Recently, Google Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled the first device Nexus S to run the most recent Android platform 2.3 (aka Gingerbread). In November, Google phone manufactured by Samsung (the Samsung Nexus S) was revealed to the world. Google said on its blog that this new Android (known as Gingerbread) consists of copy-and-paste features as well as it is fast and easy to use. Now the Gingerbread SDK/NDK is also obtainable for developers.

Nexus S will be accessible online and at Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores, either unlocked or with a T-Mobile service plan starting after Dec. 16 in the US. The service will be provided by T-Mobile USA Inc. and with a contract it costs $199 & without contract $529. The phone will be sold at Carphone Warehouse Group Plc and Best Buy in the U.K. after Dec. 20. Google has not said anything yet about the launch of this device in Canada.

Features and specifications of Nexus S:

Weight: 129.0 gms
Talk Time: 6 hours
Standby: 428 hours
Micro SD: Up to 32 GB
OS: Gingerbread (Android 2.3)
Processor: 1GHz Cortex A8 (Hummingbird)
Display: 4.0 inch WVGA (800 x 480) touchscreen
Dimensions: 63.0 x 123.9 x 10.88 mm (WxHxD)
Camera: 5 MP with Flash LED and VGA for video calling
Memory: 16 GB internal memory and 512 MB RAM
Others: GPS with A-GPS, and a 3.5mm audio jack, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1

Nexus S is designed with Samsung’s dazzling Super AMOLED touch screen technology for providing a best screening experience. For a more ergonomic style and feels when held to the user’s face, a curved design is featured by the 4-inch Contour. 16 GB of internal memory is also included in it.

With a 5 megapixel rear facing camera and camcorder, in addition to a VGA front facing camera, Nexus S is equipped. To supply a smooth, fluid gaming experience when the user is oriented the device up or down or panning the phone to the left or right, a gyroscope sensor is featured by Nexus S. Near Field Communication (NFC) technology is also featured in Nexus S that permits you to read details off of daily objects such as movie posters, stickers and t-shirts which are embedded with NFC chips.

For enlarging ahead of its flagship Internet- search business, Google is pushing deeper addicted to phone software and mobile advertising. Nexus One (HTC Corp. manufactured phone that Google introduced prior this year) is followed by Nexus S.

Some famous Android features are also integrated in Nexus S like true multitasking, portable Wi-Fi hotspot, access to Google mobile services like Google Search™, Voice Actions, Google Voice™, Gmail™, Google Maps™ with Navigation and YouTube™, along with access to more than 100,000 apps and widgets on Android Market™.

In a post on the official Google mobile blog, Andy Rubin (Google’s vice president of engineering in charge of Android) wrote, “We co-developed this product with Samsung—ensuring tight integration of hardware and software to highlight the latest advancements of the Android platform.”

President and Head of Mobile Communications Business at Samsung Electronics, JK Shin, said,

“Samsung and Google have worked together closely to deliver the best Android smart phone experience for consumers. It has been our ambition in working with Google to continue to push the Android platform forward and create a smart phone that has both superior functionality and a stunning user-experience. It is extremely satisfying to see this partnership again bear tremendous fruit.”

Nexus S has finally seen the light of the day after several speculation and denials by Google. In the recently web 2.0 conference though, it was made clear by the Google CEO when he held the same device while talking on the future development in Android.

For overtaking Apple and BlackBerry to become the second most well-liked mobile operating system platform globally after Nokia’s Symbian, Google’s Android Operating System (software) has made quick strides. In North America and East Asia, Android has become the most admired platform. Android has been launched since two years and it is available for free to cell phone manufacturers, which created a boom in the smartphone market, together with driving the prices downward. Google’s Android is obtainable in over 100 diverse models now, and is activated on more than 200,000 phones a day. 

Introducing Nexus S video from youtube:

Video of Google Nexus S and Android 2.3 Gingerbread Unveiled: iPhone Killer? from youtube:

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