Samsung Galaxy Nexus, officially official December 15th!

[danDroid]

Yup, you read the headlines correctly, Verizon has officially announced the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be available beginning tomorrow December 15th. Start making plans for a launch party tomorrow! The phone will retail for $299 with the normal 2 year service agreement. Online orders are expected to begin at 1am EST. Be sure to join us in the Galaxy Nexus Forum to let us know your thoughts once you have some hands on time with your new device or just to do some bragging!

Thanks for the tip, BenLand150!

Here's the entire press release below:

GALAXY™ NEXUS™ BY SAMSUNG NOW AVAILABLE ON THE VERIZON WIRELESS 4G LTE NETWORK

First Smartphone to Combine Android™ 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and the Power of America’s Fastest, Most Reliable 4G Network

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon Wireless, Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) and Google™ announced Galaxy™ Nexus™ is available starting today in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at Cell Phones - Smartphones: Cell Phone Service, Accessories - Verizon Wireless for $299.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.

Customers can browse the Web, stream music and more at blazing speeds using the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. Galaxy Nexus customers can enjoy access to the 4G LTE network in 190 markets covering over 200 million people across the United States, and fly through the Web with fast download speeds of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps within the 4G LTE Mobile Broadband coverage area.

Galaxy Nexus runs Android™ 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, which brings an entirely new look and feel to Android. Galaxy Nexus offers customers a redesigned user experience with improved multi-tasking, notifications, Near Field Communications (NFC) sharing with Android Beam™ and a full Web-browsing experience. The lock screen, home screen, phone app and everything in between have been rethought and redesigned to make Android simple, beautiful and useful. Galaxy Nexus also features an ultra-thin 9.47mm design with a 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED™ Contour Display to watch movies, view pictures and play games that come to life in 720p (1280×720) resolution.

Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) features:

· Redesigned user interface – software navigation buttons, a first for Android smartphones, and a dedicated recent apps button to make multi-tasking easy
· Face Unlock – use state-of-the-art facial recognition to unlock Galaxy Nexus
· Android Beam™ – quickly share Web pages, apps, contacts and YouTube™ videos with friends by simply tapping two compatible phones together
· Redesigned Camera – introduces panorama mode, 1080p video capture, zero-shutter lag for instant photo capturing, and effects such as silly faces and background replacement
· People Application – browse friends, family and coworkers, see their photos in high-resolution and check their latest status updates from Google+ and other social networks
· Cloud Services – keep email, contacts, photos, music, browser bookmarks and other data synced to the cloud, available across multiple devices so customers never lose important data
· Google Music – upload up to 20,000 songs to the cloud, discover and buy new music from Android Market™, and stream it instantly on Galaxy Nexus and from the Web for free
· Google+ – Create a Google+ account right from the phone and check status updates, manage circles, quickly share updates and photos, video chat with up to ten friends with Mobile Hangouts, and chat with groups of friends with Google+ Messenger
· Support for Google Mobile™ Services – Gmail™, Google Maps™ with 3D maps and free turn-by-turn navigation, Google Earth™, Movie Studio, YouTube, syncing with Google Calendar™, a redesigned Google+ app and access to more than 300,000 apps, millions of eBooks, thousands of movies to rent, and millions of songs available to download from Android Market

Additional features:

· Dual-core 1.2 GHz application processor and HTML5 Web browser – optimized dual-core processing with Android 4.0 combined with lightning fast 4G LTE connectivity for fast downloading of graphics, applications processing and Web browsing
· Mobile Hotspot capability – share 4G LTE or 3G connection with up to 10 Wi-Fi-enabled devices
· 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with zero-shutter lag for instant photo capturing, autofocus and LED flash with full 1080p recording
· Front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera for video chat
· Textured soft-touch back cover – enhances the ergonomic feel and makes the phone slip-resistant
· Bluetooth® 3.0 technology – support for headset, hands-free, stereo, phonebook access, human interface device (HID) and object push for vCard and vCalendar
· 1 GB RAM and 32 GB on-board memory (actual formatted capacity will be less)

Pricing and data packages:

· Galaxy Nexus is available now in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at Cell Phones - Smartphones: Cell Phone Service, Accessories - Verizon Wireless for $299.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.
· Customers that purchase a Galaxy Nexus by Samsung will need to subscribe to a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan beginning at $39.99 monthly access and a smartphone data package starting at $30 monthly access for 2 GB of data.

Customers can visit www.verizonwireless.com/galaxynexus for more information on the Galaxy Nexus. For additional information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to Cell Phones - Smartphones: Cell Phone Service, Accessories - Verizon Wireless.

 

[JohnDroid]

I'm taking bets that this one, finally, is the real deal

 

[DF Smod]

64,997 Pennies, 64,998 Pennies, 64,999 Pennies - plus tax, ready

 

[BenLand150]

Possibly merge posts from mine with this one? In Members Droid News section.

Anyways, hope this thing isn't sold out/they can reserve! I may not be able to get it until 2:30pm CST!

 

[yorT]

for sure this wasnt happening but everyone selling it besides verizon was saying the 15th. this was calling retailers 4 hours ago.

 

[jntdroid]

edited for ignorance.

 

[tgyberg]

I'm taking bets that this one, finally, is the real deal

Any odds?!

 

[mdsniper7]

yes yes yes

OMFG IM stoked woot thank you vz I am soi happy new phone day tommrow omg IM GONNA CRY

 

[BenLand150]

Called my VZW, they said they just got the press release tomorrow. If they do sell it, they're holding me one for 3pm!:icon_ banana:

 

[bsmith0731]

It doesn't give a date. Just says available now. Is this legit?

sent from my Droid RAZR. 1st android after almost 4 years with apple.

 

[pc747]

yup ill be in line tomorrow morning

Sent from my ADR6400L using DroidForums

 

[patmw123]

Save $25 and get it at 10am from Best Buy, or pay $299.99 at Verizon at 9am?...decisions, decisions...

 

[captdroid]

I don't believe it... lol

 

[ntrddragn]

come on costco, walmart or amazon..please selling for 199 :biggrin: btw...amazon has the 100 amazon gc for any smartphone purchase with hot spot subscription...get hot spot as soon as u get the gc email cancel hot spot. just saying. :biggrin:

 

[danDroid]

Anyone know if Walmart will have it for sale at midnight?