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Nexus Prime: Enough to Break Your iPhone 5 Obsession?
Now that Apple has finally announced this year’s iPhone, the slightly upgraded iPhone 4S, attention has turned to what Google might bring to the table. Rumor has it that the next Google phone is the Nexus Prime, and that it will be announced at an event hosted by Samsung and Google next Tuesday, October 11.(Opens in a new window)
If history repeats itself for the third time, the Nexus Prime will debut Android 4.0, or Ice Cream Sandwich. Google’s Nexus devices are known for delivering the “purest” Android experience your money can buy (no fragmentation, no bloatware!), appealing mostly to mobile wonks and hardcore Android fanboys.
But this year Android overtook iOS as the most popular smartphone platform in America, so the Nexus’ appeal could broaden very quickly.
Two weeks ago Tom Fleming, who aligns himself with @black_man_x aka “Panda King” (Panda was spot on in predicting the specs in the HTC Thunderbolt), tweeted a riddle(Opens in a new window) with details on the Nexus Prime. In short, he said the Nexus Prime will hit Verizon and Sprint on November 3.
Days later, Notion Ink CEO Rohan Shravan slipped that his Android tablet Adam would be upgraded to Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, in November “after Google’s launch in late October.”
The rumors surrounding Nexus Prime are getting red hot. But unfortunately for eager fans, Google is keeping its mouth shut and relying on some free buzz marketing.
We’ve tralwed the Web to bring you the most enduring, believable rumors about the Nexus Prime OS. From a dual-core processor to a QWERTY keyboard, click on the slideshow below for 7 of the most compelling Nexus Prime rumors.
1. Bigger, curved screen
2. 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, autofocus, and HD video recording
3. Debut device for Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich
4. Power: TI dual-core OMAP processor
HTC’s Nexus One featured a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, while Samsung’s Nexus S featured a 1GHz Samsung Hummingbird processor.
5. Verizon first, then Sprint and AT&T
Thien this week, Tom Fleming’s Twitter poem alluded to carriage on AT&T’s GSM network, Sprint’s 4G WiMAX network, and Verizon’s 4G LTE network. Given that Sprint is unveiling a brand new 4G strategy on October 7, and AT&T’s 4G LTE network has just begun rolling out, it’s not completely implausible that Verizon will be the first to offer the Nexus Prime.
6. One, or zero, buttons
Then last week The Droid Guy reported seeing a phone with a single “home” button, also rumored to be a dedicated Google+ button.
7. QWERTY keyboard
But as Fleming notes, Android 4.0 is a touch screen only OS so interpret as you will.
8. 4.5-inch display
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