Galaxy Nexus “Getting Started” video teases Verizon availability

By Tyler Lee on 11/17/2011 07:38 PDT

Verizon/Samsung have done a pretty good job at teasing US customers with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. While folks in the UK are already enjoying their brand new Android 4.0 handset, those of us in the US are left without a release date. To make matters worse, a “getting started” video for the Galaxy Nexus has been uploaded onto YouTube sporting none other than Verizon’s logo.

For those wondering why this is a big deal? Well for starters the device will sport a 4.65” Super AMOLED 720×1280 display, a dual-core 1.2GHz TI OMAP 4460 processor under the hood with 1GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, a 5MP camera capable of recording 1080p Full HD video, a 1.3MP front-facing camera, and oh, did we mention that this is the first Android device to run on Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0? We’re not sure what’s up with the delay, but we can promise Verizon and Samsung that their US customers are getting impatient!

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Android Android is mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license.

Galaxy Nexus The Samsung Galaxy Nexus was the first smartphone to officially receive Android 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich. The Galaxy Nexus was launched in Hong Kong on Oct 19 2011 and has debuted commercially in Europe as a carrier-free and unlocked GSM phone, and later arrived to the USA under the same name on the Verizon network. Although its internal hardware is pretty much equivalent in performance to the older Galaxy S2, the Galaxy Nexus has a great design with a curved glass 720p display. It is powered by a TI OMAP 4460 with 1GB of RAM and a Power VR SGX540 GPU.

Samsung Samsung is a South-Korean conglomerate which counts many subsidiaries like Samsung Electronics, which you probably know very well, but also Samsung Heavy Industries which builds ships, or Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Securities and many more. Samsung is responsible for an amazing 20% of South Korea's exports. In the consumer electronics world, Samsung has gone from being a company with a reputation for cheap products to becoming one of the most respected companies in the world.

Verizon Verizon Communications Inc is a broadband and telecommunications company. It is mainly known for its Verizon Wireless division which is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, and one of the largest in the world. Verizon Wireless has traditionally used CDMA technology and was the first U.S carrier to deploy a 4G LTE network (Long Term Evolution). Learn more about U.S 4G Networks.

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