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| carrier = '''US''' [[T-Mobile USA]], [[Sprint Nextel|Sprint]] <br />'''United Kingdom''' [[O2 (United_Kingdom)|O2 UK]], [[Orange U.K.|Orange UK]], [[T-Mobile (UK)|T-Mobile UK]], [[Vodafone U.K.|Vodafone UK]]<br />'''Canada''' [[WIND Mobile]], [[Mobilicity]], [[Rogers]], [[Videotron]], [[Telus]],[[Koodo Mobile]]<ref name=gallery/> |
| carrier = '''US''' [[T-Mobile USA]], [[Sprint Nextel|Sprint]] <br />'''United Kingdom''' [[O2 (United_Kingdom)|O2 UK]], [[Orange U.K.|Orange UK]], [[T-Mobile (UK)|T-Mobile UK]], [[Vodafone U.K.|Vodafone UK]]<br />'''Canada''' [[WIND Mobile]], [[Mobilicity]], [[Rogers]], [[Videotron]], [[Telus]],[[Koodo Mobile]]<ref name=gallery/> |
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| networks = '''[[GSM]]/[[GPRS]]/[[EDGE]]''' [[multi-band|Quad-band]] (850, 900, 1,800, and 1,900 MHz) <br />'''[[AWS]] [[WCDMA]]/[[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]]''' [[multi-band|Tri-band]] (900, 1,700, and 2,100 MHz) '''OR''' '''[[UMTS]] [[WCDMA]]/[[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]]''' [[multi-band|Tri-band]] (850, 1,900, and 2,100 MHz) <br />''[[High-Speed Downlink Packet Access|HSDPA]]'' 7.2 [[Mbit/s]] <br />''[[High-Speed Uplink Packet Access|HSUPA]]'' 5.76 Mbit/s |
| networks = '''[[GSM]]/[[GPRS]]/[[EDGE]]''' [[multi-band|Quad-band]] (850, 900, 1,800, and 1,900 MHz) <br />'''[[AWS]] [[WCDMA]]/[[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]]''' [[multi-band|Tri-band]] (900, 1,700, and 2,100 MHz) '''OR''' '''[[UMTS]] [[WCDMA]]/[[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]]''' [[multi-band|Tri-band]] (850, 1,900, and 2,100 MHz) <br />''[[High-Speed Downlink Packet Access|HSDPA]]'' 7.2 [[Mbit/s]] <br />''[[High-Speed Uplink Packet Access|HSUPA]]'' 5.76 Mbit/s |
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| released = '''United States''' {{Start date and age|2010|12|16}} T-Mobile USA <br /> |
| released = '''United States''' {{Start date and age|2010|12|16}} T-Mobile USA <br /> |
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| price = US$529.99 [[SIM lock|SIM unlocked]], <br />US$199.99 with 2 year contract<ref>http://www.bestbuy.com/site/_/1484107.p?id=1218262482328</ref> |
| price = '''US''' US$529.99 [[SIM lock|SIM unlocked]], <br />US$199.99 with 2 year contract<ref>http://www.bestbuy.com/site/_/1484107.p?id=1218262482328</ref><br />'''UK''' £429.99 ([[SIM lock|SIM unlocked]]),<br /> Free with 2 year £30/month contract.<ref>http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/google-nexus-s-release-date-pushed-back-to-22-december-916826</ref><br />'''Serbia''' 380Euro <ref>http://www.vipmobile.rs/mobilni-uredjaji/samsung-nexus-s.1340.html</ref> |
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| available = '''UK''' {{Start date and age|2010|12|22}} (Vodafone & Unlocked)<br />'''Canada''' {{Start date and age|2011|04|07}} [[WIND Mobile]], [[Mobilicity]], [[Telus]], [[Koodo Mobile]] & [[Rogers Wireless]]<br />'''Serbia''' {{Start date and age|2011|04|04}} |
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| available = '''UK''' December 22, 2010 £429.99 ([[SIM lock|SIM unlocked]]),<br /> free with 2 year contract.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} '''Serbia''' April 04, 2011 380Euro <ref>http://www.vipmobile.rs/mobilni-uredjaji/samsung-nexus-s.1340.html</ref> |
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| predecessor = [[Nexus One]] |
| predecessor = [[Nexus One]] |
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Revision as of 13:31, 15 May 2011
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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 (Vodafone & Unlocked) Canada April 7, 2011 WIND Mobile, Mobilicity, Telus, Koodo Mobile & Rogers Wireless Serbia April 4, 2011 |
| 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 |
| 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, 4.0 in (10.2 cm) at 233 ppi WVGA Super AMOLED (0.37 megapixels) 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 Nexus One. The base version of the phone is the GT-I9020 and it is based on the Samsung Galaxy S hardware with the principal hardware differences being the absence of a SD card and the addition of a near field chip.
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.
On March 21, 2011, Sprint announced that it would bring the Nexus S to its network this spring in the US. Unlike the T-Mobile version, the Sprint Nexus run on its WiMax 4G network. It would come on May 8th at a price of $199.99
On the 8th of February 2011 Engadget announced that Vodafone will be selling a white version of the phone in the UK.[7] The white version was released on the Vodafone UK web store in March.[8]
In the United Kingdom, unlike the Google Nexus One which was sold through Vodafone UK only, the Google 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, which will support all GSM-based carriers throughout the country,
In Canada the Nexus S became available at most carriers in April 2011. Two versions are available, one for Telus/Koodo, Bell/Solo, Rogers/Fido/Chat-r with 3G frequencies 850/1900/2100MHz, and one version for Wind/Mobilicity/Vidéotron, using 3G frequences 900/1700/2100.
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.[9] The GPU, designed by Imagination Technologies, supports OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0 and is capable of up to 20 million triangles per second.[10][11]
Memory
The Nexus S has 512 MB of dedicated RAM (Mobile DDR)[1] and 16 GB of iNAND memory, partitioned as 1 GB internal storage and 15 GB "USB storage".[12] The phone has no support for external memory as it does not have a MicroSD expansion slot.
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 (STK.app) application [13]. 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".[14]
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.[15]
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."[16]
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.[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.
- ^ Melanson, Donald (February 8, 2011). "Engadget anounce white Nexus S coming to Vodafone in the UK". Engadget. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ "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".
{{cite web}}: horizontal tab character in|title=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.
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