Smart starts pre-selling Samsung Galaxy Nexus

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus, dubbed as the world's first smartphone powered by Google's Android 4.0 operating system (Ice Cream Sandwich), will soon be available in the country. Smart Communications Inc. announced that it is now pre-selling the Galaxy Nexus on its website. Customers may avail of the smartphone with a postpaid plan until Friday, January 27. The units will be released in the country on Saturday, January 28. "The Samsung Galaxy Nexus brings more excitement to our lineup of power handsets exclusively available to our subscribers," Gio Bacareza, head of Smart's broadband Internet and data services team, said in a statement. He added that "the emergence of advanced Android smartphones like Samsung Galaxy Nexus coincides with Filipino consumers' rapid shift to more data-driven devices." The Galaxy Nexus has a 1.2-gigahertz dual core processor and a 4.65-inch high-definition AMOLED (active matrix organic light-emitting diode) display. It also has built-in photo editing features and productivity tools, among others.