Leaked information from reported the Sprint product development division suggests that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be released on April 15 on a Sunday.
The 4G LTE enabled Samsung Galaxy Nexus will not ship with 4G LTE enabled, by default it will connect to 3G. At launch Sprint is only expected to have 200 LTE cell sites live. The auto 4G LTE mode is likely to be enabled via an Over-the-Air update.
April 15 along with Tax day is also the day when many EVO 4G owners will be eligible for an update.
Features of the Galaxy Nexus LTE include a 4.65" Super AMOLED touchscreen, 16GB internal storage, front-facing camera, 5MP camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth , dual-core 1.5 GHz processor, 32 GB storage onboard, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) NFC, Google Wallet and 4G LTE access in LTE markets. Access to Sprint 4G LTE markets(limited to 10 markets by 2012 starting off in major metros in Texas).
Ice Cream Sandwich features Face Unlock, which uses facial recognition to unlock your phone. Using NFC (Near Field Communications) technology, Android Beam allows users to quickly share web pages, apps and YouTube videos with friends by tapping phones together. Google+ Hangouts allow video chat with up to 10 friends.
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus appeared in Wireless and Mobile News' top best coolest smartphones of 2011 only two weeks of sales in the United States.
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is not without problems, the battery can drain quickly if not managed. Wireless and Mobile News has been following Nexus and reported the latest news and tips for preserving battery life.
The Sprint Samsung Galaxy Nexus went through the FCC, last week, usually smartphones are released a month to several weeks after FCC approval.
Sprint is also running a Data Storm Sweepstakes to give away 30 Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphones that ends April You can gain one additional entry daily now through April 5, by finding the Magic Datadrop in the Data Storm game.
Approximately 15 4G LTE devices are currently on track to be launched in 2012 including handsets, tablets and data cards on the Sprint network
Sprint 4G LTE is coming to Sprint customers in Dallas, Atlanta, Houston and San Antonio.