Starting with the most recent, and best-sounding stuff first. GSM Arena says they have a reliable source inside Google who contacted them and gave them the real specs. Here’s the juicy stuff:
According to our source, the device codenamed Nexus Prime is going to ship with Samsung’s own chipset, with a blazingly fast dual-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz. But wait, there’s more.
On that chipset will also reside a powerful dual-core GPU from Imagination. We suspect it’s going to be the PowerVR SGX543MP2, or in other words, the same GPU found in the iPad 2 (and quite probably on the iPhone 4S as well).
On the back, instead of the 5-megapixel snapper, our source claims, there’s an 8-megapixel, full 1080p HD video-shooting camera with some sort of an improved sensor. As for the battery, expect a 2050mAh one (do we hear a whoa?), which should be good for a couple of days use without charging.
The Nexus Prime will also be LTE-enabled, but the most interesting part is that it would probably boast a dual-mode GSM/CDMA radio, just like the Apple iPhone 4S.
For reference, here is the stuff from BGR’s leak:
• Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
• 9mm thin
• 4.65-inch 1280 x 720-pixel Super AMOLED HD with curved glass
• TI OMAP 4460 dual-core Cortex A9 processor clocked at 1.2GHz
• 1GB of RAM
• 32GB of built-in storage
• 5MP camera on the back, 1.3-megapixel in the front
• 1080p HD video capture support
• LTE/HSPA depending on carrier
• Wi-Fi a/b/g/n
• NFC
• 1750 mAh battery
Iiiinteresting. One thing the two leaks agree on is the 4.65-inch, 1280×720 pixel screen, so that’s somewhat comforting. We’re leaning more toward believing the GSM Arena leak. It just makes more sense. Samsung has never used a TI chip, just NVDIA and Qualcomm, and their own. A 5MP camera seemed low for a flagship phone, especially from Samsung, who has spec ‘roid-rage. And LTE plus a GSM/CDMA makes infinitely more sense than LTE/HSPA. If these new specs are correct the Galaxy Nexus is even more beastly than we thought. We’ll find out the truth on Tuesday the 11th when we’ll be liveblogging it, so check back for that.
In the meantime, if you want something to feast your eyes on, yesterday we posted a teaser video from Samsung. At the end of it a light pans across the Galaxy Nexus, which reveals it, but we never see the whole thing all at once. Well, a very clever Reddit user used some Photoshop wizardry to make a composite of the image all lit up. It gives us our clearest view of the phone yet… we think. Thanks Greyhaven7! Here’s the video for reference. [GSM Arena, BGR via DroidLife, Reddit]
z3d
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 8:11 AMDear Apple,
This screen.
Regards,
4S customer.
Sam
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 12:27 PMTrolololol.
Cameron
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 8:12 AM“4.65-inch”
That’s not a phone, that’s a bloody tablet!
Alex
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 8:41 AM+1
whyyyyyyyy!? can they keep phones down to ~4
Commander Shepard
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 9:35 AMbecause some people dont want 4″.
Callie R
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 10:32 AM+1 – I hated the way phones went in the early to mid 2000′s going smaller and smaller. I don’t want something I can accidentally hit 10 buttons on, I want something I can use easily and that I can watch things on at my desk while I’m *cough* working.
MotorMouth
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 11:20 AMIf >4″ screens were OK, no-one would have bought an iPad, would they? Clearly there are plenty of people who need a bigger screen. As long as it remains thin, I don’t see a problem. I’d love to eventually see phones as thin as my X-820′s 5.9mm, then it can be any damned length and width it likes.
RB
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 9:40 AMSounds like a perfect replacement for my 5″ Dell Streak :)
I can’t use sub 4.5″ phones now…
Sicarius123
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 9:52 AMI’d say it’s the smallest they can make it with a 720p screen lol.
Nope.avi
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 11:21 PMThe smallest Full HD screen is 4.8 inches, so I think they could make a much smaller screen with 720p IMO.
Haydos
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 8:39 AMGSMArena have released a different set of leaked specs which contradict about half of those specs.
I’d probably be more inclined to believe the ones on GSMArena since they seem to describe more of a true flagship phone that the Prime is supposed to be.
http://www.gsmarena.com/source_close_to_google_reveals_real_nexus_prime_specs-news-3239.php
Michael
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 12:19 PMI do believe this article is already about that GSM Arena leak. The specs you probably just skipped down to see were as a reference to the BGR ones.
Haydos
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 1:57 PMNah, I posted that comment before they updated it with the data from GSM Arena. The original article only referenced the BGR specs.
chugs
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 9:22 AMWhy can’t I get a phone like this with iOS5 on it.
Apple would make zillions and zillions of dollars if they licenced iOS5. Huge competitor to Android.
sigh
BenDTU
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 9:54 AMApple make their money on hardware – it wouldn’t make sense to licence it out.
typedmillepede
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 2:44 PMthis matches 4s specs in every way except for the screen and processor (which is a non event anyway since android needs more to run smoothly). in some places the 4s is better. do you really want to use two hands to do basic navigation on your phone?
MotorMouth
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 7:03 PMSo what? Are you suggesting that is justification for paying a fortune for a 4S instead? As you point out, there is no area where the 4S is actually better, so why would you pay a premium for it?
typedmillepede
Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 3:41 PMthis price premium comes from iOS, which i (disagree if you want) believe is a better OS for mobile devices. it seems carriers and apple can justify the premium as well because the current iphone (and probably the 4s) is the best selling smartphone on the market. and before it is said, yes android as an OS has a greater market share, but none of the android devices sell as well as a single iOS model.
if this nexus prime is actually as good as everyone is making it out to be, i’d really like to see it be able to command the same price premium that apple does.
Steve
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 11:19 PMI love it when people like you get all defensive and squirm. I’ve never seen a more hilarious case of clutching at straws.
typedmillepede
Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 3:32 PMi’m not clutching at straws. like a lot of people, my hands are not the size of a small planet, so i need a phone that fits my hand.
it’s a pretty decently specced phone, but the overhyping of this thing is crazy, just as the “iFail” of the iphone 4s is overdone. personally, i’d like to see google get that software optimized to a point where it looks like the extra grunt is being put to use. chances are, it won’t. if wp7 or iOS ran on that, it’d be amazing. if they fit that resolution in to a 4 inch screen, it’d be amazing. i will reserve my judgement till it’s released though.
duskoes
Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 9:54 PMYou’re forgetting optimizations coming with ICS
BenDTU
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 9:46 AMPentile displays makes me sad. Seriously, I freaking hate pentile. I thought OEMs had moved on to AMOLED+ now which didn’t have that problem?
Also, 4.7″. WHY.
TSH
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 10:10 AMMan, if you can make out the PenTile matrix at a pixel density of almost 316 ppi, you’re either holding the screen inches from your eyes or your eyes are equipped with telephoto lenses.
Sicarius123
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 9:53 AMVerizon exclusive = CDMA = no release in GSM AU
Jackson Bison
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 11:45 AMBut we also know that there will be an AU release.
i2
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 10:13 AMI think they just gave us a very good look at what the iPhone5 will be like next year!
Labrys
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 10:17 AMI remember when people said 4 inch phones were too large (on this very site actually). Now they are the norm. People said 4.2 was way too big! And yet the SGSII is considered the best Android phone out at the moment.
It reminds me of the days when people asked why you would need 1gb of storage. What could you possibly need that much for?
Technology evolves and often we don’t know how something will be used until it is made.
So I say bring it on! I would love to try this out and see how usable it is. Technology is merging tablets with phones and I for one really look forward to seeing where this ends up.
Jackson Bison
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 11:47 AMBest phone? The SGS2 is considered the best phone outright.
z3d
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 10:29 AMthe problem isn’t the big screen. it’s the huge border around the screen making the phone itself so huge they need to fit all the components in so they can say “our new phone is 2mm thick, best in class” Make it an extra couple mm thicker and borderless.
JF2
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 10:53 AMGotta disagree there. I’d much rather a long, thin phone with the border opposed to one that has a bit of gut. They fit so much easier in the pocket. Think back to the old Nokia’s, were they comfortable to have in your pocket? Nope.
z3d
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 12:52 PMwhat are you talking about? it’s not going to make it fat like an old nokia. I’d rather a relatively borderless (say 2mm border on the sides and 5mm top and bottom) phone that is 11 or 12mm thick vs a 9mm thick phone that has to stick it’s guts on the ends. i would have a problem if it were any fatter than that. still, each to their own.
MotorMouth
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 4:03 PMWhy? That’s not how pockets are shaped – they are wide and long, with very little depth. As an example, it is easier to put a standard DL envelope in your pocket or a house brick? Both are about the same length and width, only their thickness is different. Is it easier to put a nicely folded hankerchief in your pocket or one that has been wadded up into a ball? The thicker an object is, the harder it is to fit in your pocket, that’s an inescapable fact. OTOH, I can’t think of a single reason for a phone not to be wider and longer, as long as it remains pocket-sized. It seems to me you are just looking for windmills to tilt at.
z3d
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 6:44 PMI think around between 10mm is the sweet spot for thickness of phones. A mm or 2 one way or another doesn’t bother me. My wallet is a lot thicker than that and I never notice that either. You don’t think it’d look and feel a whole lot better in your hand when you’re actually using it? Just my preference especially with such a mega screen. I get your side too.
blueevo
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 10:40 AMIm not holding my breath.
Googles been very poor with Android releases recently ie. Gingerbread wasnt really usuable till 2.3.3 and Honeycomb was pretty average on release as well. The Nexus line has always been pretty poor with 3G support in Australia (no next g)
I just hope they test ICS a bit before releasing it. The phone looks fantastic but it will really hurt Android if they release something half baked again.
Greg
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 10:52 AMYou can thank Vodafone for the lack of 850MHz UMTS.
blueevo
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 11:56 AMwell even when you import one there isnt one released till a few months later which offeres the next g band.
Sicarius123
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 12:13 PMThe bigger Telco’s using the same bands as Telstra are AT&T in the USA, and Rogers in Canada.
When they start selling is when you can expect to find one that supports Next G.
Pat
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 10:51 AM2050mAh vs. 1750mAh. This will determine if I sell my Nexus S.
Sam
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 12:24 PMI specifically upgraded from an older HTC to the Nexus S a month or two ago – for the sole reason that at $300 outright, it’s not going to be a major drama to use the Nexus S for ~9-12 months, then upgrade to a Nexus Prime once the price has enjoyed a substancial drop.
Unfortunately, the Nexus S was kinda rushed (hell I’d largely argue it’s pretty much an SGS with a facelift), it wasn’t be anywhere near as benchmark setting as the Prime is due to be.
BenDTU
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 11:14 AMI’m still waiting for BGR’s follow up article “Why we got every single detail wrong about the new iPhone completely wrong.”
Ash
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 12:30 PMAhhhhhh 4.7″ sAAAweeeeet. Some people complaining about the size, no worries, ask Google/Samesung to put the same specs into a smaller device for you, good luck.
I’m happy with 4.7″ (currently using the 4.5″ Desire HD)….. very happy, but then again maybe it’s a proportion thing, I’m 6foot 4″ so it is a good size for me.
Sicarius123
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 1:09 PMGod looking at this picture makes me want this phone.
Why oh why does it have to be Android?
klaw81
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 2:54 PMBecause Android is da bomb, that’s why. Also, it’s a phone commissioned directly by Google to be a flagship Android device…
If WP7 is more your thing, it seems likely that Samsung will release a similar WP7 version.
It’s a shame Apple couldn’t step up to the mark and create something new and lustworthy. 3.5″ screens are so 18 months ago…
Sam
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 3:45 PM@Sicarius123 – What picture? While’s rumoured spec’s the only images I’ve seen is the side profile promo shot (which gives little away), and the one used at the top of this article, which is actually a Nexus S.
MotorMouth
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 4:11 PMI think my current phone will do me until someone puts a Tegra3 chip into a phone and supply it with a docking station like the Atrix. It could easily replace my computer.
nik
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 5:02 PMwhen will it arrive in Australia ? The google nexus prime is a phone ive been waiting my upgrade for ?
Liam Johnson
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 7:18 PMIf these specs hold true, I’ll be looking for a way to move from the Galaxy S II to this. Not sure how to go about it, with a 24-month contract to Optus only 3 months in. Maybe selling the handset?
Steve
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 11:21 PMThat’s your best option. Make sure it’s unlocked, sell it for as much as you can and just buy this out-right.