Sprint's Google Nexus S 4G launches May 8th, $199.99

By on Apr 26, 2011 at 9:15 AM
Breaking April 26, 2011

Sprint on Tuesday announced the imminent availability of its latest Android-powered smartphone, the Google Nexus S 4G. First unveiled last month just ahead of CTIA Wireless 2011, the Nexus S 4G is Sprint’s version of the second Google-branded Android smartphone, and it features the same impressive specs with one important addition: 4G WiMAX compatibility. Other key specs include a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 16GB of internal memory and a “raw” Google experience with no manufacturer UI layers. The Nexus S 4G will be available from May 8th via all Sprint sales channels for $199.99 with a two-year contract. Hit the break for the full release.

Nexus S 4G from Google and Samsung with Android 2.3 for
a Pure Google Experience Available to Sprint Customers in the U.S.
on May 8 for $199.99

The highly anticipated Nexus S™ 4G1 from Google™ goes on sale in all Sprint channels, including www.sprint.com, on Sunday, May 8, for $199.99 (plus tax) with a new line or eligible upgrade and two-year service agreement. Extending the company’s 4G device leadership yet again, it is the fourth 4G phone available and 20th 4G device announced from Sprint.

Manufactured by Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), a leading global mobile phone provider and the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the United States2, Nexus S 4G is the only Nexus S phone with 4G and provides a pure Google experience with Android™ 2.3, Gingerbread, the fastest version of Android available for smartphones. With its pure Google experience, Sprint Nexus S 4G customers will be among the first to receive Android software upgrades and new Google mobile apps, and in many cases, the device will get the updates and new apps as soon as they are available.

Critics praise Nexus S 4G:

  • “Whether you’re an Android fanboy (or girl) or not, it’s tough to avoid drooling over the Nexus S 4G. The device has similar specs to its T-Mobile counterpart – the Nexus S – but it will take advantage of Sprint’s super fast 4G data network.” – MSNBC Technology
  • “It’s probably our pick of Android phones now on Sprint – the Evo is nearly a year old, and the major advantage of the Nexus S is that it’ll be on the bleeding edge of Android updates.” – Gizmodo
  • “So, what makes the (Nexus S) 4G different? WiMAX 4G. – IntoMobile

It is powered by a 1GHz Samsung application processor that produces rich 3D-like graphics, faster upload and download times and supports HD-like multimedia content along with a dedicated Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) to make playing mobile games, browsing the Web and watching videos a fast, fluid and smooth experience.

Designed with Samsung’s brilliant Super AMOLED™ touchscreen technology, Nexus S 4G’s 4-inch Contour Display features a curved design for a more comfortable look and feel in the user’s hand or along the side of the face. Its higher color contrast means colors are incredibly vibrant and text is crisp at any size and produces less glare than on other smartphone displays when outdoors, so videos, pictures and games look their best and the sun won’t wash them out.

Nexus S 4G features a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera and camcorder and front-facing VGA camera.  In addition, Nexus S 4G features a gyroscope sensor to provide a smooth, fluid gaming experience when the user tilts the device up or down or pans the phone to the left or right.

Additional key features include:

  • 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot capability, supporting up to six Wi-Fi enabled devices simultaneously
  • Android Market™ for access to more than 150,000 applications, widgets and games available for download to customize the experience
  • Google mobile services such as Google Search™, Gmail™, Google Maps™ with Navigation, syncing with Google Calendar™, Voice Actions and YouTube™
  • Corporate email (Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync®), personal (POP & IMAP) email and instant messaging
  • Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, which allows the device to read information from everyday objects, like stickers and posters embedded with NFC chips
  • 16GB Internal Memory (ROM)/512MB (RAM)
  • Wi-Fi® – 802.11 b/g/n
  • Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR
  • Integrated GPS
  • 1500 mAh Lithium-ion battery

Nexus S 4G from Google will be available from Sprint for $199.99 with a new line or eligible upgrade and two-year service agreement  (taxes not included) in all Sprint retail channels, including the Web (www.sprint.com), Telesales (1-800-SPRINT1) and Best Buy.

Nexus S 4G requires activation on one of Sprint’s Everything Data plans, plus a required $10 Premium Data add-on charge for smartphones. Sprint’s Everything Data plan with Any Mobile, AnytimeSM includes unlimited Web, texting and calling to and from any mobile in America while on the Sprint Network, starting at just $69.99 per month plus required $10 Premium Data add-on charge – a savings of $39.99 per month versus Verizon’s comparable plan with unlimited talk, text and Web (excluding Verizon’s Southern California plan; pricing excludes surcharges and taxes).

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  • Bringit

    Wait. In 2 weeks, they’ll give you cash to take it out of the store.

    • Sizz2112

      Well, I’ve had an EVO from day 1 and I never put it down. I will however look at this new S 4g partly because of the Android 2.3 and the richer graphics. The internal 16 gig is a huge plus too along with the 1Ghz processor. I wonder why they dropped the camera down to 5mp from 8mp? That was a bonehead move. The camera in the EVO is awesome.

      • http://twitter.com/transfat transfat

        This isn’t an EVO replacement. Also, MP isn’t everything.

      • http://www.droiddoes.com/ Norm

        Specs are everything. How am i supposed to measure my digital dick on here?

      • serpentor

        Let’s hope they increased the sensor size at the same time they reduced the MPs.

  • MGN

    outdated with the ram and processor already, but thx for stopping by….

    • Anonymous

      Do people even use a phone before spouting off, or do they just read a spec sheet? It’s like looking at a car and only reading the window sticker.

      • Anonymous

        I hear that… but this phone’s been out on Tmob for a while now. I’ve used it. It just feels cheap. I was in love with the Nexus 1, if Sprint didn’t cut it in place of the EVO i would have been all over it. This just isn’t the same though. And he’s right the specs are outdated there isn’t really a true reason to get this phone.

      • Qtquentin

        I think the nexus s is one of the best phones out and only us nerds care about benchmarks and stuff like that normal customers “don’t” care about what’s inside trust me the world is being flooded with smart phones that the average person can’t take full advantage of and you tell me what you can do with one android phone that you can’t do with another people stop this is insanity lol

      • Anonymous

        If I want to go 0-60 in 4 seconds and the window sticker says the car has a 3 cylinder, 75 horsepower engine, why would I bother to test drive it?

      • AppleNAndroids

        Because you can’t afford the vehicle that goes 0-60 in 4 seconds, obviously. :-P

      • Anonymous

        horsepower isn’t everything.
        power – weight ratio, gears, WEIGHT, AWD/FWD/RWD, ovb. 0-60 will be shit ton faster with AWD.

    • Anonymous

      lol but still goes head to head with dual cores, beat out the atrix in reviews.

  • MGN

    the Galaxy S2 should have been Googles flagship….oh well…wish in one hand, shit in the other, see which fills up faster..

  • http://twitter.com/MrKow84 Kyle

    If this had been a pure google powered device and been on Verizon’s LTE network I would throw my iPhone 4 out the window… But we all know verizon would never let that happen…

  • Anonymous

    Why isn’t verizon getting these Nexus phones? I want pure android, not the watered down version with sense, blur, touchjiz, er, touchwiz….

  • Anonymous

    Why isn’t verizon getting these Nexus phones? I want pure android, not the watered down version with sense, blur, touchjiz, er, touchwiz….

  • Scott

    I still like my N1 better. And it still runs fantastic with CM7. Crossing my fingers Google teams up with HTC again to make their next Nexus.

  • http://twitter.com/homescrub homescrub

    Getting this for AT&T when it comes out.

  • Anonymous

    Hopefully this is a sign that we ge more stock Google phones in the future. It’s Sprints fault this phone seems “dated”. If it was released at the same time T-mo’s came out it would have been more attractive. This is just bad timing on Google’s part with all the faster phones being released just around the corner from this phones release. Btw Sprint I would have bought this phone if you didn’t screw around with Sprint Premire and took away my yearly upgrade option. Hope this sells well, if it doesn’t Sprint will say: “See? It didn’t sell because it doesn’t have Sense or Blur or a custom UI to make it stand out”. Don’t F up the Nexus 3 Sprint!

  • http://twitter.com/wrg25 W!LL

    the only phone to get updates from Google directly……why? because it’s their phone……

  • Eludium Q36

    Remember, a big criticism was that this unit has NO LED notifications ! That’s a showstopper for me, besides, the EVO 3D supercell will be my next handset.

    • Qtquentin

      No led as a reason for buying one of the best phones and one of the fastest phones Google has made lol

  • Anonymous

    Verizon needs to hurry up and get a Google Experience phone.

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