Samsung Nexus S to arrive on AT&T's network on July 24

Samsung announced on Thursday that the Samsung Nexus S would be coming to AT&T, with pre-orders beginning that day and devices available on July 24. The Nexus S is the latest edition of Google's developer phone, and comes without any UI layer (such as Sense or TouchWiz), and also with an unlocked bootloader.

One very interesting note: the device will be $99 on the AT&T network, with a two-year service contract. Nexus S will be available at Best Buy in stores on July 24 for $99.99 with a new, two-year activation. In addition, the phone is available for pre-sale in Best Buy, Best Buy Mobile specialty stores and online at www.BestBuy.com/Mobile beginning July 21.

Full specs follow:

• Pure Google experience (as noted, no UI layer)
• 4” Super AMOLED™ Contour Display
• 3G Network Speed and 1GHz Processor
• Latest Google Mobile Apps
• Full HTML Browser with Pinch to Zoom
• Android 2.3 Gingerbread
• Multitasking
• Front-facing VGA camera
• Rear-facing 5.0 Megapixel Camera and Camcorder
• Voice-enabled Keyboard
• Text-to-Speech
• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 2.1
• 3D Motion for Gaming
• Business and Personal Email, Contacts, and Calendar Sync
• Tethering
• NFC Support
• Internet Calling
• Google Voice
• Access to more than 250,000 apps in Android Market
• Frequency: GSM850/900/1800/1900 UMTS 850/1900/2100
• Dimensions: 123.9 x 63 x 10.88(mm)
• Weight: 129 grams
• Display: Super AMOLED™, 480 x 800 pixels
• Battery: 1500mAh Li-ion standard battery
• Talk Time: Up to 6.5 hours
• Standby Time: Up to 450 hours