Google Nexus S Review




GENERAL2G NetworkGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G NetworkHSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Announced2010, December
StatusAvailable. Released 2010, December
SIZEDimensions123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm
Weight129 g
DISPLAYTypeSuper AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches
 - Oleophobic surface
- Contour Display with curved glass screen
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Touch-sensitive controls
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Three-axis gyro sensor
SOUNDAlert typesVibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
LoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jackYes
MEMORYPhonebookPractically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call recordsPractically unlimited
Internal16GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Card slotNo
DATAGPRSYes
EDGEYes
3GHSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
BluetoothYes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared portNo
USBYes, v2.0 microUSB
CAMERAPrimary5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels, autofocus, LED flash,check quality
FeaturesGeo-tagging, touch focus
VideoYes, WVGA@30fps
SecondaryYes, VGA
FEATURESOSAndroid OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
CPU1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor, PowerVR SGX540 GPU, Hummingbird chipset
MessagingSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
BrowserHTML
RadioNo
GamesYes
ColorsBlack
GPSYes, with A-GPS support
JavaVia third party application
 - Social networking integration
- Digital compass
- MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Flash Player v10.1
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input
- Near Field Communications
BATTERY Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Stand-byUp to 713 h (2G) / Up to 428 h (3G)
Talk timeUp to 14 h (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)




Key features:

  • Quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G support
  • HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
  • 4.0" WVGA (480x800) Super AMOLED Contour Display with curved glass screen
  • Android OS, v2.3 Gingerbread
  • 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 (Hummingbird) processor
  • 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM
  • 5 MP autofocus camera with LED flash and geotagging
  • Front-facing VGA camera
  • Wi-Fi b/g/n with DLNA
  • GPS with A-GPS
  • Portable Wi-Fi hotspot and stereo Bluetooth v2.1
  • Near Field Communication chip
  • Accelerometer, proximity and light sensors
  • Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
  • microUSB port (charging)
  • Adobe Flash support out of the box
  • Latest Google Mobile apps

Main disadvantages:

  • No microSD slot
  • No 720p video recording
  • All-plastic body, fingerprint magnet
  • No DivX and XviD support (no actual video player) out of the box
  • No dedicated camera key and no lens cover
  • No FM radio
  • No smart dialing
  • Overly expensive for its feature set

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