Everything About the Nexus S

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Nov 11 2010, 2:50pm CST | by Robert Evans

The first solid Nexus S leak came back in late October, when the device was still believed to be the Nexus Two. It was rumored to have a 1.2 GHz processor and may have hit the FCC at the end of last month.

The Nexus S may be the first native Android 2.3 device. Although it was delayed due to hardware issues, the Nexus Two recently surfaced as the Nexus S on a Best Buy flier. Engadget got their hands on a real picture of the device shortly thereafter.

T-Mobile is the likely carrier, based both on early rumors and that FCC filing. This is Samsung though, and they may launch a version of the S for each carrier.

There haven't been any solid hardware leaks yet, but that display could be 4.5" flexible AMOLED. Samsung recently unveiled the technology. While a hardware delay for a phone that was basically a clone of the Gal S seems unlikely, a weird new screen would be a perfectly reasonable cause for such issues.

The picture above comes from this leaked gallery of photos. Judging by the size of that handset, a 4.5" display does not seem at all out of the realm of possibility.

In terms of processing power, we'll probably see a 1.2 GHz single-core (as rumored earlier) but Samsung may very well surprise us. November 8 is definitely not this thing's launch date, but the flurry of rumors could point to a pre-Holiday 2010 launch. Android Community has just posted some internal documents that may reveal the coming of Nexus S displays to Best Buy locations on November 14.

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The excitement about new smartphones, tablets and anything mobile drive Robert to unearth the latest rumors and developments in this fast moving space. He adopted 4G as soon as it become available and knows where the mobile market is going.
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