My Galaxy Nexus Pro's and Cons

**phonejunky** · 04-09-2012, 05:20 AM

Amazing feature packed device.

Pros:

The pure Google experience on a Google phone is unrivaled.
The Camera is very quick in snapping beautiful photos.
No buttons gives the phone a never before seen sleep look.
Face Unlock is Android Siri and is a very nice feature.
Speed.
Size as far as with goes.

Cons:

Battery life is just mediocre.
Most consumers may be bored with this device, it's more geared to hardcore Android users, and developers.
Charging I've noticed is very slow on this device.
It is a bit larger and not practical to hold up to your face and talk on regularly.

Conclusion:

At the end of the day this is an amazing device that really pushed smartphones up another notch, and has you wondering what possibly could they do next in the cell phone arena. Although this isn't a very consumer friendly phone anyone could pick this up and understand what's going on very quickly Ice Cream Sandwich has made a clear effort to become a simpler yet more powerful step in Google OS evolution.

**avt123** · 04-09-2012, 05:25 AM

Your device charges slow Brandon? I have the extended battery and it charges pretty quickly. My car charger brought my phone from 30% to 80% in a little over an hour. When plugged into the wall, it is much faster.

**phonejunky** · 04-09-2012, 05:31 AM

What's up man didn't know you crossed over as well. We need to get on gtalk.

Yes my device charges pretty slow, compared to the iPhone and my 9900 (which I've replaced both with this sole device now). Could just be mine but I would need another nexus to compare it with directly. I'm also running the stock battery unlike you which might also be the difference, not really sure.

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**tedzone** · 04-09-2012, 06:35 AM

you guys on the gsm version?

**phonejunky** · 04-09-2012, 07:28 AM

yes I'm on the GSM unlocked version.

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**apengue1** · 04-09-2012, 08:02 AM

My girlfriend just got this phone. Its her first smartphone! The hardware is nice and find its a very good looking phone. ICS is also a nice improvement over 2.3 . My favorite thing would have to be the notifications and the data usage meter. The screen size is a pro and a con. Really big and crisp so its really nice to look at, but sometimes its too big lol.

Obviously battery life leaves something to be desires, and she does get random reboots.

**tedzone** · 04-09-2012, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by CrackberryBrandon

yes I'm on the GSM unlocked version.

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what OS are you using.? I'm using the phone full time too (been giving it a shot for a week and it's really REALLY growing on me). There's one thing driving me crazy-- go to settings/battery then hit "cell standby"... there's something there called "percentage of time without service" or something to that effect. I've gotten as high as 7% on one day. I'm on 4.0.1. I heard 4.0.2 and 4.0.3 are good and that 4.0.4 is terrible.(signal wise)

**Tre Lawrence** · 04-09-2012, 09:11 AM

I have been eyeing this phone and it rumored Sprint release... if I do, I won't be getting ext battery, so it had better hold up in that regard.

Then there is the new EVO LTE...

**howarmat** · 04-09-2012, 09:24 AM

the extended battery is great actually. It doesnt add hardly any thickness, in fact you can reused the same back door cover.

I sorta agree that there might be a lack of consumer interest after a while but when this phone came out it There were not to may ICS contenders (rezound, moto phones) so if you want ICS this was the choice. I still love the phone and my battery is actually much better than any device previous even without the extended battery.

**lssanjose** · 04-09-2012, 09:37 AM

I appreciate your take, Brandon, since you constantly test various phones; and are always looking for a device best suiting your needs.

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**lssanjose** · 04-09-2012, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by apengue1

My girlfriend just got this phone. Its her first smartphone! The hardware is nice and find its a very good looking phone. ICS is also a nice improvement over 2.3 . My favorite thing would have to be the notifications and the data usage meter. The screen size is a pro and a con. Really big and crisp so its really nice to look at, but sometimes its too big lol.

Obviously battery life leaves something to be desires, and she does get random reboots.

Sorry to hear about your random reboot problem. Have you tried looking into it, through places, like a RootzWiki?

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**lssanjose** · 04-09-2012, 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by tedzone

what OS are you using.? I'm using the phone full time too (been giving it a shot for a week and it's really REALLY growing on me). There's one thing driving me crazy-- go to settings/battery then hit "cell standby"... there's something there called "percentage of time without service" or something to that effect. I've gotten as high as 7% on one day. I'm on 4.0.1. I heard 4.0.2 and 4.0.3 are good and that 4.0.4 is terrible.(signal wise)

Although I'm in an outlier of a service area, where it sucks, or non -existent, reception has been awesome, overall. I think you might want to look into playing with some radio / kernel combinations

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**tedzone** · 04-09-2012, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by lssanjose

Although I'm in an outlier of a service area, where it sucks, or non -existent, reception has been awesome, overall. I think you might want to look into playing with some radio / kernel combinations

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yeah EXACTLY. Any suggestions? what's your combo? thx

**tedzone** · 04-09-2012, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by howarmat

the extended battery is great actually. It doesnt add hardly any thickness, in fact you can reused the same back door cover.

I sorta agree that there might be a lack of consumer interest after a while but when this phone came out it There were not to may ICS contenders (rezound, moto phones) so if you want ICS this was the choice. I still love the phone and my battery is actually much better than any device previous even without the extended battery.

is the extended batt an oem Samsung product? if so-- what's the model number. I'd like to get one.

**howarmat** · 04-09-2012, 10:36 AM

yes it should be OEM from samsung. Its different for CDMA and GSM though.

http://www.androidcentral.com/samsun...ed-battery-gsm

Not sure if its available in NA or if you still have to import it

**tedzone** · 04-09-2012, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by howarmat

yes it should be OEM from samsung. Its different for CDMA and GSM though.

http://www.androidcentral.com/samsun...ed-battery-gsm

Not sure if its available in NA or if you still have to import it

I'll find it. thanks again.

**avt123** · 04-09-2012, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by CrackberryBrandon

What's up man didn't know you crossed over as well. We need to get on gtalk.

Yes my device charges pretty slow, compared to the iPhone and my 9900 (which I've replaced both with this sole device now). Could just be mine but I would need another nexus to compare it with directly. I'm also running the stock battery unlike you which might also be the difference, not really sure.

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Interesting.

Yea my iPhone 4 charges dumb fast, but I believe the battery is smaller as well (compared to stock Galaxy Nexus battery).

Also, I sent you a friend invite for gtalk (had your email address from iMessage). If not, I'll PM you my email anyways.

EDIT- can't PM you because you have it blocked.

**lssanjose** · 04-09-2012, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by tedzone

yeah EXACTLY. Any suggestions? what's your combo? thx

I'm using bugless beast, with imoseyon's lean kernel.

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**apengue1** · 04-09-2012, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by lssanjose

Sorry to hear about your random reboot problem. Have you tried looking into it, through places, like a RootzWiki?

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Its not my phone, but I did do a quick google search on it and it affects a variety of users mostly on the gsm version. It happened twice so far out of the 4 days she's had it, but it doesnt seem to bother my gf, unless of course it significantly rises in frequency. I'm hoping a software update will fix the problem. Its a very nice phone though.

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**xliderider** · 04-09-2012, 02:20 PM

In my experience with the GNex, the extended battery charges up pretty fast.

Kernels and ROMs make a difference, sometimes greatly, with battery life. I've noticed big differences even on different nightly builds from the same kernel developer (Franco).

**tedzone** · 04-09-2012, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by lssanjose

I'm using bugless beast, with imoseyon's lean kernel.

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I had a guy that works in one of my stores install me a new radio file. He didn't touch my os (i'm still on 4.0.1) Signal is now ROCK SOLID. Nice

**lssanjose** · 04-09-2012, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by tedzone

I had a guy that works in one of my stores install me a new radio file. He didn't touch my os (i'm still on 4.0.1) Signal is now ROCK SOLID. Nice

Glad to hear that resolved your signal issue

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**tedzone** · 04-09-2012, 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by lssanjose

Glad to hear that resolved your signal issue

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Yeah. Thank-You.
Now I have a smile ear to ear. I haven't used my 9900 in a week and I've been using my ip4s mostly for reading around the house. I like all 3 platforms alike but in different ways, but like I said earlier-- this Nexus is really growing on me. Next I'm going to the HTC One S. The carrier I do business with is supposedly launching it soon here in Canada.
Thank-You again.