The Australian debut of Google's latest smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, is less than a week away. Vodafone and Optus have both announced that the phone will be available this Friday (16 December) on a range of pricing plans.
Both telcos have promised pre-Christmas delivery for customers who order the Samsung Galaxy Nexus online before 16 December.
Vodafone
Vodafone, who was first out the door with the announcement, will sell the Galaxy Nexus on a variety of 12 and 24 month contracts, starting with a $29 cap over 12 months (plus $35 monthly handset repayments). Other plans include a $65 Infinite plan over 24 months (plus $10 monthly handset repayments) and a $59 cap over 24 months (plus $5 monthly handset repayments).
For a full list of Samsung Galaxy Nexus plans, visit the Vodafone website.
Optus
Optus also announced its pricing plans for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus today. The phone will be available on $29, $49, $59 and $79 cap plans over a 24 month contract (plus monthly handset repayments of $16, $8, $5 and zero, respectively.)
For a full list of Samsung Galaxy Nexus plans, visit the Optus web site.
Buy outright
If you're not an Optus/Vodafone customer or aren't looking to renew your contract, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus can also be purchased outright from Kogan and Mobicity. The online specialists are asking $789 and $749 for the device, respectively.
The Galaxy Nexus (not to be confused with the companies' previous Google Nexus S) is a 4.65in smartphone that comes with the latest Android operating system; 4.0 (AKA Ice Cream Sandwich).
It boasts a Super AMOLED Plus display (1280x720 pixels), a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 1.2GHz dual-core processor. Other highlights include NFC, Full HD video capture, a 100,000:1 contrast ratio, 1GB of RAM and between 16- and 32GB of inbuilt storage.
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