Just thought id give a true opinion about my Galaxy Nexus. I thought this could be beneficial because there has been so may controversial threads in the GN forums as of lately.. I figure I could help out someone that is looking to get the galaxy nexus.
So to start off I have been a android user going back all the way to the Terrible Samsung moment. I then went Iphone for a while which got boring because IOS is boring to me now and stale. I then went to a Evo 4g which I loved and loved Sense.. I went sense because for some reason I still felt like Stock android was just flat out ugly through the froyo and Gingerbread stage... I know I may catch some heat about that feeling, but hey it my opinion. I then went to the evo ed because I liked the new lockscreen and the new sense paired with a dual core processor.. The Evo 3d got old reallly fast and had a horrible camera but I thought ehhhh Id hold out because nothing else was really tempting except the GS2 but I knew samsungs track record with updates and it has been HORRIBLE.. SO I decided to see what ICS and the GN was going to look like this year with all the rumors coming along at that point.. So finally I see ICS and OMG! ITS NOT UGLY ANYMORE.. Android has been revamped and now is what I wanted it to be.. Small things like being able to remove a single notification, the way folders have been done, aesthetics have been totally revamped.. Thank goodness.. So Im all in.. I try to be sneaky and get the gn before release date.. I get all the way to checkout and it wont come up in best buys systems.. So they loan me a rezound which was cool cuz I get to try it out... I use the rezound and its a great phone but at this point I realize im just over sense and Verizons Rezound is bloated to the T!
Now I have my GN and there are some issues. I dont drop calls but I do feel like there is a problem with the 3g to 4g handoff.. It is actually noticible sometimes so I do think thats an issue but to me its not that big of a deal to wait a couple of seconds.. Volume was a big problem for me but volume plus fixed that. I also must add that this is something manufacturers seem to be doing more often. My volume sucked on the evo 3d too.. Not sure how manufacturers let this slip but hey I feel if volume plus can fix it, its a software bug that they will iron out in the next update. Other then that I really have no issues.. Some say the radio is bad but I get 4g just fine, and when I do its blazing fast.. Compared side by side to other phones in the store and its just as fast and faster in speed tests. Now I know some are going to say "So your discrediting my issues, I really have problems" Im not my phone just doesnt seem to have them or im just not a picky person.. I'm not sure how some people exchange 3-4 times, because at that point id probably have a negative taste in my mouth and id just get a different phone but to each his own.. Ive been very happy with my release day phone. Battery life is on par with what I expect from a 4g phone. Although I think what they did with the Razr Maxx is a step in the right direction.
Now some things I love about the GN is the speed.. My phone is very snappy and unlike my sense phones which would have to redraw the home screens at times ect which was very annoying it doesnt do.. This little notification light is so freaking handy.. I never knew what i was missing. Now im like no wonder why blackberry installs that damn light. I think it should be on all android phones.. with all the colors the GN has.. Its nice to know whats important and whats not even worth turning my screen on for.. I like the build of the device but the back cover is annoying at times putting back on. Im loving ICS so far and I think for a .0 release they have done a really good job.. All my apps work just fine and im liking the overall feel of ICS. Only thing I need to figure out which is annoying that I cant figure out on the GN is how to make my browser only request the desktop view of sites.. But seeing as how this is a .0 release I understand there will be some issues which I think alot of people are overlooking.
My overall feel is its a great phone.. Are there areas for improvement? Most definitely! Should you expect to be patient? Yes because its a .0 release. Whwwww im done!
So to start off I have been a android user going back all the way to the Terrible Samsung moment. I then went Iphone for a while which got boring because IOS is boring to me now and stale. I then went to a Evo 4g which I loved and loved Sense.. I went sense because for some reason I still felt like Stock android was just flat out ugly through the froyo and Gingerbread stage... I know I may catch some heat about that feeling, but hey it my opinion. I then went to the evo ed because I liked the new lockscreen and the new sense paired with a dual core processor.. The Evo 3d got old reallly fast and had a horrible camera but I thought ehhhh Id hold out because nothing else was really tempting except the GS2 but I knew samsungs track record with updates and it has been HORRIBLE.. SO I decided to see what ICS and the GN was going to look like this year with all the rumors coming along at that point.. So finally I see ICS and OMG! ITS NOT UGLY ANYMORE.. Android has been revamped and now is what I wanted it to be.. Small things like being able to remove a single notification, the way folders have been done, aesthetics have been totally revamped.. Thank goodness.. So Im all in.. I try to be sneaky and get the gn before release date.. I get all the way to checkout and it wont come up in best buys systems.. So they loan me a rezound which was cool cuz I get to try it out... I use the rezound and its a great phone but at this point I realize im just over sense and Verizons Rezound is bloated to the T!
Now I have my GN and there are some issues. I dont drop calls but I do feel like there is a problem with the 3g to 4g handoff.. It is actually noticible sometimes so I do think thats an issue but to me its not that big of a deal to wait a couple of seconds.. Volume was a big problem for me but volume plus fixed that. I also must add that this is something manufacturers seem to be doing more often. My volume sucked on the evo 3d too.. Not sure how manufacturers let this slip but hey I feel if volume plus can fix it, its a software bug that they will iron out in the next update. Other then that I really have no issues.. Some say the radio is bad but I get 4g just fine, and when I do its blazing fast.. Compared side by side to other phones in the store and its just as fast and faster in speed tests. Now I know some are going to say "So your discrediting my issues, I really have problems" Im not my phone just doesnt seem to have them or im just not a picky person.. I'm not sure how some people exchange 3-4 times, because at that point id probably have a negative taste in my mouth and id just get a different phone but to each his own.. Ive been very happy with my release day phone. Battery life is on par with what I expect from a 4g phone. Although I think what they did with the Razr Maxx is a step in the right direction.
Now some things I love about the GN is the speed.. My phone is very snappy and unlike my sense phones which would have to redraw the home screens at times ect which was very annoying it doesnt do.. This little notification light is so freaking handy.. I never knew what i was missing. Now im like no wonder why blackberry installs that damn light. I think it should be on all android phones.. with all the colors the GN has.. Its nice to know whats important and whats not even worth turning my screen on for.. I like the build of the device but the back cover is annoying at times putting back on. Im loving ICS so far and I think for a .0 release they have done a really good job.. All my apps work just fine and im liking the overall feel of ICS. Only thing I need to figure out which is annoying that I cant figure out on the GN is how to make my browser only request the desktop view of sites.. But seeing as how this is a .0 release I understand there will be some issues which I think alot of people are overlooking.
My overall feel is its a great phone.. Are there areas for improvement? Most definitely! Should you expect to be patient? Yes because its a .0 release. Whwwww im done!
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