Pics of Samsung Galaxy S II Plus Leaked?

Here's the leaked photo of Samsung Galaxy S II Plus.

The picture below is reported to be of the new Samsung Galaxy S II Plus, and it was published on Twitter by Eldair Murtzain, and as you can see from the photo it features Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich plus capacitive buttons.

Rumored technical specs of Samsung Galaxy S II Plus to come with Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, a WVGA display and a dual core 1.5GHz processor, but now it looks like handset will come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich instead.
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Google Homepage: Introducing Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0

Galaxy Nexus - Simple. Beautiful. Beyond Smart.

Google FrontPage now with a adds “HD display, 4G, Face Unlock. Introducing the first phone with Android 4.0.”

Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich brings an entirely new look and feel to Android. The lock screen, widgets, notifications, multi-tasking and everything in between has been rethought and refined to make Android simple, beautiful, and beyond smart.

The Galaxy Nexus is a touchscreen slate Android smartphone developed by a partnership between Samsung and Google.The phone and operating system were developed collaboratively by engineers from both companies. It is the third generation successor to Google's previous flagship phones, the Nexus One and Nexus S. It has a curved HD (1280×720 pixels) Super AMOLED display, an improved camera system, and Google's new version of its Android operating system, version 4.0, codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich. The name is the result of co-branding between the Samsung Galaxy and Google Nexus brands of Android smartphones.”

See video below:

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Android Ice Cream Sandwich Set Up in Samsung Nexus S

Follow the 4 Set Up ways on Samsung Nexus S.

1. Download the custom ROM
XDA-Developers and download the Nexus S custom ROM (v2, “no need for wifi patch”).

Hit up XDA-Developers and download the Nexus S custom ROM (v2, “no need for wifi patch”). If you have a 4G Nexus S, you can download the appropriate custom ROM.

2. Root your phone and install ROM Manager
If you’re already using CyanogenMod (which hopefully you are), your phone will already be rooted and have ROM Manager installed.
The best way to do this is to follow a video guide, but googling for “how to root nexus s” works as well.

3. Make a backup!

Scroll down in ROM Manager and select “Backup Current ROM.” This will back up all of the system and app data on your phone — but not any data on your SD card, such as photos or music. This backup is saved on your phone’s SD card, in the “clockworkmod” directory — and once it’s done, you should copy this to your computer via USB. You will need this backup if you want to restore your phone to its pre-ICS state.

Installing ICS on your Nexus S should not affect the contents of your SD card.
Please bear in mind that installing this build of ICS will completely wipe out your installed apps.


4. Install Android 4 on your Nexus S

Now, from ROM Manager, hit “Install ROM from SD Card,” and surf to the zip file on your SD card (“ics-crespo-aosp-4.0.1-v2-unsigned.zip” or similar). Select “Wipe Data and Cache” and “Wipe Dalvik Cache” from the menu and press OK (see right).

ICS will now install. Your phone will reboot, and in about 60 seconds you’ll be greeted by Ice Cream Sandwich’s phone setup screens, and then some basic tutorials.

Welcome to Ice Cream Sandwich! This build is pre-rooted, so to revert to Gingerbread you will simply have to re-install ROM Manager and restore your backup.
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Motorola Droid RAZR and Samsung Galaxy Nexus Match Up

Motorola Droid RAZR and Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs. Droid RAZR by Motorola: the tale of the tape, picsture

Because Google hasn't officialy acquired Motorola Mobility. Motorola is doing business as usual.

They seem like great phones spec wise, perfomance wise we have yet to see - Nexus has a OMAP 4460, RAZR has the 4430.

Major difference. Though, the Galaxy Nexus seems to have an advantage in the fact that its a predecessor to a previous Nexus model.

According to motorola DROID RAZR - specs faster, thinner, smarter, stronger see here.

What is everyone elses take on these two candidates?

                                                         Samsung Galaxy Nexus                  Motorola Droid RAZR

Price (on contract)TBA$299
Processor1.2GHz dual-core
likely Texas Instruments
OMAP 4460
1.2GHz dual-core
Texas Instruments
OMAP 4430
Display4.65-inch curved glass
HD Super AMOLED
1280 x 720
4.3-inch
qHD Super AMOLED
960 x 540
Primary camera5 megapixel with zero
shutter lag
8 megapixel
Front-facing camera1.3 megapixel1.3 megapixel
Video recording1080p at 30fps1080p at 30fps
CellularLTE / HSPA+LTE + CDMA / EVDO
or
HSPA+ / GSM
WiFi802.11 a/b/g/n802.11 b/g/n
NFCYesNo
Memory1GB RAM1GB RAM
Storage16GB / 32GB
internal storage
16GB internal storage
16GB microSD card
Operating SystemAndroid 4.0
Ice Cream Sandwich
Android 2.3
Gingerbread
Battery1,750mAh1,800mAh
Quoted Battery lifeTBDUp to 12.5 hours talk time

Up to 8.9 hours video
Weight135g / 4.76oz127g / 4.48oz
Thickness8.94mm / 0.35in
(HSPA+ model)
7.1mm / 0.28in
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Samsung Galaxy Nexus Specification Announced, +Intro Video

Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Samsung and Google have officially unvieled the highly anticipated Galaxy Nexus.

Here are the phone's main tech specification:
  • 4.65" Super AMOLED 'curved glass' screen with 1280 x 720 pixels and a 16:9 aspect ratio that's 'perfect for watching movies'.
  • Screen contrast of 100,000:1.
  • Pixel response time of 0.01 ms (that's something we'll need to test for ourselves, as an LG OLED TV also announced with a response time of 0.01 ms scored a 5 ms ghosting time in our tests).
  • Slim 4.29 mm bezel around the screen (the slimmest yet).
  • 5-Megapixel camera (is that all? Does it have a backlit sensor? In any case, Samsung claims it works particularly well in low light.). The camera has a built-in flash and Samsung is promising 'zero shutter lag' so you can snap a scene in under a second. We're certainly keen to test that for ourselves, as shutter lag is one of the main weaknesses of current cameraphones! Samsung also says that the zoom function has been improved, with sharper picture quality and more detail, but there's no word of what technology is involved.
  • HD video recording in 1080p.
  • Front camera: 1.3 Megapixels.
  • Processor: Texas Instruments 1.2Ghz OMAP 4460 dual-core Cortex A9.
  • RAM: 1 GB.
  • Internal memory: 32 GB but there's no microSD card slot listed in the tech specs.
  • Wi-Fi n, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS, proximity sensors.
  • Battery: 1750 mAh
  • Dimensions: 136 x 68 x 11.5 mm (8.8 mm at its slimmest point).
  • Weight: 135 g.

The Galaxy Nexus is also very much integrated with Google with apps like the new People app, which allows for easy updating on Google+. Other Google services built-in on the phone include “Android Market, Gmail™, Google Maps™ 5.0 with 3D maps and turn-by-turn navigation, Google Earth™, Movie Studio, YouTube™, syncing with Google Calendar™, and a redesigned Google+ app.”
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