14 DAY TRIAL // Galaxy Nexus, the first smartphone in the world to arrive on shelves with the new Android 4.0 ice Cream Sandwich operating system on board, should hit the shelves in India before the end of the ongoing year.
The handset was made official a few weeks ago, and Google and Samsung already offered users in India the possibility to register their interest in it, but they did not offer specific info on when the mobile phone might be put up for sale.
However, during the Q&A session following the official launch of Galaxy Note in India, Samsung India’s Ranjit Yadav confirmed that the new Google phone should become available in the country before the end of the ongoing year.
Galaxy Nexus’ “tentative launch will be this year and not next,” Ranjit Yadav reportedly stated.
Of course, this means that the device will hit shelves in the country in the next eight weeks or so only if things go according to plan. Otherwise, we might hear that Samsung and Google decided to postpone its release in India and/or other markets, though we do hope that this will not happen.
After all, the new Galaxy Nexus does seem to be a great device, both when it comes to the outer design, as well as when its hardware is involved.
The mobile phone was unveiled with a large 4.65-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display that can deliver an HD resolution (1280×720 pixels), and is powered by a dual-core application processor with each core clocked in at 1.2GHz.
The specs list of this smartphone also shows HSPA+ and 4G LTE connectivity (depending on the network it is released on), and a five-megapixel photo snapper on the back, with support for full HD video recording, complemented by a 1.3MP front-facing camera.
Moreover, it arrives on shelves with dual-band (2.4GHz/5GHz) connectivity, along with WiFi and Bluetooth capabilities, NFC options, 16 or 32GB of internal memory, and a 1750mAh battery to power it up.
Of course, another appealing feature of Galaxy Nexus is the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS flavor, which brings along a new UI, support for new services and applications, and more.