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Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
Series | Nexus |
Compatible networks | GSM/GPRS/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1,800, and 1,900 MHz) AWS WCDMA/HSPA Tri-band (900, 1,700, and 2,100 MHz) OR UMTS WCDMA/HSPA Tri-band (850, 1,900, and 2,100 MHz) HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s |
First released | United States December 16, 2010 | T-Mobile USA
Availability by region | UK December 22, 2010 Canada April 7, 2011 WIND Mobile, Mobilicity, Telus, Koodo Mobile & Rogers Wireless Serbia April 4, 2011 | (Vodafone & Unlocked)
Predecessor | Nexus One |
Related | Samsung Galaxy S |
Type | Smartphone |
Form factor | Slate |
Dimensions | 123.9 mm (4.88 in) H 63.0 mm (2.48 in) W 10.8 mm (0.43 in) D |
Weight | 129.0 g (4.55 oz) AMOLED-Version, 140.0 g (4.94 oz) Super-Clear-LCD-Version |
Operating system | Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, upgradable to 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) |
CPU | 1 GHz Samsung Hummingbird S5PC110 (ARM Cortex A8) with PowerVR SGX 540 GPU |
Memory | 512 MB RAM |
Storage | 16 GB iNAND (partitioned 1 GB internal storage, 15 GB USB storage) |
Battery | 1,500 mAh internal user-replaceable rechargeable Li-ion |
Display | 800×480 px (0.37 megapixels), 4.0 in (10 cm) diagonal (2.06×3.43 in), 233 ppi, WVGA Super AMOLED or Super Clear LCD display (GT-i9023) |
Rear camera | 5 megapixel (2,560×1,920) auto focus LED flash |
Front camera | VGA (640×480) |
Connectivity | 3.5 mm TRRS A-GPS Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Micro USB 2.0 NFC Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n |
Data inputs | 3-axis gyroscope Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Capacitive touch-sensitive buttons Digital compass Microphone Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen Proximity sensor Push buttons |
Other | Wi-Fi hotspot USB tethering anti-fingerprint display coating SIP VoIP |
SAR | Head - 0.58 W/kg Body - 0.9 W/kg |
The Nexus S is a smartphone co-developed by Google and Samsung and manufactured by Samsung Electronics. It is the first smartphone to use the Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" operating system, and the first Android device to support NFC in both hardware and software.[5] This is the second time that Google has worked with a manufacturer to produce a phone, the first being the HTC Nexus One. The Super AMOLED version of the phone is the GT-I9020 and it is based on the Samsung Galaxy S hardware, the principal hardware differences being the absence of support for a SD card and the addition of a near field chip. The alternate SC-LCD (Super Clear LCD) version of the phone is the GT-I9023 which is meant for the European market. Some GT-I9023 phones have found their way onto the UK market with the boxes being relabeled as i9020 - Samsung UK will not service or repair these grey imports.
History and availability
The Nexus S was demonstrated by Google CEO Eric Schmidt on November 15, 2010 at the Web 2.0 Summit.[6] Google officially announced the phone on their blog on December 6, 2010. The phone became available for purchase on December 16th in the US and on December 22nd in the UK.
In May 2011 Sprint introduced its Nexus S in the US. Unlike the T-Mobile version, the Sprint Nexus runs on its WiMax 4G network.
Also in March 2011 Vodafone released a white version of the phone on its web store in the UK. [7]
In the United Kingdom, unlike the Nexus One, which was sold through Vodafone UK only, the Nexus S is sold through the Carphone Warehouse and is available on the Vodafone UK, O2 UK, T-Mobile UK and Orange UK networks.
In India, Samsung has officially announced sale of the unlocked version with Super LCD screen i9023, which will support all GSM-based carriers throughout the country,
In Canada the Nexus S became available at most carriers in April 2011 in two versions, one for Telus/Koodo, Bell/Solo, Rogers/Fido/Chat-r with 3G frequencies 850/1900/2100MHz, and the other for Wind/Mobilicity/Vidéotron, using 3G frequences 900/1700/2100.
In Australia the Nexus S became available in both black and white.
Hardware
Processor
The Nexus S has the Samsung S5PC110 processor. This processor combines a 45 nm 1 GHz ARM Cortex A8 based CPU core with a PowerVR SGX 540 GPU. The CPU core, code-named "Hummingbird", was co-developed by Samsung and Intrinsity.[8] The GPU, designed by Imagination Technologies, supports OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0 and is capable of up to 20 million triangles per second.[9][10]
Memory
The Nexus S has 512 MB of dedicated RAM (Mobile DDR)[1] and 16 GB of NAND memory, partitioned as 1 GB internal storage and 15 GB "USB storage".[11] The phone does not support additional storage capacity.
Screen
The Nexus S uses a 4.0-inch (100 mm) slightly curved glass touchscreen, described by Google as a "Contour Display",[1] with a Super AMOLED (outside Canada, US and UK, a Super LCD instead) WVGA PenTile matrix display manufactured by Samsung.
Software
SIM Toolkit
The Nexus S's version of Android does not include the SIM toolkit application[12]. This currently makes the phone impossible to use for many banking applications and other applications that typically require accessing the "SIM card" or "SIM application" menu on a mobile phone.
Critical reception
The review by The Register gave the Nexus S an 85% rating and summarized it as a "cool, innovative device with an eye to snatch Apple’s smartphone crown."[13]
An AnandTech review praised the display, NFC tag reader, and Android Gingerbread operating system, but criticized the lack of 720p video recording, HSPA+ baseband, and external storage support.[14]
A TechRadar review praised the Nexus S for fixing the GPS problems experienced with the Samsung Galaxy S: "The good news for those looking to upgrade from the Samsung Galaxy S – the GPS issues have been resolved, in that you can actually now get a signal with no problem."[15]
CNET's review was enthusiastic about the display, operating system, and performance, but noted that the device can only be used with T-Mobile in the U.S. and is not 4G compatible. Like AnandTech, CNET criticized the lack of 720p video recording, HDMI output and external (SD Card) memory support. CNET also criticized the "rather fragile" feel of the phone, the lack of LED notifications, and the few new features over the Nexus One.[16]
Issues
Google was notified about a bug that caused random reboots on Nexus S phones on January 4, 2011; and, the company acknowledged the bug on January 11, 2011. A fix started to be rolled out on February 22, 2011.[17]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Nexus S". Google Phone Gallery. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ http://www.bestbuy.com/site/_/1484107.p?id=1218262482328
- ^ http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/google-nexus-s-release-date-pushed-back-to-22-december-916826
- ^ http://www.vipmobile.rs/mobilni-uredjaji/samsung-nexus-s.1340.html
- ^ Hollister, Sean (November 15, 2010). "The Nexus S: a closer look". Engadget. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- ^ Patel, Nilay (November 15, 2010). "Eric Schmidt shows off a Nexus S at the Web 2.0 summit, says Gingerbread coming in 'next few weeks'". Engadget. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- ^ "Google Nexus S White - Vodafone UK". Retrieved March 6, 2011.
- ^ Samsung (27 July 2009). "SAMSUNG and Intrinsity Jointly Develop the World's Fastest ARM Cortex-A8 Processor Based Mobile Core in 45 Nanometer Low Power Process". Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ Samsung. "SAMSUNG S5PC110 - ARM Cortex A8 based Mobile Application Processor". Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ^ Imagination Technologies Ltd. "POWERVR Graphics". Retrieved 2010-09-01.
- ^ Brian Klug (14 December 2010). "Nexus S and Android 2.3 Review: Gingerbread for the Holidays - Page 3". AnandTech. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ "Issue 15070: missing STK toolkit (SIM toolkit) Nexus S".
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at position 13 (help) - ^ David Phelan (2011-01-12). "Google Nexus S Android smartphone". Reg Hardware, by The Register. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ Brian Klug (14 December 2010). "Nexus S and Android 2.3 Review: Gingerbread for the Holidays". AnandTech. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ " "Google Nexus S review". TechRadar. 2010-12-16.
- ^ Kent German (9 December 2010). "Samsung Nexus S review". CNET TV. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ "Nexus S and Nexus One get Android Gingerbread 2.3.3, fix random reboots and write NFC". Engadget. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ "PhonesArchive>Samsung Google Nexus S-Full Phone Specifications". Retrieved 13 August 2011.