The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is officially coming to Canada through Virgin Mobile. I never thought Virgin would get it over our larger carriers such as Bell, Telus, and Rogers. Virgin Mobile has dropped the news that they’ll be releasing this phone “early December”
Virgin Mobile has now updated their website for the Galaxy Nexus, and is now accepting pre-orders. No word on price as of yet.
“The new Galaxy Nexus™ will be available from Virgin Mobile when it arrives in Canada in early December. Plus, only Virgin Mobile Members can get this smartphone with a no-term contract on the Virgin Mobile SuperTab™. Whether it’s with talk and text plans or the hottest data plans, Galaxy Nexus™ can be hooked up to Virgin Mobile’s full range of plans – just pick the Virgin Mobile SuperTab™ amount and plan that’s perfect for you!
“Samsung’s ongoing collaboration with Google has resulted in a next generation smartphone that has both superior functionality and a stunning user-experience,” said Paul Brannen, Vice President, Mobile Communications at Samsung Electronics Canada. “The large, responsive HD SuperAMOLED screen offers users full 720p video playback on the device, and accommodates the new Android 4.0 user interface that is based on soft keys.”
[Source:Mobile Syrup]
I’m still not completely convinced other carriers wont get their hands on it before Virgin Mobile. There is still plenty of time before the end of this month for Bell, Telus, and Rogers to make a surprise announcement that they will also be releasing the Galaxy Nexus at the end of November, just before Virgin releases it. My gut tells me, we will see futureshop and Bestbuy accepting pre-orders as well in the coming weeks. I surely hope I’m right
What do you think in all this? Will Virgin truly be the first carrier to stock the Galaxy Nexus, or just the first carrier to announce it?
UPDATED
Only minutes later did Bell come and also show off they would be getting the phone.
