It’s been a long time coming, and many of you have waited patiently while the rest of you well… didn’t. If you own a Sprint Nexus S 4G, you can now officially join the Ice Cream Sandwich club thanks to an update rolling out now. Sprint has announced software update IMM76D (Android 4.0 – Ice Cream Sandwich), bringing the much anticipated Ice Cream Sandwich and all of its tasty treats:
You’ll be hard pressed trying to find a phone better than the Galaxy Nexus. While the majority of devices are poisoned by manufacturer skins, the Galaxy Nexus remains au natural — the way Google intended. There are many other benefits to owning a Nexus device, and while some carriers (*cough* Sprint *cough*) are still trying to launch the device, deal sites such as Amazon Wireless and Wirefly are practically giving them away. Both sites are currently offering up the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Verizon for the incredible price of $80.
Samsung’s Galaxy 2 tablets (7.0 and 10.1) were originally scheduled to launch in the UK in March, but seeing as March has come and gone, it appears they have been delayed. A Samsung associate has confirmed the delay and points to Android 4.0 as the culprit. According to the associate, Samsung needed more time to work on the Ice Cream Sandwich version of the Android mobile operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 is now scheduled to hit store in the UK sometime this month with a global rollout to follow.
Sprint employee training material for the Galaxy Nexus leaked today suggesting the possibility of it launching before Sprint’s 4G LTE network. According to the training docs, the Sprint Galaxy Nexus will have 4G LTE switched off by default. It makes sense to have LTE switched off if you don’t yet have a network to support it, but it could also be to avoid having users in non-LTE markets (which will be many) from experiencing adverse battery drain — as the material suggests. The odds of you being in a Sprint LTE area once it launches is pretty slim anyways so I’m guessing Sprint customers probably won’t care about it being switched off.
If you’re a regular reader of Android blogs, you may have noticed the reports of Samsung direct offering a free extended battery to those who purchase a Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus. At first glance it doesn’t sound like that bad of a deal. I mean, if you’re planning on purchasing a Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Verizon anyways, why not get a free extended battery out of the deal, right? Wrong. Before you go dropping your hard earned cash on this “deal,” I figured I had a duty to inform you guys that there are much better deals out there for getting both a Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus and an extended battery.
