In Pics: Samsung Galaxy Nexus

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is Google's flagship device for the latest generation of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich which will unify the tablet and smartphone operating systems. It will also bring the most exhaustive set of upgrades to smartphones since Android 2.2 froyo.

Android 4.0: Ice Cream Sandwich brings an entirely new look and feel to Android. The lock screen, widgets, notifications, multi-tasking and everything in between has been rethought and refined to make Android simpler and, more importantly, it has unified the tablet and smartphone experience.

Face Unlock: Now we can unlock our screens by just looking into the screen of the phone. There are no complicated passwords to remember, we can just switch on the Galaxy Nexus and look into the camera to quickly unlock the device.

Android Beam: With Galaxy Nexus, we can now easily share contacts, websites, apps, maps, directions and YouTube videos via NFC technology, though Google calls it Android Beam. All that we need to do is hold two NFC enabled Android phones close to each other and touch it to beam and share.

Voice Typing: Google has even enhanced the voice dictation on Ice Cream Sandwich. Now we can watch text instantly appear as we speak with voice input.

Google+: Google's new social networking site is now built in, making sharing the right things with the right people is a lot easier. Even Twitter has been integrated, though not on the level Apple has integrated it in iOS 5.

Single-Motion Panoramic Camera : We now get a built in panorama mode which offers zero shutter lag, auto focus and improved low light performance.

Vibrant HD display: Galaxy Nexus is the world's first phone with a 4.65-inch HD AMOLED display making text, videos and games look crisp, vibrant and rich.

Slim and Curved Design: Galaxy Nexus features a Contour Display similar to the Nexus S, but now it features a button less interface. At just 8.84mm thick, it also is amongst the slimmest smartphones in market, slimmer than the iPhone 4S which is measured at 9.3mm.

Fast & 4G: The Galaxy Nexus features a TIOMAP 1.2 GHz dual-core processor which is matched with 1 GB of RAM. While this is nothing worth boasting as there are already devices like the Galaxy S2 which offer similar horsepower, the Galaxy Nexus indeed has the chops to keep up with the best in the market. The device is slated to launch in markets where 4G is already available. It's unlikely, though, that the 4G enabled version will come to India.