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Google Launches Nexus S Phone In UK and US

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the better-battery-this-time-maybe dept.

siliconbits writes "Google has made its second bid for a slice of the mobile phone market, with the launch of its Nexus S phone. The Samsung-built device comes less than 12 months after the launch of the firm's Nexus One, built by HTC, which failed to win over many consumers. The Nexus S will initially be launched in the UK and US, and will be available 'from the end of the month'."

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  1. The best part is... by lowlymarine · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ...it's just a re-badged Galaxy S. So those of us with GT-i9000s, Captivates, and Vibrants can basically expect every future version of Android within days of the source release. That's very good news, since last I heard Samsung had sold over 8 million Galaxy S devices so far.

    1. Re:The best part is... by Zebedeu · · Score: 5, Interesting

      ...it's just a re-badged Galaxy S. So those of us with GT-i9000s, Captivates, and Vibrants can basically expect every future version of Android within days of the source release.

      Ahah!
      Oh, you were serious.

      Look, it's Samsung. Don't expect any updates on time. In fact, don't expect any updates at all and you'll live happier.

      That's very good news, since last I heard Samsung had sold over 8 million Galaxy S devices so far.

      Yes, and they're already sold, meaning they already got your money and now they'd rather you buy the next one on the line.

      I feel your pain. I bought the original Galaxy. It had one very late update to 1.6 when everyone else was upgrading to 2.1.
      Your best bet is to either get a phone which somehow gathered community support around it, or get one of the Google supported "Nexus" devices.

      I'm probably getting this one someday, it just pains me to be giving money to Samsung.

  2. In reality, not a whole lot... by rehtonAesoohC · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Maybe this is a Gingerbread gripe moreso than a Nexus S gripe, but there aren't that many great features added.

    No phones have an NFC chip at all, so uh... thanks? Also, the Nexus S isn't geared towards gaining consumers, I think it's more geared towards developers. The big things that are great are:

    1) Text Selection (FINALLY!)
    2) VoIP and SIP stack (yeahhhhhh! Incoming video chat apps)
    3) New dalvik improvements for speed.

    Everything else is fluff.