Ian Satya's Guide to Gadget: Samsung I9250 Galaxy Nexus 16GB Unlocked

Samsung I9250 Galaxy Nexus 16GB Unlocked:
Best Phone Ever...
By large and in charge (planet, earth)

This phone hasn't released in the USA yet, but it an absolutely great phone and a strong showing of Google's Android. The interface is awesome. If you''re coming from Froyo or Gingerbread expect a learning curve from what you're used to. Newcomers, welcome to Android 4.0.

I imported mine, but it is the international unlocked gsm version. To those who care, the cellular radio is average on this phone and par for Samsung. Perhaps radio flashes might help. If you're coming from a Nokia or Motorola phone expect a step down in reception. Earpiece and loudspeaker are kinda low volume but good quality. Perhaps an app like volume+ might help. For those who care, it comes with a Texas Instruments sound chip. Expect sound comparable to a Wolfson found in phones like Samsung Galaxy S or Motorola Atrix. (extra tidbit, Texas Instruments bought Burr Brown a few years ago, wink) If you don't know, that means exceptional sound quality for a phone. Bluetooth works great. No issues so far. Wifi speeds are great. Mhl works great and looks great on a big screen. As of now, using mhl you can only use landscape mode. Notification led is limited to white with the stock rom. There's a few bugs here and there but as par for a nexus phone, they will be fixed by google or if you're into flashing roms, fixed even faster by the development community.

If you read my review you might've noticed I mentioned a lot of it's minor flaws. In reality, this is Google's Developer Phone and will have/has a large development community. A lot of the flaws/glitches/bugs will be fixed or improved upon. Or if you prefer, replaced. And that is part of the beauty of Android. I was very hesitant to pay the over $700 USD to have this phone imported. To sum up this phone and my review "This is by far the best phone and $700 I have spent EVER!" Honestly, if you're itching for a release in your country, Scratch it. Now. Till it hurts.

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