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Oct 29, 2010

Hands on the Nexus Two by Samsung

The Nexus Two is real. It's made by Samsung, and a friend of ours got to play with it. It's not going rock your face like the Nexus One did. But it will record it with a front-facing camera.

It's black and shiny, built with glossy plastic. Up close, though, it's "got this curve to it." While the screen, which our source thinks is the same 4-inch AMOLED affair from the Galaxy series, is flat, the front is "sort of concave" with hard edges. And the back is curved. The tapering makes it feel thinner than Galaxy S, though it might be about the same thickness. "It feels really similar to the Galaxy S in a lot ways."

At first blush, it's a little disappointing that Google possibly isn't pushing things forward in the same way they did with the Nexus One, since it seems like the Nexus Two is a refreshed Galaxy phone. On the other hand, it says a lot that the Android ecosystem is so stocked with high-powered phones, from the Evo to the Droid X, that even Google won't radically jump ahead of its partners with a new flagship. Hopefully their plan for selling it is a little better.

48 comments:

Shelby Fox said...

That looks very sexy. Too bad I just got a new blackberry.

Mikey said...

Makes me want a new phone mine blows.

Dex said...

Wow, it's really slim, I couldn't tell from the front pictures

Anonymous said...

looks nice but i wonder what kind of apps it can run

Lossy555 said...

It seems to be a nice phone!

Voacaroo said...

Hmm.. I really need a new phone. This one could be a good choice.

Skutt Panda PO said...

i want this gadget look so hightech

anon1337 said...

I want one. Phones have been getting so teched up lately, it's awesome.

Anonymous said...

Looks pretty sweet.

! WALLPAPERS BY ERDNUSS2 ! said...

wow what a nice cellphone. gotta buy a new one

Tree of life said...

Wow.. Nexus Two by Samsung? I didnt even think that a model could be swapped to a different company.. Wouldnt HTC have ownership rights?

I love my Nexus One, but im not sure the Nexus Two would be worth swapping...

DinoHunter said...

Such a hot phone!

Kimokik said...

Sexay, needin' a new phone anyway.

The Messy Apron said...

Seems awesome!!

rembrandtx said...

I WANT I WANT

Discerning Gentleman said...

wow, I'll have to look more into this phone

Life Hacker said...

My phone sucks, I want this now.

Oxygen for Everyone! said...

That'd be pretty sweet to own. too bad I have no money for a good phone :(

Anonymous said...

looks really good

Sebastian said...

Looks ace!

astro pix said...

Nice, looks like theyre competing with apple finally. google seems to be falling behind..

comradejoker.blogspot.com/ said...

This phone is super legit!

Innovations said...

Love it!

OneFourSeven said...

It seems to me that Google's plan is more to build a large, flexible line of phones with Android tech than to create a flagship device like it tried to do with the Nexus One. I for one applaud this decision.

Campino said...

looks quite nice

Anonfourtwenty said...

That does look sexy... too bad I got a Tracfone flip phone lol

Touch and Feel said...

It definitely does look nice. And it has a qwerty.

Donkote said...

haha someone had a post about this exact thing...It'll be a cool phone but nothing revolutionary im betting

Spoonyluv said...

Looks good but without a keyboard I don't see myself getting one

Lil' Rocker Flower said...

Touchpad are not my flavor of Smartphones,.

gnjili shepard said...

nice stuff.

Bowz said...

i need a new phone!

PlanetBen said...

That looks so sweet. Would love to have a front facing camera for video chats

loloriz0r said...

Tidy design.

:)

Austin Da Silveira said...

very cool looking phone, definitely prefer one with a hardware keyboard though

JRam said...

So many different phones, perhaps you could make one really big post with spec comparisons of the various phones?

Secret Guide to Shaving said...

Gonna check this out.

Anonymous said...

I've been looking into Android for a little while now. As much as I say I like practicality over aesthetics, I love me a sexy phone.

~Andrew Wilson said...

That looks like an awesome phone :D

BLUERAD said...

Holy crap over 2k followers :)

congrats bro, if I may ask... How are you growing so fast?? =P

Zalecodone said...

Looks like a nice phone.

Nominator said...

ahh nice, looks like a sick phone. nice article too :D

DavidMade said...

I have the HTC Touch Pro 2 and I can update to any phone I want in December. I'M GOING TO GET THIS! Just in time for Christmas too!

iammyself said...

i like how thin it is

Proxy said...

its so shinney

El Trombone said...

Looks way better than the Droid 2...

Anonymous said...

awesome!

Jasonknmq said...

It seems to be a nice phone!