Well, well, well,....it looks the not so secert Google Nexus S by Samsung has finally decided to show itself to the world. What's interesting about this is that the google website (link is provided below) is fully up and operational, but the phone is actually not coming out until Dec. 16th, which is still about a week away. It's like they decided to launch a website without the device - they we're originally going to launch back in November, or something like that,...but again, my point is why not just launch the phone today? I mean they're selling it through Best Buy, so why not today as opposed to a week later? Also, no dual-core processor,...and no 4G. Again, weren't all the tipsters and everybody who came forward with details saying that the reason for the delay was because they were going to make it dual-core (since all the rumors indicate dual-core android devices as early as Feb. '11) and that they had to update Gingerbread since it doesn't play well with dual-cores? Anyway, I've got some mixed feelings about all of this... If Nvidia Tegra2 phones are just around the corner (Motorola) then why not update the hardware so it will be the flagship Android device for more than a month or two. Also, since Google obviously has a thing for T-Mobile, why not make it "4G"? This is weird because now the Android "flagship" device won't even have the best radio since T-Mobile currently has two phones that run on their new upgarded network (the G2, and MyTouch 4G). Also, why does it still have a 5-megapixel camera? You woud think that it would at least be a 8-megapixel camera. Besides the front facing camera, and the NFC chip (which will make it act like a credit card someday,) this phone is really not all that different than the Nexus One. Oh, I almost forgot - no microSD memory card, it's got 16GB of internal storage. The Nexus One (and other devices) supports a 32GB microSD; so in that area it's even behind! I have to admit that this more than a little curious. It almost seems like Google decided to launch another phone back in November, then somebody said, "hey, shouldn't we make it better since it's launching so late in the year and better phones will be here in January and Febuary?" Then it's like in the middle of making the update they said, "Nah, nevermind - let's launch now and take advantage of the Christmas crowd." But then they launch the website and tell you that you still have to wait for the phone. Whew,...this is all very tiring and confusing. Anway, I do have to admit one thing: it does look nice. Even though everyone was talking about how it's plastic, an that's not as attarctive, I think they did a good job making it all black with no phyical buttons on the beryl. Plus it makes Android "pop out" a little better; sort of like when you go to the movies and it's dark and the movie looks better because it's black. Also, the shape is another goo idea; a slighty curved shape makes it fit closer to your head when holding it to your ear. I also like the reverse "chin," it definitely makes sense and will also help when holding the device. Overall, it does sound like a good device - if you want all the tech specs I'm not going to post them here, but you can go to the link below and it will fill you in. My one real problem with it is that hardware wise it does seem like it's not as technically advanced as it should be - this phone really should have come out back in June/July/August. Anyways, it does look nice at least.
[Link to the Nexus S]
