Designed by Samsung, the new Google phone, Nexus S on the new version of Android 2.3 Gingerbread, NFC technology and VoIP to seduce. Screen Super AMOLED 2 to 4 inches, robust configuration and assurance of Google updates before everyone, sufficient for? Response in our test of the Samsung Google Nexus S Reviews.
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The Samsung Google Nexus S android touchscreen phone out everything right of cartons with Gingerbread (Android 2.3). It is the first phone equipped with the latest version of Google’s Android software. The combination of signed material Samsung (remarkable finesse and superb screen) and new functions of Android foreshadow an attractive product.
But do not expect big changes to Android 2.2, and let the Galaxy s us that it is an improved version. We therefore had the opportunity and pleasure to take charge of the Samsung / Google Nexus S after his announcement.
It is an almost finalized version. You will need to wait for December 16 to get to the United States and on 20 December in England, because the smartphone is therefore still in production phase. The OS also.
We will also update this test with a more thorough review of the smartphone when there is the finalized version.
You already know that Nexus S will be offered free of charge with a package to 35 pounds per month (41 euros), or 550 pounds (650 euros) without subscription. Naked version, the phone will be unlocked so that you can use it on any network.
Google Nexus S : the first to welcome Android Gingerbread
Samsung Google Nexus S price and specifications is the latest Google phone, in the wake of the G1 to the Nexus One. The “S” is reference to Samsung, known for making quality smartphones. Only, often the overlay software penalizes phones as was the case for the Galaxy, and it is therefore a true happiness to see an Android released a wrapper on a phone.
Even on the prototype that we tried, Android 2.3 Gingerbread is really fast. The user interface has been optimized and smoothed, the new keyboard is interesting and the Web pages that we’ve loaded appear quickly and accurately. Unfortunately, the test copy was delivered without Flash, but the technology will be well and truly present in the final version of the phone browser.
The speed is probably the most remarkable change if you switch a phone under Android 2.2 it. The interface has also evolved with including more than dark colors: notification bar is black, the background screen above. If you like the Star Wars spirit, you will be served.
Other improvements : a less greedy screen for greater autonomy, according to Google. It seems apparent that manufacturers must extend autonomy due to the presence of the chip Wi – Fi and GPS, and it passes by other means that simply lower the lighting of the screenshots…
NFC and embedded VoIP
Apart that, one of the major novelties, it is the presence of the NFC (Near Field Communication) technology, which is unhelpful for the general public in the State. This wireless technology can help transform your phone into payment card or goes Navigo.
But this will not happen, and it is especially popular in the Japan. For the moment, it is a marketing argument and can if expected use restricted technology as one that lets you view the site of a film simply passing the phone before displays it.
However, what is really useful, it is the integration of SIP, the Protocol which allows you to make voice calls on the Internet, also known as the VoIP.
Nexus S integrates this application by default, and so you can make calls via VoIP without installing any application.
Google ensures that can directly make VoIP calls from his address book or by numbering on the keyboard. Unfortunately, we could not test this functionality.
The good news is that this function is useful not Google Voice, still absent in Europe. As the tethering (modem 3 G) service, some operators may disable this feature of VoIP. Except that Google takes to rely on this function, and the Nexus S will be fully operational with any operator.
The arrival of VOIP and the NFC technology natively are strengths, but it’s still very “geek” and we believe that for the user lambda, switching to Android 2.3 will not change his life. However, it is clear that if you are looking for a quality smartphone, the Nexus S seems to be fast and powerful, and especially it integrates the best version of Android.
Samsung Google Nexus S vs Samsung Galaxy S vs HTC Desire HD
If Samsung Google Nexus S Apps is stamped Google, it looks like as a brother to the Galaxy. It has the same plastic finish, the same hull to pleasant curves, the same superb Super AMOLED screen. We did not have the chance to use the Google Nexus S in full sun, and we do not judge the quality of the AMOLED screen. But remembered that one of the Galaxy S brought a great improvement compared to the Nexus One.
The first time that we have taken in hand the Galaxy S, we had a few reservations on its curves and light weight. Now, we know that a phone can combine large screen, light weight and quality. Nexus S is pleasant to take. It is always lighter than the average. More light that a HTC Desire HD whose hull has metal parts.
Nexus S has a curved screen, and it is unusual. The goal is to marry the shape of the face. It is a good point, because with current smartphones, one sometimes has the feeling to talk to the door of the fridge glued to the face. To use, it is not so blatant, but it was noted that the aircraft was pleasant to put in a pocket with this curved finish.
Powerful, but not location memory card
As some recent phones type iPhone 4 or Windows Phone, the Nexus S has no location to add memory, and it is a pity. However, it has 16 GB, and this will be sufficient for most users. With Android, it is very easy to transfer pictures, music and videos when on the logs on a computer. No need for synchronization software, the computer recognizes the phone as a USB key.
We believe that we will use a portion of memory for the games. Simply because the Nexus S is we the best Android smartphone for the games. For this, there is its large and contrasting screen Super AMOLED of 4 inch WVGA (800 x 480 pixels), but also processor Hummingbird at 1 GHz, designed by Samsung on an architecture ARM Cortex A8, as in the Galaxy S (see the benchmark performance Cortex A8 vs Snapdragon HTC Desire HD 8255). It also has a graphics chip PowerVR SGX dedicated to 3D to relieve the processor.
In the end, the Nexus is an improved version of the Galaxy S with finer and more curved lines. In terms of hardware, very little evolution therefore. However, the big difference comes from the appearance of Android 2.3 whose speed completely transforms the phone. And as this version of Android is gross, without the addition of wrapper of the constructor, the Google Nexus S expresses its power without clamping. We would like it remains so and it takes advantage of the next updates of Android bare. This phone is still expensive, but embedded technologies justify that it is trying to.
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