This is the smartphone that was asked as the successor of Google phones. If previously Google worked with HTC to produce The first Google phones Nexus, this time Google entrust to Samsung to make Google official smartphones, Samsung Nexus S.
With Dimensions 12:39 x 6.3 x 1:09 cm, weight 129 grams, oleophobic surface on the screen, flexible plastic battery cover section.
Nexus S use basic formations similar to the Galaxy S. Only corners section Nexus S is more rounded.
Interestingly, the face of the Nexus S using a concave mirror at the screen that makes it look more ergonomic than the Galaxy S.
Bumps on the back-down on the Galaxy S is still visible on the Nexus S.
Screen
SC-capacitive touch screen LCD, the Contour Display with concave glass, 16 million colors, 4 inch, 480x800 pixels, Multi-touch
Just as in the Galaxy SL, SC screen LCD's Nexus-S display images with good contrast.
This screen is also classified as very good in responding to any touch input.
Curved contour in the surface of the screen provide the sensation of its own that has never been found before, especially when doing swipe for scrolling from top to bottom or vice versa.
Rating: 4.5
OS and Menu
Gingerbread Android (v2.3), Android's UI standards.
Gingerbread at Nexus S has an amazing performance, during the test period, SJP4U does not have the slightest lag that occasionally feels when tested Galaxy S and Galaxy SL.
Views homescreen fairly standard with 5 panels to put the various shortcuts and widgets.
The main menu presents the standard Android applications that are categorized as minimal.
Rating: 4.5
Camera
5 MP (2560 x 1920), LED flash, autofocus, geo-tagging, secondary VGA camera.
Poor camera features special features, such as touch focus, smile shot, face detection and panorama which can usually be found on the smartphone Samsung hi-end output.
SJP4U also did not find the camera's zoom in Nexus S feature. The same thing happened to Nexus One.
Even so standard features such as exposure, color effects and scene modes can still be used
Rating: 3
Despite the very limited features, but the catch of the Nexus S fairly good camera. The sharpness of the picture is very neat and the resulting color also looks natural. When the lighting conditions do not support, reliable flash.
Rating: 4
Video Recorder
The quality of maximum resolution WVGA (720x480 pixels) @ 30fps
Unfortunately it seems to the phone of this class if it has not been able to record video in HD 720p resolution, but that's reality. Unlike some high-end smartphones output Samsung, Nexus S is only capable of recording WVGA resolution video in 3gp format.
Video recorder also minimal features such as photo camera features.
Rating: 3.5
Video player
Video player supports the formats 3gp, mp4, m4v, avi
To play a video, you can access the gallery and then choose your video collection are displayed with photographs and images stored on the phone.
Nexus S does not provide a specific icon for the video player application on the main menu.
Rating: 3
Audio
Party Shuffle, Supports mp3, amr, wav
Nothing special about the music player on this phone, Nexus S did not even provide a common equalizer settings on the music player feature smartphonehi-end. SJP4U only find the party shuffle feature which more or less functions like a regular shuffle feature.
Rating: 3
Internet
HTML Browser, Supports Flash Player 10.2, multi-windows browsing, pinch zooming, RSS feeds, share the page.
SJP4U found no change in appearance, features, and even built-in browser performance by Nexus S available in previous versions.
Overall you will feel the same Internet experience while using Nexus One or the Galaxy S.
Rating: 4.5
Benchmark
Application used: Quadrant Standard Edition by Aurora Softwork
Full benchmark score Nexus S 1973 makes it is at the top of the line of smartphones that Android made by Quadrant Benchmark parameters.
Rating: 4.5
Connectivity
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, Wifi, Buetooth, USB, tethering, and portable hotspot.
In terms of connectivity, Nexus S offers many alternatives to connect to the internet and other devices.
Interestingly, of course, tethering feature and portable hotspot that serves to divide the data path operator is used in the Nexus S to a computer or other device.
Rating: 4
Conclusion
Google Samsung Nexus S including qualified when viewed from the point of performance. It's just the limitations of camera features and built-in applications is tedious you are accustomed to using a feature-rich smartphone. You need to frequently access the Android Market to add applications to cover the shortfall Nexus S.
