Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Samsung Galaxy

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 10/20/2011 09:41 AM | source: | 0 comment(s)

Yesterday Google officially announced Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich", an upcoming update that delivers a massive redesign of the user interface and a bunch of new features.

Some of the highlights include an NFC-enabled feature called Android Beam, offline search in Gmail, new lock screen features and a fancy unlocking method called "Face Unlock," which uses facial recognition to ensure strangers can't use your phone without permission. Ice Cream Sandwich also includes enhancements in almost every native app within Android itself. The SDK is already available for Android 4.0, and the update itself will make its first public appearance on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, also unveiled tonight.

Samsung's Galaxy Nexus will be the first smartphone to feature the Google Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" operating system. Neowin provides a list of the main specifications of this device:

A 4.65-inch 1280 x 720 HD Super AMOLED display
HSPA+ or LTE (depending on region)
1.2 GHz dual-core processor (TI OMAP 4460)
1 GB of RAM
16 or 32 GB of internal storage
5 MP rear camera with flash; 1.3 MP front camera
Full HD 1080p video recording at 30 FPS; zero shutter lag
Bluetooth 3.0 and dual-band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
NFC and a barometer
8.94mm thin; 135g light
1,750 mAh battery

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