Google Nexus S overclocked to 1.2GHz

By on Jan 3, 2011 at 8:01 PM
mobile January 3, 2011

With no more than a few weeks left to hold the arbitrary title of “world’s best Android phone,” Google’s Nexus S is sweating. In a last-ditch effort to make waves ahead of the dual-core Android phone onslaught set to hit CES on Thursday, the Nexus S is making headlines one last time. Courtesy of the fine folks over at the xda-developers forum, the Nexus S’ Hummingbird processor has been successfully overclocked to 1.2GHz, up from its factory rating of 1GHz. The already silky smooth(ish) UX on the Nexus S is further elevated by the bump in processing power, of course, and those with a need for mobile speed can finally have their hack-appetite sated. Typical you-might-bust-your-gear-and-void-your-warranty warnings aside, intrepid Nexus S owners should hit the read link below if they have any interest in overclocking their kit.

[Via Geekword]

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  • http://twitter.com/mfg68 Matt Galo

    Come Thursday, this phone is outdated lol.

    • Fredo

      Isn’t that the way it is with all androids?

  • AdRian

    iOS jailbroken is king. Android is a decent downgrade if I had to ditch iPhone. If I had to choose between webOS(palms software) & Android I’d prob go with webOS since its original, not like wannabe iOS aka android.

    • Anonymous

      Right.. Widgets, working notification bar, live wallpapers, and real multitasking aren’t even on iOS yet. And they adopted homescreen folders and user wallpapers because of Android pressure..

      • http://twitter.com/_elemenopee_ Kavin Nguyen

        Actually, JB iOS has all of that.

      • Anonymous

        Yea I’m sure it did.. But Android had it first, thanks for proving my point. Don’t set your iphone down next to another one, you might not be able to tell which is which…

      • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GP2WYAHXS6CRUREISWBGPUSUGE Michael

        even at a JailBroken iOS devices having them. It still doesn’t do them well.. And we don’t even need to tamper with our OS for them to work properly.

    • Supercop

      Why bother with android? just downgrade to 3gs or original iphone if necessary.

    • Drew

      Yeah, I know what you mean, Gingerbread looks soooo much like iOS. Seriously?? You clown, you have to jailbreak your device just to even form your lips to say that… I hear this time and time again from you myopic trolls but what about Android exactly that is so similar to iOS?? The grid of icons?? Widgets?? Multitasking?? Talk-to-text?? Talk-to-search?? Swype?? I mean we are talking about the OS right and not just the UX?? Please, please tell me what is Android copying?? You sound like that choad Paul Allen…

      • Supercop

        Android copied the App store concept, icons, music player, maps, multitouch, touchscreen, pinch to zoom, on screen keyboard, angry birds, fart apps, surf and talk at the sam time,..etc.

    • http://twitter.com/_elemenopee_ Kavin Nguyen

      I have to agree. I have a Nexus One and I find my i4 more fun to play with. Yes you do have to jailbreak to do all of the cool stuff that Android already has, but that’s the fun in it. It takes less than a minute to jailbreak and weeks of fun to make your phone different. Stock iOS is for noobs and ppl who just wanna make phone calls, Android is for Apple haters who’s trying to be cute, JBiOS is for real enthusiasts. The only thing i dislike about Android is the ugly UI and the ugly hardwares.

      • Anonymous

        Except I have the form factor I want and the carrier I want..Good luck jail breaking google nav, a slideout keyboard, and a 4G radio…

      • Supercop

        Stereotypical iviet right there.

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GP2WYAHXS6CRUREISWBGPUSUGE Michael

      I “liked” this statement only because it’s humorous.. .. .. and shows me the lack of knowledge that iOS users have. Android and iOS are two completely different platforms, doing two different things.

      If you want “original” you want Android. I can make my Android mine.no matter what i do my iPod looks exactly the same as any other iOS device out there. There is NOTHING i can do to customize it other that move the icons around. And there is no fun in that.

  • Mgl323

    Droid X has been overclocked to 3.0Ghz.

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GP2WYAHXS6CRUREISWBGPUSUGE Michael

      That has been proven wrong countless times. It’s a Photoshop…

  • http://twitter.com/willentrekin Will Entrekin

    “the Nexus S is making headlines one last time”

    I sincerely doubt it.

  • Bringit

    whaaaaa whaaaaa whaaa BGR blows you ONLY post about big bro Apple and the iPhone whaaaaa whaaaaa whaaa I will never post here again you should change the name from BGR to ONLY APPLE whaaaaa whaaaaa whaaa.

    Oh wait.

    This is another post about an Android phone.

    • Anonymous

      -1

  • anon

    Doesn’t make up for the lack of a dual core.

  • Ryan

    Now where did I put my bandolier of batteries??

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