It’s the handset that you have never seen. Following Google’s seriously acclaimed but commercially stillbornNexus One, CEO Eric Schmidt guiltily announced that there would be no sequel. Yet a few short months later the first tantalising glimpses of an all-new Nexus mobile phone began to ship, proving that Google hasn’t quite given up on the thought of creating its own ‘pure’ mobile experience just yet – and for that we should be tremendously thankful.
And the word ‘pure’ summarises the Nexus S quite aptly. Not just in corporeal terms, but in regards to what’s running under the bonnet: like its predecessor, the Nexus S is rocking an entirely unmolested version of the Android OS. In this case, it’s the freshly-baked Gingerbread – codenamed as Android 2.3 – and this handset is the first (and currently only) place to get it. In the picture below you can see the accessories intended for Google Nexus S Smartphones.
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