Galaxy Nexus Officially Announced By Samsung And Google
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus spec looks absolutely awesome. It’s going to run the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, with a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and 1GB RAM and only 8.94mm thick. There’s a gorgeous 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED display (1280×720) with HSPA+ or 4G LTE connectivity, there’s also a 5MP camera with full HD video recording support, a 1.3MP front facing camera, dual band, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, full HD Playback support, 16 or 32GB internal memory, NFC and 1750mAh battery.
The Nexus will be available worldwide in November 2012. In the UK Phones4U have announced today that they will be first UK independent retailer to carry the Galaxy Nexus.
Quote From Phones4U
Scott Hooton, Trading Director at Phones 4u said: “The GALAXY Nexus combines the full Google experience with Samsung’s superior smartphone performance, and tops it off with the latest and most innovative Android platform yet. After Android was voted the UK’s most preferred operating system in a Phones 4u poll this year, we know our customers have been just as excited about the launch of the first Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone as we have. We’re confident the GALAXY Nexus will more than live up to expectations and are pleased to be the first UK independent mobile retailer to put the GALAXY Nexus into Android fans’ hands.”
Pricing and Availability
The much-anticipated GALAXY Nexus will be available from Phones 4u stores and online FREE from £46 a month, or for £29.95 on a £41 a month tariff, on a choice of networks when it becomes available in the UK. Launch date for the Galaxy Nexus will be confirmed nearer the time.
Features of Ice Cream Sandwich include:
· Face Unlock, which uses facial recognition to unlock your phone
· Android Beam – using NFC technology to quickly share web pages, apps, and YouTube™ videos
· People app – browse friends and family’s photos in high-resolution and keep up with their latest status updates from Google+™
Other features of the GALAXY Nexus include:
· 1.2GHz dual core processor
· Built-in HSPA+
· 5 MP Camera with LED Flash – with effects & editor, real time video enhancement, Face tracking, Funny faces, Virtual facelifts
· Video Calling
· 1080p Full HD Video recording and playback
· Bluetooth® technology v 3.0
· 1GB(RAM) + 16GB Internal memory(ROM)
· Up to 14.5hrs Talk Time
· Google Mobile Services including Android Market, Gmail™, Google Maps™ 5.8, Google Earth™, Movie Studio, YouTube and redesigned Google+ app
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
