It was rumoured and now confirmed – Optus is now taking pre-orders for the Galaxy Nexus Android smartphone. I haven’t seen all three carriers so excited by a handset since… Well, I don’t want to say it in case it kicks off another wave of court cases…
While you should probably head on over to Lifehacker to check out a proper comparison of all the announced prices across the different networks, I can let you know that Optus is selling the Nexus for $0 up front on a $79 cap plan or $5 a month on a $59 cap plan.
Optus are also promising delivery before Christmas if pre-ordered before December 16, so if you’ve given up hope on Santa bringing you some ICS goodness, take matters into your own hands before Friday…
[Optus]
richard
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 1:41 PMnot sure why the carriers are so excited . the samsung nexus was a total flop here in oz… i just can’t see this phone running out the door ..rather a slow trickle that will last until the next sg3 or iPhone 5 comes out ..
Mmmmm
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 9:13 PMI agree the Nexus S is not the best selling phone but I did buy one and I am very happy with my choice. I am not sure if this will be the phone the Galaxy S and S2 have been but I’m sure if I was going to replace my Nexus S this would be my choice.
Drew
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 1:44 PMYou mean the Google Nexus right? Slightly different phone, aimed at a different market.
richard
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 2:01 PMapologies i meant samsung nexus s which was the second iteration of googles phones
Drew
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 2:18 PMI think having the Galaxy branding it will do really well as it is something the general public is familiar with now, rather than the pure Nexus line up.
Jason
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 1:48 PMThis phone is very special because it is Google’s first Android 4.0 phone
Not only does it do NFC and have FULL hardware smoothness for ultra fast graphics but a 28 hour real world usage battery to match!
Drew
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 1:50 PM28 hours? I’ll be the judge of that.
Jason
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 1:53 PMCheck it – 28 hour real world battery run from here:
http://delimiter.com.au/2011/12/13/samsung-galaxy-nexus-review/
Drew
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 1:58 PM$715 is the cheapest unlocked from Expansys, any one have it for less?
Jason
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 1:59 PMhow much is an iPhone 4s now days?
haha
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 5:32 PMgo troll elsewhere
David
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 7:10 PMthats not a troll, thats legit. this thing is way over priced.
5mp camera, no memory expansion, and now 80$ a month…… what? a galaxy s 2 is 49$ in line with a iphone, 80$ is a massive jump for a phone whose main feature is that it has ICS… which all good androids will get in a few months for free….
wtf
give me a rezound, iphone 5 or a galaxy s3.
richard was right.
PASS
Kev
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 2:29 PMI’m really hopeful for android, I really want them to do well – but I just think the way it is right now – they’re not gonna be going out the door in leaps and bounds. I really think Google need 1 specific line of devices and concentrate on developing the Android for those specific devices. In my eyes, thats why apple has been so successful, because they design and build iOS around their own devices and aren’t concerned about compatibility for 3rd party phones or tablets… Looks bad for android, cause then you end up with a mish mash of devices running the same OS with compatibility problems, some devices running poorly, and an APP store where certain apps can only be distributed to a narrow selection of devices.
Drew
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 3:02 PMYeah yeah Kev, go spin your Apple fan boyism to someone that gives a crap.
Blah blah blah iPhone the perfect marriage of hardware and software, we have heard it all before and its a load of bull crap.
Android is very polished as it is, iOS and the iPhone have a plethora of problems and comparability issues across the various models.
AAron
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 3:09 PMWell said Drew.
Not sure what Kev means by “I really want them(?) to do well”. Android is doing well, extremely well. Seems you are commenting on a topic you actually don’t know much about
David
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 7:19 PMI think Kev has it bang on. I want an android for my next phone, but its so confusing at first.
this phone has gingerbread … what?
this phone is compatible with these apps and these are not… what?
as a Windows OS PC boy i see why having universal hardware is bad and custom hardware is good, whyt some need a geforce and some need a integrated card. this has become easy to read and most consumers get what they need. ultimately killed the mac and ibm market in the 80′s and 90′s
android would do the same if it was marketed right and in a more uniform way.
for example some reviews talk about how the galaxy s2 has an awesome graphics card and it beats the sensation xe on processing because of it. you read another review, they don’t talk about it at all, its all sensation xe wins because its a 1.5 not a 1.2 ghz qulcom proc. then you have tegra’s that are all different again
give me easy to read stats
give me understandable terminology
give me real hardware guides
give me real software requirements for apps
give me road maps for my hardware and software
o wait
i have none
i have to dig into technical doco and read news promises of updates combined with apps that ‘may or may not work’ on your device because of its popularity
WHAT????
Drew
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 9:35 AMMost reviews are written without the reviewer even having the damn phone, they are just rehashing other reviews and here say.
So if an individual reviewer didn’t bother to mention a particular feature of a phone it is the fault of the manufacturer and Google, not the reviewer?
Different versions of Android are just like different version of MAC OS, Windows, iOS, BB OS, and well just about every other operating system in the world.
Gingerbread is delicious, they name them like this as people can easily relate and remember the version. Much easier than having to remember 2.3.1 or 5.1 or any numerical value.
Apps not working on particular versions of Android is due to lazy developers, nothing else. Vote with your wallet and buy someone elses app.
At least with Android Market if you dont like an app you can get a refund in 15 minutes
Spronx
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 11:30 AMI bought this phone from the UK, not expecting it to come to AUS so quickly. I have to say it is a fantastic phone. I’m not fussed on camera size, so long as the pics come out well. I also use Google Music – so I don’t have to spend alot of my storage on that. The 28 hour battery is debateable though…
Stock battery (for me) lasted 16 hours – had to resort to undervolting to stretch it out to 25-30.
Once all the other (current) android devices – both phones and tabs – get this update, they will all be much more appealing to the general public. I have already flashed ICS beta’s onto the iconia a500 and original galaxy s – and i must say they run too run amazingly.
Google have done a good job polisihing up this release.
George
Monday, December 19, 2011 at 12:06 PMI want an Android! A mobile phone that is easier to manage and customise. I currently have an iPhone 3GS, and am fed-up with losing my data when Apple offers to update my system. I want a phone that I can ‘easily’ transfer files (pics & mp3′s etc) from my PC to my phone without having to go through an iTunes account/store. Apple are far too restrictive. Incidentally, I still have my Apple II computer from 1978, so I am not dead-against Apple.