Recently we heard that the Google Nexus 3 (also dubbed as the Nexus Prime) may be hurried out to fight the upcoming iPhone 5, but there’s still no telling who will make it. We’re looking at the same candidates, Samsung, HTC, Motorola and LG, and it will be interesting to see whether Google will select a former Nexus smartphone maker (Samsung or HTC) or whether it will go with a totally new company (Motorola or LG).
Today we get to look at a rumored roadmap for a bunch of new Samsung Android devices, which includes at least a smartphone and a tablet you should be keeping your eyes on, a potential Samsung Nexus Prime candidate and the second-generation 7-inch Galaxy Tab Honeycomb tablet.
Today we get to look at a rumored roadmap for a bunch of new Samsung Android devices, which includes at least a smartphone and a tablet you should be keeping your eyes on, a potential Samsung Nexus Prime candidate and the second-generation 7-inch Galaxy Tab Honeycomb tablet.
The Samsung GT-I9250 (W48) is said to sport a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED display (bigger than what’s currently available out there), 1,280 x 720 resolution, 5-megapixel camera and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) on board. The first Android smartphone to run ICS is expected to be the Nexus 3, so this device may just be the new Google Nexus handset we’re waiting for.
As for the second 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3G + Wi-Fi / Wi-Fi, codenamed P6200 (W44) / P6210 (W44), the word on the street is that the device will come with a 7-inch Super AMOLED display, 1,024 x 600 resolution, HSDPA support (for the 3G model), Wi-Fi, 3-megapixel camera, 2-megapixel front-facing camera and Android Honeycomb conveniently running in the background.
On top of these devices Samsung will have quite a few other Android, Bada and Windows Phone handsets in stores soon, and, as expected, they’ll match your desires and, more importantly, the size of your wallet:
- GT-B5510 (W41): 2.8-inch display, 3-megapixel camera, Android 2.2.2, QWERTY keyboard, 800MHz processor, Wi-Fi, FM radio
- GT-S5360 (W42): 3-inch display, 320 x 240 resolution, 2-megapixel camera, Android 2.3.3
- GT-S5610 (W42) 2.4-inch display, 320 x 240 resolution, 5-megapixel camera, Android 2.3.3, 150MB of memory, HSDPA,
- GT-I8150 (W40): 3.7-inch display, 800 x 480 resolution, 5-megapixel camera with 720p video recording, Android 2.3.3, HSDPA, 4GB of memory, 1.4GHz processor, microSD support, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, DLNA, GPS and FM radio
- GT-I9210 (W48): 4.5-inch Super AMOLED display, 800 x 480 resolution, 8-megapixel camera with LED flash, front-facing 2-megapixel camera, Android 2.3.3, 4GB of memory, 4G support, GPRS/EDGE/UMTS, 16GB of memory, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS Wi-Fi b/g/n, 1,750mAh battery
- GT-I9220 (W43): 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display, 1,280 x 720 resolution, 8-megapixel camera, dual-core 1.4GHz processor.
- GT-S5380 (W47): 3.2-inch display, 2-megapixel camera, Bada OS, Bluetooth 3.0
- GT-S8600 (W27): 4-inch Super AMOLED display, 5-megapixel camera, Bada OS, Bluetooth 3.0, 3GB of memory
- GT-S7250 Wave M: 3.5-inch HVGA display, Bluetooth 3.0, NFC
- GT-I8350 Omnia W: 3.7-inch display, 5-megapixel camera, 1GHz processor, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, Windows Phone 7.5
As you can see, Samsung seems to have quite a few handsets scheduled to be launched at some point in the near future. And we’ll note that the 4.65-inch Nexus Prime candidate doesn’t appear to be the best of them yet, considering the specs and features we’ve seen today on some of its brethren. devices.
