What everyone is dying to see…
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
The Galaxy Nexus smartphone is the latest cutting edge revelation from Samsung designed to compete against the iPhone 4S.
After Apple’s dismal announcement of the iPhone 4S which left many customers who were expecting an iPhone 5 very disappointed, Samsung will be hoping to take even more of the smartphone market from Apple. During the third quarter of 2011 statistics show that Samsung shipped more handsets than Apple, by a huge margin. While Apple managed to sell approximately 17 million smartphones, Samsung sold nearly 28 million!
The Nexus handset which will be released in November, is predicted to be the first device to launch the new Android – Ice Cream Sandwich OS.
Okay now for some impressive new features that it is rumored to have: Curved glass front making it easier and more comfortable to hold against your ear and will also mean more privacy for the user. Two cameras (front and back), 4.65 inch display, 1GB of RAM, 32GB hard drive, and a dual-core processor.
Is it a smartphone? Is it a tablet?
Galaxy Note
The Galaxy Note, an equally awesome device, also expected to be released in November is a hybrid, across between a smartphone and a tablet – now being called a “phablet” by some. At 5.3 inches in size it will allegedly fit comfortably in one hand or in your pocket but has the added benefit of a massive screen and a stylus making it easy to take notes and messages on the fly. Samsung are hoping to tap into both the tablet and smartphone market with this incredibly slick looking device. The Note will sport a massive 8 megapixel camera with flash, 16GB of expandable storage and a spectacular battery life but may not be ideal if you have very small hands.
We have test driven both new devices and have come to the conclusion that we like them both, particularly the Note which feels like a 4thdevice in the way that the iPad was the 3rd. It’s between the size of a phone and a tablet, not too big or too small, it feels just right.
