The first handset in the world to run under Ice Cream Sandwich

Sep 7, 2011 05:54 GMT  ·  By

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics has been long rumored to be the company that would bring to the market the next Google phone, which will supposedly carry the name of Nexus Prime, and more confirmation on this has just emerged.

The name of this mobile phone was just spotted in relation to a UAProf, which clearly shows that Samsung and Google are gearing up for the release of this device.

The said User Agent string mentions the GT-I9250 model number that Nexus Prime was long rumored to sport, not to mention that it is actually called nexusprime.xml.

The future Google phone has been long rumored to be on its way to the market with Google's next operating system version on board, namely Ice Cream Sandwich.

Previous rumors on it also suggested that it would pack a fast 1.5GHz dual core application processor, and that its screen would be able to deliver an HD 720p resolution.

However, the said UAProf mentions a 480 x 800 pixels WVGA resolution for this device, which sounds disappointing in a way.

It's also worth mentioning that the MMS Max Image Resolution for Nexus Prime is listed at 1200 x 1600 pixels, which means that it might land on shelves with a 2MP camera.

According to some news sites, there is a good chance that Samsung actually published wrong identifying info for the device, so that the document, which was supposed to go public, would not trace back to its high-end smartphone.

Other companies already made similar moves, and it should not come too much as a surprise if Samsung decided to act as such.

After all, the next Google phone is expected to set new standards on the mobile market, though it would not be the only handset to sport a 720p display or a dual-core application processor that goes as high as 1.5GHz. Hopefully, more info on it will emerge soon, so stay tuned for more on this.

In related news, we learn that the Nexus Prime (GT-I9250) has already received certification from the Bluetooth SIG, which further confirms its existence.