Google and Samsung showed iPhone 4S rival

Google and Samsung announced a smartphone Galaxy Nexus - the first device that will run on the new version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.

To understand what kind of product is waiting for us, just look at its specifications:

• thickness 8.84 mm device
• Super HD AMOLED display diagonal of 4.65 inches (11.8 cm) with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels
• dual-core Cortex A9 1.2 GHz
• 4G (LTE or HSPA +)
• NFC (Near Field Communication)
• 1.3 megapixels front camera and the main chamber 5 megapixels, with 1080p video recording
• 1 Gb RAM and 32 Gb internal flash memory for storing data

Initially, the launch of new devices planned for October 11th (a week after the launch of iPhone 4S), but was postponed due to the death of Steve Jobs. Home sales Galaxy Nexus in the United States, Europe and Asia are expected in November.

Google introduced the first prototype of the operating system Ice Cream Sandwich in May this year. Android 4.0 was created to eliminate the differences in the versions of the operating system for tablets, which is currently used version 3.x Honeycomb and smartphones running on Android 2.x Gingerbread.

Google has promised a completely new appearance in the fourth version of Android. During the presentation of the new Andy Rubin operating engines, Google vice president of mobile platforms, has identified three defining characteristics of Android 4.0: ease of use, attractiveness and opportunities of cloud technology.

Google also demonstrated a new Android 4.0 feature called Android Beam. This NFC technology, which allows to share different information with other users who are near you. The Google API release plans, which will allow third party developers to use the NFC functionality in their applications.

Galaxy Nexus to become the first competitor to the recently released Apple iPhone 4S, which has sold 4 million units in the first three days. Tim Cook, the new CEO of Apple, said that even in my wildest dreams Apple did not expect such a successful iPhone 4S sales. At the moment, Apple is a leader among manufacturers of smartphones, while Samsung ranked second.

[via AppleInsider]