Now that the iPhone 4S is long past us, its time to look at the future. On October 11th this will all be detailed in complete terms, but for now we can focus on the strong rumors and the brand spankin' new teaser trailer.
UPDATE (Oct 6): New news out today with FULL specs... sorry no new video or pics... but details below are now confirmed where not labelled as speculation.
UPDATE (Oct 11): Name confirmed through Samsung tweet and pic confirmed, also added addtional pics. Can't wait for new date of actual reveal!
UPDATE (Oct 12): New release date strongly rumored for the AsiaD: All Things Digital even next week in Hong Kong (October 19th)
UPDATE (Oct 13): Event confrimed. 10.19 @ 10AM Hong Kong time or ~10.18 @ 10PM... Will stream live at STREAM SOURCE
UPDATE (Oct 14): Verizon confirmed as US launch partner and November 3rd as the actual launch day!!! SOURCE
Name: Nexus Prime
OS: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
- This OS is the merge of the phone and tablet OS, its also supposed to directly attack/remove the divergence in the mobile OS and help move older phones up the chain quicker.
5MP rear camera (or 8MP)
1.3MP front camera
9mm thin
Notification light
No real buttons - similar to honeycomb tablets.
16 or 32GB storage (or more if you buy a new SD card)
4.65-inch 1280 x 720-pixel Super AMOLED HD with curved glass and DPI is almost identical to iPhone's.. (few pixels less)
1GB memory
TI OMAP 4460 dual-core Cortex A9 processor clocked at 1.2GHz (or 1.5GHz)
Dual core GPU
1,750 mAh battery (or 2000ish)
NFC Chip with Google Wallet
- This is really exciting. Capability to have all your coupons, grocery store cards, credit/debit cards, receipts, etc in one easy to use safe place. I can't wait for this feature and I am surprised Apple didn't include it knowing it was coming for a year now.
LTE aka real 4G as well as HSPA+ where applicable
Launching on November 3rd!
Verizon Wireless exclusive in US
New Image! Side view is verified from video below... but front image is artist depiction
Here's the teaser trailer which only confirms that it will be curved glass and really thin.
Here's a new video of it in use.
