Google and Samsung today took the next big step and launched Samsung Nexus S with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in a press conference in Honk Kong.
Lets first see the OS itself(Android4.0) and then go to the first phone ever to officially have Android 4.0
Android 4.0 - Ice Cream Sandwich:
Ice Cream Sandwich is the latest and greatest in the Android line of operating systems.From the looks of it, this is by far the most refined and sleek looking Android operating system ever.
The UI has gone through some major refinements. As Android.com puts it, it is the logical next step in the refinement and evolution of an already wonderful UI.
It introduces some innovative features like Android Beam for NFC (near field communications) based sharing where two NFC equipped devices can be touched together and simply tapped to initiate any transfer or other transactions like payments.WiFi-Direct enables users to share content using direct WiFi connections established between two devices.
Another cool feature is device unlock by face recognition.
The OS has much refined animations and system wide feedback providing for a much better user interaction
Support for home screen folders to group related apps has been made available natively. Previously this was achievable only through third party apps.
Widgets can now be re sized and designed to be much more interactive .
New Sense 3.X type of lock screen allowing for actions from lock screen like answering and rejecting calls and checking messages.
A powerful voice recognition engine allows for continuous text dictations
And now to the Phone :
Samsung Galaxy Nexus :
Lets first see the OS itself(Android4.0) and then go to the first phone ever to officially have Android 4.0
Android 4.0 - Ice Cream Sandwich:
Ice Cream Sandwich is the latest and greatest in the Android line of operating systems.From the looks of it, this is by far the most refined and sleek looking Android operating system ever.
The UI has gone through some major refinements. As Android.com puts it, it is the logical next step in the refinement and evolution of an already wonderful UI.
It introduces some innovative features like Android Beam for NFC (near field communications) based sharing where two NFC equipped devices can be touched together and simply tapped to initiate any transfer or other transactions like payments.WiFi-Direct enables users to share content using direct WiFi connections established between two devices.
Another cool feature is device unlock by face recognition.
The OS has much refined animations and system wide feedback providing for a much better user interaction
Support for home screen folders to group related apps has been made available natively. Previously this was achievable only through third party apps.
Widgets can now be re sized and designed to be much more interactive .
New Sense 3.X type of lock screen allowing for actions from lock screen like answering and rejecting calls and checking messages.
Tight integration between contacts and other social features and profiles.
A totally revamped camera application using live effects with integrated gallery and photo editing.
And now to the Phone :
Samsung Galaxy Nexus :
Galaxy Nexus takes the credit of being the first phone to officially sport Android 4.0
It sports a slim and curved design. Some of it highlights include among others:
- A 1.3 Ghz Dual core processor
- A gorgeous 1280 x 720 HD display
- NFC based transactions for proximity based communications
- Face Unlock
- A zero lag 5 mega pixel camera capable of 1080p video with continuous auto focus and single motion panoramic shot
- 4G capable
- Voice dictation
