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Samsung Galaxy Nexus Reviews Summary

We, at Media Anatomy, don’t have time to test new hardware. We prefer spending it on delivering quality content for you to read. However, when some gadgets come out, we definitely need to be mentioned them in details. Galaxy Nexus is one of those gadgets and below is a review summary. A calibration of opinions internet reviews provide.

First Nexus was a very unfortunate Phone, as it came right before the release storm of better, faster, smarter devices. Now Google again delivers at the midst of great struggles. This time, the phone is released in relatively the same time, as Motorola RAZR and HTC Rezound. Besides being ugly as hell, both are solid phones. New Galaxy Nexus, however, outshines them in most categories.

LOOKS & HARDWARE

It’s beautiful. Everyone says so. Just look at the screen above! It’s so hard to find good looking phones, it’s about time someone delivered on that level! HTC has some slick elegant phones in their portfolio, but Nexus easily beats them, in my opinion.

The set is slightly curved, which adds to the ergonomics and elegant look.

5 Megapixels camera won’t give you many pictures to appreciate, but phone display will. Super AMOLED display is 4.65inch big! This parameter alone will split potential fans in half. It’s so big it doesn’t even look like a phone. You will either love it, or hate it.

Screen resolution is 720p. It’s more than I actually have on my 19inch monitor. Most reviewers agree that it’s the best screen any phone on the market has today. Engadget is especially enthusiastic about that.

The phone packs 1.2Ghz Dual Core processor and 1GB of ram and has a built disk space of 16GB (for HSPA+) / 32GB (for LTE). No possibility of expanding this space.

LTE models are distributed in the USA, and HSPA+ models elsewhere. Both are internet wireless transfer technologies. While HSPA+ use has been improved a lot in this model, it still doesn’t compare to Long Term Evolution, which is faster and more stable.

The latter technology is still in early testing stages outside USA, but in my opinion it’s the future of internet in 5 years. So as long as you lived in a relatively civilized place, you’ll be using it pretty soon :)

SOFTWARE

Galaxy Nexus comes with Android 4.0 (super secretly code-named: Ice Cream Sandwich), which in itself is going to sell this phone like crazy for a while.

What’s so special about 4.0? It unifies Gingerbread and Honeycomb. It means: unified  OS for both tablets and phones. Compatibility issues are one of the main complaints against Google’s operating system, so we’re glad they’re trying to finally sort it out.

  • Google replaced Android’s old Droid Sans font with Roboto, people are pleased with that change
  • in response to Apple’s move, Galaxy Nexus now has voice recognition software to allow voice commands
  • spell-checker has been seriously improved
  • new Chrome browser was improved as well, with the ability to save pages for offline reading (btw. anyone remember Teleport Pro?)
  • better camera software
  • possible to easily take screenshots of your phone screen (like Print Screen in Windows), Volume Down + Power button combo does that
  • special subscription available, where you can order HIV-free prostitutes free of charge

Just checking if you were really reading.

PERFORMANCE

To say that new Nexus is fast is an understatement, according to TheVerge. It’s a very common opinion that this is the fastest, snappiest gadget ever created. Google and Samsung perfectly optimized phone’s hardware for (also perfectly optimized) new Android platform.

Opinions about battery life are mixed. This can be rooted in both reviewers having different “usage habits” and perceptions. By some, it is considered slightly less than average. Others say it’s perfect. Most reviewers agree that it can get you through the day of heavy use.

Camera is considered more than average, but nothing spectacular. Good software is brought down by small resolution of mediocre hardware.

WRAP-UP

SlashGear‘s Nguyen has few small complaints, but considers it the best Android phone on the market today.

TechRadar gives it 4/5. They say it’s a very nice phone, but consider Galaxy S2 to still be the King. Lack of ability to expand built in memory and battery life were the main issues.

Engadget gives the most favorable review of them all. They call it the best Android phone, and probably the best phone overall.

Is it worth buying? Right now it costs tons of money, so if you decide on doing it, wait at least 3 months before doing so. Do you consider it worth buying?




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