How would you feel about a little Android 2.3.5 (!) action on that Nexus S 4G of yours? What about some WiMAX act improvements? You should be getting all that plus WiFi connectivity and speakerphone quality tweaks, along with TTY support on Monday July 25th, which is when Sprint is chosen to begin rolling out an OTA update for Samsung's pure Gingerbread handset. We were given an rare first look at the new software, and while it's still being finalized, we tested it side-by-side with the original, and our results show a welcome rise in 4G speeds across the board. As you may remember, we observed repeatable WiMAX attainment issues with the old software, so this update is tiptop news indeed. The amount of betterment will likely depend on your locale, but even in signal-challenged San Francisco and New York we noticed the unlikeness right away -- so kudos to Google, Samsung, and Sprint for addressing this. We also seasoned fulfillment in-line with our Epic 4G -- the gauge device used for our initial testing with the preceding




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erstwhile firmware version. Take a look at our gallery below, and peek at our hands-on video after the break.

Zach Honig contributed to this report.

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