14 DAY TRIAL // An AT&T-ready flavor of Nexus S smartphone is now available for pre-order in the United States, Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) has just announced.
The new mobile phone was put on reservation status via all Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile specialty stores around the country, as well as on the Best Buy website.
The new Nexus S smartphone was optimized for use on AT&T's network, the leading handset vendor announced.
Moreover, the company unveiled that users will be able to purchase the new smartphone from all Best Buy stores starting with July 24th, with a price tag of $99.99 attached to it, with the signing of a two-year contract agreement with the wireless carrier.
“Nexus S hits Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile specialty stores, as well as online on July 24; pre-sale begins July 21,” Samsung announced.
The new handset flavor is comes to the market with the same specifications as the original Nexus S smartphone from Samsung, which was launched on shelves in December last year, and which is already available in the US with Sprint and T-Mobile connectivity options.
The smartphone is based on Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system, and packs a great deal of technology advancements.
“Nexus S is designed with Samsung’s special Super AMOLED touch screen technology providing a premium viewing experience,” the handset vendor explains.
“Nexus S runs off of a 1 GHz Samsung application processor, producing rich 3D graphics, as well as faster download and upload times. With Nexus S AT&T customers will now have access to the latest and greatest Google applications and Android updates first.”
The specifications list of Nexus S also includes a 1,500 mAh battery, which should provide enough juice to power both the fast application processor, as well as the large 4-inch Super AMOLED Contour display the handset was packed with.
Moreover, it comes with a 5-megapixel photo snapper on the back, along with a front VGA camera for video chat, and 16GB of internal memory. WiFi, Bluetooth and 3G connectivity capabilities were included into the mix as well.