I picked up the Gnex on Saturday from Verizon. I really like the phone so far, but it's not without its faults.
1. Battery life is terrible compared to my Droid X. I keep my phone in standby much of the time and it still sucks power. I keep it in wifi when I am at home or work and then in 3G on the road so it doesn't keep flip flopping between CDMA and LTE. Any battery management tips would be appreciated.
2. Brightness auto adjustment does not work very well-The phone is constantly too dark with this option checked, and does not seem to change its level when the lighting level changes.
3. Volume is too low, even at maximum volume. I am not talking about phone calls, but rather, I mean audio output to my Bluetooth speaker. Even when it's cranked, it's not very loud. Are there any apps that can boost this?
4. Sometimes the search function in Amazon MP3 gets stuck and I cannot enter any text even after pressing Search.
5. Got constant FCs with Go Contacts EX and had to uninstall because it's not ICS compatible.
6. ICS notification bar is really dark. I wish there was a way to change this color scheme. If there is one, please let me know.
7. Antenna or radio-Does not indicate a signal even when there is one. Sometimes disappears altogether. Or is this a case of, "We are reporting the real results of your signal, vs. the fake signal strength you saw on your DX."
ICS is a nice version of the OS. I am very happy with the changes, save for the notification bar colors.
Phone calls are clear as a bell for me.
Bluetooth works extremely well with this phone. I haven't had many issues with this, other than when an email comes in while music is playing. The volume goes down temporarily. This may be an issue for other phones and not particular to this model.