Verizon to start selling Galaxy Nexus tomorrow for $300

First Smartphone to mix Android™ 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and the
Power of America’s Fastest, Most excellent 4G Network

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon Wireless, Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) and Google announced Galaxy Nexus is on the market starting today in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $299.99 with a brand new two-year customer agreement.

Customers can browse the internet, stream music and more at blazing speeds using the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. Galaxy Nexus customers can enjoy access to the 4G LTE network in 190 markets covering over 200 million people around the U . s ., and fly throughout the Web with fast download speeds of five to twelve megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds of two to five Mbps in the 4G LTE Mobile Broadband coverage area.

Galaxy Nexus runs Android™ 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, which brings a wholly new appear and feel to Android. Galaxy Nexus offers customers a redesigned user experience with improved multi-tasking, notifications, Near Field Communications (NFC) sharing with Android Beam and an entire Web-browsing experience. The lock screen, home screen, phone app and everything in between has been rethought and redesigned to make Android simple, beautiful and useful. Galaxy Nexus also features an ultra-thin 9.47mm design with a 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED Contour Display to look at movies, view pictures and play games that come to life in 720p (1280 x 720) resolution.

Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) features:
• Redesigned user interface – software navigation buttons, a primary for Android smartphones, and a dedicated recent apps button to make multi-tasking easy
• Face Unlock – use state-of-the-art facial recognition to unlock Galaxy Nexus
• Android Beam – quickly share Websites, apps, contacts and YouTube videos with friends by simply tapping two compatible phones together
• Redesigned Camera – introduces panorama mode, 1080p video capture, zero-shutter lag for fast photo capturing, and effects which include silly faces and background replacement
• People Application – browse friends, family and coworkers, see their photos in high-resolution and check their latest status updates from Google+ and other social networks
• Cloud Services – keep email, contacts, photos, music, browser bookmarks and other data synced to the cloud, available across multiple devices so customers never lose important data
• Google Music – upload as much as 20,000 songs to the cloud, discover and purchase new music from Android Market, and stream it instantly on Galaxy Nexus and from the net for free
• Google+ – Create a Google+ account right from the telephone and check status updates, manage circles, quickly share updates and photos, video chat with as much as ten friends with Mobile Hangouts, and chat with groups of friends with Google+ Messenger
• Support for Google Mobile Services – Gmail, Google Maps with 3D maps and free turn-by-turn navigation, Google Earth, Movie Studio, YouTube, syncing with Google Calendar, a redesigned Google+ app and access to greater than 300,000 apps, millions of eBooks, thousands of flicks to hire, and millions of songs available to download from Android Market

Additional features:
• Dual-core 1.2 GHz application processor and HTML5 Web browser – optimized dual-core processing with Android 4.0 combined with lightning fast 4G LTE connectivity for immediate downloading of graphics, applications processing and Web browsing
• Mobile Hotspot capability – share 4G LTE or 3G reference to as much as 10 Wi-Fi-enabled devices
• 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with zero-shutter lag for immediate photo capturing, autofocus and LED flash with full 1080p recording
• Front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera for video chat
• Textured soft-touch back cover – enhances the ergonomic feel and makes the telephone slip-resistant
• Bluetooth 3.0 technology – support for headset, hands-free, stereo, phonebook access, human interface device (HID) and object push for vCard and vCalendar
• 1 GB RAM and 32 GB on-board memory (actual formatted capacity could be less)

Pricing and knowledge packages:
• Galaxy Nexus is out there now in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $299.99 with a brand new two-year customer agreement.
• Customers that purchase a Galaxy Nexus by Samsung might want to join a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan beginning at $39.99 monthly access and a smartphone data package starting at $30 monthly access for two GB of information.