Owner’s Guide
December 15, 2010
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Copyright © 2010 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
Google, the stylized Google logo, Android, the stylized Android logo, Nexus, the 
stylized Nexus logo, Nexus S, and the stylized Nexus S logo, are trademarks of Google 
Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the companies with 
which they are associated.
Availability of Google applications, services, and features may vary by country, carrier, 
and manufacturer.
For more information about your Nexus S phone, visit 
http://www.nexusshelp.com.
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Contents
Contents 3
Your phone and accessories 4
What’s in the box 5
Getting to know your phone 6
Installing the battery, and SIM card 7
Open the phone’s back cover 7
Replace the phone’s back cover 8
Remove or insert the battery 8
Remove or insert a SIM card 10
Charging your phone 11
Charge the phone 11
Using the headset 12
Turning the phone on and off 13
Turn on the phone 13
Unblock a SIM 13
Turn off the phone 14
Specifications 15
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Your Google™ Nexus S™ phone comes with a number of accessories, 
including a headset, USB cable, and charger. For safety reasons, the 
battery is not shipped inside the phone, so you need to insert it and 
charge it fully before using your phone. This guide describes the parts of 
your phone, how to install and charge the battery, how to turn the phone 
on and off, and other useful information.
For more information about using the Android™ mobile technology 
platform that runs on your phone, including the basics of using it to 
place phone calls and how to use its applications to browse the web, 
read email, and so on, visit your carrier’s support site and refer to the 
Android User’s Guide, available from http://www.nexusshelp.com.
In this section
“What’s in the box” on page 5
“Getting to know your phone” on page 6
“Installing the battery, and SIM card” on page 7
“Charging your phone” on page 11
“Using the headset” on page 12
“Turning the phone on and off” on page 13
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What’s in the box
Your Google™ Nexus S™ phone comes with the following accessories.
Health & safety
and warranty
booklets
Charger and USB 
data cable (plug 
varies by country)
Battery
Headset
Nexus S phone
USB cable
If you purchased the phone with a contract with a GSM mobile carrier, a SIM card for 
your carrier is included with the phone. See “Installing the battery, and SIM card” on 
page 7 to learn how to insert or remove the battery, and SIM.
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Getting to know your phone
Proximity &
light sensors
Earpiece
5-megapixel camera 
with autofocus
Camera flash
Speaker
Volume
button
Touchscreen
Front-facing
camera
Power
button
Soft buttons
Volume
Up/Down
button
Back cover
USB port
3.5mm headset jack
Microphone
Before you use the phone, insert the battery and charge it fully. (See “Installing the 
battery, and SIM card” on page 7 and “Charging your phone” on page 11.)
Other sections in this chapter describe the use and function of the headset, 
status light, turning the phone on and off, and more.
Your carrier’s support site and the Android User’s Guide (available from 
http://www.nexusshelp.com) describe how to place calls, and other basic 
features of the phone, including turning it on for the first time.
Be sure to keep the front and back camera lenses clean with lint-free cloth; smudges 
and fingerprints will distort your pictures. The back camera’s LED flash is next to the 
lens. Taking pictures and shooting videos is described in the Android User’s Guide.
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Installing the battery, and SIM card
To install or replace the battery or SIM, you must remove the phone’s back cover.
You must install the battery and insert a SIM before you can use the phone.
Open the phone’s back cover
S Hold the device firmly and locate the cover release latch. The release latch has a 
small indentation, just large enough to insert a fingernail and is located above the 
camera lens. Place your fingernail in the opening and firmly lift the cover off the 
device.
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Replace the phone’s back cover
S Place the cover on the back of the phone and push it down into place.
Remove or insert the battery
You must open the phone’s back cover to remove or insert the battery.
1 Turn off the phone.
See “Turning the phone on and off” on page 13.
2 Lift out the battery by slipping your finger into the small opening next to the 
battery.
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