Verizon's Galaxy Nexus Receives FCC Approvals

Android-based Samsung Galaxy Nexus is on its way to wireless carrier Verizon in the United States, and it is making the final steps towards becoming available for purchase at this wireless carrier, one of which involved the receiving of all the necessary approvals from the FCC.

The handset was rumored to make an appearance on shelves at Big Red sometime next week, and some even said that it might arrive earlier than that, on November 18th.

Of course, there are also those who suggest that it might be released only in December, and those who claim that Black Friday or the day after might be the lucky days for enthusiasts.

Packing support for Verizon Wireless' CDMA and LTE networks and Bluetooth and WiFi capabilities, the new mobile phone received the necessary approvals from the FCC, which suggests that it should not be too long at all before it is officially released on shelves.

While there is nothing surprising coming out of the FCC filling for Galaxy Nexus, some interesting details on Verizon's plans for the mobile phone did emerge.

Apparently, the wireless operator has placed an order for a number of 120,000 Galaxy Nexus handsets, which seems only a small number when compared to the level of sales Apple's iPhone has registered during its first few hours of availability alone.

However, since that is only a rumor, we'll just have to treat it as such, the same as we would with the aforementioned leaked release dates for the handset.

Galaxy Nexus from Samsung is the first Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich-powered mobile phone in the world, featuring great advancements both in the software and in the hardware areas.

It packs a 4.65-inch screen, a fast 1.2GHz dual-core application processor, 32GB of internal memory, a 5-megapixel photo snapper on the back, with support for full HD video recording, front facing camera for video calling, and support for a wide range of services powered by Google.