We've been hearing about Sprint's version of the Nexus S 4G launch but there was no solid or official confirmation. Until a couple of days ago, when the carrier announced in a press conference its upcoming availability. Sprint users, that wanna buy this update version of the Nexus S, don't have much longer to wait.
Featuring the same specifications as the original model, it comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the fastest version of Android available for smartphones, a 4-inch Super AMOLED display and powered by a 1GHz processor. It also includes a 5MP rear camera plus a front-facing VGA cam, 16GB internal memory plus Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC technology.
What makes the Nexus S 4G different from the Nexus S? Sprint's super fast 4G data network. If you're a Sprint customer and an Android fan, you can choose to purchase this new Android phone.
Google Nexus S 4G specifications
General info
- Device type:
- Smart phone
- Network technology: Network technology - Referes to the kind of network technology used. Three major technologies are used today - TDMA, CDMA and GSM.
- CDMA: CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access. A technique of multiplexing, also called spread spectrum, in which analog signals are converted into digital form for transmission. For each communication channel, the signals are encoded in a sequence known to the transmitter and the receiver for that channel. The foremost application is digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800MHz band and 1.9GHz PCS band. CDMA phones are noted for their excellent call quality and long battery life.
- 800, 1900
- CDMA:
- Data: Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- WiMAX (4G):
- Yes
Design
- Design: Design - Phone design type
- Form Factor: Form Factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
- Dimensions: Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.88 x 2.48 x 0.44 (124 x 63 x 11 mm)
- Weight: Weight - Phone's weight
- 4.60 oz (130 g)
the average is 5.6 oz (160 g)
- 4.60 oz (130 g)
- Form Factor:
Display
- Display: Display - Phone's main display
- Technology: Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- Super AMOLED
- Resolution: Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 480 x 800 pixels
- Physical Size:
- 4.00 inches
- Colors: Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 16 777 216
- Touch Screen:
- Yes (Capacitive)
- Multi-touch:
- Yes
- Light sensor:
- Yes
- Proximity Sensor:
- Yes
- Technology:
Battery
- Capacity: Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1500 mAh
- Talk time: Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 6.00 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 6.00 hours
Software
- Smart Phone: Smart Phone - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc
- Yes
- OS: OS - Operating system, which is the software that enables and controls the basic operation of an electronic device. The major OS for mobile phones are UIQ over Symbian, Microsoft Mobile for Pocket PC Phone Edition, Microsoft Mobile for Smartphones, Linux, Palm
- Android (2.3)
- Processor:
- Single core, Cortex A8 (Hummingbird), 1000 MHz
- Memory:
- 512 MB RAM
- 3D Graphics hardware accelerator:
- Yes
Camera
- Camera: Camera - Camera specs
- Yes
- Resolution: Resolution - Shows the particular phone's camera resolution. The major mobile phone camera resolutions available are QCIF; CIF; VGA (640x480); 1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.0 and 3.0 megapixels.
- 5 megapixels
- Flash:
- Yes (LED)
- Features:
- Auto focus
- Video capture:
- Yes
- Resolution: Resolution - Shows whether the particular phone's camera can record a video clip
- 720x480 (DVD) (30 fps)
- Resolution:
- Recording format:
- MPEG4, H.263, H.264
- Video light:
- Yes
- Additional camera:
- Yes (0.3 megapixels VGA)
- Video Calling: Video Calling - Feature allowing you to not only listen but also view the other party.
- Yes
Multimedia
- Music Player: Music Player - Audio support such as MP3
- Yes
- Supports:
- MP3, AAC, eAAC, AAC+, AMR
- Video Playback: Video Playback - Video support such as MPEG4
- Yes
- Supports:
- MPEG4, H.263, H.264
- YouTube player:
- Yes
Internet browsing
- Internet Browsing: Internet Browsing - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Yes
- Supports:
- HTML, Flash
Location Based Services
- Location Based Services:
- Yes
- Type:
- A-GPS
- Navigation:
- Yes
- Location Based Services:
Phonebook
- Support:
- Yes
- Capacity:
- Capacity depends on system memory
- Features:
- Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer
- Calendar:
- Yes
- Alarms:
- Yes
- Document Viewer:
- Yes
- Other:
- Calculator
Messaging
- SMS:
- Yes
- Threaded messaging:
- Yes
- E-mail: E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- Yes (IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange)
Memory
- Built-in:
- 16384 MB
Connectivity
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- Yes
- Version: Version - Shows the paricular phone's Bluetooth version
- 2.1
- EDR: EDR - Refers to any special features of the particular phone's Bluetooth
- Yes
- Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- Yes (802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n)
- VoIP: VoIP - Voice Over Internet Protocol - software and hardware allowing users to use the Internet as a transmission medium for telephone calls.
- Yes
- NFC:
- Yes
- USB:
- Yes
- Type:
- microUSB
- Version:
- USB 2.0
- Features: Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.
- Mass storage device, USB charging
- Headphones connector:
- 3.5mm
- DLNA:
- Yes
Other features
- Sensors:
- Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
- Hearing Aid Compatibility:
- M4
Availability
- Officially announced:
- Yes (21 Mar 2011)
- Scheduled release: Scheduled release - Shows when is the particular phone scheduled to be made available to the public in North America
- 08 May 2011 (Official)