The expected launch event announcing the arrival of the new Samsung Nexus Prime smartphone might be postponed until some future date, but that hasn't stopped new reports from coming forward that detail what's alleged to be the final specifications of the new Android 4.0 device.
Boy Genius Report's Jonathan Geller has the phone's alleged load out, with the list of information being provided by an unattributed source. That's slightly less trustworthy than an official confirmation from Samsung or Google, but the phone's alleged features do line up with a number of the rumors that we've culled together from various sources.
Or, in other words, it's more likely than not that the list of specs – especially being delivered so close to the original alleged public unveiling of the phone – is more true than false.
So what's in the Nexus Prime? According to Geller, the Ice Cream Sandwich-based phone (that's the aforementioned Android 4.0 mobile OS) is going to sport a Texas Instruments OMAP4460 processor – a dual-core, Cortex A9 chip that's expected to run at 1.2 GHz. A full gigabyte of RAM supplements the chip, and all the device's electronics – including its built-in 32 gigabytes of internal storage – fit within a nine-millimeter-thin frame.
The Nexus Prime's AMOLED HD screen is expected to hit a total of 4.65 inches in width and run at a 720P resolution, or 1280-by-720 pixels. A 1.3-megapixel camera joins this screen on the smartphone's front, but its more noteworthy sibling, a 5-megapixel camera capable of recording 1080P video, sits on the smartphone's rear.
The Nexus Prime's internal wireless connectivity runs all the way up to Wireless-N, and a built-in 1,750 mAh battery should give enthusiasts plenty of time for futzing around with all the new features of Ice Cream Sandwich – multitasking tool included!
That said, there's been no word (official or otherwise) as to what the phone's actual standby time, talk time, or heavy-use time would be. And since the phone is expected to deploy exclusively to Verizon in the U.S., and fully support the carrier's LTE network, get ready to trade high-speed connectivity for a high-speed battery drain. Such is the price of performance.
So when will consumers actually be able to check out the real Nexus Prime? Samsung and Google's postponed launch event for the device – or, at least the alleged launch – was first rumored to be happening on October 27 in London, although a Samsung spokesperson has since denied the existence of the alleged event.
I was expecting 8MP camera, WTF Google?????? Also 1750 mAh battery, which is decent atleast.
