Despite Google’s Motorola buyout, evidence continues to mount that Samsung will be the developer of the Google Nexus Prime. We take a look at some fresh pieces of information on Google’s next flagship Android smartphone.
The Google Nexus Prime will be the follow-up to the Samsung-developed Google Nexus S (pictured), and will reportedly feature a 1.4GHz dual-core TI OMAP processor and a stunning 4.65-inch 720p (that’s a 1280 x 720 resolution) Super AMOLED screen. Meaty specs indeed.
Ice Cream Sandwich, October release and Samsung
Now Android Community is reporting that the device will be running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich – Google’s next major mobile OS iteration that will bring the smartphone-based Android 2.x and tablet-based Android 3.x together.
The site also claims that the Google Nexus Prime will be launching as soon as October, rather than the November-December time frame many had been expecting. This offers the tantalising prospect of a month in which the iPhone 5, Nokia Windows Phone and Google Nexus Prime are all released.
Beyond these little morsels of information, the report confirms the belief that Samsung will once again be charged with manufacturing the latest Nexus device. In recent days, that assertion has received a whole lot more support.
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Samsung cease and desist
A recent report brought to light on Geek lends weight to the idea that Samsung will be the developer of the Google Nexus Prime – although it should be taken with a hefty spoonful of salt.
Apparently, a cease and desist order from Samsung aimed at preventing a user from disclosing the Nexus Prime firmware has itself confirmed the fact that Samsung will be developing the new handset. The letter makes repeated reference to the ‘Nexus Prime’, which would appear to be conclusive evidence – if you believe that the letter is genuine, of course.
Let’s just say that if it is genuine, we’d advise Samsung Telecommunications America to hire a new secretary.
Nexus Prime Wi-Fi certification
The next piece of info to have emerged in support of Samsung being the chosen developer of the Google Nexus Prime looks far more reliable.
Droid-life has relayed a Wi-Fi certificate for a smartphone device called the Samsung GT-I9250. This is the same device that appeared on a leaked Samsung roadmap recently, and which bears all of the features mentioned above – the screen, the processor and (crucially) Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
Put simply, it’s got everyone convinced that it’s the Google Nexus Prime. We can’t see anything else on the horizon – not from Motorola, not from HTC, not from anyone – that could take on the Nexus mantle for the next 12 months or so.
