Samsung Gingerbread droid
Rumors can never be fully trusted but they often talk of phones that make geeks drool. The unnamed Samsung that entered rumorland today offers 1080p video recording, 4.5-inch display and 1.2GHz processor - or so the story goes.
Leaked slides, allegedly from Samsung, show off what is supposed to be their Android flagship for 2011 - and it's Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The rest of the specs sound too good to be true, so take them with a bucket of salt.
The screen is listed as both 4.3 inches and 4.5 inches "sAMOLED 2". One of these numbers is wrong, but which one? We did hear about a new 4.5" SuperAMOLED screen, however the resolutions don't match. The unnamed Samsung flagship supposedly has WVGA resolution, while the 4.5" prototype sports WSVGA (1024x600). WSVGA should be supported by Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
Slides detailing the Samsung Android 2.3 Gingerbread flagship
The slides put the CPU at 1.2GHz clock speed, which could be the successor to Cortex A8 that ticks inside the Samsung Galaxy S. And the Samsung flagship will need it - its 8MP camera can record Full HD (1080p) video.
Other more down-to-earth features from the slides are 16GB built-in memory, GPS, Wi-Fi b/g/n with DLNA, Bluetooth 3.0 and 14.4Mbps HSDPA and 5.76Mbps HSUPA. All this is packed in a "ultra sleek design" - but keep in mind that the picture of a phone held between finger is a photo of an unrelated VoIP phone (which is cause for doubt).
Anyway, the nameless Samsung Android 2.3 flagship will reportedly be showcased at the MWC in February next year.
Update: In regards to suggestions that these info slides are fake - we can neither confirm or deny them.AndroidPolice thinks it's fake and they have prepared a slide of their own explaining the reasons why.
When you go through their explanation, bear one thing in mind. Even if it's an officially existing phone, its representation in the info slide could still be photoshopped simply for illustration purposes by Samsung themselves.
Secondly, there's nothing wrong with the system icons. Yes, they look a lot like the iPhone's, but the Samsung Galaxy S uses similarly styled custom icons as well.
Samsung I9020 Nexus S
The next-gen Nexus phone was first expected to show up on 8 November 2010, but Samsung announced the Continuum instead and we almost lost hope that we will ever see a second Nexus phone.
Yet over the past 24 hours the Samsung-made Google Nexus S popped up on a bunch of websites (of the FCC, Wi-Fi Alliance and Best Buy Mobile) and, most excitingly, we finally got to enjoy some live shots of the smartphone.
Samsung Google Nexus S
And while the I9020 Nexus S doesn't look much like the Samsung I9000 Galaxy S on the outside, those are said to be identical on the inside, save for the Android 2.3 a.k.a. Gingerbread that the Nexus S should be powered by.
We can expect a 5MP AF camera with HD video recording, Bluetooth 3.0 and 802.11n Wi-Fi connectivity and maybe the gorgeous 4" Super AMOLED touchscreen found on the Galaxy S.
There is still no word on the Nexus S launch date and price tag but keeping in mind that the Gingerbread should come any moment now, we shouldn't wait for too long to get all our questions answered
Nokia N8 severely tortured but lives
The Nokia Conversations blog has just published a video demonstrating the drop test that the N8 prototype is subjected to before entering mass production. They have also listed some of the other endurance trials the N8 had to pass.
Those include exposure to extreme temperatures (from around -40°C to +85°C) and humidity over 95%. The N8 was also tested in some real life scenarios like simulation of carrying the phone in your pockets plus a buttons durability check, where buttons are tested to last over 1 million clicks.
Still neither Nokia nor we would suggest you try any of these at home, unless you want your warranty voided.
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