Google's New Android Phone with Samsung Unveiled
Samsung Electronics and Google unveiled their next-generation
smartphone, the Galaxy Nexus, in Hong Kong at 10 a.m. on Wednesday
(local time) in a bid to give Apple's recently released iPhone 4S a run
for its money. This is the first handset to run on Ice Cream Sandwich,
Google's new Android operating system.
Selling points of the new software include a feature called Face Unlock, which uses facial-recognition technology to unlock phones, and Android Beam, which enables Android OS smartphone owners to share location data, photos and more information with other users in the vicinity at the touch of an on-screen button.
Another feature that automatically creates a panoramic photo when the user swivels around on the spot also drew much attention at the unveiling ceremony.
Google's top mobile executive Andy Rubin (left) and Shin
Jong-kyun, head of Samsung’s mobile communications business, display the
new Galaxy Nexus smartphone at a news conference in Hong Kong on
Wednesday. /Reuters-Newis
As the phone is equipped with a 4.65-inch high-resolution
AMOLED screen, it provides a picture quality as detailed as a 12-inch
laptop. Despite the bigger screen, the handset seems similar in size to
the Galaxy S2 because the frame has been reduced to a mere 4.29 mm.
Meanwhile, the curved glass on the front screen makes it easier to grip
for greater convenience.
The launch event was hosted by Shin Jong-kyun, head of Samsung's mobile communications business, and Andy Rubin, Google's senior vice president in charge of the Android operating system.
The phone seems to mark more than a typical collaboration. Google has given the name Nexus to all of its previous smartphones, but it has never before included a manufacturer's brand. This time, Google added the name Galaxy -- representing Samsung's best-selling line -- before Nexus, effectively acknowledging the Galaxy as its flagship Android phone.
Selling points of the new software include a feature called Face Unlock, which uses facial-recognition technology to unlock phones, and Android Beam, which enables Android OS smartphone owners to share location data, photos and more information with other users in the vicinity at the touch of an on-screen button.
Another feature that automatically creates a panoramic photo when the user swivels around on the spot also drew much attention at the unveiling ceremony.
Google's top mobile executive Andy Rubin (left) and Shin
Jong-kyun, head of Samsung’s mobile communications business, display the
new Galaxy Nexus smartphone at a news conference in Hong Kong on
Wednesday. /Reuters-Newis
The launch event was hosted by Shin Jong-kyun, head of Samsung's mobile communications business, and Andy Rubin, Google's senior vice president in charge of the Android operating system.
The phone seems to mark more than a typical collaboration. Google has given the name Nexus to all of its previous smartphones, but it has never before included a manufacturer's brand. This time, Google added the name Galaxy -- representing Samsung's best-selling line -- before Nexus, effectively acknowledging the Galaxy as its flagship Android phone.
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Oct. 20, 2011 09:23 KST
