Samsung has confirmed the Galaxy Nexus, the first smartphone to run Android 4.0, will launch in the UK on 17 November.
After the phenomenal success of its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy SII, the manufacturer will be hoping the new device will attract the same level of headlines and anticipation.
The Nexus will have a 4.65 inch Super AMOLED HD screen with a 1280 x 720 resolution.
There is a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM. The device will be available with either 16GB or 32GB of internal storage.
Android 4.0, codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich, comes with a range of new features including Face Recognition to unlock the phone, Near Field Communication to share information via the Android Beam and LTE connectivity.So far the price of Galaxy Nexus deals has been confirmed only by Phones4U and Amazon.
Carriers in the UK will include O2, Vodafone and Three. At its launch in Hong Kong the Nexus was shown using technologies by AT&T and T-Mobile suggesting both those carriers and Orange will make the smartphone available as well.
Phones4U, who had published simply a holding page describing the features of the Galaxy Nexus with information suggesting that a 24 month contract will go for around £41 a month. Amazon is offering a 16GB SIM-free Galaxy Nexus for £550.
At o2, a holding page suggests the Galaxy Nexus pricing plan is coming soon, along with the HTC Sensation XL and Motorola Razr.
In the US, Verizon was announced as the first carrier for the device. The firm has said they will make it available on their LTE network later in the year.
The initial announcement suggested Verizon will be an exclusive carrier for the nexus in the US.
In Japan, telecoms carrier NTT DoCoMo revealed themselves to be one of the carriers for the new smartphone inadvertently, when they accidentally tweeted news of the release date of the device in Hong Kong ahead of Samsung.
Selling the device exclusively in Asia will give the firm a major headstart on their rivals.
The Galaxy Nexus will also be available in Norway and Canada by mid-November.
It will then launch in Denmark, Finland and Sweden before the end of the month.
Prices in each of those countries have been announced as 4400 DKK, 649 EUR and 5500 SEK.