14 DAY TRIAL // Following the release of Nexus One in January last year, and of a Nexus S smartphone in December, Mountain View-based Internet giant Google is gearing up for the launch of a new Nexus handset, one that would sport 4G LTE connectivity capabilities.
The handset should arrive on shelves with Google's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich platform on board, and is expected to be the first handset in the world to feature this platform release.
Moreover, it would include impressive hardware specifications, which will make it a powerful competitor for today's flagship Android phones.
BGR notes in a recent article that this device would arrive on shelves as the Nexus 4G, and that it would be powered by a next-generation dual-core 1.2GHz or 1.5GHz CPU, most likely an OMAP 4460 processor, or an ultra low-power 28nm Krait-based Snapdragon.
The powerful application processor should be accompanied by a large 720p HD screen, without physical buttons to accompany it.
The handset would also include 1GB of RAM, along with an unspecified amount of internal memory, and the usual set of connectivity options.
The future Google Nexus smartphone would also arrive with a 5-megapixel photo snapper on the back, along with a front-facing camera for video calling. The mobile phone should also sport impressive slimness, it seems.
Apparently, Google would be set to bring the new mobile phone to the market sometime around Thanksgiving, but no specific info on the wireless carrier that would have it on its airwaves has emerged so far, though BGR suggests AT&T might offer connectivity for it.
Interestingly, the news site also notes that this device might not be branded as a Nexus phone after all, and that it would be only a flagship / reference model for Ice Cream Sandwich.
However, since nothing is confirmed on this for the time being, we should wait for more on the matter to emerge to see what exactly Google has in mind for the said Nexus device.