New Galaxy Nexus Specs Leaked; Next Gen vs. Old Gen

People try the Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Nexus phone (front) and the Galaxy S2 phone displayed at a store in central Seou (Photo : Reuters)

Potential specs for the next-generation Samsung Galaxy Nexus have been leaked, showing an incremental jump in processor speed and camera quality for the upcoming smart phone.

Next Gen vs. Old Gen

The specs, posted by SamMobile, show an improvement from the original Nexus's 1.2 dual core A9 processor to a 1.5 dual-core A9 processor. Additionally, the new Nexus will be compatible with SD cards, unlike the current Nexus.

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The back camera has been increased from 5 megapixels to 8 megapixels, with the front camera moving from 1.3 megapixels to 1.9 megapixels.

The storage remains the same at 16 GB, and the next-gen screen will display in HD. Meanwhile, the screen size itself remains the same, at 4.65".

New Galaxy Nexus vs. Galaxy S III

The Galaxy S III still trumps the Galaxy Nexus with a 4.8 Super Amoled HD screen, as opposed to a 4.65" Super Amoled HD screen.

The Galaxy S III operates with a 1.4 quad-core A9 processor, as opposed to the next-gen Nexus' 1.5 dual-core A9.

Aside from offering 16, 32, and 64 GB storage options, as opposed to the Nexus' 16 GB, both front and back camera quality and SD Card functionality are identical between the next-gen Nexus and the Galaxy S3.

Specs

Next-Gen "Nexus"

• Screen: 4.65" Super AMOLED HD
• Processor: 1.5 dual-core A9
• Camera (back): 8 megapixel
• Camera (front): 1.9 megapixel
• Storage: 16 GB
• SD Card: Yes

Galaxy Nexus

• Screen: 4.65" Super AMOLED
• Processor: 1.2 dual-core A9
• Camera (back): 5 megapixel
• Camera (front): 1.3 megapixel
• Storage: 16 GB
• SD Card: No

Galaxy S III

• Screen: 4.8 Super AMOLED HD
• Processor: 1.4 quad-core A9
• Camera (back): 8 megapixel
• Camera (front): 1.9 megapixel
• Storage: 16/32/64 GB
• SD Card: Yes