With the recent announcement
of the Nexus S (a collaboration between Google and Samsung) we wanted
to put this list together so you know the differences when considering
what to buy yourself. A lot of other blogs out there have pinned the Nexus S as just a fancy version of the Galaxy S
device available now. This is partly true. While on the surface most
of the hardware specs are the same (except for camera flash, NFC chip,
curved screen, Gingerbread 2.3, and a Gyro Sensor) the real potential of
the Nexus S lies in its future rather than its present.
At the moment if you were to ask us which to buy for a great phone right now, we’d say the Galaxy S I9000 100% of the way. However if you wanted a great phone for NEXT YEAR, this is where the Nexus S shines and would be our top recommendation. The thing is those extra hardware features we mentioned above are like dormant dragons, useless at the moment, but fire-packed monsters in the future.
When NFC chips become more widely used, it will speed up how and what information is attained dramatically. Same is true for the Gyro sensor, not a lot of Android games make use of it now, but when developers start upgrading their apps or writing new ones taking advantage of this its going to blow any other Android device out of the water.
With that said, it was truly disappointing to not have the following included in the Nexus S: micro SD slot, dual processor, HDMI out, and a better camera. The micro SD slot and HDMI are minor, but help to create a well-rounded device. Since Samsung has one of the best camera UIs around (we would know) its about time they upgrade the hardware to take that software ahead by leaps and bounds. Finally with dual-processor chips showing up in phone starting in early 2011, its hard to bite the bullet with the Nexus S knowing those types of implementations are so closely approaching.
So after hearing (reading) our two cents, what are your thoughts? Is the Nexus S a game changer or a poorly masked Galaxy S device? Let us know below.
At the moment if you were to ask us which to buy for a great phone right now, we’d say the Galaxy S I9000 100% of the way. However if you wanted a great phone for NEXT YEAR, this is where the Nexus S shines and would be our top recommendation. The thing is those extra hardware features we mentioned above are like dormant dragons, useless at the moment, but fire-packed monsters in the future.
When NFC chips become more widely used, it will speed up how and what information is attained dramatically. Same is true for the Gyro sensor, not a lot of Android games make use of it now, but when developers start upgrading their apps or writing new ones taking advantage of this its going to blow any other Android device out of the water.
With that said, it was truly disappointing to not have the following included in the Nexus S: micro SD slot, dual processor, HDMI out, and a better camera. The micro SD slot and HDMI are minor, but help to create a well-rounded device. Since Samsung has one of the best camera UIs around (we would know) its about time they upgrade the hardware to take that software ahead by leaps and bounds. Finally with dual-processor chips showing up in phone starting in early 2011, its hard to bite the bullet with the Nexus S knowing those types of implementations are so closely approaching.
So after hearing (reading) our two cents, what are your thoughts? Is the Nexus S a game changer or a poorly masked Galaxy S device? Let us know below.
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