And the world is still turning. Honestly, this was not as groundbreaking as everyone thought it would be. Namely Samsung.
I honestly don't understand what Google was thinking when they decided to a.) partner with Samsung to make the next "Google Phone" and b.) change the name of the phone to the Nexus S, as opposed to Nexus 2.
Like, ok, sure, Samsung's Galaxy S line has done REALLY well over the past few quarters. But for the most part, they've only provided an iPhone look-alike to the Android platform [ahem, Samsung Vibrant] and their UI is basically bridging the gap between Android and iOS by dumbing everything down, since iPhone users don't want to understand how their phone works--they just want it to work and be shiny at the same time.
That must be it then, Google must have looked at the numbers and went--"Aha--we shall make the monies with the internetz with Samsung"--and voila, the Samsung S was made. Samsung obviously grabbed a Vibrant, curved the screen, and put an NFC chip in it, and showed it to Google.
For the record, an LG phone with a dual-core processor leaked out its specs a few days ago, and it's supposed to ship out in January. Looks like the Nexus S will fail in a little more than a month.
Also, what the hell kind of a name is Nexus S? I mean, yeah, Samsung doesn't like being "Number 2" to another company. But it's not THEIR phone. It's GOOGLE's phone. And they obviously must not have tried hard enough to make this phone as groundbreaking as the original Nexus One.
Because if they had put something groundbreaking [ie better processor, etc] in the phone, they would have been just fine with calling it the Nexus Two. Why? Because the Nexus Two would have surpassed the Nexus One in something. And before you say anything, a curved screen and a useless [unless you live in Oregon] NFC chip does not count as bringing anything new to the table. And Nexus One and HD2 owners already have Gingerbread [Android 2.3]. So suck it.
To sum this seemingly useless rant post up, the Nexus S is called the Nexus S because it's not bringing the Google Nexus' bar up at all, aside from a screen and a chip. The End.
http://www.google.com/phone/compare/?phone=nexus-s&phone=nexus-one
