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Every year, a number of dozen smartphones land on our collective desks. They come in numerous sizes and shapes, boast completely different features and sell at totally different worth points. We take each of them for a spin and review most of them, however only a handful really stand out. This is especially true with Android handsets, the place incremental updates appear to be the modus operandi. Every now and then a tool comes alongside that we really sit up for getting our arms on. Google's line of Nexus smartphones falls into this category, setting the new standard for Android each year.
In early 2010, the Nexus One became the yardstick for all future Android handsets and, later that yr, the launch car for FroYo. A yr in the past, the Nexus S launched us to Gingerbread on the popular Galaxy S platform. Now, a few weeks after being unveiled with a lot fanfare, we're finally able to sink our tooth into Ice Cream Sandwich with the Galaxy Nexus, arguably the newest addition to Samsung's critically acclaimed Galaxy S II family. So, does this highly anticipated gadget live up to our expectations? Is the Galaxy Nexus the smartphone to beat? Most importantly, is Ice Cream Sandwich able to take Android to the next level? In a phrase, yes. Read on for our full review.
There's completely little question that the Galaxy Nexus is an enormous phone. Sure, it isn't Galaxy Observe large, but it's a smidgen taller (and narrower) than the HTC Titan. As such it dwarfs its predecessor, the Nexus S. While this might be an issue for some folks, we did not have any bother fitting the handset in our pockets. Despite its measurement, the Galaxy Nexus manages to be fairly thin (8.94mm / 0.35in) and lightweight (135g / 4.76oz). In consequence, it feels great in hand. Design-clever, the Galaxy Nexus looks like what we imagine would occur if we stacked a Nexus S and a Galaxy S II and flattened them with a rolling pin. Final yr's shiny black lacquer gives solution to a satiny gunmetal gray end that manages to be directly more refined and more understated. Build quality is typical Samsung -- the plastic development is durable however seems and feels low-cost for such a flagship device.
The Galaxy Nexus appears to be like like what we imagine would happen if we stacked a Nexus S and a Galaxy S II and flattened them with a rolling pin.
In front, the Galaxy Nexus is sort of identical to the Nexus S, with a sheet of "bolstered" curved glass hiding sensors and a 1.3 megapixel front-dealing with digicam to the proper of the earpiece. Notably absent are the acquainted capacitive buttons, which have been replaced with three softkeys in Ice Cream Sandwich. There's additionally a notification light just below the show, one thing we would like to see on all phones. The again blends the curves from the Nexus S with a textured battery cover and oval camera pod harking back to the Epic 4G Touch. Whereas the battery door uses the same snap-on design as most Galaxy S II variants, we discovered it tougher to snap shut. The digital camera pod is residence to a 5 megapixel autofocus shooter and single LED flash. A microphone is cleverly hidden within the seam of the battery cowl, above and to the correct of the digicam pod, and the speaker is positioned on the signature chin on the bottom of the device. Google and Samsung's logos are stenciled on the battery door.
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