Samsung ''Nexus Two'' Gets Its First Hands-on

8:00 PM - October 29, 2010 - By Jane McEntegart - Source : Tom's Guide US

A mystery source goes hands-on with Samsung's upcoming Nexus Two.

So we've heard rumors that the Nexus Two will be made by Samsung, and we've also heard reports that Motorola will produce the device. Considering Samsung already has an Android event planned for November 8, we were more inclined to believe the Samsung reports, and it looks like our inclinations were correct.

Gizmodo reports that the Samsung Nexus Two is real and says they've spoken to someone who got a hands-on with the device. The Nexus Two is said to be quite similar to the Galaxy S and though tapering around the edges makes it feel slimmer, Gizmodo's source says it's probably the same thickness.

Specswise, this person didn't get much details but he or she believes they saw a 4-inch AMOLED display on a slightly curved body with a front-facing camera. Though the device appeared to be running a stock version of Android, the front-facing camera could be indicative of Gingerbread, considering video chat is one of the features being talked about. Still, it's also possible that the Nexus Two may launch with Android 2.2 (Froyo) and Google will release a Gingerbead update once 2.3 is finished.

There's just over a week until Samsung's event so I guess we'll know for sure one way or another on the 8th. In the mean time, check out the full details of the Gizmodo source's hands-on.

*Image is a mockup by Gizmodo

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restatement3dofted 10/30/2010 12:58 PM

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It has certainly been a quick trip from "No Nexus Two, ever," to "Motorola's making the Nexus Two, it's coming out by Christmas," to "Samsung's making the Nexus Two, it comes out in a week."

JMcEntegart 10/30/2010 1:09 AM

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Restatement3dofTed :
It has certainly been a quick trip from "No Nexus Two, ever," to "Motorola's making the Nexus Two, it's coming out by Christmas," to "Samsung's making the Nexus Two, it comes out in a week."

I know, my kind of product build up. Wham, bam, thank you ma'am. Much nicer than the Apple rumor mill which can run for MONTHS on nothing but Verizon users' excitement and the blood of the imaginationless.

zerapio 10/30/2010 1:29 AM

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Quote :Wham, bam, thank you ma'am.

Lol, nice one.

I'm getting excited aobut this phone. I have the captivate but with the GPS issues I've been thinking about changing it for something else. This might be it provided the GPS works. I'll also wait for the Froyo patch supposedly coming out in November. I guess November will be an exciting month for gadgets

mikem_90 10/30/2010 1:39 AM

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I have been holding off a phone purchase a while, seems I might actually look into this one. AMOLED screen does sound very nice. Though with the shorter lifecycle of phones, longevity of screens is less a concern. Eh, we'll see.

afrobacon 10/30/2010 1:52 AM

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It would be nice if there were some specs, or at least a real picture of the thing.

boxa786 10/30/2010 2:30 AM

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Damn you google, youv made a great line up of handsets and Iv still not made my mind up. Now you make it harder with this new release. Only a few days to wait though

thillntn 10/30/2010 4:19 AM

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I thought the two was to have a keyboard????

Anonymous 10/30/2010 4:30 AM

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Samsung... why not htc....? That just made me a definite NO for me.

Anonymous 10/30/2010 11:27 AM

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Did they have to make it look exactly like an iPhone 3GS? If I wanted a damn iPhone I would buy one. It's even worse when it looks like a phone trying to be an iphone
I much prefer the HTC.

the_wolf88 10/30/2010 12:29 PM

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At least it looks way better that the ugly first version !!

Way to go Samsung !

Anonymous 10/30/2010 6:05 PM

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Yummy !

nebun 10/31/2010 8:54 AM

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the Google Android OS is so bloated, it's not even funny

pug_s 10/31/2010 9:39 AM

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