Google Wallet is live but don’t get your NFC Samsung Nexus S 4G from Sprint
Posted by Seth Planck
September 20th, 2011 at 4:35 PM Filed Under Latest News, NFC Deals
Google Wallet is live but don’t get your NFC Samsung Nexus S 4G from Sprint
Yes we know, we know, the Google Wallet with Google Offers conjoined is all very exciting. All very exciting if you own a Samsung Nexus S 4G that is, especially because Google is pre-loading the Google Wallet with $10 for free! Alas the NFC wonder that is Google Wallet only works with the Samsung Nexus S 4G because that’s the only phone that is on Sprint and houses a Secure Element which is where your secure apps (like Google Wallet) live. So if you have gotten giddy at the thought of waving your NFC phone around like Harry Potter and magically making money disappear from your bank account, you will need the aforementioned phone. In the press release yesterday, Sprint recommended that you go give them $99.99 and they promised they’d send back $50 in a mail-in-rebate. We have to tell you that Sprint’s deal sucks and you can do a lot better on that Google Wallet capable phone if you take a quick look around online. What’s that? You don’t have the time? Well, it’s a good job we went and did it for you then. Before we get to the deals let’s take a quick recap of Samsung Nexus S 4G specification. We hope you are paying attention because we will be asking questions later.
Google Wallet capable Samsung Nexus S 4G specifications
You already know that you will need the NFC Samsung Nexus S 4G if you want to use Google Wallet and claim that all important $10. However, you may have forgotten what the Samsung Nexus S 4G is like. No fear, here are the specs again so you can bone up and decide whether you are going for gold or waiting for another Google Wallet NFC phone to be released. We must say that even today, which is close to a year since the launch, the specs still don’t look too shabby for the Samsung Nexus S 4G.
| Network | Sprint |
| 2G Network | CDMA 800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| Dimensions | |
| Size | 123.9 x 63 x 11.2 mm |
| Weight | 129 grams |
| Display | |
| Type | Super AMOLED Capacitive touchscreen |
| Size | 4 inch |
| Colors & Resolution | 16 Million Colors & (480 x 800) Pixels WVGA |
| Pixel Density | 235 ppi |
| Input/ User Interface | |
| Input | Multi Touch Three-axis Gyroscope Counter Display Haptic feedback vibration Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate Proximity Sensor for Auto turn-off Oleophobic surface |
| System Properties | |
| Operating System | Android 3.0 Gingerbread |
| CPU | Hummingbird ARM Cortex A8 1 GHz processor 512MB RAM |
| Storage Capacity | |
| Internal Memory | 16GB internal storage |
| Memory Exoansion | NO Micro-SD Card Slot Availability |
| Browser & Messaging | HTML with Flash Player v10.1 SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS |
| Camera | |
| Still(Rear facing) | - 5 Megapixels - 2560×1920 pixels - 720 x 480 video resolution - Auto Focus - LED Flash, Auto Focus |
| Secondary(front side) | - VGA - 640×480 pixels |
| Video Recording Capability | DVD @30fps with (720×480) resolution |
| Connectivity | |
| Bluetooth & USB | Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP & v2.0 micro USB |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| 3G | - WiMAX 4G - Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps |
| WiMAX | 802.16m IEEE |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbps |
| Headset | 3.5mm stereo headset jack |
| GPS | A-GPS |
| Music & Video | |
| Music Format | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, AC3, FLAC |
| Video Format | MP4, DivX, WMV, H.264, H.263 |
| Battery | |
| Type | Li-Ion 1500 mAh Standard battery |
| Standby Time | Up to 17.8 days (713 hours) (2G) Up to 29.7 days (428 hours) (3G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 6.7 hours (3G) Up to 14 hours (2G) |
| Other Features | Google Voice Features Anti-fingerprint display coating Near Field Communications (NFC) Google Search, Google Maps with Navigation (Beta), Gmail, Google talk Google Calendar, Facebook and SNS YouTube, Picasa integration, Twitter Digital compassGoogle Wallet capable |
| Color | Black |
Google Wallet capable NFC Samsung Nexus S 4G deals
Amazon
Amazon is always worth a browse when you are looking for a new phone and that holds true for the NFC Samsung Nexus S 4G. You can pick up a Samsung Nexus S 4G Android Phone (Sprint)
WireFly
Wirefly pips Amazon at the post and offers the very same Google Wallet capable NFC phone for a cent less. Wirefly offers the new Nexus S 4G with Google for free with a new Sprint account & gives free shipping and no activation fee. You will also get free activation so this really is a no-brainer. With this deal, if you take into account that Google will be chucking in $10 when your Google Wallet is activated you may actually end up walking away with Samsung Nexus S 4G and they’ll pay you ten bucks. Do bear in mind both of these offers requires you to sign up for a new 2-year contract though.
But if you just have to have Google Wallet and your in the market for a Samsung Nexus S 4G, one can be had for less than free which is better than Sprint’s deal.