other hand takes VGA quality images and video and would facilitate in video calling.

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What to expect

There are a host of things mentioned above that are reasons enough to suggest that the Nexus S will be a revelation in the phone market. For more, with its 3G band support, such as the 1700MHz band used by T-Mobile, we can expect the phone to make a new venture in simpler connectivity. The facilities of the Gingerbread will make the Nexus S an outstanding device out there and the phone’s Near Field Communication (NFC) hardware would allow the users to "tap and pay" for financial transactions. The Nexus S cool bright Contour Display and its internet calling facility will add to the benefits derived from the phone.

What not to expect

Amid all the highlighted goods, there are a few things we will miss in the Nexus S for now. The Nexus S will come with HSPA support, but we learn that it will not support HSPA+ that T-Mobile touts as a 4G service, thus the maximum download and upload speeds offered by the Nexus S will be 7.2Mbps and 5.76Mbps respectively. No HDMI outout/DLNA could play down on the phone’s success, while no provision for microSD card would limit the phone’s memory to 16GB alone.

Bottomline

Being pre-installed with perhaps the best available Google apps and enabled with features like true multi-tasking, Wi-Fi hotspot, Internet Calling, NFC support and full web browsing facility the Nexus S is a great new comer to impress the handset takers. The tag of being the fastest phone on the market and also the first and only to feature Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS could help Google Nexus S sell as hotcake once it starts shipping.

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