A lot of mobile tech enthusiasts were surprised and disappointed to learn that Verizon has passed on getting a Samsung Galaxy S II variant. My initial thoughts were that it was waiting for the LTE version of the Galaxy S II (probably) or it was waiting to get the Nexus Prime (less likely). According to Boy Genius Report, the Samsung “Droid Prime” will be headed to Verizon as a timed exclusive on October 2011.
For those of you not familiar with the Nexus Prime, it will be the third Google Android champion phone, following the Nexus One and Nexus S. It will be the first phone that runs the next version of the Android operating system, dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich. Other rumors indicate that it will have a Super AMOLED HD 720p (1280 x 720) screen and a five megapixel camera that raises the bar on image quality. The sweet hook on being a Verizon exclusive is that it will also use zippy LTE connectivity. Right now, there’s nothing that can touch Verizon LTE in terms of Internet speed.
It’s interesting that BGR is using the brand Droid Prime and not Nexus Prime. The Droid is a brand specific to Verizon and it seems odd that Google would dump the Nexus brand in favor of a carrier-specific one. That’s the only part of the rumor that seems suspect. Perhaps the Droid Prime isn’t a Nexus phone at all.
Are you excited about the possibility of a Google champion phone running on Verizon’s LTE network? Would you rather have this or an iPhone 5?
I'm hoping this is true, I would love to get this phone.