Thursday, January 20, 2011

Nexus S, analysis of the new Google phone (I)

The Nexus S Google will undoubtedly be one of the phones of those who hear about a lot this year 2011. And although it was not yet announced its launch in Spain, Tech News Buzz we have already fully explore this new phone with Android under the auspices of Google. After testing with HTC in the Nexus One, the search engine company entrusted with the hardware of the new Nexus S to one of the brands, 2010: Samsung.

As you can see from this analysis of the Nexus S, the similarities to the Samsung S Galaxy are more than remarkable. After the great experiment (hardware level and little else) of the Nexus One, Google has opted for a telephone base as the Galaxy S guarantees that the hand of one of the leading brands on the current scene (Samsung) , has been placed at the head of the mobile phone with the iPhone 4 last year.

Google has changed the way we distribute and can be purchased at stores like any other phone. So the Google Nexus S, at the hardware level, which is what we discuss in this first part of your analysis, you can expect the best from today. However, with the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona a few weeks and the new phones are expected to see there, the feeling after testing Google Nexus S is that it can become ephemeral.

The reason is clear: while the other manufacturers can move their catalog of high-end devices with more or less easily in a single year, Google does not seem determined to make a move with its own terminal at least another year. Although I honestly do not need it because the Nexus S has proven more than reliable.

Can it be allowed only with the advantage of being the Google phone? For if one is not an early adopter with economic possibilities to switch phones every three months, certainly yes. The Nexus S will guarantee satisfactory months knowing that updates will not be a hardware problem and that comply with guarantees.

Following the introduction go to the analysis of the physical part of the Nexus S. The first thing we talk about is the Hummingbird to 1 Ghz processor is a step ahead (not much) for the chips last year. But we do not become cold data because the end is not paramount in this type of cell.

Think the key is balance, and with this processor, 512 MB of RAM and 16 GB of storage, along with the latest version of Android 2.3, everything works. Kick and the idea of a faster chip will give us better use the phone. Please forget it. On the screen we do need to look. Both the size of the panel technology and of course its operation are vital touch on a Google phone as the Nexus S, and actually passes the test with flying colors.

We're talking a 4-inch SuperAmoled screen resolution of 800 x 480 pixels (233 dpi) which is spectacular. Its bright, colorful and outdoor operation we love it. If you had on hand a S Galaxy, for example, the feeling is the same. Okay, the screen looks great, but what the response operation? Well, the tactile response also seems excellent.

The control of the menus and writing (especially with the phone landscape) is always right and the extra power the new processor and Android 2.3, everything seems to fly over the screen. Of the remaining specifications we devote a special mention to the camera of 5 megapixels and of course the NFC, with enough future but right now it is in no man's land.

But there it is. There is no shortage of course the myriad of sensors nor HSPA connectivity, WiFi n Bluetooth, plus GPS. As for improvements that we would have liked to see, we are not persuaded no slot for memory cards microSD, but the truth is that unless the GB take them for breakfast, not because they'll miss the 16 GB seem well thought out and well used by the operating system.

We spent talking swift and exterior design and format of this Nexus S. And we could not begin without mentioning that the comment is probably more used to this phone: the curved screen. When you read the specifications of Google Nexus S or even see it in pictures is hard to guess what that is curved screen.

Well, fear not for it nor have hope that change your life. Is there but it is almost imperceptible. If you do not believe we did a test for you: teach people the phone number, we asked what he thought, and besides drooling over the screen, not one said anything that was curved. But it is.

In a very subtle, since the only form of corroboration is looking at your profile, Nexus screen S is concave to give a different look to do it alone. And it works. In hand, the curvature we find pleasant, but hardly noticeable. Also keep in mind that with 4-inch screen and even though nearly everything on the phone's screen is a great phone that costs little hands covered with the thumb that we use to manage touch phone with one hand .

We can also say that the Nexus S is thin and light (11 mm in thickness and 130 grams in weight), but will penalize the curved lines to other terminals. What excuse is no longer the material that reaches the market. Samsung abused as plastic and stayed with the question of what level of quality could be achieved if the manufacturer would have placed a back cover better and stronger finish.

The Nexus S is a high-end phone and it should also mean something in the finish, not only in performance. Still, not a phone that looks fragile. Off, the Nexus S seems all screen. But at the top we find the speaker, proximity and light sensors, microphone and front camera for video calls.

At the bottom are the four main controls of Android phones, touch and vibration response when used. Are illuminated. Precisely because of the lack of light to give notice of arrival of new messages also we have to complain. Samsung, we must say that I want. The other controls and connections are not great: volume control button on the left side of the screen and power button lock on the right screen.

Above we have the eyelash to open the plastic housing and are located below the microUSB port and the headphone jack. Perhaps it would have been better placed in the top, but it is not dramatic. We also support the case that there is a physical button to enter camera mode directly and to do the photos with him.

On the back cover there is another speaker and camera lens (unprotected) with LED-type flash. How it operates, autonomy or the media continue to talk in the second part of the Nexus S analysis of Google. But tomorrow we will have a video analysis where you can see up close and running the new Google phone has already been proven Tech News Buzz.

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