Galaxy Nexus place was steeper iPhone 4S

Last week, a new creation of Google and Samsung, Galaxy Nexus, hit the market, and the expansion of the "Google Phone" began with the UK. AnandTech of experts did not postpone the gadget investigation indefinitely, reports Apple Insider. It turned out that the new product in some places exceeds its main competitor from Apple, iPhone 4S.

So, Galaxy Nexus has appeared in a quicker and smarter performance tests Browser SunSpider Javascript and Rightware BrowserMark. It became possible thanks to that used in Galaxy Nexux 2-core processor OMAP 4460 from Texas Instruments, the frequency whose work is significantly higher than in the iPhone 4S, with its 800-megahertz chip (but in fact in the daily work of the missing same).

In terms of graphics capabilities Galaxy Nexux «merges" competitor to complete that proved tests GLBenchmark 2.1 Egypt and Pro. iPhone 4S superiority bail in this case - is a dual-core graphics processor SGX 543MP2 from Imagination Technologies. He is able to give odds pretty outdated solutions PowerVR SGX 540 from the same manufacturer that used in the flagship smartphone from Google / Samsung.

Analysts have concluded that high performance Galaxy Nexus - the result of the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. But kutsy GPU still imposes certain restrictions, although this applies only to games. In general, the filling Galaxy Nexus is quite on the level. Particularly impressive is the 4.65-inch Super AMOLED HD with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels. Although the matrix and constructed using PenTile technology, but such resolution is not critical.

Home sales in the United States treats the gadget is expected in late November or early December. The reason for the delay can be newly detected therein problem with volume control. The bug, dubbed «Self Aware Volume Ghost», causes the device to make a sound much quieter than the selected level, and does not allow re-increase the volume.

It is also interesting to note that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (Steve Wozniak) have got a Galaxy Nexus. He turned seen leaving the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, and in his hand was a box with the device. Steve remains active iPhone users, but it likes to experience all the more or less important news, because it is a big fan of portable gadgets and can simultaneously carry up to 10 different phones.